In June this year, John Butler proudly announced the new line up of the ever evolving John Butler Trio. Prominent Melbourne musician Nicky Bomba (drums and percussion) of ‘Bomba’ fame and principal drummer on ‘Sunrise Over Sea’ joined the band and bass player Byron Luiters from Sydney outfit Ray Mann Three completed the new line up. Having spent the past few months bunkered down in his Fremantle studio with his new band mates putting down tracks for their forthcoming fifth studio album entitled ‘APRIL UPRISING’
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Hello all! Here's a rather simple tab for a rather beautiful song. (I often play in CGCGCC tuning, so I use powerchords instead, which sound good too.) If you listen to the song, the placing of the chords should come easily.
NOTE: This is how I play it in standard tuning. It may not be totally correct but it sounds great, particularly with an overdrive or distortion effect on the chorus.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'd Do Anything (the Soldier's Lament - John Butler Trio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: DarrenJag E-mail: [email protected] Scale: C major for verse, E minor for chorus
(the trick is to play all five strings on the Cmaj7, and only the low three for the Cmaj/E. If you listen to the song you'll probably notice the subtle addition of the low E to the Cmaj7 chord)
Cmaj7G6Asus2Em Tell me what you want girl, you tell me what you need, Cmaj/EG6Asus2Em You know you just say the word I'll be right there, yes I'll be right there at your feet, Cmaj7G6Asus2Em Because you know you rock girl yeah, and I love how we roll, Cmaj7/EG6Asus2Em But I left you all alone, all we got is the phone and it's never gonna be enough, Cmaj7G6Asus2Em Living in this dug-out, a million miles away, man, Cmaj7/EG6Asus2Em I wish they'd pad these walls, like an institution, man, I'm going crazy, Cmaj7G6Asus2Em Because when I'm away from you girl, I lose myself, Cmaj7/EG6Asus2 You know my train jumps off the tracks and all my pots fall off the shelf.
CHORUS (overdrive until Cmaj7) X EmG6Asus2 X EmG6Asus2 Oh, I'd do anything, yeah, just to be with you, X EmG6Asus2 X EmG6Asus2Cmaj7G6Asus2Em Oh, I'd do anything, oh just to be with you girl, Cmaj7/EG6Asus2Em Be with you,
Cmaj7G6Asus2Em It's a little girl's birthday and yeah, we are apart, Cmaj7/EG6Asus2Em Ain't gonna make a big deal out of it but it breaks my heart, Cmaj7G6Asus2Em You tell her "Papa loves her" yeah, and it won't be too long, Cmaj7/EG6Asus2Em 'til we're all together again and yes you know we're all singing yes those songs, Cmaj7G6Asus2Em I escape into my TV - yeah, I know you understand, Cmaj7/EG6Asus2Em Man they call that shit reality, I'd like to see those fools in Afghanistan, Cmaj7G6Asus2Em Living in this cold damn world, hell-bent on self-destruction, Cmaj7/EG6Asus2 What I need right now is a little bit of love, a little bit of love and affection,
CHORUS (overdrive until Cmaj7) X EmG6Asus2 X EmG6Asus2 Oh, I'd do anything, yeah, just to be with you, X EmG6Asus2 X EmG6Asus2Cmaj7G6Asus2Em Oh, I'd do anything, oh just to be with you girl, Cmaj7/EG6Asus2Em Be with you, Cmaj7G6Asus2EmCmaj7/EG6Asus2Em Just to be with you girl, be with you,
Cmaj7G6Asus2Em Tell me what you want girl, you tell me what you need, Cmaj7/EG6Asus2Em You know you just say the word I'll be right there, yes I'll be right there at your feet...