Traveling Wilburys – Where Were You Last Night (Ukulele)

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Song: Where Were You Last Night? Artist: The Traveling Wilburys Album: The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 [sic] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling_Wilburys_Vol._3 Tempo: Moderato Chords: DGBe D 0232 C 2010 G 0003 Gm 0333 A 2220 Cm 5543 Bm 0432 E 2100
[Intro: Instrumental Riff 1]
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   N.C.                (start of verse)
[Verse 1](Dylan)
D          G   Gm     D    D^A-A^D
Where were you last night?
G Gm D D^A-A^D
 You were so uptight. [Walking Fill 1] e||———-———-——| B||——2——-—-——| G||———2^2——4—| D||——-—-—-———| [Pre-Chorus 1](Harrison)
G            Cm  G   Gm  A   D
What did you do, who did you see?

G             Cm  G

Were you with someone,

      Gm     A       

Who reminded you of me?
[Chorus](All) D G D D^A-A^D Where were you last night?

[Instrumental Riff 1]
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   N.C.                (start of verse)
[Verse 2](Dylan)
D          G   Gm   D    D^A-A^D
Where were you last week?
D G D D^A-A^D 
Were you up a creek? [Walking Fill 1](Bass Line) e||———-———-——| B||——2——-—-——| G||———2^2——4—| D||——-—-—-———| [Pre-Chorus 2](Harrison)
G            Cm G  Gm  A   D

Did you stay up pacing the floor?

G         Cm   G

Got me worried,
Gm A (Staccato Rhythm) 
You ignore me more and more.
 [Chorus 2](All) D G D D^A-A^D Where were you last night? [Verse 3](Dylan)
            A                  

You weren't around me,
D C
 When they found me.
D          A        D

Where were you last night?

[Instrumental Riff 1]
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   N.C.                (start of instrumental solo)

[Instrumental Solo](Lead Solo)
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D G Gm D D^A-A^D [Vocal Bridge](Dylan)
G                    A
You better stop your messin’ around,
Bm E
 Your name is going round from town to town. D A (Phased rhythm)
 It's making me sad, D C
 Making me feel bad. D A
 Where were you last night?
[Instrumental Riff 1]
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   N.C.                (start of verse)
[Verse 5](Dylan)
D          G   Gm   D     D^A-A^D
Where were you last year?

D           G    Gm      D    D^A-A^D

You sure as hell weren't here.
[Pre-Chorus 5](Harrison)
G           Cm  G   Gm    A   D

You weren't waiting where you said.

G        Cm  G      Gm   A             (Staccato Rhythm)

You sent someone in your place instead.

 [Chorus 3](All)
D          G   Gm   D      D^A-A^D
Where were you last night?
[Coda](Dylan)
D                A
It's getting to me,
D C
 Making me gloomy.
D          A        D     

Where were you last n-i—hi-i-ght?

[Instrumental Riff 1]
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   N.C.                (sustained)
[End] NOTES 1. This Wilburys song has been superficially perceived as just a ‘throwaway song’ by sundry articles, noting that “…it was just knocked off in a few minutes…”. The fact that the original song, has split verses with intercut Bass Line fills and 12 sting walking riffs, in Drop D tuning, are all evidence that it was a genuinely crafted Pop Song. It would be unsurprising, if in-fact George had worked it out on a ukulele, first? :-R