Biography:
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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Other songs:
- Better Than
- Gonna Be A Long Time
- Ocean
- Peaches And Cream
- Zebra
- Betterman
- Bullet Girl
- Close To You
- Coffee Methadone And Cigarettes
- Cold Wind
- Daniella
- Fool For You
- Good Excuse
- Hear Me Cry
- Id Do Anything
- Id Do Anything Soldiers Lament
- Jenny
- Johnnys Gone
- Kimberley
- Miss Your Love
- Oldman
- One Way Road
- Only One
- Peaches Cream
- Revolution
- Sista
- Spring To Come
- Tell Me Why
- Used To Get High
- What You Want
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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.
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I'd Do Anything (the Soldier's Lament - John Butler Trio
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Tabbed by: DarrenJag
E-mail: [email protected]
Scale: C major for verse, E minor for chorus
Intro: Cmaj7 - G6 - Asus2 - Em, Cmaj7/E - G6 - Asus2 - Em
(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)
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Tell me what you want girl, you tell me what you need,
Cmaj/E G6 Asus2 Em
You know you just say the word I'll be right there, yes I'll be right there at your feet,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Because you know you rock girl yeah, and I love how we roll,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
But I left you all alone, all we got is the phone and it's never gonna be enough,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Living in this dug-out, a million miles away, man,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
I wish they'd pad these walls, like an institution, man, I'm going crazy,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Because when I'm away from you girl, I lose myself,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2
You know my train jumps off the tracks and all my pots fall off the shelf.
CHORUS (overdrive until Cmaj7)
X Em G6 Asus2 X Em G6 Asus2
Oh, I'd do anything, yeah, just to be with you,
X Em G6 Asus2 X Em G6 Asus2 Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Oh, I'd do anything, oh just to be with you girl,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
Be with you,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
It's a little girl's birthday and yeah, we are apart,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
Ain't gonna make a big deal out of it but it breaks my heart,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
You tell her "Papa loves her" yeah, and it won't be too long,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
'til we're all together again and yes you know we're all singing yes those songs,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
I escape into my TV - yeah, I know you understand,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
Man they call that shit reality, I'd like to see those fools in Afghanistan,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Living in this cold damn world, hell-bent on self-destruction,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2
What I need right now is a little bit of love, a little bit of love and affection,
CHORUS (overdrive until Cmaj7)
X Em G6 Asus2 X Em G6 Asus2
Oh, I'd do anything, yeah, just to be with you,
X Em G6 Asus2 X Em G6 Asus2 Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Oh, I'd do anything, oh just to be with you girl,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
Be with you,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
Just to be with you girl, be with you,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Tell me what you want girl, you tell me what you need,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
You know you just say the word I'll be right there, yes I'll be right there at your feet...
(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
Intro: Cmaj7 - G6 - Asus2 - Em, Cmaj7/E - G6 - Asus2 - Em
(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)
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Tell me what you want girl, you tell me what you need,
Cmaj/E G6 Asus2 Em
You know you just say the word I'll be right there, yes I'll be right there at your feet,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Because you know you rock girl yeah, and I love how we roll,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
But I left you all alone, all we got is the phone and it's never gonna be enough,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Living in this dug-out, a million miles away, man,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
I wish they'd pad these walls, like an institution, man, I'm going crazy,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Because when I'm away from you girl, I lose myself,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2
You know my train jumps off the tracks and all my pots fall off the shelf.
CHORUS (overdrive until Cmaj7)
X Em G6 Asus2 X Em G6 Asus2
Oh, I'd do anything, yeah, just to be with you,
X Em G6 Asus2 X Em G6 Asus2 Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Oh, I'd do anything, oh just to be with you girl,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
Be with you,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
It's a little girl's birthday and yeah, we are apart,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
Ain't gonna make a big deal out of it but it breaks my heart,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
You tell her "Papa loves her" yeah, and it won't be too long,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
'til we're all together again and yes you know we're all singing yes those songs,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
I escape into my TV - yeah, I know you understand,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
Man they call that shit reality, I'd like to see those fools in Afghanistan,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Living in this cold damn world, hell-bent on self-destruction,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2
What I need right now is a little bit of love, a little bit of love and affection,
CHORUS (overdrive until Cmaj7)
X Em G6 Asus2 X Em G6 Asus2
Oh, I'd do anything, yeah, just to be with you,
X Em G6 Asus2 X Em G6 Asus2 Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Oh, I'd do anything, oh just to be with you girl,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
Be with you,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
Just to be with you girl, be with you,
Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Tell me what you want girl, you tell me what you need,
Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
You know you just say the word I'll be right there, yes I'll be right there at your feet...
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