Move Away Jimmy Blue
Hi. Iain showed me how to play this after a gig in '98,
So it should be pretty accurate.
As always, I welcome any comments or corrections,
You will need to re-tune your guitar from standard EADGBE to GBDGBD(Dobro)as follows:
(low)E> G
A> B
D> D
G> G
B> B
E> D
I'm not sure of the namings, but the chords used are as follows
(*1) (*2) (*3) (*4)
G -0-- -2- -0- -7-
B -0-- -2- -0- -7-
D -0-- -2- -2- -7-
G -0-- -2- -0- -7-
B -0-- -2- -0- -7-
D -0-- -2- -0- -7-
Intro:
Iain uses a slide on the first part of the song, from 4th/7th,
but you can use your index finger to get a similar effect.
D-----0--0---0-----4//7--7--------0--0---0-----4//7--7-
B---2--2---2--2-2--4//7--7------2--2---2--2-2--4//7--7-
G----2--2---2--2---4//7----------2--2---2--2---4//7----
D-0---------------------------0------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------0---------------------------0
Verse:
Arpeggio the following,
up until the first 'Move Away')
D-----0--0---0--0-----0--0---0--0-
B---2--2---2--2-----2--2---2--2---
G----2--2---2--2-----2--2---2--2--
D-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------
B---------------------------------
G-----------------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rather than list timings, play along to the song to get the 'feeling' right.
It's important that you let the bass notes ring out over the arpeggio part too.
I'll put asterisks over the lyrics where the bass notes should be played.
* *
A struck match faded like a nervous laugh
* *
Beyond the halo of a naked bulb
* *
Your low voice mingles with your other half's
* *
Schoolfriends in second-hand clothes
* *
Eventually your world will shrink within four walls
* *
Of neglected debts and stolen stereos.
NB. The next part of the song is the mainstay. The chords are nearly all either played open,
or barred with your index finger across all 6 strings - easy!
As before, I'll put a reference to the chord over the lyric.
*2 *1
So move away Jimmy Blue
*2 *1
Before your small, small town turns around
*3
and swallows you
*4 / / / *1 / / / *4 / / / *1 / / /
*4 *1
A drunk mother was the cue
*4 *1
For the legendary things that you do
*4 *1
Behind a carnival tent with mud on your face
*4 *1
Behind the old glue factory too.
*2 *1
So move away Jimmy Blue
*2 *1
Before your small, small town turns around
*3
and swallows you
*4 / / / *1 / / /
*4 / / / *1 / / / *2 / / / *1 / / /
and swallows you
*4 *1
Wet feet visit the same old places
*4 *1
Finding nothing new
*4 *1
It's a binful of tissues from made-up faces
*4 *1
In a townful of nothing to do
*2 *1
A love match with the moon
*2 *1
In a layby, while insects hum and
*2 *1 *2
You got put in the darkness of a woman's womb
Jimmy Blue,
*4 / / / *1 / / / *4 / / / *1 / / /
Jimmy Blue
*4 / / / *1 / / / *4 / / / *1 / / /
*2 *1
So move away, yeah, turn around
*2 *1
Move away,
*2 *1
move away Jimmy Blue
*2
Before your small, small town
*1 *3 *4(let ring)
Turns around and swallows you.
Outro:
Intro arpeggio'd to fade.
Enjoy! Alex
Another version:
Intro played with a slide
E------------------------------------------------------
B-----2--3p2--3p2---3 2-3-2h3---55-s-77------------
G-------2----2-----2---------------55-s-77----------
D--0------------------------------- 55-s-77-----------
A-------------------------------------------------3---
E--------------------------------------------------3----
D G
A struck match faded like a nervous laugh
D G
Beyond the halo of a naked bulb
G
Your low voice mingles with your other half's;
D G
Schoolfriends in second-hand clothes
D G
Eventually your world will shrink within four walls
D G
Of neglected debts and stolen stereos.
A G
So move away Jimmy Blue
A G D
Before your small, small town turns around and swallows you
A drunk mother was the cue
For the legendary things that you do
Behind a carnival tent with mud on your face
Behind the old glue factory too.
So move away Jimmy Blue
Before your small, small town turns around and swallows you
(Short Lead Break)
E-2-0-------------------------------------
B------3----------------------------------
G---------4--2-------------^^^---------- ^^^ = Heavy Vibrato
D---------------4-4--2-0--2-2--0--------
A-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
Wet feet visit the same old places ,Finding nothing new
It's a binful of tissues from made-up faces ,In a townful of nothing to do
A G A G
A love match with the moon In a layby, while insects hum and
A G A G D
You got put in the darkness of a woman's womb Jimmy Blue.....Jimmy Blue.
Solo - D G
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--10--10--10--10-10------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------12-12-11-------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------12---------10h12 12-12-12-----10-10--
A-------------------------------------12---12-------------------12---------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--10-10-10-10---------10-12--12------------------------10--------------
G--------------------------------------------------9-11-12-----------------
D-----------------12-12--------------12-12--12----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
So move away
Move away Jimmy Blue Before your small, small town
Turns around and swallows you.
[Submitted and tabbed by Neil Parry]
