Lawyers, Guns and Money (Chromatic)

by Warren Zevon · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

Lawyers, Guns And Money (12 Hole Chromatic) by Warren Zevon
Dedicated to Counselor Clarence
Key of A   Range: F#4 to F#5
One of many of Warren's versions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5puAN1PGQw

Intro: 
-5 -5 -5  5* -5 -5 -5  5* 
-5 -5 -5  5*  6  6
-5 -5 -5  5* -5 -5 -5  5* 
-5 -5 -5  5*  6  6
-5 -5 -5  5* -5 -5 -5  5* 
-5 -5 -5  5*  6  6

-2*  -5   -5    -5   5*  5* 5* 5*
 I   went home with the wait-ress
-2*  -4  -3  -3 -3   -3 -4
the  way  I  al-ways do___.

-5  -5  5*  -3

-5  -5  -5  6  6  6  6 5* -3
    How was I____ to know____
-4   -4  -4   -3  -3  -3    -3
She was with the Rus-sians, too.  (Huh?)

-5 -5 -5  5* -5 -5 -5  5* 
-5 -5 -5  5*  6  6
-5 -5 -5  5* -5 -5 -5  5* 
-5 -5 -5  5*  6  6

-4  4*  -5   -5   -5  5*  5*  5*
 I  was gam-bling in  Ha-van- a
-2*  -4  -3 -3 -3    -3 -4	  -5  -5  5*  -3
 I   took a lit-tle  risk. 
-5    -5  -5 6    6     6   6 5*  -4 -3
Send law-yers__,  guns and mon – ey,___
-4   -4  -4  -3  -3  -3     -3
Dad,     get me  out of this.


Interlude:
5  5* -3 -3  5* 5  5* -3 -3
5* 5  5*  5  5* 5  5* -3  6  6
5  5* -3 -3  5* 5  5* -3 -3
5* 5  5*  5  5* 5  5* -3  6  6


5*  5*  -5 -5  -5   6  -5   5*   -5  5*  -3
I'm the in-no-cent by-stan-der,
-5   -5  -5 -5 5   5*	         -5  5*  -3
some-how I  got__ stuck
-2* -4    -4  -4  -5 -5 -5    5*
be-tween the rock and a hard place.
5*   5*    -3  -3 -3  -3
And I'm__ down on my luck.
5*  -4 4*  -3   -3 -3  2
Yes, I'm__ down on my luck.
-6*  6-6*   -6*  -3 -3  -3
Well, I'm__ down on my luck.

5*   5* -5  -5  -5  5*   5*  5*
Now I'm hid-ing in  Hon-dur-as.
-2* -4  -3  -3  -3  -3 -4        -5  -5  5*  -3
I'm  a  des-per-ate man.
-5    -5  -5 6  6    6   6 5* -4 -3 
Send law-yers,  guns and mon-ey,
-4 -4  -4   4   4   4   4
The    shit has hit the fan.

-5 -5 -5  5* -5 -5 -5  5* 
-5 -5 -5  5*  6  6
-5 -5 -5  5* -5 -5 -5  5* 
-5 -5 -5  5*  6  6
-5 -5 -5  5* -5 -5 -5  5* 
-5 -5 -5  5*  6  6

-6* -6*   -5   -5   -5   -5   -5  5*  5*
Al-right. Send Law-yers, guns and mon-ey.  (Huh!)

-5  5* -3 -3  5* -5  5* -3 -3
5* -5  5*  -5  5* -5  5* -3  6  6

 5*   -5  -5   -5   -5  5*  5*
Send Law-yers, guns and mon-ey.

-5  5* -3 -3  5* -5  5* -3 -3
5* -5  5*  -5  5* -5  5* -3  6  6

5*   -5   -5    -5    -5  5*  5*
Send Law-yers, guns and mon-ey.

-5  5* -3 -3  5* -5  5* -3 -3
5* -5  5*  -5  5* -5  5* -3  6  6

5*   -5   -5    -5    -5  5*  5*
Send Law-yers, guns and mon-ey!  Oh!

-5  5* -3 -3  5* -5  5* -3 -3
-5* -5  5*  -5  5* -5  5* -3  6  6
-5  5* -3 -3  5* -5  5* -3 -3
-5* -5  5*  -5  5* -5  5* -3  6  6
-5  5* -3 -3  5* -5  5* -3 -3
-5* -5  5*  -5  5* -5  5* -3  6  6
Repeat to Fade

For a slightly more difficult, but correct octave, Intro/General Riff use:

-1 -1 -1  1* -1 -1 -1  1* 
-1 -1 -1  1*  2  2
-1 -1 -1  1* -1 -1 -1  1* 
-1 -1 -1  1*  2  2
-1 -1 -1  1* -1 -1 -1  1* 
-1 -1 -1  1*  2  2

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound