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SCHOOL - Supertramp
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: December 6, 2005
Written by: Richard Davies, Roger Hodgson
Album: "Crime Of the Century" (1974, A & M Records)
Notes:
-Tuning: Standard
-key of A minor
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-chord forms for verses: Am Em G Dm
E -8---|-7-|-7-|-5-|
B -10--|-8-|-8-|-6-|
G -9---|-9-|-7-|-7-|
INTRO:
(opens with harmonica part)
(guitar fades in)
[G] [Dm]
E ---------------10--|-------------------|-----------5--|--------------|
B -12----12--------|-12----12----12--|-6---6------|-6---6-------|
G -----12-----12-----|-----12-----12-----|----7----7----|----7----7----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
1ST VERSE:
[Am] [Em]
E -8------8----------|-8-----8-----8---|-----------7--|--------------|
B ---10--------10----|-----10-----10-----|-8---8------|-8---8-------|
G ------9------------|-------------------|----9----9----|----9----9----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
I can see you in the morning when you go to school
[G] [Dm]
E ---------------10--|-------------------|-----------5--|--------------|
B -12----12--------|-12----12----12--|-6---6------|-6---6-------|
G -----12-----12-----|-----12-----12-----|----7----7----|----7----7----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
Don't forget your books,you know you've
got to learn the Golden Rule
[Am] [Em]
E -8------8----------|-8-----8-----8---|-----------7--|--------------|
B ---10--------10----|-----10-----10-----|-8---8------|-8---8-------|
G ------9------------|-------------------|----9----9----|----9----9----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
Teacher tells you stop your play and get
on with your work
[G] [Dm]
E ---------------10--|-------------------|-----------5--|--------------|
B -12----12--------|-12----12----12--|-6---6------|-6---6-------|
G -----12-----12-----|-----12-----12-----|----7----7----|----7----7----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
And be like Johnnie-too-good, don't you know he never shirks,He's coming
(Timing note: there's a pause between each measure in the double staff below)
(I'm not sure of these following 4 measures re: tab accuracy)
E|-------------2--|----------------|--------------2--|-----------------|
B|------1------3--|------1------3--|------1-------3--|------1-------3--|
G|-0h2-----2---2--|-0h2-----2---2--|-0h2----2---2-2--|-0h2-----2--2-2--|
D|-------------0--|-------------0--|--------------0--|--------------0--|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
E|----------------|-8--8--8------7-|-----------------|-8--8--8--------7|
B|-8/10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10-10--8-|-8/10-10-10-10-10|-10-10-10-10-10-8|
G|-7/9--9--9---11-|-9--9--9--9---7-|-7/9--9--9--9--11|-9--9--9--9--9--7|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
along
2ND VERSE:
[Am]After school is over, you're playing in the p[Em]ark
D[G]on't be out too late, don't let it [Dm]get too dark
They t[Am]ell you not to hang around and learn what l[Em]ife's about
And g[G]row up just like them, won't let you w[Dm]ork it out
And you're f[C]ull of d[E]oubt
Figure 1 -
E -------7---8---|-10------------|------------7---|-8--------------|
B -----8----------|--------8------|-----8-10--------|--------7-------|
G ---9------------|----------------|---9-------------|-----------------|Play
D -7--------------|----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| 2x
A ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Continue playing Figure 1 with all guitar parts up until the piano solo.
E --|-17~~--------|-------------15-|-----------------|-----------------|
B 17|-------------|----------17----|-17~~------------|-----------------|
G --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|---------17^(19)|
D --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gt1 | |
| |
Gt2 | |
E --|-17~~--------|-------------19-|-----------------|-----------------|
B 17|-------------|----------20----|-20~~------------|---------19^(20)|
G --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/supertramp/school_tab_ver_2.html )
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-r17~~----------|---------12^(14)|-r12~~-----------|------------5^(7)|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-r19~~----------|---------13^(15)|-r13~~-----------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------9^(12)|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-r5~~-----------|----------------|-4~~-------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-r9~~-----------|----------------|-9~~-------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| |
| |
Gt|3 |
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-8h9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8h9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8h9-9-9--9-9-9-|-8h9-9-9--9-9-9-|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-8h10-10-10--10-10-10-|-8h10-10-10--10-10-10-|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------| Play 2x
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -------2--------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|Play
D -----2----------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2x
A -0-3------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
pm------|
Gt1
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------2--------|----------------|-------2---------|-----------------|
D|-----2----------|----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-3------------|----------------|-0-3-------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|pm------| pm------| |Play
| | 2x
Gt|2 |
E|----------19^sr|^sr-^sr-^sr-^sr-|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------2--------|----------------|-------2---------|-----------------|
D|-----2----------|----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-3------------|----------------|-0-3-------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
pm------| pm------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------2--------|-2----2---------|-------2---------|-2---------------|
D|-----2----------|----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-3------------|----------------|-0-3-------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------12\-----|
pm------| pm------|
SOLO:
Extended piano solo - 48 measures
Chord accompaniment on acoustic guitar - each chord is 1 measure
Play chord progression 12x
Am Em G Dm (12x)
BRIDGE:
D[E5]on't [F5]do t[G5]his and d[A5]on't [B5]do t[C5]hat
W[A5]hat are they trying to do?
M[D5]ake a good boy of you
[C5]Do they know w[D5]here it's [E5]at?
Don't [E5]cri[F5]tic[G5]ize - they're [A5]old [B5]and w[C5]ise
[A5]Do what they tell you to
D[D5]on't want the devil to
C[C5]ome and put [D5]out your e[E]yes
[E] [D] [A] [B] [D] [E]
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-17p16-17p16-----|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------17---|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------16~|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[E] [D] [A] [B] [D] [E]
E|----------------|----17p16----19~|--------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------17----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
3RD VERSE:
M[Am]aybe I'm mistaken expecting [Em]you to fight
Or m[G]aybe I'm just crazy, I don't know w[Dm]rong from right
[Am]But while I'm still living, I've just got t[Em]his to say
It's a[G]lways up to you if you want to [Dm]be that
Want to s[F]ee that
Want to s[C]ee it that w[E]ay
You're coming along
[Am]
E|--------0------------------2-----|
B|-1----0---1-3---1-3----1-3-------|
G|-2--2---------0-----0------------|
D|-2-------------------------------| (Free time, let notes ring)
A|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
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^...bend (ssemi-tone) \...slide down
r...release bend ~...vibrato
h...hammer on ...hold note
p...pull off pm..palm mute
/...slide up
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)
