{INTRO x2} [Bm A E A] [Bm A E 🫠]

[Bm A E A] I told Althea I was feeling lost [Bm A E] Lackin’ in some direction [Bm A E A] Althea told me upon scrutiny that my [Bm A E 🫠] Back might need protection

[A C#m] I told Althea that treachery [D A] Was tearin’ me limb from limb [C#m E 🫠] Althea told me, now, cool down boy [Bm A E] Simmer back, easy Jim

{SOLO} [Bm A E A] [Bm A E 🫠] [Bm A E A] [Bm A E 🫠]

You may be Saturday’s child all grown Movin’ with pinch of grace You may be a clown in the burying ground Or just another pretty face

[A C#m] You my be the fate of Ophelia [D A] Sleepin’ and perchance to dream [C#m E 🫠] Honest to the point of recklessness [Bm A E] Self-centered to the extreme

{SOLO}

Ain’t nobody messin’ with you but you Your friends are getting most concerned Loose with the truth baby, it’s your fire Baby, I hope you don’t get burned

[A C#m] When the smoke has cleared she said, [D A] That’s what she said to me [C#m E 🫠] Gonna want a bed to lay your head Bm A E And a little sympathy

{SOLO}

[D G (Bass G F# F E)] There are things you can replace [E] And others you can not [D G (Bass G F# F E)] The time has come to weigh those things [E 🫠] This space is getting hot [Bm A E] You know this space is getting hot.

{SOLO }

I told Althea I’m a roving sign And I was born to be a bachelor Althea told me, OK, that’s fine So now I’m tryin’ to catch her

[A C#m] Can’t talk to you without talkin’ to me [D A] We’re guilty of the same old thing [C#m E 🫠] Thinkin’ a lot about less and less [Bm A E] And forgetting the love we bring

{SOLO}

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Main Lick: This is played with a lot of variation across different versions of the song. Sounds great when the first 4 notes drag.

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