Perfectly Good Guitar

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  • Intro:
     
    |Am |Em |G C |D Em |
  • |Am |Em D |G C |D |
    |Em |D Em | |D Em |
     
  • Em G
    Well he threw one down form the top of the stairs
    Am C D
  • Beautiful women were standing everywhere
    Em G
    They all got wet when he smashed that thing
  • Am D G
    But off in the dark you could hear somebody sing
     
  • Am Em
    Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars
    G C D Em
  • Smashing a perfectly good guitar
    Am Em D
    I don't know who they think they are
  • G C D Em
    Smashing a perfectly good guitar
     
  • |D Em |
    |Em |D Em |
     
  •  
    It started back in 1963
    His momma wouldn't buy him that new red harmony
  • He settled for a sunburst with a crack
    But he's still trying to break his momma's back.
     
  •  
    He loved that guitar just like a girlfriend
    But every good thing comes to an end
  • Now he just sits in his room all day
    Whistling every note he ever played
     
  • - same chords as chorus
     
    There out to be a law with no bail
  • Smash a guitar and you go to jail
    With no chance for early parole
    You don't get out till you get some soul
  •  
     
    Late at night the end of the road
  • He wishes he still had the old guitar to hold
    He'd rock it like a baby in his arms
    Never let it come ot any harm
  •  
    (Hold the final D on "good" for 4 measures)
     
  • There are at least 4 guitars on the recording (possibly as many as 6).
    However, the 3 main ones are an acoustic (John strumming the chords), the lead
    guitar (Michael) and another electric (an overdub). The lead guitar plays the
  • intro and solo as shown below, plays nothing during the verses, and power chords
    during the chorus.
     
  • Intro: Begins with feedback, and then..
    + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
    |-----------------|-------------------|------------------------|----------------|
  • |-----17--15~~~~--|---17--15----------|------------------------|----------------|
    |--/16--16------16|-16--16-----\14-12-14b16---b16-r14p12h14-12-|-14-12----------|
    |-----------------|-------------------|------------------------|------14-/14----|
  • |-----------------|-------------------|------------------------|----------------|
    |-----------------|-------------------|------------------------|----------------|
     
  • + + + + + + + + + + + +
    |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
    |-----17--15~~~~--|---17--15----------|-------15----------------|
  • |--/16--16------16|-16--16-----\14-12-|-14b16---b16---r14-12----|
    |-----------------|-------------------|----------------------14-|
    |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
  • |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
     
    + + + + + + + + + + + +
  • |-------------------------|---------|-----------------|
    |-------------------------|---------|-----------------| repeat last
    |-14\12-12\11-11\7--7-----|---------|-----------------| 2 measures
  • |----------------------9--|---------|-7-7---9---------|
    |-------------------------|-7-------|-5-5---7---------|
    |-------------------------|-0-------|-------0---------|
  •  
    Solo:
    + + + + + + + + + + + +
  • |-----------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
    |-----17--15~~~~--|---17--15----------|-------15---------------------|
    |--/16----------16|~~~--16-----\14-12-|-14b16---b16-----r14p12-14-12-|
  • |-----------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
    |-----------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
    |-----------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
  •  
    + + + + + + + +
    |-----------------------------|--------------------------------------12-----|
  • |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------15b17|
    |-14-12-----------------------|----------------------12-14b16---------------|
    |-------14-12-----------------|-----------------14--------------------------|
  • |-------------14\12-10--------|------10-12--/14-----------------------------|
    |------------------------12\--|--/12----------------------------------------|
     
  • + + + + + + + + + + + +
    |--------15b17------b17-15~|~~~~~12-----------------|-------------------------|
    |---15-12------------------|-----15-15b17-r15-13----|-------------------------|
  • |--------------------------|---------------------14-|/14\12-12\11-11\7--7--9--|
    |--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
    |--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
  • |--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
    + + + +
    |-------------|----------|
  • |-------------|----------|
    |/9--9-~~~~~~~|^^^^^^^^^^|
    |-------------|----------|
  • |-------------|----------|
    |-------------|----------|
     
  • Overdub Guitar Fill:
    + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
    |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    |----/5-4-5-4-2-0-|-0-0---2---------|----/5-4-5-4-2-0-|-0-0---2---------|
  • |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     
  • The fill shown is first played at the end of the first chorus.
    During the second chorus, the overdub guitar plays
    + + + + + + + +
  • |-----------------|-----------------|
    |----/5-----------|---3-5-----------|
    |-----------------|-------4---------| G5 C5 | D5 E5 |
  • |-----------------|-----------------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|
  •  
    + + + + + + + +
    |-----------------|-----------------|
  • |----/5-----------|---3-5-----------|
    |-----------------|-------4---------| G5 C5 | D5 |
    |-----------------|-----------------|
  • |-----------------|-----------------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|
    And then the fill again.
  •  
    The fill appears again at the end of the solo.
     
  • During the third chorus, the overdub guitar plays
    + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
    |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------3-----|-----------------|
  • |----/5-----------|---3-5---------3-|-----3-------3---|-----------------|
    |-----------------|-------4----/4---|---4---5---------|-2---------------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----2-2-------|
  • |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-2-------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|
     
  • + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
    |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------3-----|-----3-----------|
    |----/5-----------|---3-5---------3-|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|
  • |-----------------|-------4----/4---|---4---5---------|-2---------------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    And then the fill again
     
  • During the fourth chorus, the overdub guitar plays much the same as what it did
    for the third, except for the fact that the last measure shown is held for a
    further 3 measures, before playing the fill twice.
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