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| Party of Special Things To Do |
| Written by Captain Beefheart |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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| Tab Definitions: |
| Bb5: x133xx |
| C5: x355xx |
| F5: x|8|10|10|x|x |
| Eb5: x688xxx |
| C: x35550 |
|Bbadd11: x13330 |
| N.C.: No Chord played |
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The verses include a bass that follows the guitar.
VERSE 1:
Bb5 C5 N.C.
When the stiff winds blow
Bb5 C5 N.C.
The flag don't wiggle
Bb5 C5 N.C.
In the party of
F5 Eb5 C5
Special things to do
Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C.
I met the Ace of Love
Bb5 C5 N.C. F5 Eb5 C5
She took me to her plantation
Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C. F5 Eb5 C5
With a love without separation
Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C. F5 Eb5 C5
In the par-ty of special things to do
Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C. F5 Eb5 C5
It could hap-pen to me, it could hap-pen to you
Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C.
I met the Ace of Love
Bb5 C5
She said, "I want you to go to the
F5 Eb5 C5 Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C. F5 Eb5 C5
Party of special things to do
Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C.
And when you're through
Bb5 C5 N.C. F5 Eb5 C5
I'll be there waiting for you
Bb5 C5 N.C.
Here, take these sparks
Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C. F5 Eb5 C5
So my distant cousins can get a - long with you
Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C.
Watch out for the Mirror Man
Bb5 C5 N.C. F5 Eb5 C5
And Elixir Sue"
BRIDGE:
C Bbadd11
e|-----------0----------------------------0--------
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|----5-----------------5---------3-------------3--
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-3------------------------1----------------------
E|------------------------------------------------- C
When I got to the par-ty of special things to do
Bbadd11 C
It wasn't hard to find Elixir Sue
Bbadd11 C
I met all the cards, the wild cards
Bbadd11 C
The One-Eye Jill, the Red Queen
Bbadd11 C Bbadd11 C Bbadd11 C (fade out)
She turned her head, you know what I mean, she turned it back and said
N.C.
"I got a brand new game I want to lay on you"
VERSE 2:
I met them all
At the party of special things to do
When I was done
I was far from through
I returned to the Ace of Love
Now wouldn't you?
I met them all
The camel wore a nightie
The camel wore a nightie
BRIDGE: Off mic
Elixir Sue
I was the most fine thing that I could do
I met all the cards, the wild cards
You know what I mean, and she turned it back and said
"I got a brand new game I think I wanna lay on you"
BREAK:
Bb5 C5
Bb5 C5
Bb5 C5
F5 Eb5 C5
VERSE 3: Fade out
I met Elixir Sue
At the party of special things to do
It's so special
