Biography:
The members of Five Americans first met in Durant, Oklahoma at South-eastern Oklahoma State University in 1962. Under the leadership of lead guitarist, Mike Rabon, they formed a group called the Mutineers. The band played local beer joints and frat dances until the summer of 1964, when Mike suggested that they go to Dallas to try and make enough money to pay for tuition for the following fall semester. With the onslaught of the "British Invasion" by bands with strange sounding names, the group also took on a new handle.
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Five Americans -"Western Union" (Rabon - Ezell - Durrill)
Intro:
organ: D5 (4 bars; fades in)
guitar (2X alone; 2X after bass and drums enter)
D Dsus4
v v v v v v v v
-------5---------|-------5---------
-----7-----7-----|-----8-----8-----
---7---------7---|---7---------7---
-0---------------|-0---------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
Verse 1:
D Dsus4
Things went wrong today
D Dsus4
Bad news came my way
D Dsus4
I woke up to find
D Dsus4
A wire that blew my mind
D Dsus4 [1, 4: 2X; 2, 3: 1X 5: to coda]
Verse 2:
Western Union man
Bad news in his hand
Knocking at my door
Selling me the score
Verse 3:
Fifteen cents a word to read
A telegram I didn't need
Said she didn't care no more
Think I'll throw it on the floor
Bridge 1:
Bm E
Got your cable just today
Bm E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Killed my groove, I've got to say, hey
[1, 3: to refrain 2: to solo]
Refrain:
E A [N.C.]
/ / / / /
(...hey) Western Union
(acapella; high voice holds A; low voice alternates A and G):
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
(band enters)
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
Verse 4:
Now you've gone away and
How it's sad to say you've gone
I remember what they said
Now I'm going out of my head
Bridge 2:
Telegram just had to say
You've learned your lesson all the way, hey
Organ solo:
D Dsus4 [4X]
/ / / / / / / /
[repeat bridge 2]
[repeat refrain]
Verse 5:
I'll be on my way 'cause
There's another girl for me
I'll be sure of her and
Things'll be as they were
Coda (repeat to fade):
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
(Western Union, oh Western Union)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Five Americans -"Western Union" (Rabon - Ezell - Durrill)
Intro:
organ: D5 (4 bars; fades in)
guitar (2X alone; 2X after bass and drums enter)
D Dsus4
v v v v v v v v
-------5---------|-------5---------
-----7-----7-----|-----8-----8-----
---7---------7---|---7---------7---
-0---------------|-0---------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
Verse 1:
D Dsus4
Things went wrong today
D Dsus4
Bad news came my way
D Dsus4
I woke up to find
D Dsus4
A wire that blew my mind
D Dsus4 [1, 4: 2X; 2, 3: 1X 5: to coda]
Verse 2:
Western Union man
Bad news in his hand
Knocking at my door
Selling me the score
Verse 3:
Fifteen cents a word to read
A telegram I didn't need
Said she didn't care no more
Think I'll throw it on the floor
Bridge 1:
Bm E
Got your cable just today
Bm E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Killed my groove, I've got to say, hey
[1, 3: to refrain 2: to solo]
Refrain:
E A [N.C.]
/ / / / /
(...hey) Western Union
(acapella; high voice holds A; low voice alternates A and G):
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
(band enters)
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
Verse 4:
Now you've gone away and
How it's sad to say you've gone
I remember what they said
Now I'm going out of my head
Bridge 2:
Telegram just had to say
You've learned your lesson all the way, hey
Organ solo:
D Dsus4 [4X]
/ / / / / / / /
[repeat bridge 2]
[repeat refrain]
Verse 5:
I'll be on my way 'cause
There's another girl for me
I'll be sure of her and
Things'll be as they were
Coda (repeat to fade):
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
(Western Union, oh Western Union)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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