Reba
Start with F Octaves (repeat 8x):
E|-----|- B|-----|- G|-----|- D|---3-|- A|-----|- E|-1---|-
Eb Bb Reba sinka boulder in the water Eb Bb Reba tiea cable to a tree Eb Bb Db Reba stuck in a game of lipstick perfume flypaper Ab B Gb A Reba pressa razor to a slide cross a needle Bb Bbsus4 Bb with a prune
The above is played as follows:
Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Db Ab B Gb A Bb Bbsus4 Bb E|-6—6—6—6—6—6—4—4—2-2----------------- B|-8—6—8—6—8—6—6—4—4-2—2-3—4------3— G|-8—7—8—7—8—7—6—5—4-3—2-3—3------3— D|-8—8—8—8—8—8—6—6—4-4—2-3—3------3— A|-6—8—6—8—6—8—4—6—2-4—4-5—5------5— E|----6-----6-----6-----4----2-----------------
Eb Bb Knee deep in the motel tub Db Ab* Reba dangle ladle form her lip G* dip Gb* sip
Hit bass note then hit the rest of the chord.
B E Reba babble to the nag with the lipstick perfume D A mutter to a farmer in a truck D Take a peek at the cheetah, Reba E Eb cheetah on the prowl in a cage Bb sinka boulder in the water Eb Bb tiea cable to a tree Eb Mutter “nature” to the nag Bb with the lipstick perfume Db Ab Reba flush a fleshfarm leftover B thunder in a circle F# down the pipes
The above is played as follows:
Eb Bb Db Ab G Gb B E D A D E Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Db Ab B F# E|-6—6—4—4—3-2----7-5-5-5-7-6—6—6—6—6—6—4—4—2-2— B|-8—6—6—4—3-2—4-9-7-5-7-9-8—6—8—6—8—6—6—4—4-2— G|-8—7—6—5—4-3—4-9-7-6-7-9-8—7—8—7—8—7—6—5—4-3— D|-8—8—6—6—5-4—4-9-7-7-7-9-8—8—8—8—8—8—6—6—4-4— A|-6—8—4—6—5-4—2-7-5-7-5-7-6—8—6—8—6—8—4—6—2-4— E|----6-----6—3-2--------5--------6-----6-----6-----4----2—
<Chorus 4x> B Bag it F# Tag it C# F# Sell it to the butcher in the store
The chords are played like this: B F# C# F# E|---2—4—2— B|-4-2—6—2— G|-4-3—6—3— D|-4-4—6—4— A|-2-4—4—4— E|---2-----2—
To end the chorus, repeat the F# and B as follows, while the bass walks down F# D# C# B A# G# F# twice:
|: F# B (3x) :| F# |: F# B (3x) :| F# E|-|—2—2-------|-2---|-------------|----- B|-|—2—4-------|-2---|—14-16------|-14— G|-|—3—4-------|-3---|—15-16------|-15— D|-|—4—4-------|-4---|—16-16------|-16— A|-|—4—2-------|-4---|-------------|----- E|-|—2----------|-2---|-------------|-----
Interlude: F# B Reba put a stopper in the bottom of the tub C# picked up a jar unscrewed the top F# and watched it drop into the water
A little scoop of plaster mix B some coffee ground and mud C# and then she stirred it with the ladle F# that her Grandmother had bought her
Here’s how it’s played (repeat 2x): F# F#/F D#m C# B B/A# B B/C C# F# E|-------------------------------------------- B|-7—7----7---6—4-4----4-4---6-----------7— G|-6—6----8---6—4-4----4-4---6-----------6— D|-8—x----8---6—4-4----4-4---6-----------8— A|-9—8----6---4—2-1----2-3---4-----6-8-9-9— E|---------------------------------9----------
B threw in a pot of melted wax F# a forefoot and a hoof B apple core, worms galore C# F# and a can of some corrosive B coconuts and chloroform F# some wicker and some cork B Toxic waste, some purple paste C# F# she hoped was not explosive
This is played the same as the first part of the interlude, except that there is a B chord in the beginning, and the second C# chord is played very briefly. (Just listen to the song..) The B chord is played like this: B E|--- B|-7- G|-8- D|-9- A|--- E|---
And once again the first part of the interlude is played:
F# B Reba dip a ladle for a taste of her creation C# and she knew that what she made F# would be the finest in the nation
Play the Chorus again, 4 times: B F# C# F# E|---2—4—2— B|-4-2—6—2— G|-4-3—6—3— D|-4-4—6—4— A|-2-4—4—4— E|---2-----2—
Stop in the middle of the 4th time to play this rising riff: C# C#sus4 C#b5 C# E|--------------------- B|-6—7-------8-----9— G|-6—6-------6-----6— D|-6—6-------6-----6— A|--------------------- E|---------------------
After this riff, the chorus chords are played a bit higher: B F# C# F# E|-7----4----- B|-4-7—6—7— G|-4-6—6—6— D|-4----6----- A|-6-4—4—4— E|---6-----6—
Chorus is played like this 8 more times, stopping in the middle of the 4th and 8th times to play the rising riff again. After that play:
|: 3x :| |: 3x :| |: 5x :| E|-|-------------|-|-------------|-|-------------|- B|-|-10-11-12-13-|-|-14-15-16-17-|-|-17-18-19-20-|- G|-|-------------|-|-------------|-|-------------|- D|-|-------------|-|-------------|-|-------------|- A|-|-------------|-|-------------|-|-------------|- E|-|-------------|-|-------------|-|-------------|-