Bonham Tracy

Bonham Tracy - Sharks Cant Sleep guitar tab

Song: Sharks Can't Sleep

Album: The Burdens Of Being Upright

Written By: Tracy Bonham

Performer: Tracy Bonham

Transcibed By: Gina Martinelli

Typed By: Peter C. Marinari (krisis@erols.com)

This is a pretty accurate version of the song. It works well on

acoustic guitar, and I don't know what sorts of effects to use on an

electric (other than it seems distorted during the chorus). It was

figured out by the marvelous Gina Martinelli after having front row

seats for a Tracy Bonham concert (she was watching Tracy's hands very

closely).

Note: In the verses you should hold the chord while playing the single

strings (in other words, don't just do one string at a time). This will

produce the correct ringing sound. I didn't bother to tab out the

verses in this version of the file, if you'd prefer to play them from

tab go get the .tab version of the file (duh). The following is the

pattern the verses always follow:

(Standard Tuning: EADGBe)

D: D,G,B,G

F#: E,A,G,A

G: E,A,G,A

Intro:

D F# G

(D G B G)(E A G A) (E A G A) EEEE

D F# G

(D G B G)(E A G A) (E A G A) E

Verse 1:

D F# G

(DG B G)(E A G A) (EAGA) EEEE

Saw a shark today

D F# G

(DG B G)(E A G A)(EA G A) EEEE

Ate a man and then just swam away

D F# G

(DG B G) (E A G A) (EAGA) EEEE

But it wasn't O.K.

D F#

(DG B G) (E A G A) G E

No it wasn't O. K.

Verse 2:

D F# G

(DG B G)(E A G A) (EAGA) EEEE

Saw a snake today

D F# G

(DG B G)(E A G A) (EA G A) EEEE

Ate another snake then sqirmed away

D F# G

(DG B G) (E A G A) (EAGA) EEEE

But it wasn't O.K.

D F#

(DG B G) (E A G A) GGGGG EEE

No it wasn't O. K.---

Chorus:

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

Ohhhh Ohhhh Noooo

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

But it wasn't O.K.

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG E

No it wasn't O.K.

Verse 3:

D F# G

(DG B G) (E A G A) (EAGA) EEEE

Met a star today

D F# G

(DG B G) (E A G A) (EA G A) EEEE

Looked like flesh and bone and tooth decay

D F# G

(DG B G) (E A G A) (EAGA) EEEE

But it wasn't O.K.

D F#

(DG B G) (E A G A) GGGGG EEE

No it wasn't O. K.---

Chorus:

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

Ohhhh Ohhhh Noooo

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

But it wasn't O.K.

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

No it wasn't O.K.

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

No it wasn't O.K.

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG E

No it wasn't O.K.

Bridge:

A A G G A A G A A G G A F

No-oo Oo-oo No not I No-oo Oo-oo Not me

A A G G A A G A A G G A E

No-oo Oo-oo No not I No-oo Oo-oo Not me

Verse 4:

D F# G

(DG B G)(E A G A) (EAGA) EEEE

Ate a man today

D F# G

(DG B G)(E A G A)(EA G A) EEEE

Ate a man and then just walked away

D F# G

(DG B G) (E A G A) (EAGA) EEEE

But it wasn't O.K.

D F#

(DG B G) (E A G A) GGGGG EEE

No it wasn't O. K.---

Chorus:

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

Ohhhh Ohhhh Noooo

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

But it wasn't O.K.

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

No it wasn't O.K.

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE

No it wasn't O.K.

DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG E

No it wasn't O.K.

D F# G E

No it wasn't O.K.

Chords Used:

D: 2 F#: 2 G: 3 E: 0 A: 0

3 2 0 0 2

2 3 0 1 2

0 4 0 2 2

x 4 2 2 0

x 2 3 0 0

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