You Can Stay But The Noise Must Go - Johnny "Guitar" Watson

You Can Stay But The Noise Must Go

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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Cm7 F+9 Bbm7 Eb+9
Cm7 F+9 A13 Ab13 G13 Gb13 F13 E13 Eb13 Eb
 
[Verse 1]
Ab C7 Fm7
I got tired of living (oh yes, I did, ah)
Ab C7 Fm7
In a one room shadowed bath (thats what it was)
Ab C7 Fm7
So i decided (oh Lord) I'm gonna move out soon (well)
Bb7 Dbmaj7/Eb
Everything was close to me and tough. (yes it was, listen)
Ab C7 Fm7
I moved into a new appartment (yes, I did)
Ab C7 Fm7
Way over on the better side of town (thats what I'd s'pposed to be)
Ab C7 Fm7
But the manager there, oh Lord, he was,
 
He was out of his mind, cause he was
Bb7 Eb7 Ab
Always sneakin' 'round.
 
(And here is what the man told me: he said: )
 
[Chorus 1]
Ab Db
You can stay son, but the noise must go,
Ab Eb
You can stay son, but the noise must go,
Gbmaj7/Ab Dbmaj9 Gb13
Watch the picture, on your Teleshow,
Bb7
But not on that funky punk rock music
Eb7 Ab
On your ste-re-o, the man said
Db Ab
Oh no, oh, no no
 
(I got so mad!)
 
[Verse 2]
Ab C7
 
Fm7
Bought myself a color tv, (yes, I did)
Ab C7 Fm7
With the stereo all in one (listen)
Ab C7 Fm7
Invited my girl, ah, and my best friends, I said:
Bb7 Dbmaj7/Eb
Come on y'all and, and lets have some fun (and listen)
Ab C7 Fm7
I put on one of my records,
Ab C7 Fm7
Oh Lord, one by old Marvin Gaye (he's a friend of mine)
Ab7 Db
I heard a twist on my door knob then ....
Bb7 Eb7 Ab
On my door, and I heard somebody say: (Ah, Mr. Watson!)
 
[Chorus 2]
Ab Db
You can stay son, but the noise must go,
Ab Eb
You can stay son, but the noise must go,
Gbmaj7/Ab Dbmaj9 Gb13
Watch top of the pops, on your TV-show,
Bb7
But not on that funky punk rock music
Eb7 Ab
On your ste-re-o, the man said
Db Ab
Oh no, oh, no no
 
Db Ab Db Ab
 
[Solo]
Cm7 F+9 Bbm7 Eb+9
Cm7 F+9 A13 Ab13 G13 Gb13 F13 E13 Eb13 Eb
 
Ab C7 Fm7
Ab C7 Fm7
Ab C7 Fm7
Bb7 Dbmaj7/Eb
Ab C7 Fm7
Ab C7 Fm7
Ab C7 Fm7
Bb7 Eb7 Ab
 
Ab Db Ab Eb
Gbmaj7/Ab Dbmaj9 Gb13
Bb7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab Db Ab
 
Db Ab Db Ab
 
[Verse 3]
Ab C7 Fm7
I got so mad (oh yes, I did, ah)
Ab C7 Fm7
Paying the rent, oh, three month in advance (Ah ha ha, tryin' if you hear me)
Ab C7 Fm7
Gotta get myself, oh Lord, out of here
Bb7 Dbmaj7/Eb
Yes real soon, as I get me a chance
Ab C7 Fm7
Dont wish that manager no bad luck (no I dont)
Ab C7 Fm7
But I hope that one of these days (you know what?) I hope a
Ab Db Bb7 Eb7 Ab
Black widow spider lying on his nose and in his nosy ways (600 pounds a month!)
 
[Chorus 3]
Ab Db
You can stay son, but the noise must go,
Ab Eb
You can stay son, but the noise must go,
Gbmaj7/Ab Dbmaj9 Gb13
Watch that guitar, on your Tele-show,
Bb7
But not on that funky punk rock music
Eb7 Ab
On your ste-re-o, the man said
Db Ab Db Ab
Oh no, oh, no no
 
[Outro]
Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no

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