Todd Rundgren – Love Of The Common Man (Guitar Tab)
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Song: Love of the Common Man
Artist: Todd Rundgren
Tabbed By: bmchrestoff (2/1/20 to 2/9/20)
IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1) This transcription is based primarily on his 10-12-12 solo performance
at the Cleveland Agora and a radio show performance in Denmark called
"Live @ Roodshow" from 2011 I believe
2) The chords used in this transcription are the exact chords and grips that
Todd uses in his acoustic version of this classic song. Some are a bit
trickey (the C#m/E comes to mind) but most are easy to master
3) A Great song and a great example of Todd's use of "Rundgren Chords"
aka "slash" chords where the root or bass note of the chord is altered
to give a very suttle and interesting nuance to the chord
4) This version also includes the solo that Todd sometimes includes in his
performance of this song
5) Todd does change things up a bit from show to show, especially the solo,
but what you have here is essentially how he performs the song acoustically
6) The artificial harmonics in the Intro are from the actual recording. Todd
does NOT use those in his acoustic performance...... but I do. To me they
are essential to the song
7) Todd has used a 6 and a 12 string acoustic guitar to perform this song live
depending on his mood.Take your pick
Chords Used in This Song:
C#m/A X 0 6 6 5 0
B/A X 0 4 4 4 0
A X 0 2 2 2 0
C#m/E 0 7 6 9 9 9
B/E 0 7 9 8 7 7
C#m X 4 6 6 5 4
B X 2 4 4 4 X
Asus2 X 0 2 2 0 0
Dmaj7 X X 0 2 2 2
Amaj7 X 0 2 1 2 0
Emaj7 0 2 2 4 4 4
F#m 2 4 2 2 2 2
G#m 4 6 4 4 4 4
C#m7 X 4 6 4 5 4
E/G# 4 X 2 4 0 0
A X 0 7 6 5 0
A 5 0 7 6 5 0
B/A X 0 9 8 7 X
E/A X 0 9 9 9 X
E/G#* X X 6 4 5 X
F#m* 2 X 2 2 2 2
[Intro]
AH AH AH AH
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B|---5---4---2--12------5---4---2--5--------------|
G|---6---4---2----------6---4---2-----------------|
D|---6---4---2----------6---4---2-----------------|
A|---0---0---0----------0---0---0-----------------|
E|---X---X---X----------X---X---X-----------------|[Verse 1]
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I've been bu............rn............ed in my prime
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E|------------0-0------------0-0----------X-X-----X-X--------X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X---------|
The simple things in life seem so hard to learn sometimes
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And it takes so long Catch it while you can Too late tomorrow
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D|-----------6-------4-------2---2-2-2----------|
A|-----------0-------0-------0---0-0-0----------|
E|-----------X-------X-------X---X-X-X----------|
And ev......ery.....one[Verse 2]
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G|------------9-9------------8-8----------6-6------4-4--------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2---------|
D|------------6-6------------9-9----------6-6------4-4--------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2---------|
A|------------7-7------------7-7----------4-4------2-2--------0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---------|
E|------------0-0------------0-0----------X-X------X-X--------X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X---------|
Said we all know what comes of that
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Living in your pockets and talking through your hat
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E|----------------------0-0-0---0-0-0-----------------------------------------------2--------X-X-------|
But it won't take long To turn your head around Too late tomorrow
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B|-----------5-------4-------2---2-2-2-----------------2----------4-4-----4--4-4-4--4-4-4------|
G|-----------6-------4-------2---2-2-2-----------------2----------4-4-----4--4-4-4--4-4-4------|
D|-----------6-------4-------2---2-2-2-----------------2----------4-4-----2--2-2-2--2-2-2------|
A|-----------0-------0-------0---0-0-0-----------------4----------2-2-----2--2-2-2--2-2-2------|
E|-----------X-------X-------X---X-X-X-----------------2------------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0------|
Cause ev......ery.....one needs the love of the common man
e|------4-4------X-X------0-0-0---0-0-0-----2--------X-X---------------------------------|
B|------5-5------4-4------2-2-2---2-2-2-----2--------4-4---------------------------------|
G|------4-4------4-4------1-1-1---1-1-1-----2--------4-4---------------------------------|
D|------6-6------4-4------2-2-2---2-2-2-----2--------4-4---------------------------------|
A|------4-4------2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0-----4--------2-2---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------2--------X-X---------------------------------|
To turn your head around Too late tomorrow
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B|-----------5-------4-------2---2-2-2--------------|
G|-----------6-------4-------2---2-2-2--------------|
D|-----------6-------4-------2---2-2-2--------------|
A|-----------0-------0-------0---0-0-0--------------|
E|-----------X-------X-------X---X-X-X--------------|
Cause ev......ery.....one [Bridge}
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D|-------4-4-----4--4-4---------------6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--------|
A|-------6-6-----6--6-6---------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4------0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--------|
E|-------4-4-----4--4-4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Everyone is waiting, just anticipating on you
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B|-------4-4-----4--4-4-----------5--4-5-4-5-4-5-4------2---2-2-2---4---4-4-4-----------------|
G|-------4-4-----4--4-4-----------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4------1---1-1-1---4---6-6-6-----------------|
D|-------4-4-----4--4-4-----------6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------2---2-2-2---4---4-4-4-----------------|
A|-------6-6-----6--6-6-----------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4------0---0-0-0---6---4-4-4-----------------|
E|-------4-4-----4--4-4---------------------------------------------5---5-5-5-----------------|
Won't you make a showing everybody knows what to do
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B|------5----5----5----5-----4-4------4------5-----4-----2---2---2---2-------5-----4-----2---2---2-----|
G|------4----4----4----4-----4-4------4------6-----4-----2---2---2---2-------6-----4-----2---2---2-----|
D|------6----6----6----6-----4-4------4------6-----4-----2---2---2---2-------6-----4-----2---2---2-----|
A|------4----4----4----4-----7-7------7------0-----0-----0---0---0---0-------0-----0-----0---0---0-----|
E|------4----4----4----4-----4-4------4----------------------------------------------------------------|
Take a dive from your ivory tower And fall on ev...ery...one will catch you, ev....ery...one
[Solo]
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D|--7---9---9---9---9---7---9---9---9---7-7---9---9---9-9--9-9--7--7---4--6--4---4--6--4---4--6--------|
A|--0-------0-----------0-------0-------0-0---------------------0--0---0---------0---------0-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|--0--0-------0------------------------------------0--0--0-0---X--X-X---0--0---2--2----4---2-2---0-0----|
E|--------------------------------------------------5--5--5-5---2--2-2----------0--0---------------------|
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D|--2-2--4-4---6---4---2---2-2-2-------------|
A|--X-X--2-2---0---0---0---0-0-0-------------|
E|--2-2--------------------------------------|[Bridge 2}
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Everyone is waiting, just anticipating on you
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B|-------4-4-----4--4-4-----------5--4-5-4-5-4-5-4------2---2-2-2---4---4-4-4-----------------|
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A|-------6-6-----6--6-6-----------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4------0---0-0-0---6---4-4-4-----------------|
E|-------4-4-----4--4-4---------------------------------------------5---5-5-5-----------------|
Won't you make a showing everybody knows what to do
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B|------5----5----5----5-----4-4------4------5-----4-----2---2---2---2-------5-----4-----2---2---2-----|
G|------4----4----4----4-----4-4------4------6-----4-----2---2---2---2-------6-----4-----2---2---2-----|
D|------6----6----6----6-----4-4------4------6-----4-----2---2---2---2-------6-----4-----2---2---2-----|
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E|------4----4----4----4-----4-4------4----------------------------------------------------------------|
Take a dive from your ivory tower And fall on ev...ery...one will catch you, ev....ery...one[Verse 3]
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E|------------0-0------------0-0----------X-X-----X-X--------X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X---------|
I would b...e... so pleased to spend some time
To hear a little talk about what's been on your mind
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'Cause it don't take long to turn my head around if it comes easy
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E|-----------X-------X-------X---X-X-X-----------------2------------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----|
Cause ev......ery.....one needs the love of the common man
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A|------4-4------2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0-----4--------2-2---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------2--------X-X---------------------------------|
To turn the world around Too late tomorrow
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G|-----------6-------4-------2---2-2-2-----------------2----------4-4-----4--4-4-4--4-4-4-----|
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E|-----------X-------X-------X---X-X-X-----------------2------------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----|
Cause ev......ery.....one needs the love of the common man
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B|------5-5------4-4------2-2-2---2-2-2-----2--------4-4---------------------------------|
G|------4-4------4-4------1-1-1---1-1-1-----2--------4-4---------------------------------|
D|------6-6------4-4------2-2-2---2-2-2-----2--------4-4---------------------------------|
A|------4-4------2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0-----4--------2-2---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------2--------X-X---------------------------------|
To turn the world around Too late tomorrow
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B|-----------5-------4-------2---2-2-2----------2--2-2----4--4--4--2---------------------|
G|-----------6-------4-------2---2-2-2----------2--2-2----4--4--4--1---------------------|
D|-----------6-------4-------2---2-2-2----------2--2-2----4--4--4--2---------------------|
A|-----------0-------0-------0---0-0-0----------4--6-4----2--2--2--0---------------------|
E|-----------X-------X-------X---X-X-X----------2--2-2-----------------------------------|
Cause ev......ery.....one Oh oh oh...oh....oh....oh....oh...************************************
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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