DON'T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE (2 Versions) (DON'T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE (Version 1)

intro : E / / / E / / / E / / / Esus4 E EaddF# E
L^Eooking at your watch a third time waiting in the station for a bus^A/Asus4 G^Eoing to a place that's far, so far away and if that's not enough ^A/Asus4 G^Boing where nob^Aody sa^G#mys he^C#mllo, they don't talk to anybody t^Bmhey don't ^A/Asus4know

You'll w^Eind up in some factory that's full time filth and nowhere left to g^Ao W^Ealk home to an empty house, sit around all by yourse^A/Asus4lf I kn^Bow it might sound strang^Ae, but ^G#mI beli^C#meve Bm A/Asus4 A A/G#bass A/F#bass You'll be coming back before too long

D^Eon't go back to R^F#mockvill^Be A (B) 3-2-0---0-2--3-2-0--0 And waste another year riff: (G) ------2------------2

same as above

At night I drink myself to sleep and pretend I don't care if you're not here with me 'Cause it's so much easier to handle All my problems if I'm too far out to sea But something better happen soon Or it's gonna be too late to bring you back

I^Et's not as though I really n^Deed y^Bou ^A ^B I^Ef you were here I'd only ble^F#med yo^Bu ^A ^B B^F#mut everyb^C#mody else in t^F#mown only wan^C#mts to bring you do^Awn and That's not how it ought to b^Be

same as before

I know it might sound strange, but I believe You'll be coming back before too long

Riff that comes in during the later verses of "Rockville": E (E)------0------5----4--2--0---- (B)----------------------------- (G)----------------------------- play twice (D)--2-------------------------- (A)----------------------------- (E)----------------------------- A(sus4) (E)------5-----7-----9----7----5------- (B)------------------------------------ (G)---/6---6/7---7/9---\7---\6--------- play twice (D)------------------------------------ (A)------------------------------------ (E)------------------------------------ -------------- (DON'T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE (Version 2) transcribed by Jeff Elkins (jeff.elkins@nashville.com) Corrections/additions always welcome. This is my first post. I transcribe for myself quite frequently (solo or duo acoustic arrangements), but don't usually put it down on paper (or computer). I decided that it was time to share! Here's a tune that was re-done by 10,000 Maniacs - further evidence of it's _timelessness_, in my opinion. * = fretted note play all strings marked "o", mute (or don't @ = add for 4th play) strings marked "x" % = add for 2nd E oooooo A. oooooo A.. xooooo B. xooooo B.. oooooo C#m xooooo ====== ====== ------ ------ ------ ------ |||*|| |||||| 5||||*| 2|*|||| 7*||||| 4|*|||* |**@|| ||***| |||*|| |||||| |||*|| ||||*| |||||| ||||@| ||*@|| ||**|| |**||| ||**|| ||%||| |||||| |||||| ||%||| G#m oooooo F#m oooooo Bm4 xooooo ------ ------ ------ 4*||*** 2*||*** 2|*|||| |||||| |||||| ||||*| |**||| |**||| ||**|| (see end for performance notes) INTRO: E E4 E E E4 E E2 E A A4 A2 A A4 A2 A VERSE 1:

^ELook-in' at your ^E4watch ^Eat the ti-ime Waitin' in the ^E4sta-^Etion ^E2for ^Ethe A. A4 A2 A. A4 A2 Bus ^EGoin' to a ^E4place that's ^Efar, so Far away and ^E4if ^Ethat's ^E2not A. A4 A2 A. A4 A2 E-nough

BRIDGE 1: B. A. G#m Goin' where no-body says hi C#m C#m Bm4 A. No, they don't talk to no-one they don't know VERSE 2: You'll wind up in some fac-tor-y that's Full time there'll be no-where left To go Walk home to an emp-ty house Sit around al-l by Your-self BRIDGE 2: B. A. G#m I know it might sound strange, but I C#m C#m Bm4 A. Be-lieve you'll be coming back be-fore too long CHORUS: E F#m B..(or B.) Don't go back to Rockvil-le E F#m B..(or B.) Don't go back to Rockvil-le E F#m B..(or B.) Don't go back to Rockvil-le (Riff) ..... Waste another year... VERSE 3: At night I drink my-self to sleep and Pre-tend I don't care that your not Here with me 'Cause It's so much eas-ier to hand-le All my problems if I sleep on 'Em you see BRIDGE 3: B. A. G#m Some-thin' better hap-pen soon C#m C#m Bm4 A. It's gonna be too late to bring you back -CHORUS- REFRAIN (bar chords):

^EIt's not as though I didn't ^Ane-ed ^Byou ^A ^B ^EIf you were here I'd only ^Ableed ^Byou ^A ^B ^F#m - But ever-y ^C#mbod-y else in ^F#mTown - only ^C#mwants to ^Bm4bring you A B. (Tacet 1 bar) Down - That's not how it ought to be...

-BRIDGE 2- -CHORUS- (then repeat) Riff (play just ahead of the beat) A.. - then tacet (drift off) N.C. e |--0~-----------------------|-----------------------------------| B |--5~-----------------------|-----------------------------------| G |--6~-----------------------|-6/7--6-----------6--7--6----------| D |--7~-----------------------|----------9---7-9-----------9--7-9-| A |--0~-----------------------|-----------------------------------| E |--0~-----------------------|-----------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ...Waste another year Performance Notes: I play this with many open strings except in the REFRAIN, which is really straight bar chords. The F#m in the chorus is probably a straight F#m bar chord - Mike Mills plays the low F# on bass. BUT, I prefer to play the following F#m7add4 chord (because it "jangles" and sounds fuller than the bar chord): F#m7+4 xooooo ------ 6|||*||