Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers
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Verse 1: G
If you see me walkin' down the line,
With my fav'rite honky tonk in mind,
Well, I'll be here around suppertime
G (stop) G F
With my can of dinner and a bunch of fine.
Chorus: C5 G5
Beer drinkers and hell raisers, yeah.
D5 C5 G (with intro riff)
Uh-huh-huh, baby, don't you wanna come with me?
Verse 2: The crowd gets loud when the band gets right,
Steel guitar cryin' through the night.
Yeah, try'n to cover up the corner fight but
ev'rything's cool 'cause they's just tight.
(Chorus)
Ah, play it boy.
(Solo 1 over Verse and Chorus 2x)
Verse 3: The joint was jumpin' like a cat on hot tin.
Lord, I thought the floor was gonna give in.
Soundin' a lot like a House Congressional
'cause we're experimental and professional.
(Chorus)
(Solo 2 over Verse and Chorus 2x)
End with Intro Riff
Rhythm 1 := Two axes: clean and raunchy: clean does Bb A type stuff.
(+ bass and drums)
Gm Gm
When you get up in the morning and the light is hurt'n your head
Gm Gm
The first--- thing you do when you get up out of bed
Gm Gm
Is hit that street a-runnin' and try to meet the masses
Gm!
And go get yourself some cheap sunglasses
Rhythm 2: da-da ta da-da ta ta-dud dit dah (x3) ( a la Beavis and
Butt-head )
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Some notes.. and back to Rhythm 1
I spot a little thing and I followed her all night
In a funky pair of levis and her sweater's kind of tight
She had a west coast strut that was as sweet as molases
But what really knocked me out was her cheap sunglasses
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah (with Rhythm 2)
(solo) F/G E/G F/G E/G (clean axe and tremello axe)
F/G E/G F/G E/G
Cm Cm / Bb / Cm / Dm - D (done with double hammer-on's)
F/G E/G F/G E/G
F/G E/G F/G E/G
Cm Cm / Bb / Cm / Dm - D
Rhythm 2
Some notes..
Back to Rhythm 1
Now go out and get yourself some big black frames
With the glass so dark thay won't even know your name
And the choice is up to you cause they come in two classes
Rhinestone shades and cheap sunglasses
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah (with Rhythm 2)
Gm boogie defines Rhythm 3!
Slow down and off..
intro
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D-----------5h7---5-| x2
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C
Got a girl, her name's Francine,
C
finest thing you ever seen.
G C
And I love her, she's all that I want.
G C
And I need her, she's all that I need.
C
Well, Francine, oh Francis, why
C
do you love me and make me cry?
G C
How I love her, she's all that I want.
G C
How I need her, she's all that I need.
F
If I ever caught her with Stevie P
F C
I'd throw her back in the Penitentiary, now.
F
And if I caught her with my mother's son
G
I'll call her daddy and get my gun.
repeat intro riff x2
guitar solo - F C F D
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B-8p7---10p7----8p7---10p7---
G-----7------7------7------7-
D-----7------7------7------7-
A----------------------------
E----------------------------
C
My Fancine just turned thirteen,
C
she's my angelic teenage queen.
G C
And I love her, she's all that I want.
G C
And I need her, she's all that I need.
G C
And I love her, she's all that I want.
G C
And I need her, she's all that I need.
G C
And I love her, she's all that I want.
G C
And I need her, she's all that I need.
Intro: E, D, E ...
She?s got legs, she knows how to use them.
[C#m
She never begs, she knows how to choose them.
E
She?s holdin? leg wonderin? how to feel them.
C#m
Would you get behind them if you could only find them?
A B
She?s my baby, she?s my baby,
E?
Yeah, it?s alright.
She?s got hair down to her fanny.
C#m
She?s kinda jet set, try undo her panties.
E
Everytime she?s dancin? she knows what to do.
C#m
Everybody wants to see if she can use it.
A B
She?s so fine, she?s all mine,
E?
Girl, you got it right.
Solo: C#m, F#, C#m, F#,E ?
She?s got legs, she knows how to use them.
C#m
She never begs, she knows how to choose them.
E
She?s got a dime all of the time,
C#m
Stays out at night movin? through time.
A B
Oh, I want her, said, I got to have her,
E?
The girl is alright, she?s alright.
Final: E, C#m, E, C#m???
intro G D C
G D C
G D C
Old man sleepin' the hot day away,
G D C
while he dreams a thousand yesterdays.
G D C
'Cause he's had so many come his way.
A C G
All he cares about is somewhere to lay his head tomorrow.
G D C
Old man sits and thinks about his home.
G D C
Doesn't matter 'cause he's all alone.
G D C
What he'd give to get back on his own.
A C G
Curses his body 'cause it's old and it gives no transportation.
A C G
He sits in his one room shack alone but it provides no consolation.
guitar solo - G D C
G D C
G D C
G C G D
G
What a shame,
C
his time is nearin'.
G
His eyes won't let him see
C
the skies are clearin'.
G
Someone tells him
C
without his hearin'.
A C
It's no news to those who've been around
A C
while things are changin', whoa, yeah
guitar solo - A C x7
end on G
A5
1.Verse: I´ve gotten good at missin´ her
D5 A5
i practice all the time
A5
while i drive the ran am highway through
D5 A5
with that cactus friend of mine
D5 A5
it´s gettin´ hard to see the white line rollin´ by
D5 E5
i can´t forget her memry deep inside
A5
2.Verse: i dropped a bundle down in panama,
D5 A5
but the loss didn´t do me no good
A5
spendin´ cash and talkin´ trash
D5 A5
don´t do it like it should
D5 A5
i realized i just couldn´t buy her smile
D5 E5
i´ll keep tryin´ on that pan am mile by mile
A5
3.Verse: if she´d meet me in San Salvador,
D5 A5
i´d buy her a drink or two
A5
we´d talk about our used to be and
D5 A5
ride on to Peru
D5 A5
the time to get it right is here and now
D5 E5
and if she won´t i´ll move on anyhow
A F#m
What in the world'zz come all over me?
A F#m
I ain't got a chance of one in three.
D
Ain't got no rap, ain't got no line
E
but if you'll give me juzzt a minute I'll be feelin' fine.
I am the one who can fade the heat,
the one they all zzay juzzt can't be beat.
I'll zzhoot it to you zztraight and look you in the eye.
So gimme juzzt a minute and I'll tell you why
A F#m
I'm a rough boy, I'm a rough boy.
I don't care how you look at me
becauzze I'm the one and you will zzee
we can make it work, we can make it by.
So give me one more minute and I'll tell you why
I'm a rough boy, I'm a rough boy.
intro D
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B-------7-
G-------7-
E-------7-
A-0-3-4-5-
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D
Well, I'm tryin', yes I'm tryin just to get a line on you
D
Where you been?
D
But I'm havin' trouble puttin' a find on you
D
I'm wearin' thin
A
Somebody else been shaking your tree.
A
Supposed to saving all that stuff for me.
D
You been hidin', yes your're hidin', you been stayin' out on me.
D
Sneakin' 'round.
D
Me and you ain't workin' out just like we oughta be.
D
You've got me down.
A
Somebody else been shaking your tree.
A
Supposed to be saving all that stuff for me.
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guitar solo - D G D A
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no chord
I'm tired of foolin' around with you, and sittin' here alone.
no chord
It's on my mind.
no chord
I think it's time for me to find a new tree of my own.
no chord
It's plantin' time.
A
Anything you wanna do is cool with me.
A end on D
I don't care who shakes your tree.
D5
1.Verse: She used to drive a beat up pickup
A5
down around San Antone
D5
stealin´ the heart of ev´ry guy in town
A5
includin´ the one i own
G5
but this sweet young thing of seventeen
D5
would sting you with the lovesick blues
D5
just a blonde haired blue eyed picture of sin lookin´
A5 D5
for someone to use
D5 G5
Chorus: she´s a lover ´n´ fighter
D5
she´s a wild bull rider
D5
and i´m wondrin why she left me
D5 A5
such a long time ago
A5 G5
she´s a heartbreaker
G5 D5
she´s a love taker
D5 A5 D5
but she can break a heart and take all the love she needs
D5
2.Verse: well i heard she got down in Beaumont and
A5
she wound up in El Paso
A5 D5
she was tough as a boot and thin as a rail,
D5 A5
and she could step to the cottoneyed Joe
A5 G5
if you run across this flagrant fuzzy
D5
slip in and get her while you can
D5
´cause before too long she´ll be good as gone and
A5 D5
runnin´ with another man
D5 G5
Chorus: she´s a lover ´n´ fighter
D5
she´s a wild bull rider
D5
and i´m wondrin why she left me
D5 A5
such a long time ago
A5 G5
she´s a heartbreaker
G5 D5
she´s a love taker
D5 A5 D5
but she can break a heart and take all the love she needs
Cm
1.Verse: When it´s cold outside and you want to sleep in
Cm
go for a pallet that´s so nice and thin
Cm
zip it on around while it´s on the ground
Cm
spread it out and lay it on down
G F G Eb5 F Cm
Chorus: slip inside my sleeping bag
G F G Eb5 F Cm
slip inside my sleeping bag
Cm
2.Verse: you´re afraid of the dark baby, no need to be shy
Cm
we´ll talk about some lovin´ while we look at the sky
Cm
don´t be hesitating it ´ll be alright
Cm
we´ll tuck it in until it´s clean out of sight
G F G Eb5 F Cm
Chorus: slip inside my sleeping bag
G F G Eb5 F Cm
slip inside my sleeping bag
3.Verse: Cm
let´s go out to egypt ´cause it´s in the plan
Cm
sleep beside the pharoahs in the shifting sand
Cm
we´ll look at some pyramids and check out some heads
Cm
oh we´ll whip out our matress ´cause there ain´t no beds
G F G Eb5 F Cm
Chorus: slip inside my sleeping bag
G F G Eb5 F Cm
slip inside my sleeping bag
intro
A A6/sus4 A7 A6/sus4
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A (continue w/ A6/sus4 A7 A6/sus4 )
Rain fell this mornin', make me feel so bad
A
on account of my baby walked off with another man
A
Like takin' eyesight from the blind man and money from the poor
A
that woman took my lovin' and walked on out that door
G D A A6/sus4 A
And it sure got cold after the rain fell,
G D A A6/sus4 A
not from the sky, from my eye
intro riff x2
A
Somebody, can you tell me just what make a man feel this way?
A
Like river without its water, like night without a day
G D A A6/sus4 A
And it sure 'nuff got cold after the rain fell,
G D A a6sus4 A
not from the sky but from my eye
guitar solo - A A6/sus4 A7 A6/sus4
A A6/sus4 A7 A6/sus4
D D6sus4 D7 D6sus4
A A6/sus4 A7 A6/sus4
E
intro riff x2
A
If you're home early in the mornin' you hear that rain to fall,
A
with thunderbolts and lightning the wind begins to call
A
Your worry's superficial 'cause you slept on through the night
A
but stormy weather keep you wond'rin' if ev'rything's all right
G D A A6/sus4 A
And it sure 'nuff got cold after the rain fell,
G D A A6/sus4 A
not from the sky but from my eye,
G D A A6/sus4 A7 A6/sus4
not from the sky, from my eye
guitar solo - G D A A6/sus4 A x8
and end on A
INTRO: G
G
I’ve been up, I’ve been down.
C
Take my word, my way around.
G
I ain't askin' for much.
D C
I said, Lord, take me downtown,
G D
I'm just lookin' for some tush.
G
I’ve been bad, I’ve been good,
C
Dallas, Texas, Hollywood.
G
I ain't askin' for much.
D C
I said, Lord, take me downtown,
G D
I'm just lookin' for some tush.
SOLO: G G C G D C G D (2X)
G
Take me back way back home,
C
not by myself, not alone.
G
I ain't askin' for much.
D C
I said, Lord, take me downtown,
G D
I'm just lookin' for some tush.
FINAL: G G C G D C G D G
G
Bright light city gonna set my soul
G
Gonna set my soul on fire
G
Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn
G
So get those stakes up higher
B7 Em Em
There's a thousand pretty women waitin' out there
Em
And they're all livin' devil may care
Em
And I'm just the devil with love to spare
C G C G
Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas
G
How I wish that there were more
G
Than the twenty four hours in the day
G
Cos even if there wore many more
G
I wouldn't sleep a minute away
G
Oh, there's black jack and poker and the roulette wheel
G
A fortune won and lost on ev'ry deal
C
Viva Las Vegas with your neon flashin'
G
and your one arm bandits crashin' all your hope right down the drain
C
Viva Las Vegas turning day into night time
C
turning night into daytime
C A7 D7
If you see it once you'll never be the same again
G D7 G
I'm gonna keep on the run, I'm gonna have me some fun
G
And if it costs me my very last dime
G B7
If I wind up broke, well, I'll always remember I had a swinging time
Em
I'm gonna give it ev'ry thing I've got
Em
Lady luck, please let the dice stay hot
Em
Let me shoot a seven with ev'ry shot
C G C G C G C D7 G
Viva Las Vegas, viva Las Vegas, viva Las Vegas, viva viva Las Vegas.
Intro: (played 4 times)
p.h.
E-6----------I-----------I
B---8-6------I-----------I
G-------8--5-I--------8--I
D------------I--8-10-----I
A------------I--8-10-----I
E------------I-----------I
and for the rest of the song, billy use a lot of Quart(4) Doublestop
Riffs, who`s a ZZ Top trademark. Like this
Eb4 F4 Bb4
E---------------------I(Bass plays C pedal Tone over Eb4 + F4 )
B---------------------I
G-8----10-----3-------I
D-8----10-----3-------I
A---------------------I
E---------------------I
Eb4 F4
1.Verse: When i woke up this morning
Eb4 F4
i was feeling mighty good
Eb4 F4
my baby understood, had to do what she should
Eb4 F4
lying near a pile of wood
F5 Eb4 F4
laying on it some
F5 Eb4 F4 G5
playing with it some when i
G5 Eb4 F4
i woke up with wood
Eb4 F4
2.Verse: i was lying there thinking ´bout basketball
Eb4 F4
trying not to lose my mind
Eb4 F4
my baby come to help and i let out a yell
Eb4 F4
she grabbed me from behind
F5 Eb4 F4
laying on it some
F5 Eb4 F4 G5
playing with it some when i
G5 Eb4 F4
i woke up with wood
Eb4 F4
3.Verse: beauty queens fall into trances
Eb4 F4
debutantes lose their furs
Eb4 F4
but it felt so good from where they stood
Eb4 F4
they were working on a pile of wood
F5 Eb4 F4
laying on it some
F5 Eb4 F4 G5
playing with it some when i
G5 Eb4 F4
i woke up with wood