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From: "James Houston"
Subject: m/mamas_and_the_papas/straight_shooter.tab Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 01:25:30 -0400 "Straight Shooter" by John Phillips Performed by the Mamas and the Papas on "If You Can Believe Your Eyes = And Ears" on Dunhill Records, 1966. =20 Riffs: Don't bother with these if you only have one guitar. Also, of course, = you'll have to listen to the record to get the timing exactly and = everything. =20 Play this riff over all the A and A7 chords, except during the bridge E----------------------------------- A---0-----0-----0------------------- D------7-----5-----4-----2---------- G----------------------------------- B----------------------------------- E----------------------------------- Play this riff over all the D7 chords, except during the bridge ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ---0-----0-----0------------------- ------7-----5------4-----2--------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Play this riff over all the E7 chords, except during the bridge ---0-----0-----0------------------- ------7-----5-------4----2--------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Play this right before the second bridge -------------------------------------------- -----5h7-------5h7-------5h7--------5h7----- ----------5----------5---------5----------5- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- During the bridge (I'm pretty sure these are supposed to be played on a = bass, but it sounds fine on guitar): After "just to find what I'm lookin' for" on both bridges ---5---5---0---3---0---3---5-------- Between the words "no" and "more"=20 On the 1st bridge: E--0---0---3---5---7---5---3-------- A----------------------------------- D----------------------------0---2 On the 2nd bridge:=20 E--0---0---3---5---7---5---3---5---0 Chords:=20 I think the chords sound better played in the basic bar shapes (A, A7, = and D7 at the 5th, and E7 at the 7th) as opposed to the open shapes. I = guess you could also put a capo on the 5th fret and play them as if they = were open, assuming another guitar is playing the riffs. Urg... I guess I can't post full lyrics... sorry if things are confusing 1st verse and chorus (all subsequent verses follow the same pattern, and = all subsequent choruses follow the same pattern except the last) A A7 Don't . . . . . mad A7 A=20 Don't . . . . . . .lie A7 A Don't . . . . .sad A A7=20 Don't . . . . . by D7 Baby . . . . .holdin' D7 A =20 Holdin' . . . . . . . . . . me? A E7 D7 A Cos I'm a real . . . . . . shooter if you know what I mean Bridge #1: D7 I've . . . . . .night A7 Just . .. . . .for D7 Baby baby . . . . right A7 Or I won't . . . . . door E7 No more Bridge #2: (same as bridge #1, except for different riff) Last chorus: A E7 D7 =20 Cos I'm a real . . . . . . .shooter (Baby don't you get me down) E7 D7 I'm a real . . . . . . shooter (I've been searchin all night long) E7 D7 =20 I'm a real . . . . . . .shooter (Baby) A If . . . . . . . . . . mean A7 A =20 If . . . . . . . . . . .mean A7 Oooohhh James Houston (jhouston@sas.upenn.edu) I didn't steal this from anywhere :)