Time Warp
(Steve Cash / Randle Chowning)
Secrets of the Universe Revealed,
1975
(aka "The Little Red Record"),
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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I think that there are two guitars in this song - one acoustic and the other is electric. I'm going to show you the chords - 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:
F F F F G
(INTRO)
C
like Hou-dini in the river with a lock he couldn't see
F C
when you think you hit the bottom then you better find the key
like Custer at the Horn when he turned around and said
F C
"when you think you fin'lly got 'em, you're just as good as dead"
F
it's a time warp puttin' wrinkles in your skin
Bb F
it's a rockabilly music make you silly in the end
it's a time warp puttin' circles on your eyes
Bb F F F F G
it's a rockabilly music that's a blessing in dis-guise
C
like Ponce de Leon speakin' Spanish in the swamp
F C
"I was lookin' for a fountain, but it's water that I want"
like Pike at the top and ev'ry other freak
F C
"I was lookin' for a mountain, I took a little peak"
F
it's a time warp puttin' wrinkles in your skin
Bb F
it's a rockabilly music make you silly in the end
it's a time warp puttin' circles on your eyes
Bb F F F F G
it's a rockabilly music that's a blessing in dis-guise
C FC
C FC
(ELECTRIC PIANO SOLO)
F Bb F
F Bb F F F F G
(ELECTRIC GUITAR SOLO)
C
like Buddha at the sermon when he didn't say a word
F C
if you think you hear a flower, it's a flower that you heard
like da Vinci on the roof with his arm in a sling,
F C
"A man's got the power, but a bird's got the wing"
F
it's a time warp puttin' wrinkles in your skin
Bb F
it's a rockabilly music make you silly in the end
it's a time warp puttin' circles on your eyes
Bb F F F F G
it's a rockabilly music that's a blessing in dis-guise
C
like Vincent Van Gogh when he chopped off his ear,
F C
"I'd like to give her twenty, but I still gotta hear"
like Crockett at the wall lookin' back to Tennessee,
F C
"the livin' costs you plenty, but the dyin's still for free"
F
it's a time warp puttin' wrinkles in your skin
Bb F
it's a rockabilly music make you silly in the end
it's a time warp puttin' circles on your eyes
Bb F F F F G
it's a rockabilly music that's a blessing in dis-guise
C F C
C F C
F Bb F
F Bb F F F F G C
(Kazoo Solo w/ whistles, snorts, & ?)
THE TAB:
F
1 -|| ---1---------------------------1
2 -|| ---1---------------------------1
3 -|| ---1-----2---------------------2
4 -|| ---1---------4-----------------3
5 -|| ---1---------3-----------------3
6 -|| ---1---------------------------1
G
1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| --------0-----------------------0
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3
C/G
1 -|| --------0-----------------------0
2 -|| --------1-----------------------1
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| ---------------2----------------2
5 -|| -----------------------4--------3
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3
Bb/F
1 -|| ---1---------------------------1
2 -|| ---1---------3-----------------3
3 -|| ---1---------3-----------------3
4 -|| ---1---------3-----------------3
5 -|| ---1---------------------------1
6 -|| ---1---------------------------1
Bold numbers are the bass notes....
TIPS:
Try playing bass notes on the 'down' beats and the chords on the 'up' beats - adding a ragtime feel to the song.
I hope you enjoyed playing this piece.
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 1975, Steve Cash & Randle
Chowning
chords & music interpreted by steven
hull
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Created 14 May 1997
Updated 15 May 1997
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