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Hat Too Flat

by Walter Becker from the album 11 Tracks of Whack
Eb d------8------8--------------8------8----------- a--6------10-------------6------10-----8------ e----------------11-------------------------------- RHYTHM GTR: Eb(iii) on beats 2 and 4 (simile throughout, except choruses) (repeat as simile for about 64 measures) VERSE: we come in on the morning scan all the way from far Arcturus bringing with us peace and goodwill from the margins of space and time our women are slung down low to the ground theyre very good, youve probably had one our men are brave, studly and wise; a pleasure to behold *NOTE* these are not aligned rhythmically Bb g-----8--------8---------- d-6------10-------------- a------------------11-------- e----------------------- right away we walk the walk Eb d-----8--------8---------- a-6------10-------------- e------------------11-------- and more or less, we talk the talk Bb g-----8--------8---------- d-6------10-------------- a------------------11-------- e----------------------- everytime we make a play G g-----5------5------- d-5------7----------- a----------------8--- e-------------------- eyes get wide and they run away, cause the.. CHORUS: Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb hat stays too flat my hat is way too flat Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7 my english is much better now, but my hat is way too flat Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb a man smells a rat and thats the end of that Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7 my english is more better now, but my hat remains too flat VERSE2: Eb... fair Arcturus fashion forecast: skirts will be shorter, legs stay long virtual raincoats are coming back, the hat as always continued flat SOLO: over the Eb theme, 16 measures then this: e--11---11---11-13-11-- b--11---11---11-13-11-- ..twice Eb... back at home the machines work hard we folk like to take it easy honing our awareness of the finer things in life here when i go down to my job i work hard for what seems like a long time look at my watch, fifteen minutes it felt like half a day g-----8--------8---------- d-6------10-------------- a------------------11-------- e----------------------- pretty soon we break for lunch d-----8--------8---------- a-6------10-------------- e------------------11-------- me and the boys, now i'm one of the bunch g-----8--------8---------- d-6------10-------------- a------------------11-------- e----------------------- no one wants to sit with me g-----5------5------- d-5------7----------- a----------------8--- e-------------------- tell, me what can the matter be? CHORUS: Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb hat stays too flat my hat is way too flat Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7 my english, it is more better now, but my hat is way too flat Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb little thing like that dont get past the hat Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7 my english is more better now, but my hat remains too flat Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb hat stays too flat my hat is way too flat Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7 my english is more better now, but my hat remains too flat Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb a man smells a rat and thats the end of that Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7 my english is more better now, but my hat remains too flat fade out on Eb keyboard thing CHORD SHAPES: EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 6X88XX 4XX34X 3XX34X 2X13XX 1XX33X XX134X XX034X X6X33X Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7