Althea
Althea
82 BPM
INTRO x2
Bm A E A
Bm A E đź«
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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 đź«
Back might need protection
A C#m
I told Althea that treachery
D A
Was tearin’ me limb from limb
C#m E đź«
Althea told me, now, cool down boy
Bm A E
Simmer back, easy Jim
SOLO
Bm A E A
Bm A E đź«
Bm A E A
Bm A E đź«
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 đź«
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 đź«
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 đź«
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 đź«
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.
Bm A E A
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