tical as it may seem, I wouldn’t trade this demented punker (from
_Them Again_) for all of _Astral Weeks_. Covered by countless garage
bands (including the fledgling MC5 — beat *that* for punk credentials)
although the version I heard most often as a beat-crazed teen was by
the Bram Rigg Set. Killer fuzz guitar riff so simple anyone can play
it — which of course was the entire idea. — AWR
«I Can Only Give You Everything»
(Van Morrison)
Intro:
(fuzz guitar [4X; bass and drums enter 3rd time]):
(G) (C) (F)
v v v v
——————
——————
——————
————-3—
———3——-
-3——3———
Verse 1:
G C F G C F G C F G C F [continue]
I can’t give you more than what I’ve got
You can’t expect to get what I have not
I… can only give you lovin’ ’til the sun goes down
And… until the leaves of summer turn to shades of brown
C D
I try and I try
C D [N.C.]
But baby, you know that I
G C F G C F
Can only give you everything
Verse 2 (organ enters):
Why can’t I get you to understand
‘Cause after all I am just a man
You… are on my mind when stars appear and shadows fall
And… when every little flower blooms and bluebirds call
I try and I try
But baby, you know that I
Can only give you everything
Instrumental break:
(organ solo over intro riff, 7X)
G Eb
/ / / /
(key changes to Ab)
Verse 3:
Ab Db Gb Ab Db Gb Ab Db Gb Ab Db Gb [continue]
I’ll do anything you want me to do
‘Cause I don’t want to know this life without you
Oh… don’t ever go and leave me in this world alone
I’d… be like a little child if I was on my own
Db Eb
I try and I try
Db Eb [N.C.]
But baby, you know that I
Ab Db Gb Ab Db Gb
Can only give you everything
Coda:
(rant over Ab Db Gb chord progression):
Everything, baby
A little bit of this
A little bit of that
Everything, oh…
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
