Levi Stubbs Tears

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From: [email protected] (William Vaughan)

Subject: CRD: Levi Stubbs Tears (Billy Bragg)

 

I've seen a couple request for this so I thought I'd put my two

cents worth in. Maybe not completely accurate, but it will give

you a start. Most of the song is done using the bass strings and

muted, except where the Bm to A at the end of a measure is (listen

to the song to see what I mean). The two string riff before and

during the first part of the chorus will be denoted by two string

chords. They will be marked with a *. Feel free to correct as

need - especially the bridge.

 

Will

 

Chords

Bm 799777 D x5777x D* xxxx75

A 577655 D/C#x4777x A* xxxx55

G 355433 C* xxxx53 B* xxxx77

F#m 244222 G* xxxx33

 

 

Intro

 

Bm F#m G A

 

 

VERSE 1

Bm

With the money from her accident

 

A D D/C#

She bought herself a mobile home

 

A G

So at least she could get some enjoyment

 

Bm Bm A

out of living alone

 

G D

No one could say she was left upon the shelf

 

A

Its you and me against the world she mumble to herself

 

CHORUS

 

C* G* D* A* C* G* D* B*

 

C* G* D* A* Bm Bm A

When the world falls apart somethings stay in place

 

G A Bm F#m

Levis Stubbs tears roll down his face

 

VERSE 2

 

Bm A D D/C#

She ran away from home in her mother's best coat

A G Bm Bm A

She was married before she was even entitled to vote

 

G D

And her husband was one of those blokes

 

A Bm

The sort who only laughs at his own jokes

 

G D

The sort that a war takes away

 

A

And when there wasn't a war he left her anyway

 

CHORUS (omit F#m)

 

BRIDGE

 

D A G A

Norman Whitfield and Barratt Strong

 

D A Bm

Are here to make right everything that's wrong

 

D A G A

Holland and Holland and Lamont Dozier too

 

A (hold)

Are here to make it okay with you

 

VERSE 3

 

Bm A D D/C#

One dark night he came home from the sea

 

A G Bm Bm A

And put a hole in her body, where no hole should be

 

G D

It hurt her more to see him walking out the door

 

A

And though they stiched her back together they left her heart in

Bm Bm A

pieces on the floor

 

 

G A Bm Bm A

When the world falls apart somethings stay in place

 

G

She takes off the Four Tops tape

A Bm Bm A

and puts it back in its case

 

G A Bm Bm A

When the world falls apart somethings stay in place

 

G A Bm Bm A

Levis Stubbs tears

 

Fade on G A Bm A