T-Bone Burnett - Boomerang guitar chord

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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 11:05:19 -0500

From: bobk@garage.att.com (r.kaphan)

Subject: t-bone_burnette/boomerang

from T-Bone's Truth Decay:

Boomerang (Mansfield/Sales/Burnette)

Intro: A E A E A-E-A A D-A-E

Verse 1:

E D-A-E

Up in New York City

E D-A-E

'Neath the bamboo trees

E A-E-A

She was eating sushi

A

He was on his knees

E D-A-E

He tried to say he loved her

E D-A-E

But he could not win

E A-E-A

She just fixed her lipstick

A

And kept ignoring him - she was...

Chorus: D A E-Esus4-E Esus4-E

Headed for a crash

D A E-Esus4-E Esus4-E

And it even hurt to laugh

D A E(hold)

Cause it ended with a bang

A E A E

When it all came back like a boomerang

E A E A E

When it all came back like a boomerang

Verse 2:

A-E-A A D-A-E

She went to a party

With thieves and debutants

All talking italics

And so much nonchalance

He was on the outside

Standing in the rain

He saw her thru a window

He couldn't stand the pain - he was...

- chorus -

Verse 3:

A-E-A A D-A-E

She went up the staircase

With a sleazy mideast guest

Who could not help staring

Thru her flimsy cocktail dress

He broke into the bedroom

They put him on the spot

He took off his pistol

They never heard the shots - they were...

- chorus -

E A E A E

When it all came back like a boomerang

- solo over ||: A E A E E :|| -

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a note or two:

in the D-A-E progression at the end of lines 1, 2, 5 & 6 in the

verses, the D and A are one beat each and before playing the E

hit the open D string, hammer on the E (second fret) to play the

open E chord - this sounds harder than it actually is.

for the E-Esus4-E progression in the chorus just touch that sus4

for an eighth note. listen to the recording for the changes - it's

very rhythmic and it's tough to get the feel of it just by reading

the above. as always...

Enjoy! Problems, comments, etc -> bobk@garage.att.com