Down on Terminal Street Tabs & Lyrics by Be Bop Deluxe
Down on Terminal Street
guitar tabs lyrics
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Down On Terminal Street - Be Bop Deluxe
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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From the 'Modern Music' album, the penultimate track.
Tuning:EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| b bend up or resolve bend
| A/B chord/bass note
Intro: power chords on electric and acoustic.
___B________________________________B______________________________
( let ring... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0--------------------------|-0-0-0--------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--------------------------|-4-4-4--------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--------------------------|-4-4-4--------------------------|
A|-2-2-2--------------------------|-2-2-2--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Verse: Acoustic guitar only at first...
___Bsus4_____________________________F#m7sus4________________________
".......I took a walk down terminal street last night..."
e|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
G|-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
D|-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|
A|-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|
E|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
___Aadd9_____________________________E_________________Esus4___E_____
"..........to see the ancient faces living there."
e|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---|
B|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---|
G|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-|-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-2-2---2-1-1---|
D|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|
A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|
E|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---|
___Bsus4_____________________________F#m7sus4________________________
"..........I saw the sunken eyes of agony..."
e|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
B|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
G|-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
D|-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|
A|-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|
E|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
(Continue strumming pattern on acoustic, lead guitar parts below.)
___Asus4_____________________________E_______________Esus4___E______
".....I saw the desperate stations of despair."
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------0-2-0---0-|
E|--------------------------------|-------7\--------0-2-4-------4---|
___Bsus4____________________________F#m7sus4________________________
".......The madman waiting for the spirit girls to come..."
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------4b6~~~~~~~~b4p2h4-2-----|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------4p2-|
A|-2------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
___Asus4____________________________E_______________Esus4___E_______
"......in a song well written but unsung."
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|-----------------------0-2-0---0-|
E|--------------------------------|-0---------------0-2-4-------4---|
___Bsus4____________________________F#m7sus4________________________
"........I saw the smiling wardens cutting down the noose..."
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------4b64b64b64b6-2----|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------4p2-|
A|-2------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
___Asus4____________________________E_______________Esus4___E_______
"...from which my drowning head was hung." " Oh..."
e|--------------------------------|---------12~~~-12~~~-12~~~-12~~~\|
B|--------------------------------|---------15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17\|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------5\---|-0-------------------------------|
Chorus:
___C_______________G________________D_______________Dsus4___D______
"..oh..............down on terminal street....................oh..."
e|-0---------------3--------------|-2---------------3-------2------|
B|-1---------------0--------------|-3---------------3-------3------|
G|-0---------------0--------------|-2---------------2-------2------|
D|-2---------------0--------------|-0---------------0-------0------|
A|-3---------------2--------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------3--------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________G________________D_____________________
"..oh..............down on terminal street."
e|-0---------------3--------------|-2------------------------------|
B|-1---------------0--------------|-3------------------------------|
G|-0---------------0--------------|-2----------------------5-4-2-4-|
D|-2---------------0--------------|-0----------------------5-4-2-4-|
A|-3---------------2--------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------3--------------|--------------------------------|
___A/B_____B________________________B______________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-0--0--0------------------------|
G|-2-------4----------------------|-4--4--4------------------------|
D|-2-------4----------------------|-4--4--4------------------------|
A|-2-------2----------------------|-2--2--2------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat from verse, inc. chorus.
Repeat next few bars to end.
___C_______________G________________D_______________Dsus4___D______
"Oh yes!.......I'm down on terminal street tonight..........Oh..."
e|-0---------------3--------------|-2---------------3-------2------|
B|-1---------------0--------------|-3---------------3-------3------|
G|-0---------------0--------------|-2---------------2-------2------|
D|-2---------------0--------------|-0---------------0-------0------|
A|-3---------------2--------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------3--------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________G________________D_______________Dsus4___D______
"..no!.........I'm down on terminal street tonight..........Oh..."
e|-0---------------3--------------|-2---------------3-------2------|
B|-1---------------0--------------|-3---------------3-------3------|
G|-0---------------0--------------|-2---------------2-------2------|
D|-2---------------0--------------|-0---------------0-------0------|
A|-3---------------2--------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------3--------------|--------------------------------|
Ending: big Cadd9 chord with feedback.
___Cadd9__________________________
e|-0-0-0------0-------------------|
B|-3-3-3---------3--1-------------|
G|-0-0-0------------------0-------|
D|-2-2-2---------------2----------|
A|-3-3-3---3----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Lyrics:
I took a walk down Terninal Street last night
To see the ancient faces living there
I saw the sunken eyes of agony
I saw the desperate stations of despair
The madman waiting for the spirit girls to come
In a song well written but unsung
I saw the smiling wardens cutting down the noose
From which my drowning head was hung
Oh oh down on Terminal Street
Oh oh down on Terminal Street
The street cafe was closed to all but ghosts
Who glide the alleys searching for their lair
I heard a voice like winter call my name
Said very soon that I would join them there
And all the creatures born of ink and rage and lies
Crawled from my pen and ran across the page to die
Fascination was the germ of their disease
Degradation is the term of their release
Oh oh down on Terminal Street
Oh oh down on Terminal Street
Oh yes! I'm down on Terminal Street tonight
Oh no! I'm down on Terminal Street tonight
Down on Terminal Street.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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