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EVEN THE SCORE – Toronto
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: September 7, 2005
Written by: B.Allen, J.Fox
CD: “Lookin’ For Trouble” (1980, Solid Gold Records)
Notes:
^…bend (w=whole 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:
Fm
You played around when I was gone
Ab
But I got hip to what went on
Bb
When I returned I left no doubt
C
I kept my cool, but threw you out
C Db
And now you come with heart in hand
E ————|————-|
B –9–9–8-9-|-11-9-8-9—-|
G ————|————-|
Fm
You’re begging me to understand
E ————|————-|
B –9–9–8-9-|-11-9-8-9—-|
G ————|————-|
Db
(??lyric??) for what’s in store
E ————|————-|
B –9–9–8-9-|-11-9-8-9—-|
G ————|————-|
Bbm
And now’s my chance
E ————|————-|
B ———13-|-13-11-11—-|
G ————|————-|
Eb Fm
To even the score
CHORUS:
Eb Ab
Even the score — You cheated and lied
Eb Ab
Even the score — The tears that I cried
Eb Fm
Even the score — Watch you crumble inside
Eb Db
Even the score — 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:
Fm
Cut the tears, I know they’re fake
Ab
Loving you was a bad mistake
Bb
Don’t come crawling around my door
C C
‘Cause I can’t stand your face no more
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 ———–|———-||————|———|————|———|
| || | | | |
| || | | | |
| || | | | |
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 —————————————-|
|
|
E —————————————-|
B –8—-9—-10—11—-12—-13—-14—|
G —————————————-|
D —————————————-|
A —————————————-|
E —————————————-|
3RD VERSE:
Db
You think I’m dumb and blind
E ————|————-|
B –9–9–8-9-|-11-9-8-9—-|
G ————|————-|
Eb Fm
You’ve come too late to change my mind
E ————|————-|
B –9–9–8-9-|-11-9-8-9—-|
G ————|————-|
Eb Db
Just ask someone who’s tried before
E ————|————-|
B –9–9–8-9-|-11-9-8-9—-|
G ————|————-|
C Bb
I don’t get mad
E ————|————-|
B ———13-|-13-11-11—-|
G ————|————-|
Eb Fm
I even the score
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
Eb Ab
Even the score — You cheated and lied
Eb Ab
Even the score — The tears that I cried
Eb Fm
Even the score — Watch you crumble inside
Eb Db
Even the score — 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 ————-|————–|————-|—————-|——-|
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
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.)