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Subject: CRD: ‘He Said, She Said’ — Loudon Wainwright III
Here is a transcription of ‘He Said, She Said’ by Loudon Wainwright III.
(Possibly the USA’s most underated singer songwriter?)
It is transcribed from a TV performance on ‘Loudon & Co’ transmitted
13 July 1994 here in the UK.
It was played with a capo at the second fret and using barre chords for
the C#m A and B. The A and B chords are played with the E-shape at the 7th
and 9th frets. (? due to the capo?). The C#m is played with an A-minor-shape
at the 4th fret.
There is only one slight complication which I will try and explain which
is marked in the text as ‘C riff’ because I don’t know how else to describe
it.
He starts with a normal three fingered C chord but emphasising the 5th string
and using a little progression down to the 6th string before the next chord
which is the E or B.
0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
3 2 0 0
x x x 3
So for example the sequence is:
3[5] 2[5] 0[5] 3[6] E-chord 3[5] 2[5] 0[5] 3[6] B-chord
Please do not talk softly. When carr y ing your stick
Had I known how difficult this was going to be to explain I may never
have started 🙂 Anyway here we go. Hope you like it.
He Said, She Said Loudon Wainwright III
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Capo II
C#m A C#m A E
Lets talk about sex. [Monitor? There it is.]
C#m A
She was trying to get him to talk to her
C#m A E
While they were doing the deed
C#m A
He said «Baby I’m the strong and the silent type»
C#m A E
She said «That’s not what I need»
C riff E
«Please do not talk softly» she said
C riff B
«When carrying your stick»
C#m A
He said «Actions can speak louder»
C#m A B
She said «It don’t do the trick»
C#m A
She was all over him in the A.M.
C#m A E
He said «Baby you don’t understand
C#m A
Just about once a night I’m alright
C#m A E
But I’m not much of a morning man.
C riff E
I’m not quite awake yet
C riff B
I could use a cup»
C#m A
She said «How about a loving spoonful darling?
C#m A E
That might get you up»
[Guitar Break]
C riff E
C riff B
C#m A (D A)
C#m A E
C#m A
The other night she was biting him
C#m A E
While they were doing it in the dark
C#m A
He said «What are you somekind of vampire baby?»
C#m A E
She said «I just love to leave my mark
C riff E
Maybe it’s a tendency»
C riff B
«I hope it’s just a phase»
C#m A
You can’t be too careful people
C#m A B
With these diseases these days.
C#m A
She was trying to get him to spank her
C#m A E
She said «It feels so fine»
C#m A
He said «I’m not that kind of man baby
C#m A B
That’s where I draw the line»
C riff E
Then she said «You can draw the line there
C riff B
You can draw a circle, draw a square.
C#m A
I don’t mind a parallelogram.
C#m A E
Just put your pencil there!
C#m A
I don’t mind a rhomboid
C#m A E
Just put your pencil there!»
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