Date: 13 Mar 1998 15:35:51 Z From: "Boulton, Nic" <Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com> Subject: TAB:/b/Bragg_Billy/Waiting_for_the_Great_Leap_Forwards.tab >From Workers' Playtime. Play these chord shapes with a capo at the 4th fret to be in key (E) with the recording. [intro]: C C/B Am e ----------------------------------------------------------------| B -------1-------------1--------------1--1----1---1--1------------| G -------0-------------0--------------2--0h2--0h2-2--0h2----------| D -------2-------------0--------------2--0h2--0h2-2--0h2----------| A ---3----------3-2----------2-0----------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------------------------------| [play twice] [verse part1]: C C/B Am G e -----------d--u---------d--u-------d---u-------------------------| B -----------1--1---------1--1-------1---1-------------------------| G -----------0--0---------0--0-------2---2-------------------------| D -------2---2--2-----0---0--0----2--2---2-------------------------| A ---3-------------2-----------0-------------0--2--0---------------| E -----------------------------------------3-----------------------| it may've bn cam-e--lot f Jk & Jk--a-lyn---------------------| but on the che gue-va-ra hi-way fillinup w gas----------------------------|o-line fi-del castsbrother s a rchlady w crying over lux--rys dis-a-pointment shwover & hes trying* [verse part2]: F G C C/B Am G e ------1----------------------------------------------------------| B ------1--1-------0--------1-----1-------1---------0--------------| G ----2----2-------0--0-----0-----0-------2---------0--------------| D --3-----------------0-----2-----0-------2---------0--------------| A --------------2-----------3-----2-------0---------2--------------| E ------------3-------------------------------------3--------------| sympthze her but he thinks he shld warn her that the F G e ------1---------------------| B ------1---0---------0-------| G ----2------0--------0---0---| D --3--------0------------0---| A ------------0-----2------0--| [play intro riff twice] E ---------------3------------| 3rd wld is jstaround the corner [outro]: over the outro lines play [verse part 2]then [intro], for example: [<---------------verse part 2---------------------------->]

^F1 leap forwards ^G2 leaps back, will p^Coli^C/Btics get ^Amme the s^Gack [<----verse part 2-------->][<-----------intro---------->] ^Fwaiting for the ^Ggreat leap f^Corwards ^C/B ^Am ^Am ^C ^C/B ^Am ^Am

Here's the full thing 1. [play verse part1]

^CIt may have been c^C/Bamelot for J^Amack and Jacquel^Gine or on the Che Guevara highway filling up with gasoline Fidel Castro's brother spies a rich lady who's crying over luxury's disappointment so he walks over and he's trying

[play verse part2]

to sy^Fmpathise with h^Ger but he th^Cinks that ^C/Bhe should ^Amwarn her G F G [play intro] that the third world is just around the corner

C C/B Am Am C C/B Am Am 2. [play verse part1]

^Cin the Soviet ^C/BUnion, a sc^Amientist is bl^Ginded by the resumption of nuclear testing and he is reminded*

[play verse part2]

that D^Foctor Robert ^GOppenheimer's ^Copti^C/Bmism f^Amell ^G F G [play intro] at the first hurdle

C C/B Am Am C C/B Am Am 3.

^CIn the cheese pa^C/Bvilion, the ^Amonly noise I ^Ghear is the sound of someone stacking chairs and mopping up spilled beer

and s^Fomeone asking q^Guestions and b^Casking^C/B in the l^Amight G F G [play intro] of the fifteen fame filled minutes of the fanzine writer

C C/B Am Am C C/B Am Am 4.

^CMixing pop and ^C/Bpolitics, he ^Amasks me what the u^Gse is I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses*

while l^Fooking down the ^Gcorridor out to wh^Cere the ^C/Bvan is w^Amaiting^G F G [play intro] I'm looking for the great leap forwards

C C/B Am Am C C/B Am Am 5.

^CJumble sales are ^C/Borganised and pam^Amphlets have been p^Gosted even after closing time, there's still parties to be hosted*

you can be ^Factive with the ^Gactivists or sl^Ceep in ^C/Bwith the s^Amleepers ^Gwhile you're F G [play intro] waiting for the great leap forwards

C C/B Am Am C C/B Am Am [outro]:

oh ^F1 leap forwards ^G2 leaps back, will ^Cpoli^C/Btics get ^Amme the ^Gsack F G C [intro] C/B Am Am waiting for the great leap forwards

well h^Fere comes the future and you c^Cant run from it if ^Cyou've got a ^C/Bblacklist I ^Amwanna be ^Gon it F G C [intro] C/B Am Am waiting for the great leap forwards

well its a m^Fighty long way down r^Gock and roll from ^Ctop of the ^C/Bpops to dr^Amawing the ^Gdole F G C [intro] C/B Am Am you're waiting for the great leap forwards

if ^Fno-one out there ^Gunderstands start your o^Cwn revo^C/Blution and ^Amcut out the m^Giddleman F G C [intro] C/B Am Am waiting for the great leap forwards

in a p^Ferfect world we'd all s^Ging in tune but th^Cis is r^C/Beality so g^Amive me some r^Goom F G C [intro] C/B Am Am waiting for the great leap forwards

so j^Foin the struggle wh^Gile you may the revol^Cution is ^C/Bjust a ^AmT-shirt aw^Gay F G C [intro] C/B Am Am waiting for the great leap forwards

d is a downstroke u is an upstroke (kind of a lazy, incidental one) h is a hammer on * at the end of the last line of [verse part 1], the walk up from the G to the C *might* be replaced by a walk up from a C to an F, so it'd be the same fingering as the other lines of the verse, but move the end bit all up one string chords EADGBe x32010 - C x20010 - C/B x02210 - Am 320003 - G xx3211 - F Have fun Nic Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com

Billy Bragg - Waiting for the great leap forwards