#----------------------------------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: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 19:13:55 -0500 From: "Mr. Coin Operated"Subject: TAB: 'speak soft' by 'poor old lu.' Speak Soft - by poor old lu. (I know they didn't write it originally, but I am transcribing their adaptation from the "Straight Six" EP.) I tried my best to combine guitar & piano in the middle part. Cool chords in this song...the 'baby don't you talk' part of the chorus doesn't sound right without the vocal melody, but I think that is what he is playing. My band Leslie Can't Love plays this song so I thought I would transcribe it. It sounds like Aaron Sprinkle is using a Phase or Phase-shifter from the 70's. E------------------------------------------(2)-----(0)-----------| B--3-----2------3------2------3------3------3-------3------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D----0-0---0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0----0--0-------| A--------0------2------0-----------------------------------------| E--3--------------------------3------3------3-------3------------| Jerry had some beers and started to sing. He knows what it means, it don't mean a thing. He.. E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--3-------2-------3-------2---------3------2------3------2------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0------0-0----0-0----0-0----0--0-| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E--2-------2-------2-------2---------2------2------2------2------| ..waited for the wisdom years would bring. E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--3-------2------0-------2--------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D-----0-0----0-0----0-0-----0--0---------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E--3-------3------3-------3--------------------------------------| to him. on the refrigarator door are the words he had written moments before it says i hope i never have to goes to war Bm D C#m7 Cmaj7 E--------------------2------2------------------------------------| B---3-------3----------3-------3------0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| G------------------------2--------2------------------------------| D------0-0-----0-0---0------0------------------------------------| A---2-------2-------------------------4---4--4-------3---3-3-----| E----------------------------------------------------------------| Speak soft, baby don't you talk. [D] E----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----7---2---0-----------7--2---0--------------3----------------| G-----7---2---0--2--------7--2---0---2----------2----------------| D---0--------------4-2--0--------------4--2-----0----------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| to me. to me. to me. he goes to the dance and falls in love Years later it's to her he's thinking of she never spoke once or even looked up, enough speak soft, baby don't you talk speak soft, baby don't you talk to me [middle part] D D/F# D/A Bm7 Am E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--3-3-3-------------------------1-1---1-0-0---0-----------------| G--2-2-2-----------------------2------------------2-2---2-2-2----| D--0-0-0--4-4-4--7-7--9-9-9----2------------------------2-2-2----| A----------------5-5--9-9-9----0------------------------0-0-0----| E---------2-2-2--5-5--7-7-7--------------------------------------| D D/F# D/A Bm7 Am E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--3-3-3---------------------------1-1---1-0-0---0----------0-1--| G--2-2-2-------------------------2-----------------2-2---0-------| D--0-0-0--4-4-4--7-7-7--9-9-9----2-------------------------------| A----------------5-5-7--9-9-9----0-------------------------------| E---------2-2-2--5-5-5--7-7-7------------------------------------| F Am Bm G E-------------0---0----------3--2----------5---3-3-3-------------| B--1----------1---1----------1--3----------3---3-3-3------0-1----| G--2----------2---2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-----0-0-0---0---------| D--3-3-3--3-3-3---2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-4---0-0-0-------------| A--3-3-3--3-3-3---0-0-0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2-------------| E--1-1-1--1-1-1--------------------------------3-3-3-------------| F Am Bm G E-------------0---0----------3--2----------5---3-3-3---3---------| B--1----------1---1----------1--3----------3---3-3-3---3---------| G--2----------2---2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-----0-0-0---0---------| D--3-3-3--3-3-3---2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-4---0-0-0---0---------| A--3-3-3--3-3-3---0-0-0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2---------| E--1-1-1--1-1-1--------------------------------3-3-3---3-3-3-----| Dm C E--------------0-----0-------0-----0-----------------------------| B--6------6------6-----6-----1-----1--------0-------0------------| G--7------7--------7-----7---0-----0----------5--------5---------| D--0------0------------------2-----2-------------5--------5------| A----------------------------3-----3-----------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| Asus4 F#m A E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--3-------------------------------------------------------------| G--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2------| D--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4---2-2-2------| A--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4---0-0-0------| E-------------------------------2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--------------| G Bm A Bm E----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------4-4-4---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4-------| D--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--4-4-4---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4-------| A--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2-2-2---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-2-2-------| E--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-------------------------------------------| Bm F#sus4 D E----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------0------------0--------3-| G-------0--------0------0------0-------3---3--------3---3------2-| D-----4-------4-------4------4-------4-------4----4-------4----0-| A---2-------2-------2------2------4-------------4----------------| E---------------------------------2-------------2----------------| Houdini closed himself inside of a box he didn't have a trick to spring the lock off the stage the people watched, the clock prison could be a nice place to live the bars on the window like bars on a crib freedom is the least desired gift, to give speak soft, baby don't you talk to me [2nd instrumental section]: repeat F / Am / Bm / G part. Jerry had some beers and started to weep it's time to turn away, it's his time to sleep don't trouble yourself with seeking peace, go cheap http://vm.nmu.edu/~krandell/http/default.html