C                 B                              F       A
In the moon light fighting with the night it's a rip-off
C                         B                           F        A
Kissing all the slain I'm bleeding in the rain it's a rip-off, such a rip-off

2.Rocking in the nude I'm feeling such a dude, it's a rip-off
  Dancing in the dark with the tramps in the park, it's rip-off, such a rip-off

3.See your baby's stud sliding in the mud, it's a rip-off
  Bleached on the beach I want to tickle your peach, it's a rip-off, such a rip-off

4.See the girl dance in her man skin pants, she's a rip-off
  Terraplane Tommy wants to bang your gong, it's a rip-off, such a rip=off

5.Gypsy girl's good people treat her like a fool, it's a rip-off
  The President's weird he's got a burgundy beard, it's rip-off, such a rip-off

G                   A
I'm the king of the highway
G                    A
I'm the Queen of the hop
G                        A
You should see me at the governor's ball
G                 A
Doin' the rip-off bop
G            A
I'm a social person
      G               A
I'm a creature in disguise
          G                      A
There's a man with a whip on his silver lip
G                A
Living inside my eyes
A             B
I'm a cat the alley
      A                B
I'm a fleetwood voodoo man
A                   B
There's very little ever said
A                   B
All of which I understand
  C                      B                      F       A
6.Caught like a shark in space adn time, it's a rip-off
  If it's hers well it must be mine, it's a rip-off, such a rip-off

7.Dancing in the nude feeling such a dude, it's a rip-off
  Mountains of the Moon remind me of my spoon, it's a rip-off, such a rip-off

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G          Em          G          Em
Metal Guru is it you?  Metal Guru is it you?
Am                     D                     G
Sittin' there in your armour plated chair oh yeah
G          Em          G          Em
Metal Guru is it true? Metal guru is it true?
Am                  D            G
All alone without a telephone oh yeah
G          Em            G                  Em
Metal Guru could it be?  You're gonna bring my baby to me
Am                         D
She'll be wild you know, a rock and roll child oh yeah
G          Em
Metal Guru how's it been?
G                       Em
Just like a silver stud sabre-tooth dream 
Am                    D7
I'll be clinging on a polution machine oh yeah
G          Em          G          Em
Metal Guru is it you?  Metal Guru is it you?

[Bridge]

G A D Em   G A D Em  Am D G
ah------- ah-------  Oh----

G          Em
Metal Guru could it mean
G                   Em
You're gonna bring my baby to me?
Am                         D                        G
She'll be wild you know, a rock and roll child oh yeah
G          Em 
Metal Guru is it true?  yeah yeah yeah  (repeat til fade)

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E
Beneath the be-bop moon
C#m
I want to croon
     E
With you

Beneath the mambo sun
  C#m
I got to be the one
     E     B7
With you - oo
     E     B7       E
with you - oo  with you

(same til end)!

2. My life's a shadowless horse   4. Upon a savage lake
   If I can't get a across           Make no mistake
   To you                            I love you
   In the alligator rain             I got a powder keg leg
   My heart's all pain               And my wig's all pooped
   For you                           For you

3. Girl, you're good              5. With my hat in my hand
   And I've got wild knees           I'm a hungry man
   For you                           For you
   On a mountain range               I got stars in my beard
   I'm Doctor Strange                And I feel real weird
   For you                           For you

                   6.  Beneath the be-bop moon
                       I'm howling like a loon
                       For you
                       Beneath the mambo sun
                       I got to be the one
                       For you

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Intro: D  
 
 D  
Are you my main man? 
 Em  
Are you now? Are you now? 
 D  
Are you my main man? 
 Em                       G         D  
Are you now are you now  Are you now? 
 
 D  
Are you a god man?  
 Em  
Are you now? are you now? 
 D  
Are you a frog man? 
 Em                          G       D  
Are you now? Are you now?  Are you now 
 
 D  
Heaven is hot babe 
 Em  
ever so, ever so 
 D  
Heaven is hot babe 
 Em                             G           D               
watch it glow,watch it glow, yea watch it glow 
 
 D  
Bolan likes to rock now 
 Em  
yes he does,yes he does 
 D  
Bolan likes to rock now 
 Em                        G      D                       
yes he does,yes he does yes he does 
  
 D  
ohh ha uh hau hau 
 
 D  
Is ther a sane man? 
 Em  
anywhere,anywhere 
 D  
got your arms in my hair 
 Em                               G         D            
an i dont care, no i dont care no i dont care 
 
 D  
as a child i laughed alot 
 Em  
ohh yes i did,yes i did 
 D  
now it seems i cry alot 
 Em                                                   
ohh tell me true, dont you? 
                                        
 D  
Are you my main man? 
 Em  
Are you now? Are you now? 
 D  
Are you my main man? 
 Em                       G         D  
Are you now are you now  Are you now?

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T - Rex - Life's a Gas
Electric Warrior (1971)
Transcribed by Chris Read (anarchy_2kuk@yahoo.co.uk)

Chords:
       EADGBE
G:    (320033)
D:    (xx0232)
Dsus4:(xx0233)
c:    (x32010)
Am:   (x02210)

Intro
G


G					Fill 1
I could have love you girl like a planet
G                                      D  Dsus4  D
I could have chained your heart to a star
C        Am                       D
But it really doesn't matter at all
C        Am                       D
No, it really doesn't matter at all
          G
Life's a gas

G					Fill 1
I could have built a house in the ocean
G                                    D  Dsus4  D
I could have placed our love in the sky 
C        Am                      D
But it really doesn't matter at all
C        Am                      D
No, it really doesn't matter at all
          G
Life's a gas

G					Fill 1
I could have turned you into a priestess
G                                       D  Dsus4  D
I could have burned your faith in the sand
C        Am                      D
But it really doesn't matter at all
No, it really doesn't matter at all
          G
Life's a gas
(i hope it's gonna last)


Guitar Solo (Played 

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7---9b11-9b11r9-7---7--9--11-/-0-------7---9b11-9b11r9-7---------------|
|--9---7---------------9------------------9---7---------------9-7--9-/-7---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


C        Am                      D
But it really doesn't matter at all
No, it really doesn't matter at all

          G
Life's a gas


Fill 1:

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--4-2-0----------|
|--------2-0------|
|------------3~---|

Guitar Fills and solo's are played with a octave pedal.

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G
Well she's my woman of gold
             C                G
And she's not very old - a ha ha
               C
Well she's my woman of gold
             Am               G
And she's not very old - a ha ha
         D              
I don't mean to be bold, 
                C          G
a-but a-may I hold your hand?

               G
Well she ain't no witch 
             C                G
and I love the way she twitch - a ha ha
               C
Well she ain't no witch 
             Am               G
and I love the way she twitch - a ha ha
         D              
I'm a labourer of love 
             C              G
in my persian gloves - a ha ha

               G
Well she's faster than most 
             C                G
and she lives on the coast - a ha ha
               C
Well she's faster than most 
             Am               G
and she lives on the coast - a ha ha
         D              
I'm her two-penny prince 
             C                G
and I give her hot love - a ha ha Ow - ow - mh

               G
Well she ain't no witch 
             C                G
and I love the way she twitch - a ha ha
               C
Well she ain't no witch 
             Am               G
and I love the way she twitch - a ha ha
         D              
I'm her two-penny prince 
             C                G
and I give her hot love - a ha ha

               G
La-la-la-la-la-la-la...
             C         G
Ooh ooh, oh don't you do...
               C
Ooh ooh, lay it all down...
             Am               G
Ooh ooh, jetzt kommt sie doch, mh...
         D    C    G
Ooh ooh, mm-ba-ba-ba...

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Get It On (Bang A Gong)

T-Rex

           Ep              Ap                Ev
E------------------   ---------------   ---------------
B------------------   ---------------   ---------------
G------------------   -2-2------2----   ---------------
D--2-2------2------   -2-2-4----2-4--   -2-2-----------
A--2-2-4----2-4----   -0-0-0----0-0--   -2-2-4-2-5-4-2-
E--0-0-0----0-0----   ---------------   -0-0-0---------

The above tabs are for the patterns played over the E and A chords
throughout most of the song. One varient of the Ep pattern is used
a few times (Ev), just before the chorus. Sometimes the open strings
are picked as indicated, other times they are just left ringing after
the first pick...play around with your own varients to break up the
monotony. 

     G            Gsus           A            Asus
E A D G B E   E A D G B E   E A D G B E   E A D G B E
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
3 5 5 4 3 3   3 5 3 5 3 3   5 7 7 6 5 5   5 7 5 7 5 5

The above bar chords sound reasonable behind the chorus. They are
designed for ease of playing...thats the whole point of this song!

Scott.
-----------------the start-----------------------

Ep

Ep                       Ep
            Well, you're dirty and sweet, clad in

Ap
black, don't look back, and I

Ep
love you

Ap
You're dirty and sweet, oh

Ep
yeah

Ep                     Ep
           Well you're slim and you're weak, you've got the

Ap
teeth of the Hydra

Ep
upon you

Ap
You're dirty, sweet, and you're my

Ep
girl

*chorus start*
Ev
     Get it

G   Gsus   Gsus   G
on,          Bang a

A   Asus   Asus    A
gong,         Get on

Ep

*repeat*
*chorus end*

(uses same chords/patterns as first verse)
You're built like a car, you've got a hub
cap diamond star
halo
You're built like a car, oh
yeah
Well, you're an untamed youth, that's the
truth, with your cloak full of
eagles
You're dirty, sweet, and you're my
girl

*chorus*

You're windy and wild, you've got the
blues in your shoes and your
stockings
You're windy and wild, oh
yeah
Well, you're built like a car, you've got a
hub cap diamond star
halo
You're dirty, sweet, and you're my
girl
 
*chorus*

You're dirty and sweet, clad in
black, don't look back, and I
love you
You're dirty and sweet, oh
yeah
Well, you dance when you walk, so lets
dance, take a chance, under...
...stand me
You're dirty, sweet, and you're my
girl

*chorus*

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GET IT ON (BANG A GONG)

by T. REX
(Marc Bolan)

Here is the guitar & bass for the first 6 measures of a verse:

     E                        A                        E
 &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
e---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G---|----------------------2-|---2--3-----2--3--------|----------------------2-|
D-2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|
A-2-|---2--3--2--2--3------0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0---2-|---2--3-----2--3------0-|
E-0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|----------------------0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
    |                        |                        |                        |
 &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
G---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D---|----------------------7-|---7--7--7--7--7--7-----|----------------------7-|
A-7-|---7--7--7--7--7--7-----|----------------------7-|---7--------7-----------|
E---|------------------------|------------------------|------9--------9--------|


     A                        E
 &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
e   |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B   |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G   |---2--3-----2--3--------|------------------------|------------------------|
D   |---2--3-----2--3------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|
A   |0--0--0--0--0--0--0---2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|
E   |----------------------0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-|
    |                        |                        |                        |
    |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
G   |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D   |---7--7--7--7--7--7-----|------------------------|------------------------|
A   |----------------------7-|---7--------7---------7-|---7--------7---------7-|
E   |------------------------|------9--------9--------|------9--------9--------|


Here is the bass & guitar for the first 4 measures of the chorus:

     G                        A                        E
 &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
e---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D-5-|---5--7-----5--7------7-|---7--9-----7--9------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|
A-5-|---5--7-----5--7------7-|---7--9-----7--9------2-|---2--3-----2--3------2-|
E-3-|---3--3-----3--3------5-|---5--5-----5--5------0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-|
    |                        |                        |                        |
 &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
G---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D---|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A---|---------5--7--5--------|---------7--9--7------7-|---7--------7---------7-|
E-3-|---3--7-----------7---5-|---5--9-----------9-----|------9--------9--------|

    |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
e   |------------------------|
B   |------------------------|
G   |------------------------|
D   |---2--3-----2--3------5-|
A   |---2--3-----2--3------5-|
E   |0--0--0--0--0--0--0---3-|
    |                        |
 &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  |
G   |------------------------|
D   |------------------------|
A   |---7--------7-----------|
E   |------9--------9------3-|

Get It On (Bang A Gong)/Marc Bolan

[Intro:]
E  E  E  E
[4 measures guitar & bass only]
E  E  E  E
[4 measures all instruments]

[Verse 1:]
             E
Well, you're dirty and sweet,
        A
Clad in black, don't look back,
      E
And I love you.
       A                   E     E
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah.
            E
Well you're slim and you're weak,
               A                   E
You've got the teeth of the Hydra upon you.
       A                           E     E
You're dirty, sweet, and you're my girl.

[Chorus:]
       G
Get it on,
       A
Bang a gong,
           E  E
Get it on.

       G
Get it on,
       A
Bang a gong,
           E  E  E  E
Get it on.

[Verse 2:]

Well you're built like a car,
You've got a hub cap diamond star halo.
You're built like a car, oh yeah.
Well, you're an untamed youth,
That's the truth, with your cloak full of eagles.
You're dirty, sweet, and you're my girl.

[Chorus:]

Get it on,
Bang a gong,
Get it on.

Get it on,
Bang a gong,
Get it on.

[Verse 3:]

Well you're windy and wild,
You've got the blues in your shoes and your stockings.
You're windy and wild, oh yeah.
Well, you're built like a car,
You've got a hub cap diamond star halo.
You're dirty, sweet, and you're my girl.

[Chorus:]

Get it on,
Bang a gong,
Get it on.

Get it on,
Bang a gong,
Get it on.

[REPEAT INTRO:]

E  E  E  E
[4 measures guitar & bass only]
E  E  E  E
[4 measures all instruments]

[VERSE 4:]

You're dirty and sweet,
Clad in black, don't look back,
And I love you.
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah.
Well, you dance when you walk,
So lets dance, take a chance, understand me.
You're dirty, sweet, and you're my girl.

[OUTRO:]

Get it on,    |
Bang a gong,  |- repeat three times
Get it on.    |

E  E  E  E
[4 measures guitar & bass only]
E  E  E  E
[4 measures all instruments]

Get it on,    |
Bang a gong,  |- repeat four times
Get it on.    |

(Take me...and meanwhile...I'm still...?)

[FADE OUT]

Here's a summary of the basic chord cycles:

Measure  1  2  3  4  5  6

Intro    E  E  E  E
         E  E  E  E

Verse    E  A  E  A  E  E
         E  A  E  A  E  E

Chorus   G  A  E  E
         G  A  E  E  E  E

Outro    G  A  E  E
         G  A  E  E  etc.

Transcribed 1995 by John Crooks

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