John Hiatt, nacido en Indiana, es un compositor y guitarrista citado como una influencia por artistas tales como Bonnie Raitt, The Neville Brothers, Dr. Feelgood e Iggy Pop. Este hombre que comenzó su carrera en 1974 con el disco "Hangin' Around The Observatory", ha publicado una docena de álbumes, aunque su apasionada visión del rock y su penetrante e íntima alma country nunca le proporcionaron gran éxito. La crítica, sin embargo, alabó trabajos como "Bring The Family" y "Stolen Moments".
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Paul Hutchinson ([email protected])
The acoustic guitar here is in dropped-D tuning (DADGBE). NB A tip for playing it - the top E string is mostly avoided apart from the motif that connects the verses, which goes something like:
I had a go at tabbing the slide part, but I quickly realised I haven't a clue about playing slide (which doesn't help when you're trying to transcibe Ry Cooder!). Does anybody else want to try?- if it's any help, I'd be reasonably certain that it's in either open D or open E tuning. Corrections and comments welcome, as always...
LIPSTICK SUNSET - John Hiatt ---------------------------- D GDAG There's a lipstick sunset smeared across the August sky ADBm There's a bitter sweet perfume hanging in the fields A The creek is running high GDF#BmE And I left my love a-waiting in the dawn somewhere to wonder why DD/F#G By the end of the day all her sweet dreams would fade ADGAD To a lipstick sunset
And the radio was playing and that old summer heat was on the rise I just had to get away before some sad old song Brought tears to my eyes And Lord I couldn't tell her that her love was only killing me By the end of the day all her sweet dreams would fade To a lipstick sunset
Well it's pretty as a picture, red and blushing, just before the night Maybe love's like that for me, Maybe I can only see as you take away the light But hold me in the darkness - we can dream about the cool twilight Til the dawning of the day when I make my getaway To a lipstick sunset GDD/F#G There will come another day, and I'll make my getaway AD To a lipstick sunset
----- Chords used: D 000232, G 550033, A x02220, Bm x24432, F# 4x432x, E 222100, D/F# 40023x