Matt Mays – Queen Of Portland Street (Guitar)
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1.0x
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Tabbed by: ADalziel
This was an older matt mays song that was called G And Me that was recently re-recorded.
couldn't find any tabs for it and the lyrics people have been submitting are terrible,
this is my attempt at both.
Tuning: Standard
Intro starts off with Em, G and C chords along with this riff..
e|--0----------------------------------------3-------------------| B|--0-------------------------------1----1---3-------------------| G|--0--------0-----0-----0----------0----0---0-------------------| D|--2-----5-----4-----2-------------2----2---0-------------------| A|--2-------------------------------3----3---2-------------------| E|--0----------------------------------------3-------------------| e|--0----------------------------------------3-------------------| B|--0--------0-----0-----0----------1----1---3-------------------| G|--0-----4-----2-----0-------------0----0---0-------------------| D|--2-------------------------------2----2---0-------------------| A|--2-------------------------------3----3---2-------------------| E|--0----------------------------------------3-------------------|
VERSE:
G C G It was that life changing song on that white cassette G C G A melody I'll never forget G C G Get me a triple triple and a BCD G C G The good times will be on me
CHORUS:
Em Bm C G Throw in the shifter 1, 2 and 3 Em G C G Find me the queen of Portland street Em Bm C G Out in the five runner out in the rain Em G C G Me and G chasing hurricanes
(repeat the intro riff)
VERSE:
G C G Come on Lanny cut me a deal G C G I work so hard and I never steal G C G And the 827 punched out my lights G C G Down at Rudy's last Saturday night G C G I know this road like the back of my hand G C G From the donair temple to the L-town sand G C G Me and G will meet you down in the dunes G C G With the moon and the tunes yeah we'll be there soon
CHORUS
(just listen to the song a bunch to get the timing and strumming for this)
e|--2------------------------------------------0-----0---0-------| B|--1------------------------------------------1-----1---1-------| G|--2------------------------------------------0-----0---2-------| D|--0------------------------------------------2-----x---2-------| A|---------------------------------------------3-----2---0-------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| And the good times they go, flying with the sparrows south. They're flying so e|--2------------------------------------------0-----0---0-------| B|--1------------------------------------------1-----1---1-------| G|--2------------------------------------------0-----0---2-------| D|--0------------------------------------------2-----x---2-------| A|---------------------------------------------3-----2---0-------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
hard. Cause fools like you and me we'll never understand, or get to
e|--0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------------------| B|--1-----1-----1-----1------------------------------------------| G|--2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------------------| D|--2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------------------| A|--0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
dismiss, all this ditance.
Go back to main part with a sweet harmonica solo, then repeat the chorus twice.
End on:
Em G C G Me and G chasing hurricanes x4