In the original key:

Girls – Lust for Life (Chords)

Moved up a fret to make them more uke-friendly:

Girls – Lust for Life (Chords)

Requested by Stefanie.

Author/Artist: John Butler Trio
Title: zebra for ukelele
Album: Sunrise Over Sea
Transcribed by: ukto (reeves@johnreeves.com.au)

Alright guys, this is a basic tab of Zebra for Ukelele, tuned

Uke TUNING: GCEA, tabbed in the key of B

chords, 4 beats per bar played in a reggae/rock skank syle
beats played 1,2,3 and 4

B F# A E
A-|2—-|1—-|0—-|2—-|
E-|2—-|2—-|0—-|0—-|
C-|3—-|1—-|1—-|4—-|
G-|4—-|3—-|2—-|1—-|

alternative fingering for some chords if needed

A E
A-|0—-|0—-|
E-|5—-|4—-|
C-|4—-|4—-|
G-|2—-|4—-|

main riff ^=hammer on

A-|-02-2-2-02—————————–|
E-|————-02-02———————|
C-|———————35-5-5-35———|
G-|———————————24-24-|

there is some additional alternative riff bits and rythmn changes
in thesong plus the solo breakdown mid song, i will try and add these in due course

it may help to have a good listen to this song before trying the tab.

Lyrics

I could be loud man, I could be silent
I could be young man or I could be old
I could be a gentleman, or I could be violent
I could turn hot man or I could be cold
I could be just like the calm before the storm boy
Waitin’ for all hell yeah to break loose
I could be innocent or I could be guilty
Doesn’t mean that I don’t believe in the noose
So I’m singing …

(La bom bom bom bom, bom bom bom bom, bom bom bom bom bom ect)

I could be rich like a wandering gypsy
I could be poor like a fat wallet lost
I could be the first man or I could come last
It’s not who breaks the ribbon boy it’s how you get across
I could be red, blue, black or white sunset
As dark as a day boy or bright as a night
I could be the sun boy or I could be the moon
I made it from the stars so I’m shining so bright
So I’m singing…

I could be asleep boy, or I could be awake
I could be alive man or be the walking dead
I could be ignorant or I could be informed
I could lead my life man or I could be lead
I could be anything I put my mind to boy
All I gotta do is give myself a half-a chance
I could bring love back into my life
And share it with the world if I got some balance

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By: jer989

Strum pattern is pretty easy to get from listening to the song – I believe that it’s 6 strums for all but the last of both the verse and chorus chords – the last chords get 7 strums.  Also, on the last strum of the Aadd9 chord [2102] during the verse, I think it sounds right to lift up your finger on the ‘A’ string to briefly make an A chord [2100] before changing to the final B chord.

Check out the live version of the song on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF4uv4a3m8k

Have fun with it! – and please comment if you think it can be improved.

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Verse Chords
————
Gbm [2120]
A [2100]
Aadd9 [2102]
B [4322]

Chorus Chords
————-
Gbm [2120]
E6 [4444] – barre all strings 4th fret
B [4322]
B [4322]

Gbm A Aadd9 B
One two three four

Gbm                A
I’m her favorite game
Aadd9                     B
But I don’t know the rules
Gbm               A
I’m a piece on chess
Aadd9          B
And I always lose

Gbm              E6
She’s a queen, she’s a queen
B                  B
And her anger grows
Gbm               E6
She’s a queen, she’s a queen
B                      B
And I’m breeding owls

[both verse and chorus chords are same throughout the rest of the song]

She lost a treasure there …treasure there
In the forest’s heart…forest’s heart
She lost a treasure there…treasure there
She can’t remember what

She’s a queen, she’s a queen
And her anger grows
She’s a queen, she’s a queen
And I’m breeding owls

I’ve been hunting bears…hunting bears
In the forest’s heart…In the forest’s heart
I found a long black hair…a long black hair
She just took it back !

She’s a queen, she’s a queen
And her anger grows
She’s a queen, she’s a queen
And I’m breeding owls

Intro: C (8 cts), Dm (8cts), A (16 cts)

        Am
The tiny midnight caravan
                  C
Made its way across the black hills
        Dm
As I watched from a distance
         F
The slow-going glow
                Dm
They’re wandering you know
                   G
Made me pine
               C
For the lamplight
                       F
Where you lie
                       A
Where you lie

    Am
If I took you darling
              C
To the caverns of my heart
                       Dm
Would you light the lamp dear?
                       F
Would you light the lamp dear?
                Dm
And see fish without eyes
G
Bats with their heads
                  C
Hanging down towards the ground
                       F
Would you still come around?
             A
Come around?

(Solo on the same chords)

Am
I believe in you
               C
In your honesty and your eyes
Dm
Even when I’m sloshing
             F
In the muck of my demise
    Dm
A large part of me
     G
Is always and forever tied
              C
To the lamplight
                F
Of your eyes
                A
Of your eyes

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D

And so it is

                                        G

Just like you said it would be

                                 A

Life goes easy on me

G                       D

Most…of the time

D

And so it is

                            G

The shorter story

                              A

No love, no glory

                              Bm

No hero in her skies…

                                        G

I can’t take my eyes off you

                                    F#m

I can’t take my eyes off you

Em

I can’t take my eyes off you

D

I can’t take my eyes off of you

G

Can’t take my eyes off you

A                  G                            A

Can’t take my eyes

…And so on. Hope you like it!

Here’s my version: Seaside Chords

For the last verse, they do some finger picking along with the strumming. I emulate it by fretting the chords and then picking this pattern: (I’m referring to the strings as G, C, E, and A, and strums as D and U)

After the chorus, before the verse: C – A – - – E – A – E – A – E -

During the end verse: C – A – - – U – D – U – D -

Hopefully that makes sense.

Also, you can hear him moving around on the A-string at the end of some of the progressions, sometimes moving up to Cadd9, and other times going up to the 7th fret. I think there may even be an Am7 in there. If you guys can clear it up I’ll change the chords. Otherwise, I think they’re right… I’m never sure on this stuff. Just holler if something’s wrong.

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Chorus
F                                                                             Am
‘Cos since I’ve come on home, well my body’s been a mess
         F                                                                                          Am
And I’ve missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress
F                                                      C                                    G
Won’t you come on over, stop making a fool of me
                                                            C                   Dm
Why won’t you come on over Valerie?     Valerie

Verse 2
        C                                                                                                                                   Dm
Did you have to go to jail, put your house on up for sail, did you get a good lawyer?
           C                                                                                                                                  Dm
I hope you didn’t catch a tan, I hope you find the right man who’ll fix it for you
        C                                                                                                                             Dm
Are you shopping anywhere, changed the colour of your hair, are you busy?
            C                                                                                                                                      Dm
And did you have to pay the fine you were dodging all the time are you still dizzy?

Chorus
F                                                                              Am
‘Cos since I’ve come on home, well my body’s been a mess
         F                                                                                          Am
And I’ve missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress
F                                                        C                                  G
Won’t you come on over, stop making a fool of me
                                                             C                  Dm
Why won’t you come on over Valerie?     Valerie
                                C            Dm
                           Valerie?     Valerie

Also a good key for alto and tenor voices.

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opening riff

A||————1——0———————||

E||—-0—0—–0——-0-0—1-0——||

C||-0—————————————-||

G||——0—-0——0——0————-||

C                                F
I don’t mind the weather
                 C                                         F
I’ve got scarves and caps and sweaters
                C                                  F                                   C             F
I’ve got long johns under slacks for blustery days.
C                             F
I think that it’s brainless
            C                                 F
To assume that making changes
                 C                                     F                            C                  F
To your window’s view will give a new perspective.
                Dm                         G          C               F
And the hardest part is yet to come

C                            F
I don’t mind restrictions
                       C                                 F
Or if you’re blacking out the friction
                C                              F                     C                      F
It’s just an escape that’s overrated anyways
         Dm                        G         C              F
The hardest part is yet to come
            Dm                                 G             C               F
When you will cross the country alone.

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Chords Used:

Gsus2 - 0230

A - 2100

Bm - 4222

D - 222x

“Alright here goes nothing”

Verse:

Gsus2, A, Bm, A
Gsus2, Bm, A

Pre Chorus:

Gsus2, A, Bm, A
Gsus2, A, Bm, A

Chorus:

Bm,  A, D, A
Bm,  A, D, A

Verse 2
Chorus 2

Bridge:

Gsus2, A, Bm, A
Gsus2, A, Bm, A

Gsus2, A, Bm, A
Gsus2, A, Bm, A (hold)

Final Chorus:

Bm,  A
D, A
Bm,  A, D, A