Tennesse Flattop Box

Key of A/D (the turnaround modulates) Key of B/E (if capo'd 2 frets like the record) intro D / / A / / / A E verse1 In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town E A Sat a boy and his guitar and the people came from all around (E) (F#)(Ab) A E And all the girls from there to Austin E A Were slippin' 'way from home and puttin' jewelry in hock (E)(F#) (Ab) A E To take the trip, to go and listen E A To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box (A)(B) (Db) D And he would play turnaround D / / / A D / / A (repeat) verse2 Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time And all the girls from nine to ninety Were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him don't stop And hypnotized and fascinated By the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box And he would play turnaround verse3 Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him 'round He vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town But all the girls still dreamed about him And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked And then one day on the 'Hit Parade' Was a little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box And he would play turnaround finis ----------- and here's my attempt to tab the intro and turnarounds... US30139@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY Tue, 04 Aug 92 08:00:18 CST By the way, this song is in B, not A. Capo up 2 frets to play. That's what Randy Scruggs did on the record, and Steuart Smith did/does live. INTRO: (you put in the nuances) slide | E--------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------2---2-0-----3------------------------------------------------- G-----1-1/2---2---2-0-----2---------2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--------------- D-2-4-------2---2-----4-2-0-0-------2-2-4-2-4-2---2-2-4-2-4-2--------------- A-----------------------------4-2-0-------------0-------------0-continue this E---------------------------------------------------------------pattern to verse TURNAROUND: (nuances not included) E------------------------------------------------------------------2-------- B---------------------------------------2--1/2----1/2----1/2-0-----3-------- G-----------------------------2-2---0---2--1/2----1/2----1/2-0-----2-------- D--------0 ------0--------0-4-----4---4-2------2------2--------4-2-0-------- A-0 2 4 ---0-2-4----0-2-4---------------0----------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------2-------- B---------------------------------------2--1/2----1/2----1/2-0-----3-------- G-----------------------------2-2---0---2--1/2----1/2----1/2-0-----2-------- D--------0 ------0--------0-4-----4---4-2------2------2--------4-2-0-------- A-0 2 4 ---0-2-4----0-2-4---------------0----------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------------- G----------2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------- D--0-------2-2-4-2-4-2---2-2-4-2-4-2---------------------------------------- A----4-2-0-------------0-------------0-continue this------------------------ E--------------------------------------pattern to--------------------------- verse And there you have it. Mike