Paul McCartney – Dress Me Up As A Robber (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paul McCartney From: "Tug of War" (1982) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro break
       1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
e ----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G ----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D --7-|9-7---7-----------------------7-|9-7---7-----------------------7-|
A 10--|----10------9---10--7-------10--|----10------9---10----------10--|
E ----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|9-7---7-----------------------7-|9-7---7-------------------------|
A|----10------9---10--7-------10--|----10------9---7---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Outro break
       1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
e ----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G ----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D --7-|9-7---7-----------------------7-|9-7---7-----------------------7-|
A 10--|----10------9---10--7-------10--|----10------9---10----------10--|
E ----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +
e|--------------------------------|----------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------|
D|9-7---7-----------------------7-|9-7---7---------|
A|----10------9---10--7-------10--|----10------9---|
E|--------------------------------|----------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------7-----7-|--------------------------------|
A|7-------9-------10----------10--|9-7---7-----9-7-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|----10--------------------------|

Intro / Interludes between verses: funky lick (many minor variations)
  Em7                     F#m7/E   Em7                     F#m7/E
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
e|----1010--10------------12--12--|----1010--10----10------12\-----|
B|----8-8---8-------------10--10--|----8-8---8-----8-------10\-----|
G|----7-7---7-------------9---9---|----7-7---7-----7-------9\------|
D|----9-9---9-------------11--11--|----9-9---9-----9-------11\-----|
A|----7-7---7-------------9---9---|----7-7---7-----7-------9\------|
E|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

CHORDS
           E-A-D-G-B-e
Abmaj7     4-x-5-5-4-x
Dsus2      x-5-7-7-5-5
D7sus2     x-5-7-5-5-5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Break] | N.C. | % | % | % | (brass lick) [Intro]
| Em7    F#m7/E | % | % | % |
(funky guitar lick)
[Verse 1]
        Em7
You can dress me up as a robber

      Dm7                    (C#m7)
But I won't be in disguise

Cm7
Only love is a robber,

       Bbm7
And he lives within your eyes

Dm7        | Em7    F#m7/E | % | % | % |
Oo-oo-ooh, oo-ee-ooh
[Verse 2]
        Em7
You can dress me up as a sailor,

      Dm7                    (C#m7)
But I'll never run to sea

   Cm7
As long as your love is available to me

Bbm7                       Dm7
What do I do with a sea of blue?

| Em7      F#m7/E | % |     %         | % |
Ooh-ee-ooh           Ba bah bap bap ba dah da
[Solo]
| Em7 | Dm7   (C#m7) | Cm7 | Bbm7 | Eb |
 (flamenco style guitar)
[Link]
Abmaj7
Dressing me up
(dressing me up) [Middle 8]
   Dsus2
It doesn't make a difference

G6
What you want to do

     D7sus2
Whichever way you look at it

    G6
I'm still in love with you

   D7sus2
If we go on forever

 | Em7 | % |
I may never make a change
[Break]
| Em | % | % | % |
(brass lick)
[Interlude] | Em7 | % | % | % | | Em7 | % | % | % | | Em7 | % | % | % | [Link]
Abmaj7
Dressing me up
(dressing me up) [Middle 8]
    Dsus2
And if I don't convince you

    G6
You needn't look too far

   D7sus2
To see that I'm not lying

  G6
I love you the way you are

    D7sus2
And what's the point of changing

        { Em7 | % |
When I'm happy as I am?
[Verse 3]
        Em7
You can dress me up as a soldier

      Dm7                      (C#m7)
But I wouldn't know what for

Cm7
I was the one that told you he loved you

Bbm7                      Dm7
Don't wanna go to another war

        | Em7    F#m7/E | % | % | % |
No, no, no                 Bah bap bap ba dah da
[Break] 2/4 4/4 1 + 2 + | N.C. | % | % | % | % | Em (brass lick)