--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm the Greatest - Ringo Starr --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Ringo Starr I'm the Greatest (1973) (Lennon) From: "Ringo" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS e-B-G-D-A-E B7 2-4-2-4-2-x Em 0-0-0-2-x-x Em/D 0-0-0-0-x-x C#m7b5 0-0-0-2-4-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAB PARTS [riff] C D7 e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|--5-5---5-5-----|----------------| A|--3-3---3-3-----|5-0---3---5-035-| E|----------------|----------------| [chromatic lick] [E] e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|2-1-0-----------| A|------4-3-2-123-| E|----------------| [last riff] 4/4 5/4 4/4 D7 C D7 e|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|-----5-5----5-5-----|----------------|----------------| A|5-0---3---5---0-|-3---3-3----3-3-----|5-0---3---5---0-|--3-----3-2-1-0-| E|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------| [CODA] A7 C A7 C e|----0-----------|----0-----------|----0-----------|----0-----------| B|----2-----------|----1-----------|----2-----------|----1-----------| G|----0-----------|----0-----------|----0-----------|----0-----------| D|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------| A|------0-0-1-2-3-|------3-3-2-1-0-|------0-0-1-2-3-|------3-3-2-1-0-| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SONG INTRO | B(7) | B(7) | B(7) When I was a little boy B(7) Way back home in Liverpool, Em Em/D C#m7b5 C D7 My mama told me, I was great [riff] B(7) Then when I was a teenager, B(7) I knew that I had got something going, Em Em/D C#m7b5 C D7 All my friends told me, I was great [riff] B(7) And now I'm a man B(7) A woman took me by the hand Em Em/D C#m7b5 C D7 And you know what she told me? I was great [riff] D I was in the greatest show on earth, D For what it was worth E Now I'm only thirty-two E (break) E E (break) And all I wanna do, is boogaloo, hey! [chromatic lick) B(7) I looked in the mirror, B(7) I saw my wife and kids, Em Em/D C#m7b5 C D7 And you know what they told me? I was great [riff] D Yes, my name is Billy Shears, D You know it has been for so many years, E Now I'm only thirty-two E (break) E E (break) And all I wanna do, is boogaloo, hey! [chromatic lick) SOLO (slide guitar) | B(7) | B(7) | B(7) | B(7) | | Em Em/D | C#m7b5 | C I'm the greatest D7 [last riff] And you better believe it baby. CODA [repeat til fade] | A(7) | C | A(7) | C | [CODA ad lib vocals] I will be the greatest In this world And in the next world And in any world Alright, alright, alright ...