#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 12:15:11 +0000 From: Nic.Boulton@cw.mercury.co.uk /b/Billy_Bragg/Ontario_Quebec_and_Me.tab Not on a studio album. This is roughly tabbed from the Red Stars/Phoenix 93 CD. Stick a capo at the 5th fret to play along with the CD (in C) With a little help from Francois Rousseau's chords. [intro]: G D G Em D e ------------------------------------------------------------ B -------------------------0----------------------3------------ G -----------------0---2-2-----------------------2-2---------- D -----------------0---0-0------------------2---0-------------- A ----------------------------2-----0------2-2----------------- E -----3--------3-------------------------0-------------------- you dont need my xmas cards you already have my C e ----------------------------------------------------------- B ---------1----------------1--------1----------------------- G -------0-----------------0----0-0--0------------------------ D -----2------------------2-----2-2--------------------------- A ---3-------------------3----------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------- he -ar -ar -eart G D G e ------------------------------------------------------------- B ------0------------------------3---3-0----------------------- G -------0---------------------0-2---2------------------------- D --------0--------------------0-0---0------------------------ A ---------2--------------2--2-------------2-2----------------- E ----3-------------------3--3-------------.-.----------------- this has been a holiday ro-o-mance Am C D e -------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------0-1-0--------------1--------3--------- G --------------2----------2----------0------------------- D ------------2--------------2------2--------4------------ A -----0---------------------------3------3/5------------- E -------------------------------------------------------- right from the ve- ery start D C G e ------------------------------------------------------------ B ----------------------------1------------------------------- G ----------------------------0------------------------------- D --------4-------------------2------------------------------- A ----5-----------------------3----2---2---------------------- E ---------------------------------3---3---------------------- we know ho-ow - ow to spend the time Em D C e ------------------------------------------------------------ B ----------------------------------------1---1--1--0--------- G -------------------------2-2-----------0-----------2-------- D -------------------------0-0-----------2-------------------- A --------------------------------------3--------------------- E -----0---0-------------------------------------------------- who cares about the weather G D G e ----------------------------------------------------------- B -----------------------0------------------0---------------- G -------------------0---0--------------2-------------------- D ----------0--------0------------------0---------0---------- A ----------2-------------------------------------2---0------ E ----------3------------------------------------(3)-----3-- we'll dance in the town til the sun goes down Em D C e ----------------------------------------------------------- B ---------0-----3------1----------------------1--1--1--0---- G --------0------2-2----0----strum-C----------0-----------2-- D ---------------0------2---------------------2-------------- A ----------------------3--------------------3--------------- E ----0------------------------------------------------------ and push our beds to-ge- e - e - ther [verse 2, picking pretty much the same as verse 1] G D G Em D C from the land of the midnight sunglasses to the mountains of the moon G D G Am C D you could never stay a day too long nor never come back too soon D C G Em D C we know how to spend the time who cares about the weather G D G we'll dance in the town till the sun goes down Em D C and push our beds together [bridge]: G Em D G e ------(3)----------------------------------------------------- B -------0----------------------3--------0----------------------- G ------0----------------------2---------0------------------------ D -----0------------------2---0---------------------------------- A -----------------------2-----------2--------------------------- E ----3-----------------0------------3--------------------------- and you know what a fool I am C D G e -------------------0-0---------2---------------------------- B -------------------1-1---------3---------0------------------ G -------------------0-0---(0)---2---------0------------------ D --------------2----------(2)-0-----------0------------------ A --------------3----------------------2---------------------- E -------------------------------------3---------------------- with my short attention span C D Em e ------------------------0------2----------------------------- B ------------------------1------3----------------------------- G ------------------------0------2---------(0)-----0----------- D --------------------2--------0------------0------0-h-2-p-0--- A --------------------3---------------------0-h-2-------------- E --------------------------------------0---------------------- flying in the rainy season, too C D G e ----------------------------2-2----------------------------- B ------------------1---------3-3------0---------------------- G ------------------0---------2-2------0-----0-0-0------0-0-0- D ------------------2---------0-0------0-----0-0-0------0-0-0- A ------------------3---------------------2----------2-------- E ----------------------------------------3----------3-------- nothing can keep me awa-ay from you [break]: G D G e --------------------------------------(3p0------------------- B --------/3-3--3\1-0------3--3--0-----------0)---------------- G ---0--0--0-0--0---0------2--2--0----------------------------- D ---0--0---------------0-------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------2-------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------- Em D C D G e ------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------3--3---------------1-----1------------3--------- G ------------2--2---------------0-----0---------------------- D --0-h-2-----0--0------------------2---------2-2/4----------- A --0-h-2-----.--.-----0 h-2-/3-----3---------3-3/5----------- E --0---------------------------------------------------3----- [thumb] G D G e ---------------------------------------------------------- B -----------3--3\1-0------3--3--0--------------------0h1--- G -----------0--0---0------2--2--0-------------------------- D ----------------------0----------------------------------- A ----------------------------------2----------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------- Am C D e -------------------------------------------------------- B --------------0-(0h)1--0--------------1-------3--------- G ------------2-----------2----------0-------------------- D ----------2---------------2------2-------4-------------- A ---0----------------------------3------3/5-------------- E -------------------------------------------------------- [repeat 'we know how to spend the time..', etc.] [end on a G] h is a hammer on p is a pull off / is a slide up \ is a slide down if you can't get hold of the CD, this is at about 100 beats per minute, and here's the melody for the vocal (capo at 5th fret again) : e----------------------------------------------------------------- B--0---3----3---1-----1-0------0----0---0-0-0----------0---------- G-----------------------------------------------2---2----0-----0-- D-----------------------------------------------------------2----- you dont need my christmas cards you already have my he-a-ar-art e-------------------------------------------------------------- B--3----3----3---1--0---------0--0----------------------------- G--------------------2--2---2---------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------- this has been a holiday ro-o-mance e------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------0-----0---------------------------------- G---2------0---0--0-----------2--0---------------------------- right from the ve-ry st-a-art e-------2----3--2--0------0--------------------------------- B---3------------------3--------3---3----------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------- we know ho-ow-ow to spend the time e--------0------------------------------- B---3--------0-------------0------------- G---------------2--0---2-------0-----0--- D--------------------------------2------- who cares ab-o-out the wea-ea-ea-ther e------------------------------------------------- B----------0---0--0----0-------------------0------ G--2------------------------2---0---2---2-----0--- we'll dance in the town til the sun go-es down e------------------------------------ B---0---0----0-------------0--------- G----------------2--0---2----0----0-- D------------------------------2----- and push our be-eds to-ge-e-e-ther bridge : e----------------0---------------- B---0---0---3--------0--3---1--0-- G--------------------------------- and you know what a fool I am e------------------------------- B---0---3----1---1-0-----0---0-- G----------------------2-------- with my short attenti-on span e--------------------------------- B---0---------------0-----0------- G-----2----0------------2------0-- D-------------2---2--------------- flying in the rainy season, too e--------------------------------------- B-----------0-----------0--------------- G---0--2--------2---2----2-0---------0-- D--------------------------------2------ nothing can keep me a-wa-ay from you Nic Nic.Boulton@cw.mercury.co.uk