#----------------------------------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: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 14:42:55 -0500 From: Brian Peters To: guitar@olga.net Subject: TAB: j/jethro_tull/cross-eyed_mary.tab Cross-Eyed Mary by Jethro Tull. Writen By Ian Aderson. Found on the album Aqualung. Transcribed by Brian Peters. Cross-Eyed Mary =============== Intro: ------ Nice Litte Flute Ditty. For Guitar It's something like this. e|------------------------------ B|-3/20-17-16-15--3/20-17-16-15- <--Play This Twice G|------------------------------ D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ e|------------------------------------------ B|-3/20-17-17-17-16-15--15-15--15--15-15-15- <--Play This Twice G|------------------------------------------ D|------------------------------------------ A|------------------------------------------ E|------------------------------------------ e|--------------------------------------- B|-3/20-17-17-17-16-16--16-16--16--16-16- G|--------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------- e|---------------------------- B|-18-19--19-19--19--19-19-18- G|---------------------------- D|---------------------------- A|---------------------------- E|---------------------------- e|------------------------------------------------- B|-17--17-17--17--17-17-19-20--20-20--20--20-20-20- G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------------- e|---------------------------- B|-19-18--18-18--18--18-18-18- G|---------------------------- D|---------------------------- A|---------------------------- E|---------------------------- A E? e|--------------------------------10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12- B|-15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p------------------------------- G|-------------------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- Main Licks: ----------- Lick 1: D e|-5-55--------------------- B|-7-77--------------------- G|-7-77--------------------- D|-7-77--------------------- A|-5-55-----------7--------- E|-X-XX-5-8-5-8-5---5-8-5--- Lick 2: A G e|--------------------- B|--------------------- G|--------------------- D|--------------------- A|-7---------7-------5- E|-5-5-5-8-5---5-8-3-3- Lick 3: A# G# e|--------------------- B|--------------------- G|--------------------- D|--------------------- A|-8---------8-------6- E|-6-6-6-9-6---6-9-4-4- Lick 4: Em F G D e|-0-------------1----------3-------------5-55-------------- B|-0-------------1----------3-------------7-77-------------- G|-0-------------3----------4-------------7-77-------------- D|-3-------------4----------5-------------7-77-------------- A|-3--------2----4-----1-3--5-3/2\3/2\3---5-55-------7------ E|-0--0-3-0---0--1-1-3------3-----------3-X-XX-5-8-5---5-8-5 Laughing in ....... Or maybe her....... Verse 1: -------- Em F Who would be a poor man, a beggarman, a thief -- G [Lick 1] if he had a rich man in his hand. Em F And who would steal the candy from a laughing baby's mouth G [Lick 1] if he could take it from the money man. Bridge 1: --------- [Lick 2] [Lick 2] Cross-eyed Mary, goes jumping in again. [Lick 2] [Lick 2] She signs no contract, but she always plays the game. [Lick 3] [Lick 3] Dines in Hampstead village, on expense accounted gruel, [Lick 3] C D B and the jack-knife barber drops her off at school. Verse 2: -------- Em F Laughing in the playground -- gets no kicks from little boys: G [Lick 1] would rather make it with a letching grey. Em F Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung, G [Lick 1] who watches through the railings as they play. Bridge 2: --------- [Lick 2] [Lick 2] Cross-eyed Mary, finds it hard to get along. [Lick 2] [Lick 2] She's a poor man's rich girl, and she'll do it for a song. [Lick 3] [Lick 3] She's a rich man stealer, but her favour's good and strong: [Lick 3] C D B She's the Robin Hood of Highgate -- helps the poor man get along. SOLO: ----- [Play Bridge Licks] Hey [Lick 2] [Lick 2] [Lick 2] [Lick 2] [Lick 3] [Lick 3] [Lick 3] {The Guitar Solo Is In A# Blues Scale} {Here is the Starting, Sort Of} e|------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------ G|-6b-----6-8b-6-8b-6---6---------------8p6------- D|----8-6-----------------8-6-8-8p6---6-----8p6--- A|--------------------8-------------8-----------8- E|------------------------------------------------ Verse 2/3: ---------- [Lick 4] Laughing in the playground -- gets no kicks from little boys: would rather make it with a letching grey. [Lick 4] Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung, who watches through the railings as they play. Bridge 1/3: ----------- [Lick 2] [Lick 2] Cross-eyed Mary, goes jumping in again. [Lick 2] [Lick 2] She signs no contract, but she always plays the game. [Lick 3] [Lick 3] Dines in Hampstead village, on expense accounted gruel, [Lick 3] C D B and the jack-knife barber drops her off at school. Outro: ------ Em Cross-eyed Mary C [flute thingie] D [guitar thingie G|-11b11b11b11b11b11b11b-| hit string hard] Am Bbm Em Bb C D Em oh Mary ohhhh Cross-eyed Mary ------------------------------------------ Send Comments or Revision to: Brian Peters ak174@traverse.lib.mi.us