(S. Winwood - J. Capaldi)

Intro: (fade in) Dm7 [repeat to 1:15; vibra-slap enters] / / / / / / / / Dm7 Em7/D [2X] [piano r.h.: A-C-D-F, B-D-E-G] / / / / / / / / Verse 1: Dm7 Em7/D If you see something that looks like a star Dm7 Em7/D And it's shooting up out of the ground Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D And your head is spinning from a loud guitar Dm7 Em7/D And you just can't escape from the sound Dm7 Em7/D Don't worry too much it'll happen to you Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D We were children once playing with toys D A And the thing that you're hearing is only the sound C G F Of the low spark of high heeled boys Bridge: (saxes arr. for guitar; doubled w/bass [2X; continue]) D7(no3) G/D D7(no3) [piano r.h: D-A-C, D-G-B] v v v v v v v v (8th-note chords) -----------------|----------------- -----------------|-------3--------- -------5---------|---4------------- ---4-------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- D7(no3) G/D D7(no3) The percentage you're paying is too high a price D7(no3) G/D D7(no3) While you're living beyond all your means D7(no3) G/D D7(no3) And the man in the suit has just bought a new car F/C C G From the profit he's made on your dreams F/C C G But today you just read that the man was shot dead F/C C G By a gun that didn't make any noise D A But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest C G F Was the low spark of high heeled boys [Instrumental break: 16-bar piano solo on Dm7] Dm7 Em7/D [2X] / / / / / / / / Verse 2: If you had just a minute to breathe And they granted you one final wish Would you ask for something like another chance Or something similar as this Don't worry too much it'll happen to you As sure as your sorrows are joys And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound Of the low spark of high heeled boys [repeat chorus] High heeled boys Instrumental break: (Piano, sax, fuzz organ solos) Dm7 Em7/D [5:18 - 9:19] / / / / / / / / Dm7 / / / / / / / / Dm7 D7 / / / / / / / / Dm7 Em7/D [2X] / / / / / / / / Verse 3: If I gave you everything that I owned And asked for nothing in return Would you do the same for me as I would for you Or take me for a ride And strip me of everything including my pride But spirit is something that no one destroys And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound Of the low spark of high heeled boys Heeled boys [repeat chorus (instrumental)] Coda: Dm7 Em7/D [repeat to fade, w/fuzz organ] / / / / / / / / -- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers