Spanish Boots
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Jeff Beck - Spanish Boots
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INTRO
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|------3-34-5-5-6-7-----------------|
E|-5-5---------------5-----5---------|
verse 1
Bb Am
I used to work and take a salary
Bb Am
In a hole up near a foundry
Bb Am
But it did not take me too long
Chorus (riff is used in every Chorus)
To get my boots on a "So Long!"
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e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-/3---3-----------7-----7---------|
E|---------53-5-----5-----5---------|
Long Spanish boots on a "So Long!"
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-/5---3-----------7-----7---------|
E|---------53-5-----5-----5---------|
verse 2
Bb Am
I took a day job in Bethlehem
Bb Am
I nearly threw in the towel then
Bb Am
But it did not take me too long
Chorus
To get my boots on a "So Long!"
High Spanish boots on a "So Long!"
Dig it
INTERLUDE
D 6x
E 2x
verse 3
Bb Am
I took a Spanish haberdashery
Bb Am
Restored with 15th century tapestry
Bb Am
But oh, Mr. Nesbitt got the best of me
Chorus
So I strapped on my boots and said "So Long!"
Laced up my high boots and "So Long!"
INTERLUDE
D
Goodbye
D
E
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e|-12---11---10---9---|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
verse 4
Bb Am
... am on a job you see
Bb Am
'Cause my old boots they mean too much to me
Bb Am
Leather boots are just a mystery
Chorus
Put on my boots and said "So Long!"
High Spanish boots on and "So Long!"
Put on my boots and said "So Long!"
SOLO (in Am)
Those old Spanish boots
Put on my boots and said "So Long!"
High spanish boots
How to play Spanish Boots
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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