Commercial
Success
(Steve Cash)
It's Alive, 1978
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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I think that there are at least two electric guitars in this one. I'm going to show you the chords and a tip or two - you can take it from there. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.
Click here if you want only the lyrics.
THE CHORDS:
C9 B9
(SLIDE GUITAR INTRO)
E A7
I want to be a commercial success
E
So I can be just like the rest
A7
I want to be a commercial success
E
So I can be just like the rest
B7 A7
Fame and fortune and a brand new car
Bb7 B7 A7
I won't be having 'til they call me a star
Bb7 B7 A7 E B7
I'll buy a Lincoln and a New York bar, so there
E A7
I want to be in a rock 'n roll band
E
Smokin' dope in the back of a van
A7
I want to be in a rock 'n roll band
E
Smokin' dope in the back of a van
B7 A7
Rollin' joints and snortin' cocaine
Bb7 B7 A7
I'm goin' to Dallas on a big jet plane
Bb7 B7 A7 E B7
I hear 'em screamin' an' shoutin' my name, so there
E A7
E
A7
E
B7 A7
B7 A7
B7 A7 E B7
(ELECTRIC PIANO SOLO)
(same chords for SLIDE SOLO)
E A7
I want to be an American dream
E
And make a million while I'm still in my teens
A7
I want to be an American dream
E
And make a million while I'm still in my teens
B7 A7
I'll comb my hair 'till it's touching my knees
Bb7 B7 A7
I'll call my banker whenever I please
Bb7 B7 A7 E B7
I'll have a groupie wipe my nose when I sneeze, so there
E A7
I want to be a commercial success
E
So I can be just like the rest
A7
I want to be a commercial success
E
So I can be just like the rest
B7 A7
Fame and fortune and a brand new car
Bb7 B7 A7
I won't be having 'til they call me a star
Bb7 B7 A7 E E7
I'll buy a Lincoln and a New York bar, so there
THE TAB:
The chords and fingerings for the guitars are:
C9
1 -|| ------------3--------------------3
2 -|| ------------3--------------------3
3 -|| ------------3--------------------3
4 -|| --------2------------------------2
5 -|| ------------1--------------------3
6 -|| ---------------------------------
B9
1 -|| ------------3--------------------2
2 -|| ------------3--------------------2
3 -|| ------------3--------------------2
4 -|| --------2------------------------1
5 -|| ------------1--------------------2
6 -|| ---------------------------------
E
1 -|| -----------------------------------
2 -|| ---------------3------------------9
3 -|| ---------------3------------------9
4 -|| ---------------3------------------9
5 -|| -------1--------------------------7
6 -|| --0---------------------------------
A7
1 -|| -1---------------------------------5
2 -|| -1---------------------------------5
3 -|| -----2-----------------------------6
4 -|| -1---------------------------------5
5 -|| -----------3-----------------------7
6 -|| -1---------------------------------5
B7
1 -|| -1---------------------------------7
2 -|| -1---------------------------------7
3 -|| -----2-----------------------------8
4 -|| -1---------------------------------7
5 -|| -----------3-----------------------9
6 -|| -1---------------------------------7
Bb7
1 -|| -1---------------------------------6
2 -|| -1---------------------------------6
3 -|| -----2-----------------------------7
4 -|| -1---------------------------------6
5 -|| -----------3-----------------------8
6 -|| -1---------------------------------6
E7
1 -|| -0---------------------------------0
2 -|| ---------1-------------------------5
3 -|| -------------------4---------------7
4 -|| --------------2--------------------6
5 -|| -------------------3---------------7
6 -|| -0---------------------------------0
TIPS
The slide intro goes something like this:
1 -||
---------12---12----12-12----12----0--3--2-----
2 -|| ---11-12---12-12----12----12-12--0--3--2-----
3 -|| --------------------------------------------3--2-----
4 -|| --------------------------------------------2--1-----
5 -|| --------------------------------------------3--2-----
6 -|| ------------------------------------------------------
Slide the first note into the second note. The chords at the end are C9 and B9.
When you seen the Bb7 and B7 chords, quickly slide the Bb7 into the B7.
The 'turn-around' on the E chord but before the B7 chord goes something like this:
1 -||
----0-0----0-0----0-0------0---------------------
2 -|| --5-------3-------2--------1-1-0-0---------------
3 -|| ------------------------------------------------------
4 -|| ------------------------------------------------------
5 -|| ------------------------------------------------------
6 -|| ------------------------------------------------------
The 'turn-around' on the E chord at the end of the song but before the E7 chord is something like this:
1 -||
----0-0----0-0----0-0------0-0----0-0-----0-0--0-0-----
2 -||
--5-------3-------2--------1------0--------------------------
3 -||
---------------------------------------------3-----2----------
4 -||
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5 -||
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6 -||
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Gradually slow this down toward the end.
I hope you enjoyed playing this one.
Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping to preserve the music of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils!
Thanks for stopping by - steve
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Lyrics are copyright 19??, Steve
Cash
chords & music interpreted by steven
hull
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Created 02 February 2001
Updated 02 February 2001
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