Biography:
His gag cartoons have been published in The New Yorker, but the songs written by “hard scrabble singer-songwriter” (Time Out New York) and “erudite redneck” (Boston Globe) Andy Friedman aren’t written for laughs. "Friedman has a mastery of wordy self-loathing that many white dudes with guitars would kill for," says Nashville Scene. The title track to his 2006 debut studio album, "Taken Man" (City Salvage Records/Rounder Europe), found itself at #30 on the New York Post's "207 Best Songs To Download in 2007.
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tabbed by: Mike Bacon
email: [email protected]
http://www.andyfriedman.net/home.html
There weren't any lyrics online, so I had to listen myself. If you have any corrections
for the parts I couldn't understand,a comment or email would be appreciated.
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
This strumming pattern is repeated throughout the whole song
1 2+3+4+1 2+3+4+
G C D G
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G
I took a walk down to Freddy's Bar
C
While my wife and kid were asleep
D
I used to go there almost every night
G
When I was young and free
G
Not that I'm unfairly constrained
C
Held against my will
D
But this is back when it didn't matter
G
What time I stayed out until
G C
Now it matters, because my son gets me up at 5am each day
D G
And you don't argue with someone who's got their finger in your eye
G
Freddy's has a backroom
C
To play music in, or to listen
D G
Buzzers on the wall beneath icing thick paint that dates back to prohibition
G C
Tin ceilings bear that wedding cake pattern that the stage lights interrupt
D G
Pair of TV's playing day-long video collages that Donald dreamed up
G
Donald runs the place
C
He gave me a shot on the way in the other night
D
He always does,and he always did
G
It's what makes Freddy's feel right
G C
Whenever I'm on the fence, about whether that walk is just too far
D
I think about what night it is
G
And whether it's Donald's night at the bar
G
When they move the pool tables out of the way
C
And the TV's lose their glow
D
They start playing music in Freddy's Backroom
G
And the people start to show
G
You could be a sharp backup singer
C
Who smells like coconut
D
Or avant-garde Jersey Jazz trio
G
Who by day smells like Pizza Hut
G C
Everything outta that back room sounds like its coming out of an old tube radio
D
Either out by the curb or by the kitchen sink
G
And mean to play what Freddy's got
G
My favorite record cover, or one of em, anyway,
C
Is Jerry Jeff Walker
D
"It's a Good Night for Singin"
G
And the Backroom sorta reminds me of that cover
G
You got people laughing, people dancing
C
People with funny hats
D
Some in denim, some in leather
G
Or Fort Park Boy-high-low aristocrats(?)
G
Yeah, The back room reminds me of that cover
C
In every way, by and large
D
When I threw down that shot
G
I started thinking about how Freddy's is going to be a parking garage
G C
Yep, someday soon there'll be something in the space that occupies the
bubbling fishtank
D G
Maybe a tailpipe or a row of fluorescent lights
G
A styrofoam cup
C
Or a pair of keys hanging from a Dickies belt-loop
D G
Some fastfood trash, or maybe a staircase, or a bright yellow mazda coupe
G C
Someday soon there'll be something in the place where Freddy himself is sure to show
D G
A wax statue at the end of the bar drinking Fontera like it was just opened 2 weeks ago
G
The Ram's skeleton above the bar in the powder blue wig
C
Or the dented paper towel dispenser
D
The pink ladies' room sign
G
And the naked man painting by Donald out near the exit
G
Maybe the garage will have showers for their workers
C D
And a real naked man will fit right into that space
G
Maybe Freddy's prediction...
G
All it makes room for is songs like these
C
Sometimes there's no positive inner meaning
D
All it makes room for is songs like these
G
and "It's a Good Night for Singin" x2
Let's sing
G
They're gonna tear down Freddy's
C
They're gonna tear down Hank's saloon
D G
Like crickets under rocks, we're all gonna hop to Bennigan's backroom x4
email: [email protected]
http://www.andyfriedman.net/home.html
There weren't any lyrics online, so I had to listen myself. If you have any corrections
for the parts I couldn't understand,a comment or email would be appreciated.
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
This strumming pattern is repeated throughout the whole song
1 2+3+4+1 2+3+4+
G C D G
--333333--333333--000000--000000--222222--222222--333333--333333||
--333333--333333--111111--111111--333333--333333--333333--333333||
--000000--000000--000000--000000--222222--222222--000000--000000||
--000000--000000--222222--2222220-------0---------000000--000000||
--222222--2222223-------3-------------------------222222--222222||
3-------3---------------------------------------3-------3-------||
G
I took a walk down to Freddy's Bar
C
While my wife and kid were asleep
D
I used to go there almost every night
G
When I was young and free
G
Not that I'm unfairly constrained
C
Held against my will
D
But this is back when it didn't matter
G
What time I stayed out until
G C
Now it matters, because my son gets me up at 5am each day
D G
And you don't argue with someone who's got their finger in your eye
G
Freddy's has a backroom
C
To play music in, or to listen
D G
Buzzers on the wall beneath icing thick paint that dates back to prohibition
G C
Tin ceilings bear that wedding cake pattern that the stage lights interrupt
D G
Pair of TV's playing day-long video collages that Donald dreamed up
G
Donald runs the place
C
He gave me a shot on the way in the other night
D
He always does,and he always did
G
It's what makes Freddy's feel right
G C
Whenever I'm on the fence, about whether that walk is just too far
D
I think about what night it is
G
And whether it's Donald's night at the bar
G
When they move the pool tables out of the way
C
And the TV's lose their glow
D
They start playing music in Freddy's Backroom
G
And the people start to show
G
You could be a sharp backup singer
C
Who smells like coconut
D
Or avant-garde Jersey Jazz trio
G
Who by day smells like Pizza Hut
G C
Everything outta that back room sounds like its coming out of an old tube radio
D
Either out by the curb or by the kitchen sink
G
And mean to play what Freddy's got
G
My favorite record cover, or one of em, anyway,
C
Is Jerry Jeff Walker
D
"It's a Good Night for Singin"
G
And the Backroom sorta reminds me of that cover
G
You got people laughing, people dancing
C
People with funny hats
D
Some in denim, some in leather
G
Or Fort Park Boy-high-low aristocrats(?)
G
Yeah, The back room reminds me of that cover
C
In every way, by and large
D
When I threw down that shot
G
I started thinking about how Freddy's is going to be a parking garage
G C
Yep, someday soon there'll be something in the space that occupies the
bubbling fishtank
D G
Maybe a tailpipe or a row of fluorescent lights
G
A styrofoam cup
C
Or a pair of keys hanging from a Dickies belt-loop
D G
Some fastfood trash, or maybe a staircase, or a bright yellow mazda coupe
G C
Someday soon there'll be something in the place where Freddy himself is sure to show
D G
A wax statue at the end of the bar drinking Fontera like it was just opened 2 weeks ago
G
The Ram's skeleton above the bar in the powder blue wig
C
Or the dented paper towel dispenser
D
The pink ladies' room sign
G
And the naked man painting by Donald out near the exit
G
Maybe the garage will have showers for their workers
C D
And a real naked man will fit right into that space
G
Maybe Freddy's prediction...
G
All it makes room for is songs like these
C
Sometimes there's no positive inner meaning
D
All it makes room for is songs like these
G
and "It's a Good Night for Singin" x2
Let's sing
G
They're gonna tear down Freddy's
C
They're gonna tear down Hank's saloon
D G
Like crickets under rocks, we're all gonna hop to Bennigan's backroom x4
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