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From: [email protected] (William Vaughan)
Subject: CRD: Levi Stubbs Tears (Billy Bragg)
I’ve seen a couple request for this so I thought I’d put my two
cents worth in. Maybe not completely accurate, but it will give
you a start. Most of the song is done using the bass strings and
muted, except where the Bm to A at the end of a measure is (listen
to the song to see what I mean). The two string riff before and
during the first part of the chorus will be denoted by two string
chords. They will be marked with a *. Feel free to correct as
need – especially the bridge.
Will
Chords
Bm 799777 D x5777x D* xxxx75
A 577655 D/C#x4777x A* xxxx55
G 355433 C* xxxx53 B* xxxx77
F#m 244222 G* xxxx33
Intro
Bm F#m G A
VERSE 1
Bm
With the money from her accident
A D D/C#
She bought herself a mobile home
A G
So at least she could get some enjoyment
Bm Bm A
out of living alone
G D
No one could say she was left upon the shelf
A
Its you and me against the world she mumble to herself
CHORUS
C* G* D* A* C* G* D* B*
C* G* D* A* Bm Bm A
When the world falls apart somethings stay in place
G A Bm F#m
Levis Stubbs tears roll down his face
VERSE 2
Bm A D D/C#
She ran away from home in her mother’s best coat
A G Bm Bm A
She was married before she was even entitled to vote
G D
And her husband was one of those blokes
A Bm
The sort who only laughs at his own jokes
G D
The sort that a war takes away
A
And when there wasn’t a war he left her anyway
CHORUS (omit F#m)
BRIDGE
D A G A
Norman Whitfield and Barratt Strong
D A Bm
Are here to make right everything that’s wrong
D A G A
Holland and Holland and Lamont Dozier too
A (hold)
Are here to make it okay with you
VERSE 3
Bm A D D/C#
One dark night he came home from the sea
A G Bm Bm A
And put a hole in her body, where no hole should be
G D
It hurt her more to see him walking out the door
A
And though they stiched her back together they left her heart in
Bm Bm A
pieces on the floor
G A Bm Bm A
When the world falls apart somethings stay in place
G
She takes off the Four Tops tape
A Bm Bm A
and puts it back in its case
G A Bm Bm A
When the world falls apart somethings stay in place
G A Bm Bm A
Levis Stubbs tears
Fade on G A Bm A
