The Jam – To Be Someone Didnt We Have A Nice Time (Guitar Intro)
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"To Be Someone (Didn't We Have A Nice Time)" by The Jam off their essential 1978 album All Mod Cons.
Note: The main riff below contains two guitar parts: lead and rhythm. The lead part is only played
during the interlude and verse 2. Also, the licks at the end of the chorus lines are tabbed beneath
the text.
[Chords]
A = 577655 D* = xx0232 E7 = x79797
A* = x02220 D5 = 10-12-12-x-x-x F#sus4 = x-9-11-11-12-x
Aadd9 = 57760x A/C# = 9-12-11-x-x-x F#7 = x-9-11-9-11-x
Asus4 = 5777xx Bm = 799777 E = x7645x
D = x5777x Esus4 = x-7-9-9-10-x G = 35543x
[Main Riff]
A A A D
e|-----------------|-----------------| |---------5~-----------3---5~-----|----------5~----------3---5~-----|
B|-----5-------5---|-----5-------7---| |------------------3h5------------|------------------2h5------------|
G|-----6-------6---|-----6-------7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-x-x-7---x-x-7---|-x-x-7---x-x-7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-x-x-7---x-x-7---|-x-x-7---x-x-5---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-x-x-5---x-x-5---|-x-x-5---x-x-----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a==============================================================================================================
[Intro] A A Aadd9 A Asus4 A e|-5-5-|---5-------------------------------|-----------------------------5-5---| B|-5-5-|---5-------5---5---0---0-----------|-----------------5---5---0---5-5---| G|-6-6-|o--6-------6---6---6---6---6---6---|-7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6-6--o| x2 D|-7-7-|o--7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7--o| A|-7-7-|---7-------------------------------|-----------------------------7-7---| E|-5-5-|---5-------------------------------|-----------------------------5-5---| + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A A A D
A A A D
[Verse 1]
A A A D To be someone must be a wonder-ful thing A A A A A famous footbal-ler or rock singer D5 D5 \ A/C# A/C# \ Bm Or a big film star Esus4 E7 Yes, I think I would like that
A A A D
A A A D To be rich and have lots of fans, A A A Have lots of girls to prove that I'm a man A D D5 A/C# A/C# \ Bm And be number one Esus4 E7 And liked by everyone
A x2
[Interlude]
A E e|-------0---------|-------0---2-----|-----0---------0-|-----0-----------| *Let ring B|-----------------|-------------2---|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----2-----2---2-|---2-----2-----0-|-1-2---1---2-----|-1-2---1---2-----| x2 D|-2-4-----4---4---|-4---4-----------|-----------------|---------------4-| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A A Asus4 A e|-5-5-|---5-------------------------------|-----------------------------5-5---| B|-5-5-|---5-------------------------------|-----------------------------5-5---| G|-6-6-|o--6-------6---6---6---6---6---6---|-7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6-6--o| x2 D|-7-7-|o--7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7--o| A|-7-7-|---7-------------------------------|-----------------------------7-7---| E|-5-5-|---5-------------------------------|-----------------------------5-5---| + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Ooh!
A A A D
[Verse 2]
A A A D Getting drugged up with my trendy friends A A A A They really dig me, man, and I dig them, D D5 A/C# A/C# \ Bm And the bread I spend Esus4 E7 F#sus4 F#7 Is like my fame — it's quickly di-minished
[Pre-Chorus 1]
D* A* There's no more swimming in a gui-tar-shaped pool, D* A* No more reporters at my beck and call, D* A* No more cocaine, now it's only ground chalk D* A* No more taxis, now we'll have to walk
[Chorus]
E A But didn't we have a nice time? e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----7b9---7-5-----------| D|-----------------7~------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a E A Didn't we have a nice time? e|-------------5-----------| B|-------------------------| G|-----7---7b9-------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a E G Oh, wasn't it such a fine time? e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| *Played on the G. G|-----7b9b7---------------| D|-------------5~----------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a
[Verse 3]
A D A I realise I should've stuck to my guns
Instead shit out to be one of the bastard sons
D D A/C# A/C# \ Bm And lose myself Esus4 E7 I know it was wrong, F#sus4 F#7 But it's cost me a lot
[Pre-Chorus 2]
D* A* There's no more drinking when the club shuts down D* A* I'm out on my arse with the rest of the clowns D* A* It's really frightening without a bodyguard, D* A* So I stay confined to my lonely room
[Chorus]
E A But didn't we have a nice time? e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----9---7---------------| D|-------------10--7~------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a E A Didn't we have a nice time? e|-------------8-----10---b12b10-8-----8-----------|---------| B|-------10-------------------------10-------------|-10~---\-| E|-------------------------------------------------|---------| D|-------------------------------------------------|---------| A|-------------------------------------------------|---------| E|-------------------------------------------------|---------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 + 2 + E G Oh, wasn't it such a fine time? e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| *Played on the G. G|--7pb8--b7---------------| D|-------------5~----------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a
[Outro]
G / A D A To be someone must be a wonderful thing