Warren Zevon – Piano Fighter (Guitar Live)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Bass Tab
Guitar Live
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
*The repetition of the C5 chord found in the break and outro represent 16 fast hammerings of the chord
**Each repetition of the [Cm Bb Ab G] progression is played on a lower octave so the musician should start
far to the right on the piano and move down. In the right hand the musician plays the Cm pentatonic blues
scale (also progressing down the keyboard) The notes to the Cm pentatonic blues scale are C-Eb-F-F#-G-Bb-C.
going down the keyboard the scale is C-Bb-G-F#-F-Eb-C
[Intro]
Cm Bb Cm Bb
Ab Bb
Cm Bb Cm Bb
Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G
Cm Bb Cm Bb
Ab Bb
Cm Bb Cm Bb
Ab Bb
[Verse]
Cm Eb Bb Cm Mom and Papa bought a Chickering Cm Ab Bb Every day I'd sit and play that thing Ab Eb Bb Eb I practiced hard it was more than a whim Ab Eb Bb Eb I played with grim determination Jim
[Chorus]
Cm Eb Bb Eb Someone called Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Eb I'm a holy roller I'm a real low rider Ab Eb Bb Eb Hold me tight honey hold me tighter Ab Eb Bb Then let me go Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Let me go Piano Fighter
[Break]
Cm Bb Cm Bb
Ab Bb
Cm Bb Cm Bb
Ab Bb
[Verse]
Cm Eb Bb Cm I worked in sessions and I played in bands Cm Ab Bb A thousand casuals and one night stands Ab Eb Bb Eb Here on Thursday, gone on Friday Ab Eb Bb Heading down the Dixie Highway
[Chorus]
Cm Eb Bb Eb Someone called Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Eb I'm a holy roller I'm a real low rider Ab Eb Bb Eb Hold me tight honey hold me tighter Ab Eb Bb Then let me go Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Let me go Piano Fighter
[Bridge]
Gm Maybe I'll go to Reno F# Nobody knows my name Fm I'll play Claire De Lune in a quiet saloon Bb Steady work for a change Ab Bb I ain't going down that long lonesome road Ab Bb G7 Ain't going down that long lonesome roooooad
[Break]
C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5
Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G
[Verse]
Cm Eb Bb Cm I cut a single and it made the charts Cm Ab Bb I took the money and I played my part Ab Eb Bb Eb Got in trouble down in New Orleans Ab Eb Bb I must admit that I was strung out painted in the corner of a limousine
[Chorus]
Cm Eb Bb Eb Someone called Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Eb I'm a thin ice walker I'm a freelance writer Ab Eb Bb Eb Hold me tight honey hold me tighter Ab Eb Bb Then let me go Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Let me go Piano Fighter Cm Eb Bb Eb Someone called Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Eb I'm a holy roller I'm a real low rider Ab Eb Bb Eb Hold me tight honey hold me tighter Ab Eb Bb Then let me go Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Let me go Piano Fighter
[Outro]
C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5
Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G