Chord/Tab song: Even the Score

Toronto discography (6 CDs): http://www.canadianbands.com/Toronto_CDs.html
Band's current website: http://torontoandhollywoods.com/ (name has changed)

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EVEN THE SCORE - Toronto

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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: [email protected]
Date: September 7, 2005

Written by: B.Allen, J.Fox
CD: "Lookin' For Trouble" (1980, Solid Gold Records)

Notes:

^...bend (wwhole step)
p...pulloff
r...release bend
/...slide up
~...vibrato
o
o...repeat

-Tuning: Standard
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-the song is in F minor, except for the guitar solo section,
which is in G minor (solo is in G minor)

INTRO:

Figure 1 - play 3x

[Fm] [Eb] [(Fm)]

E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------
B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--o||-9----
G -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------
D -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------
A -------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o||------
E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------

1ST VERSE:

You p[Fm]layed around when I was gone
But [Ab]I got hip to what went on
When [Bb]I returned I left no doubt
I k[C]ept my cool, but threw you out
A[C]nd [Db]now you come with heart in hand

E ------------|-------------|
B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----|
G ------------|-------------|

You're b[Fm]egging me to understand

E ------------|-------------|
B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----|
G ------------|-------------|

('ly[Db]ric') for what's in store

E ------------|-------------|
B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----|
G ------------|-------------|

And n[Bbm]ow's my chance

E ------------|-------------|
B ---------13-|-13-11-11----|
G ------------|-------------|

To e[Eb]ven the s[Fm]core


CHORUS:

E[Eb]ven the s[Ab]core -- You cheated and lied
E[Eb]ven the s[Ab]core -- The tears that I cried
E[Eb]ven the s[Fm]core -- Watch you crumble inside
E[Eb]ven the s[Db]core -- There's no place you can hide

(1st beat
of verse)

E -------------|--------------|------
B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---
G -------------|--------------|------
D -------------|--------------|------
A -------------|--------------|------
E -------------|--------------|------

2ND VERSE:

C[Fm]ut the tears, I know they're fake
L[Ab]oving you was a bad mistake
D[Bb]on't come crawling around my door
'Cause [C]I can't stand your face no more[C]

BREAK:

1.Eb Eb
2.C C Fm Fm D

E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
B ---11p9----|-11~-----o||---13p11----|-13~-----|---15p13----|-15~-----|
G --------12-|----------||---------13-|---------|---------15-|---------|
D -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
A -----------|---------o||------------|---------|------------|---------|
E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|

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E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
B ----8p6----|-8~------o||----9p8-----|-10~-----|---10p8-----|-10~-----|
G ---------8-|----------||---------10-|---------|---------11-|---------|
D -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
A -----------|---------o||------------|---------|------------|---------|
E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|

GUITAR SOLO:

[Gm]

E --------------------------|---------------------------|
B --------------------------|---------------------------|
G --------------------------|--------------------10-----|
D -----------------10----10-|--12-10-12-13-12-13----13--|
A -10--12-13-12-13----13----|---------------------------|
E --------------------------|---------------------------|

[F]

E --------------------------|-----------------------10/-|
B ----------10-------10--11-|-10--11--13----11--13------|
G --10--12--------12--------|---------------------------|
D --------------------------|---------------------------|
A --------------------------|---------------------------|
E --------------------------|---------------------------|

[Gm] [F]

E -15-15~---15--|-11-13-13^wr--13--|---13-15-15^wr--15--|-------------|
B --------------|------------------|--------------------|--------8-11-|
G --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|
D --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|
A --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|
E --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|

[Gm] [F]

E ---------------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B -11^w-11-8----8------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
G -----------10---10---|--------------|---------------|-------------0-|
D ---------------------|--------3-0---|-----------3---|-----3---------|
A -------------------8-|-8^w--------3-|-1-------------|---------------|
E ---------------------|--------------|---3-2-1-----1-|--1-----1------|

[Gm]

E ----------------------------|-------------------------|
B ----------------------------|-------------------------|
G -3p2p0--7p5p0--3p2p0--5p3p0-|-7p5p0--3p2p0--5-----3p2-|
D ----------------------------|-----------------5-------|
A ----------------------------|-------------------------|
E ----------------------------|-------------------------|

[F]

E -------------------|--------------------|
B -------------------|-3-3-6/8-8----------|
G ---------------3-5-|--------------------|
D -3-5-5-5---3-5-----|--------------------|
A -------------------|--------------------|
E -------------------|--------------------|

You fool

E --7----8----9----10----11----12----13---|
B ----------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------|

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E ----------------------------------------|
B --8----9----10---11----12----13----14---|
G ----------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------|

3RD VERSE:

Y[Db]ou think I'm dumb and blind

E ------------|-------------|
B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----|
G ------------|-------------|

Y[Eb]ou've c[Fm]ome too late to change my mind

E ------------|-------------|
B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----|
G ------------|-------------|

J[Eb]ust a[Db]sk someone who's tried before

E ------------|-------------|
B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----|
G ------------|-------------|

[C]I d[Bb]on't get mad

E ------------|-------------|
B ---------13-|-13-11-11----|
G ------------|-------------|

I [Eb]even the s[Fm]core


CHORUS:

[Eb] [Ab] You cheated and lied
[Eb] [Ab] The tears that I cried
[Eb] [Fm] Watch you crumble inside
[Eb] [Fm] There's no place you can hide

E[Eb]ven the s[Ab]core -- You cheated and lied
E[Eb]ven the s[Ab]core -- The tears that I cried
E[Eb]ven the s[Fm]core -- Watch you crumble inside
E[Eb]ven the s[Db]core -- There's no place you can hide

Play Figure 1 2x

E - ven the score, Well I e - ven the score, Now I
[Fm] [Eb]

E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8---|
G -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
D -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|

e - ven the score, Yes I e - ven the score
[Ab] [Db]

E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8---|
G -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
D -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|

E - ven the score E - ven the score

E -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~----9-11-13-|-13----|
G -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
D -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
A -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
E -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|

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E -------------|--------------|-13~--11--13-|-15~---13-15-16-|-16----|
B -14~--13--14-|-16~---14--13-|-------------|----------------|-------|
G -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
D -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
A -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
E -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
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(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)