Biography:
The Grass Roots aka simply Grass Roots, were a hugely successful pop rock group that despite charting 29 Top 100 singles from 1967 to 1972 and being on the Billboard charts an astounding 307 straight weeks during that time, never quite had a number 1 single. Their music, largely a product of top production and songwriting talents of the era, remains a staple of 60's & 70's oldies radio stations, and many movie soundtracks.
The initial creation of writing and production team Steve Barri and P.
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- Ballad Of A Thin Man
- Bella Linda
- Come On And Say It
- Heaven Knows
- Heres Where You Belong
- Id Wait A Million Years
- Is It Any Wonder
- Ive Got No More To Say
- Lets Live For Today
- Live For Today
- Lovin Things
- Midnight Confessions
- Only When Youre Lonely
- Sooner Or Later
- Temptation Eyes
- The River Is Wide
- Things I Should Have Said
- Tip Of My Tongue
- Two Divided By Love
- Wait A Million Years
- Wake Up Wake Up
- Walking Through The Country
- Where Were You
- Where Were You When I Needed You
- You Baby
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From: Andrew Rogers
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:21:07 -0400
Subject: g/grass_roots/tip_of_my_tongue.crd
Another great non-hit, released in the fall of '66 to underwhelming
response. Note that Rob Grill rerecorded the lead vocal track for the
_Let's Live For Today_ LP.
"Tip Of My Tongue"
(P. F. Sloan - Steve Barri)
Intro:
fuzz guitar (doubled w/bass and marimba):
v v v v v v v v
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-1-0-----------0-|-1-0-------------
-------3---0-3---|-----3-----------
Verse 1:
Em Am
So many words
D /F# G
Are buzzing 'round my head
Em Am
So many words
D /F# G
Are still waiting to be said
E A E A
I keep a-tryin' to tell you I'm sorry
E A E A
I keep a-tryin' but my mouth gets numb
E A E A
I keep a-tryin' to tell you I'm sorry
E G#
It's on the tip of my tongue
Chorus:
D# G# C#m
It's on the tip of my tongue [1, 2, 3: baby]
D# G# C#m
It's on the tip of my [1, 4: tongue] [2, 3: T- t- t- ah!]
D# G# A
It's on the tip of my tongue
C#m B
But the words they don't come
Verse 2:
Each time you see me
You must be thinking, "here comes a bad scene"
But if you could just be me
Then you'd know what I mean
When I keep trying to tell you I'm sorry
When I keep hoping it's not over and done [45: yeah LP: no!]
When I keep trying to tell you I'm sorry
It's on the tip of my tongue
Bridge:
C
What is it you want me to do
Am
Do I have to come out and spell it for you
Bm Bb+ Bm7/A E/G#
It must hurt you too, going on this way
A B E
Wanting to hear words that I just can't say
[repeat chorus 2X; fade at end 2nd time]
-- 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.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
From: Andrew Rogers
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:21:07 -0400
Subject: g/grass_roots/tip_of_my_tongue.crd
Another great non-hit, released in the fall of '66 to underwhelming
response. Note that Rob Grill rerecorded the lead vocal track for the
_Let's Live For Today_ LP.
"Tip Of My Tongue"
(P. F. Sloan - Steve Barri)
Intro:
fuzz guitar (doubled w/bass and marimba):
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-1-0-----------0-|-1-0-------------
-------3---0-3---|-----3-----------
Verse 1:
Em Am
So many words
D /F# G
Are buzzing 'round my head
Em Am
So many words
D /F# G
Are still waiting to be said
E A E A
I keep a-tryin' to tell you I'm sorry
E A E A
I keep a-tryin' but my mouth gets numb
E A E A
I keep a-tryin' to tell you I'm sorry
E G#
It's on the tip of my tongue
Chorus:
D# G# C#m
It's on the tip of my tongue [1, 2, 3: baby]
D# G# C#m
It's on the tip of my [1, 4: tongue] [2, 3: T- t- t- ah!]
D# G# A
It's on the tip of my tongue
C#m B
But the words they don't come
Verse 2:
Each time you see me
You must be thinking, "here comes a bad scene"
But if you could just be me
Then you'd know what I mean
When I keep trying to tell you I'm sorry
When I keep hoping it's not over and done [45: yeah LP: no!]
When I keep trying to tell you I'm sorry
It's on the tip of my tongue
Bridge:
C
What is it you want me to do
Am
Do I have to come out and spell it for you
Bm Bb+ Bm7/A E/G#
It must hurt you too, going on this way
A B E
Wanting to hear words that I just can't say
[repeat chorus 2X; fade at end 2nd time]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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