Walls And Bridges
John Lennon
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walls and Bridges - John Lennon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Album tabs and chords by: maguri Tuning: Standard ALBUM INFO Released 26 September 1974 Recorded July-August 1974 Studio Record Plant East New York City Genre Rock pop rock Length 46:02 Label Apple Producer John Lennon TRACK LIST 1. Going Down on Love 3:54 2. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night 3:28 3. Old Dirt Road (Lennon Harry Nilsson) 4:11 4. What You Got 3:09 5. Bless You 4:38 6. Scared 4:36 7. #9 Dream 4:47 8. Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox) 2:55 9. Steel and Glass 4:37 10. Beef Jerky 3:26 11. Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down and Out) 5:08 12. Ya Ya (Lee Dorsey Clarence Lewis Morgan Robinson Morris Levy) 1:06 All tracks written by Jonh Lennon except as indicated. MUSICIANS John Lennon - arrangements lead harmony and backing vocals rhythm guitar acoustic guitar lead guitar piano whistling percussion Ken Ascher - piano Fender Rhodes clavinet mellotron Jim Keltner - drums Arthur Jenkins - percussion Nicky Hopkins - piano Klaus Voormann - bass guitar Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone Jesse Ed Davis - lead guitar acoustic guitar Eddie Mottau - acoustic guitar Strings and brass musicians from The Philharmonic Orchestrange - arranged and conducted by Ken Ascher Little Big Horns - Ron Aprea (alto saxophone) Bobby Keys (tenor saxophone) Frank Vicari (tenor saxophone) Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone) Steve Madaio (trumpet) Julian Lennon - drums on "Ya Ya" Elton John - piano and harmony vocals on "Whatever Gets you thru the Night" Hammond organ and background vocals on "Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)" Harry Nilsson - backing vocals on "Old Dirt Road" The 44th Street Fairies: Joey Dambra Lori Burton and May Pang - background vocals on "#9 Dream" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Going Down On Love - John Lennon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Riff] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + B|----2-4br-------|----2-----------|----2-4br-2-----|----2-----------| G|2-4-2-4br-------|2-4-2-4~--------|2-4-2-4br-2-4---|2-4-2-4~--------| D|2-4-------------|2-4---4~--------|2-4-------p-4---|2-4---4~--------| A|----------------|----------------|------------h---|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Link] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|9-7---9-7---9-7-|----------------| D|9-7-9-9-7-9-9-7-|9---------------| A|----9-----9-----|9---------------| E|----------------|----------------| [Instrumental] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----107---7---7-|5-----3---5-7-9-|----107---7---7-|5-----3---5-7-9-| G|----7-7-9-7-9-7-|6-----4---6-7-9-|----7-7-9-7-9-7-|6-----4---6-7-9-| D|9-------9---9---|----------------|9-------9---9---|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| | br Bend release | ~ vibrato | p pull-off | H hammer-on --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Riff] [F#m] (see above) Got to get down down on my knees Got to get down down on my knees [Pre-Chorus] Do do do do E E [break] Do do do do ooh ooh ooh [Chorus] Going down on love Going down on love Going down going down going down [Verse 1] When the real thing goes wrong And you can’t get it on And your love she has gone And you got to carry on And you shoot out the light Ain’t coming home for the night B [E?] LINK [break] You know you got to got to got to pay the price [Bridge] Somebody please please help me You know I’m drowning in a sea of hatred [Riff] [F#m] (see above) Got to get down down on my knees Got to get down down on my knees [Instrumental] (see above) | | (7) | | (7) | [Pre-Chorus] Do do do do E E [break] Do do do do ooh ooh ooh [Chorus] Going down on love Going down on love Going down going down going down [Verse 2] Something precious and rare Disappears in thin air And it seems so unfair Nothing doin’ nowhere Well you burn all your boats And you sow your wild oats B LINK [E?] [break] Well you know you know you know the price is right [Riff] [F#m] (see above) Got to get down down on my knees Got to get down down on my knees [Riff] [F#m] (see above) Got to get down down on my knees Got to get down down on my knees [Riff] [F#m] (see above) Got to get down down on my knees Got to get down down on my knees [Instrumental] (see above) | | (7) | | (7) | | | (7) | | (7) | (repeat and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | | | | % | | | % | | [Verse 1] Whatever gets you through the night It’s all right it’s all right It’s your money or your life It’s all right it’s all right Don’t need a sword to cut through flowers Oh no oh no [Verse 2] Whatever gets you through your life It’s all right it’s all right Do it wrong or do it right It’s all right it’s all right Don’t need a watch to waste your time Oh no oh no [Instrumental] | | % | | % | | | | | | [Middle 8] Hold me darlin’ come on listen to me I won’t do you no harm Trust me darlin’ come on listen to me Come on listen to me. Come on listen listen [Instrumental] | | | % | | % | | [Verse 3] Whatever gets you to the light It’s all right it’s all right Out the blue or out of sight It’s all right it’s all right Don’t need a gun to blow your mind Oh no oh no [Instrumental] | | % | | % | | | | | | [Middle 8] Hold me darlin’ come on listen to me I won’t do you no harm Trust me darlin’ come on listen to me Come on listen to me. Come on listen listen [Instrumental] | | | % | | | % | | % | | | % | | % | | | % | | % | | | % | | % | (fade out over last four chords) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Old Dirt Road - John Lennon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS Em7/D x-x-0-0-0-0 F(add9) (t)1-x-3-2-1-3 Em/C# x-4-2-0-0-0 F9 1-3-1-2-1-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | | | | | [Verse 1] Ain’t no people on old dirt road No more weather on old dirt road It’s better than a mudslide mamma when the dry spell come yeah Oh oh oh oh old dirt road [Verse 2] (variation) Ain’t no difference on old dirt road Tarred and feathered on old dirt road Trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the wind yeah yeah yeah [Middle 8] Breezing thru the deadwood on a hot summer day I saw a human being lazybonin’ out in the hay I said uh hey Mr. Human can ya rainmaker too? He said I guess it’s O.K. F N.C. Ya know the only thing we need is water Cool ... clear ... water water water water [Solo] [piano] [Verse 3] Ain’t no people on old dirt road No more weather on old dirt road Better than a mudslide mamma when the morning comes yeah Oh oh oh oh old dirt road [Outro] Keep on keeping on Keep on keeping on keep on keeping on Keep on keeping on keep on keeping on Keep on keeping on keep on keeping on So long so long Bye bye (fade out) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. What You Got - John Lennon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Riff] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| A|-----7--5-5---5h7-|--------5-5---5h7-| |------------------|------------------| [Middle 8] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + B|----9---9-9---9-|--5---5---5-----| |----5---5-5---5-|--3---3---3-----| G|----9---9-9---9-|--5---5---5-----| or |----4---4-4---4-|--2---2---2-----| |----9---9-9---9-|--5---5---5-----| |----6---6-6---6-|--4---4---4-----| E|0---------------|----------------| |0---------------|----------------| CHORDS E/D x-x-0-1-0-0 E/C# x-4-x-1-0-0 / 0-x-4-2-3-2 or 0-x-7-7-7- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] 3/4 | N.C. | One! (drum break) riff riff riff [Verse 1] Don’t wanna be a drag everybody gotta bag I know you know ’bout the emperor’s clothes [Chorus] You don’t know what you got Until you lose it You don’t know what you got Until you lose it You don’t know what you got Until you lose it Oh baby baby baby gimme one more chance [Interlude] riff riff [Middle 8] (instrumental) Well it’s Saturday night and I just gotta rip it up Sunday morning I just gotta give it up Come Monday momma and I just gotta run away You know it’s such a drag to face another day [Chorus] You don’t know what you got Until you lose it You don’t know what you got Until you lose it You don’t know what you got Until you lose it Oh baby baby baby gimme one more chance [Interlude] riff riff riff [Verse 2] You know the more it change the more it stays the same You gotta hang on in you gotta cut the string [Chorus] You don’t know what you got Until you lose it You don’t know what you got Until you lose it You don’t know you don’t know what you got Until you lose it Oh baby baby baby gimme one more chance [Interlude] riff riff riff riff (repeat and fade out) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Bless You - John Lennon -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: John Lennon From: "Walls and Bridges" (1974) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard If there are too many barree chords for your taste transpose this tab down 2 steps and then use a capo 2nd fret to bring it back to the original key. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is of course possible to use any voicings but these sound close to what is played on the recording. CHORDS Dmaj7 x x 12 11 10 9 C#maj7 x x 11 10 9 8 Cmaj7 x x 10 9 8 7 Bmaj7 x x 9 8 7 6 Bbmaj7 x x 8 7 6 5 F#sus4 2 4 4 4 2 2 Asus4 x 0 2 2 3 0 D/A x 0 2 2 3 2 (= Asus4/13) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Link] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|--------------0-|--0-----2-0-2-0-|--0-----2-0-2---| B|2-------3-2-3-2-|--2-----3-2-3-2-|--2-----3-2-3---| G|2-------2-2-2-2-|--2-----2-2-2-2-|--2-----2-2-2---| D|2-------2-2-2-2-|--2-----2-2-2-2-|--2-----2-2-2---| A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | | % | % | | | | % |2/4 | |4/4 | sus4 | | sus4 | | [Verse] Bless you wherever you are Windswept child on a shoo- ting sta - ar [Interlude] F#m F#sus4 F#m Ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah-ah-ah [Verse] Restless spirits depart Still we’re deep in each o- ther?s hea - art [Interlude] F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ] Ah-ah-ah oh-oh-oh-oh-ah F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ] Yeh-eh-eh Hey-eh-eh-eh-eh [Link] | Asus4 Asus4 | | / / | [[Link]: see above] | / / | [Middle 8] Some people say it’s over Now that we’ve spread our wings But we know better darling [break] [break] The hollow ring is only last year’s echo-oh-oh-oh [Solo] (sax) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | | % | % | | | | % |2/4 | [Interlude] F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ] Mh-mh-mh mh-mh-mh-mh-mh F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ] Yeh-eh-eh Hey-eh-eh-eh-eh [Verse] Bless you whoever you are Holding her now be warm and kind hea- ah- ar - ted [Interlude] F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ] Yeh-eh-eh Hey-eh-eh-eh-eh [Verse] And remember though love is strange Now and forever our love will remai- ai- ai- ain [Interlude] F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ] Mh-mh-mh mh-mh-mh-mh-mh F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ] Yeh-eh-eh Hey-eh-eh-eh-eh [Coda] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | | % | % | | | | % |2/4 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Scared - John Lennon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS Em7 0-2-2-0-3-0 Am/E 0-x-2-2-1-0 B7+5 x-2-1-2-0-3 or x-2-4-2-4-3 D9 x-5-4-5-5-5 C6 x-3-5-5-5-5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | | / | | | | | / | | | [Verse 1] I’m scared I’m scared I’m scared I’m sca-a-a-ared so scared I’m scared I’m scared I’m scared As the years roll away And the price that I paid as the straws slip away [Middle 8] You don’t have to suffer It is what it is No bell book or candle Can get you out of this oh no [Verse 2] I’m scarred I’m scarred I’m scarred I’m sca-a-a-arred ah-ha I’m scarred I’m scarred I’m scarred Every day of my life I just manage to survive I just wanna stay alive [Middle 8] You don’t have to worry In heaven or hell Just dance to the music You do it so well well well [Bridge] Hatred and jealousy Gonna be the death of me I guess I knew it right from the start Sing out about love and peace Don’t wanna see the red raw meat The green-eyed goddamn straight from your heart Verse 3] (saxophone solo) (saxophone solo) I’m tired I’m tired I’m tired Of being so alone No place to call my own like a rolling stone (steady babe!) [Outro] (repeat and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. #9 Dream - John Lennon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Interlude] (at the end of chorus 1 and 2) [guitar] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|------2-------5-|--------------3-|------7-------10| B|--------------3-|----3-------3---|------3-----3---|----8-------8---| G|------2-----2---|--2-------2-----|----4-----4-----|--7-------7-----| D|----4-----4-----|----------------|--5-----3-------|--------0-------| A|--5-------------|----------------|----------------|7---------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [bass guitar] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|5-------3-------|2---------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|--------5-------|3-------1-------| If you’re playing alone and can’t separate arpeggio and bass line use these voicings: D/F# x-x-4-2-3-2 D/E x-x-2-2-3-2 D x-x-0-2-3-2 D/C x-3-x-2-3-2 G/B x-2-0-0-0-3 G7/A x-0-3-0-0-3 G6 3-x-2-0-0-3 G/F 1-x-0-0-0-x OTHER SPECIAL VOICINGS Em9 0-2-2-0-3-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | | | | | | | | | | | [Verse 1] So-oh long ago Was it in a dream Was it just a dream? I-hi know-oh yes I know Seemed so very real It seemed so real to me [Bridge] Took a walk down the street Through the heat whispered trees I thought I could hear hear hear hear) Somebody call out my name as it started to rain Two spirits dancing so strange [Chorus] Ah! bowakawa pousse pousse Ah! bowakawa pousse pousse Ah! bowakawa pousse pousse [Interlude] | / / | / | / / | / | / | [Verse 2] Dream dream away Magic in the air Was magic in the air? I believe yes I believe More I cannot say What more can I say? [Bridge] On a river of sound Through the mirror go round round I thought I could feel feel feel feel Music touching my soul something warm sudden cold The spirit dance was unfolding [Chorus] Ah! bowakawa pousse pousse Ah! bowakawa pousse pousse Ah! bowakawa pousse pousse [Interlude] | / / | / | / / | / | / | [Chorus] / [Outro] Ah! bowakawa pousse pousse Ah! bowakawa pousse pousse Ah! bowakawa pousse pousse Ah! bowakawa pousse pousse (repeat and fade) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox) - John Lennon -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x G/B x-2-0-0-3-3 Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3 Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0 Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] 1 + 2 + ˅ 1 + 2 + ˅ 1 + 2 + ˅ 1 + 2 + ˅ 1 + 2 + 3 + --|--------|--|--------|--|--------|--|--------|--|------------| --|--------|--|--------|--|--------|--|--------|--|------------| --|------7-|--|------7-|--|------5-|--|------5-|--|------------| A 5-|9-h-----|5-|9-h-----|3-|7-h-----|3-|7-h-----|--|--5-7---7-5-| E --|/-------|--|/-------|--|/-------|--|/-------|3-|7---h---h---| [Link] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------5-----| E|--3-7---h---h---| / ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] (see above) [Verse 1] Sweet as the smell of success Her body’s warm and wet She gets me through this god awful loneliness A natural high butterfly - oh I ... I need need need her [Link] [see above] [Verse 2] Just like a willow tree A breath of spring you see And oh boy you don’t know what she do to me She makes me sweat and forget who I am I need need need need need her [Middle 8] Well I was wondering how long this could go on on and on Well I thought I could never be surprised But could it be that I-ah-ah-ay bit my own tongue Oh yeah it’s so hard to swallow when you’re wrong [Link] [see above] [Verse 3] (+ link to outro) A bird of paradise The sunrise in her eyes God only knows such a sweet surprise I was blind she blew my mind think that I I love love love love love her I love her I love her I love her I love her [Outro] Sweet sweet sweet sweet love Sweet sweet sweet sweet love Sweet sweet sweet sweet love (repeat and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Steel and Glass - John Lennon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINK 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------| B|------------1-0-| G|----------------|2 D|--------3-2-----|2 A|----3-2---------|0 E|1-0-------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0 D9/F# 2-x-0-2-1-0 D7sus2 x-x-0-2-1-0 (= Am/D) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | | % | % | % | (This is a story about your friend and mine Who is it who is it who is it?) [Verse 1] There you stand with your L.A. Tan | 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | And your New York walk and your New York talk You’re mother left you when you were small | 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | But you’re gonna wish you wasn’t born at all [Chorus] Steel and glass Steel and glass Steel and glass Steel and glass [Interlude] | | | D7sus2 | | [Verse 2] Your phone don’t ring no one answers your call | 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | How does it feel to be off the wall (LINK) [Interlude] | | | D7sus2 | | % | [Verse 3] Well your mouthpiece squawks as he spreads your lies | 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | But you can’t pull strings if your hands are tied (LINK) Well your teeth are clean but your mind is capped | 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | You leave your smell like an alley cat (LINK) [Chorus] Steel and glass Steel and glass Steel and glass Steel and glass [Outro] Na na na na na Na na na na Na na na na Hey yeh yeh yeh yeh Na na na na Hey hey Hey yeh yeh yeh yeh Hey yeh yeh yeh Hey hey | | % | (fade out over last 8 bars) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Beef Jerky - John Lennon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: John Lennon From: “Walls and Bridges” (1974) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS D/E 0-5-4-x-x-x (Verse 1 2) (0)x-x-7-7-0 (Verse 3) E6 0-4-2-x-x-x (Verse 1 2) (0)x-x-6-5-0 (Verse 3) E 0-2-2-x-x-x (Verse 1 2) (0)x-x-4-5-0 (Verse 3) G/A x-0-5-4-x-x (Verse 1 2) (0)x-x-12-12-0 (Verse 3) A6 x-0-4-2-x-x (Verse 1 2) (0)x-x-11-10-0 (Verse 3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse 1] 2/4 | / | / | | / | / | | / | / / | / | / / | [Bridge] 7/4 (lick) | | % | | % | [Chorus] | | % | % | % | [Verse 2] 2/4 | / | / | | / | / | | / | / / | / | / / | [Bridge] 7/4 (lick) | | % | | % | [Chorus] (Beef Jerky! Beef Jerky! Beef Jerky! Aaaaaah!) [Interlude] | | % | [Verse 3] 2/4 | / | / | | / | / | | / | / / | / | / / | [Bridge] 7/4 (lick) | | % | | % | [Chorus] | | % | % | % | (riff) (riff) [Outro] | | % | | % | (repeat and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down And Out) - John Lennon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0 E7 0-2-2-1-3-0 G 3-x-0-0-3-3 Bbaug x-1-0-3-3-2 (Lennon plays Daug x-x-0-3-3-2 bass plays Bb) x-2-4-4-3-2 (Lennon plays x-x-0-4-3-2 bass plays ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Dsus2 | Dsus2 | [Verse 1] Nobody loves you when you’re down and out Nobody sees you when you’re on cloud nine Everybody’s hustlin’ for a buck and a dime I’ll scratch your back and you scratch mine (break) [Bridge] D Bbaug I’ve been across to the other side I’ve shown you everything I got nothing to hide And still you ask me do I love you What it is what it is All I can tell you is it’s all show biz All I can tell you is it’s all show biz (break) [Verse 2] Nobody loves you when you’re down and out Nobody knows you when you’re on cloud nine Everybody’s hustlin’ for a buck and a dime I’ll scratch your back and you knife mine (break) [Bridge] D Bbaug I’ve been across the water now so many times I’ve seen the one eyed witchdoctor leading the blind And still you ask me do I love you What you say what you say Everytime I put my finger on it it slips away Everytime I put my finger on it it slips a -way (break) [Solo] | | | | | | | | | | [Middle 8] Well I get up in the morning And I’m looking in the mirror to see oo-oo-oo-oo wee! (break) Then I’m lying in the darkness And I know I can’t get to sleep oo-oo-oo-oo wee! (break) [Verse 3] Nobody loves you when you’re old and grey Nobody needs you when you’re upside down Everybody’s hollerin’ ’bout their own birthday Everybody loves you when you’re six foot in the ground [Outro] (whistling) (whistling) (repeat and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Ya Ya - John Lennon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay we’re just sittin’ in the la la. Okay we’ll do that. One two three four ... [Verse 1] Sittin’ in the la la Waitin’ for the ya ya ah-huh-huh Sittin’ in the la la Waitin’ for the ya ya ah-ah-ah It may sound funny But it’s all right honey ah-ah-ah [Verse 2] Hey baby hurry [sounds like "worry" though] Don’t make me worry ah-ah-ah Hey baby hurry Don’t make me worry ah-ah (fade over last lines)
