Adam And The Ants - Catholic Day guitar tab
Catholic Day
(transcribed by Scott Jorgensson)
Main/Bass Riff:
G ]---------------------------------
D ]---------------------------------
A ]--------------------------5------
E ]---9--9-0-404--5654--44--5-4-----
- - - - * - * - -* -* - - -***
Gtr:- - -C#- G# - A- G# - - ADG#
(NOTE: The rhythm guitar only plays one quick strum on *)
The second guitar, beginning with the first chorus
(when it first comes in), doubles the bass riff
Bass Riff notes:
C# = 9 on E
E = 0 open E
G# = 4 on E
A = 5 on E
A# = 6 on E
D = 5 on A
Intro = "Hail to the Chief"
Main Riff x 2
Verse 1:
Kennedy - - -died in - - sixty - three -poor John F.
C# - - - -E G# E G# - - A - A# - A - - G# --A -- D - - G#
Kennedy - - -died in - - sixty - three -poor John F.
C# - - - -E G# E G# - - A - A# - A - - G# --A -- D - - G#
Kennedy - - -died in - - sixty - three -poor John F.
C# - - - -E G# E G# - - A - A# - A - - G# --A -- D - - G#
Kennedy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - poor John F.
C# - - - -E G# E G# - - A - A# - A - - G# --A -- D - - G#
Kennedy
C# - - - -E G# E G# - - A - A# - A - - G# --A -- D - - G#
Chorus 1:
No more messing 'round - - -playing with Monroe
F - - - - - - - -C - - - - -A#- - - - - -C -A#
Ooh-ooh playing with Monroe
A
No more turning on - -- the middle-aged ladies
F - - - - - - - -C - - - - -A#- - - - -C -A#
Ooh-ooh the middle-aged ladies
A
All I remember was - -your sporty young hairstyle
F - - - - - - -C - --- - - -A#- - - - - -C -A#
Ooh-ooh your sporty young hairstyle
A
All I remember was the Catholic Day
F - - - - - - -C -- - -A#
Main Riff x 1
Verse 2:
Kennedy - - -died in - - sixty - three -poor John F.
C# - - - -E G# E G# - - A - A# - A - - G# --A -- D - - G#
Kennedy's - wife with his brain on her knee-ee poor Jackie
C# - - - -E G# E G# - - - A - - A# --- A - - - G# --A -- D - - G#
Kennedy's - wife with his brain on her knee-ee poor Jackie
C# - - - -E G# E G# - - - A - - A# --- A - - - G# --A -- D - - G#
Kennedy --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - poor Jackie
C# - - - -E G# E G# - - - A - - A# --- A - - - G# --A -- D - - G#
Kennedy
C# - - - -E G# E G# - - - A - - A# --- A - - - G# --A -- D - - G#
Chorus 2:
No more rocking chair sitting on the front porch
F - - - - - -- -C -- -A#- --- - - - -C ----A#
Ooh-ooh sitting on the front porch
A
No more soft drugs, playing in the space race
F - - - C - -- - - -A#- - --- - - -C ----A#
Ooh-ooh playing in the space race
A
-All I remember was your Levi Sta-Prest
F - - - - C - - - - - -- -A#- -C --A#
Ooh-ooh your Levi Sta-Prest
A
All I remember was the Catholic Day
F - - - - - - -C -- - -A#
Break:
(With overdubbed speech by John F. Kennedy)
Bass line:
G ]---------------------
D ]---------------------
A ]----6-605-504-405-50- (repeats)
E ]---------------------
- - - * ** ** ** ** - - - (strumming faster with repeat)
Gtr: - D# - D -C# D
Bass line (x1)
Guitar comes in with bass (x 4)
I see the chickens have come home to roost (x 4)
-D# - - -D - - - - - - C# - - - - - - - - D
I see the chickens have come home to roost (x 2)
No chords
Repeat Chorus 2
Play first part of the main riff:
Gtr:- - -C#- G# - A- G# - - ADG#