Tablature tip of my tongue - The Grass Roots

          



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  From: Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com>

  Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:21:07 -0400

  Subject: g/grass_roots/tip_of_my_tongue.crd

  

  

  

  Another great non-hit, released in the fall of '66 to underwhelming

  response.  Note that Rob Grill rerecorded the lead vocal track for the

  _Let's Live For Today_ LP.

  

                             "Tip Of My Tongue"

                        (P. F. Sloan - Steve Barri)

  

  Intro:

  

  	fuzz guitar (doubled w/bass and marimba):

  

  	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

  	-----------------|-----------------

  	-----------------|-----------------

  	-----------------|-----------------

  	-----------------|-----------------

  	-1-0-----------0-|-1-0-------------

  	-------3---0-3---|-----3-----------

  

  Verse 1:

  

  	Em          Am

  	   So many words

  	D      /F#                G

  	   Are buzzing 'round my head

  	Em          Am

  	   So many words

  	D             /F#           G

  	   Are still waiting to be said

  

  	E         A         E            A

  	I keep a-tryin' to tell you I'm sorry

  	E         A               E         A

  	I keep a-tryin'  but my mouth gets numb

  	E         A         E            A

  	I keep a-tryin' to tell you I'm sorry

  	E                         G#

  	  It's on the tip of my tongue

  

  Chorus:

  

  	D#             G#         C#m

  	   It's on the tip of my tongue [1, 2, 3: baby]

  	D#             G#         C#m

  	   It's on the tip of my [1, 4: tongue]  [2, 3: T- t- t- ah!]

  	D#             G#          A

  	   It's on the tip of my tongue

  	                         C#m    B

  	But the words they don't come

  

  Verse 2:

  

  	Each time you see me

  	You must be thinking, "here comes a bad scene"

  	But if you could just be me

  	Then you'd know what I mean

  

  	When I keep trying  to tell you I'm sorry

  	When I keep hoping it's not over and done [45: yeah  LP: no!]

  	When I keep trying  to tell you I'm sorry

  	It's on the tip of my tongue

  

  Bridge:

  

  	C 

  	   What is it you want me to do

  	Am

  	   Do I have to come out and spell it for you

  	    Bm           Bb+  Bm7/A        E/G#

  	It must hurt you too, going on this way

  	 A                         B             E

  	Wanting to hear words that I just can't say

  

  [repeat chorus 2X; fade at end 2nd time]

  

  

  -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

  

   


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 Tip of my tongue, de The grass roots 

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