Hollywood Bass Player by Josh Rouse, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Hollywood Bass Player

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Josh Rouse (born 1972 in Paxton, Nebraska) is an American roots/melodic folk singer. From his first album, Dressed Up Like Nebraska, in 1998, he has won critical acclaim.

Rouse lived in various places in Midwest America during his childhood due to his father's military career. Following his time at Austin Peay State University, he eventually settled down in Tennessee, where he met some local musicians and began recording. Signing to the Rykodisc subsidiary Slow River

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

I tabbed this after Josh's performance on dl.aol.com.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4h53ofDRMyQ

remember this is the acoustic version tabbed exactly after how he plays it at that performance.
Listen to it and you'll get some timing right if something's wrong here.
Either way, listen to it first! Always adviced ;)

CAPO on 4th fret.

Intro: G - Am - F
G - Am then straight into verse chords F6 - F x2, F - C x2,
F6 - F x2, F - C x2. (listen to the song and you'll get it)

VERSE 1

F6 - F
Let me tell you a little story
F6 - F F - C with thumb on base string, third fret) x2
of how I got my attitude
F6 - F
When I moved to Manhattan,
F6 - F F - C x2
I hadn't even finished school
F6 - F
I was working so hard just to pay
F6 - F F - C x2
those bills and stay there
F6 - F F6 - F F - C x2
I had my own agenda, no one even really cared

CHORUS

G Am F G
Time was running out, I had to make a move
G Am
So I picked up the bass guitar
F6 - F x2
and I played it cool
F - C x2
Yeah I played it cool

F6 - F x2, F - C x2

VERSE 2

F6 - F
A couple years later,
F6 - F F - C x2
I'm living in Paris, France
F6 - F
Hanging out with DJs,
F6 - F F - C x2
following the latest fads
F6 - F F6 - F
I was working so hard just to figure out
F - C x2
the clothes and the hair
F6 - F
I tried so hard not to show it,
F6 - F F - C x2
I walked with my nose in the air

CHORUS

G Am
The french didn't want me around,
F G
they didn't like my groove
G Am
So I packed up my bass guitar
F6 - F x2, F - C x2
and moved to Hollywood
F6 - F x2, F - C x2
I moved to Hollywood
F6 - F x2, F - C x2

F6 - F x2, F - C x2

BRIDGE

Em Am
I had one last chance
Em C F
It was all there waiting for me, honey
G
So Sunny Hollywood

F6 - F x2, F - C x2
dudududuududududu
F6 - F x2, F - C x2
dudududuududududu

F6 - F x2
Let me tell you a little secret,
F6 - F x2 F - C x2
I'll tell you a little story now
F6 - F x2
Let me tell you a little secret,
F6 - F x2 F - C x2
I'll tell you a little story now

G Am F G
Time was running out, I had to make a move
G Am
So I picked up the bass guitar
F6 - F x2
and I played it cool
G Am
The french didn't want me around,
F G
they didn't like my groove
G Am
So I packed up my bass guitar
F6 - F x2, F - C x2
and moved to Hollywood

F6 - F x2
Let me tell you a little secret,
F6 - F x2 F - C x2
I'll tell you a little secret now
F6 - F x2
Let me tell you a little secret,
F6 - F x2 F - C x2
I'll tell you a little story now