Billy Bragg (Stephen William Bragg, Barking, Essex, England, 20 December, 1957) is an English singer, songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes.
In 1977, Bragg formed the punk rock/pub rock band Riff Raff, and toured London's pubs and clubs. The band released a series of singles, which did not receive wide exposure. He also worked in Guy Norris Records in Barking.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Me for Me – Billy Bragg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: JohnJoe Walters E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Chords:
X32010 C X2X010 C/B X02210 Am 3X2010 Am7/G 2X0210 D7/F# 133211 F 320001 G XX0232 D
(Verse pattern the same each verse)
Intro - walkdown (emphasise ‘bass’ notes, listen to the song for dynamics/rhythm etc):
CC/BAmAm7/GD7/F#F
Same chord sequence repeats throughout verses e.g.
CC/BAmAm7/G Take the M for me and the Y for you D7/F#F Out of family and it all falls through CC/BAmAm7/G We've got to love each other every day D7/F#F Instead of hoping it might stay that way
Now, I've got friends who are telling me They're living in clover But lose the C for commitment and the L for love And it's over, baby, it's all over now
BRIDGE: GAm I'm not thinking about the things you said FCC/B As we lay awake last night in bed GAm I'm just happy to be by your side FDG (see below) When we're rolling in the sheets or tumbling in the tide
You keep on come telling me all about your problems Let's pull the Y off of your and throw it on the fire And make 'em our problems, baby Our problems now
Take the M for me and the Y for you Out of family and it all falls through We've got to love each other every day Instead of hoping it might stay that way
Your problems, baby Make 'em our problems now Your problems, baby Make 'em our problems now
Fig 1: Guitar figure at end of Bridge (on solo version)
| / slide up | slide down | H hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | B Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend