----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALBERT FLASHER - The Guess Who ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: B. Cummings Album: "The Guess Who/Greatest Hits" (1999, RCA Records) Guitarists: Kurt Winter, Don McDougall Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: December 7, 2007 *Palm mute the Intro and the Verses (except for 1st line of the Verses) INTRO: G E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| 2x D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|-5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-| E -3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| 1 & a 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . I was a 1ST VERSE: E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-4---4-5---5-6---6-7---7-| D -4---4-5---5-6---6-7---7-|---5-----7-----8-----9---| A ---5-----7-----8-----9---|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| 1 & a 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . workshop owner in the gulch for the people & I C E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|-5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-| A -3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| E -------------------------|-------------------------| offered myself to the world, I was a G F E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|-3---3-5---5-3---3-5---5-| E -3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-| workshop owner, I was a G E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|-5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-| E -3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| workshop owner (I was a) 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse) I was a diesel fixer, fixed a diesel Diesel fixed me, what a weasel Baby was a workshop owner Baby was a workshop owner CHORUS: A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -7-----------------------|-------------------------| A -7-----------------------|-------------------------| E -5-----------------------|-------------------------| Baby and me were ripe for the pickin', Well, D5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-7-----7-----------------| D -------------------------|-7-----7-----------------| A -------------------------|-5-----5-----------------| 1 extra E -------------------------|-------------------------| measure, then: that was the day we ran into Albert Flasher BREAK: E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-4---4-5---5-6---6-7---7-| D -4---4-5---5-6---6-7---7-|---5-----7-----8-----9---| A ---5-----7-----8-----9---|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| C E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|-5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-| A -3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| E -------------------------|-------------------------| G E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|-5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-| E -3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| D C E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -7---7-9---9-7---7-9---9-|-5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-| A -5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| E -------------------------|-------------------------| G E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|-5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-| E -3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| 3RD VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse) It was a cold, snowy, rainy afternoon And we were sittin' there in high school, my school And Michael was a moonbeam maker And Michael was a moonbeam maker 4TH VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse) I was a diesel fixer, fixed a diesel Diesel fixed me, what a weasel, oh no Baby was a workshop owner Baby was a workshop owner Play CHORUS, then: E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-4---4-5---5-6---6-7---7-| D -4---4-5---5-6---6-7---7-|---5-----7-----8-----9---| A ---5-----7-----8-----9---|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| GUITAR SOLO: C E -------3---------------------|-------------------------| B -----3---6p3-----------------|-----------8~------------| G -5^w---------5^w-5-3---5-3---|-------------------------| D ---------------------5-----5-|-5~----------------------| A -----------------------------|------/10----------------| E -----------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . G E -------15------15---------------|------------------------------| B -----15------15---/17-----------|-18^w--18-18^w--18-18^w~------| G -17^w----17^w----------15^q-----|------------------------------| D ----------------------------17--|------------------------------| A --------------------------------|------------------------------| E --------------------------------|------------------------------| . . . . . . . . D C E -------17-------17--------------|------------------------------| B -17^w-----17^w----------15---15-|-18^w--18-18^wr-15------------| G -------------------17-----------|-------------------17^w=r-15--| D --------------------------------|--------------------------15--| A --------------------------------|------------------------------| E --------------------------------|------------------------------| . . . . . . . . G E -------------------------|-------15--18------------| B -------------------------|-------18--20------------| G -16----14---\-9----------|-------------------------| D -17----15---\10----8---9-|--9----------------------| A -------------------------|-10----------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . I was a 5TH VERSE: E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-4---4-5---5-6---6-7---7-| D -4---4-5---5-6---6-7---7-|---5-----7-----8-----9---| A ---5-----7-----8-----9---|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| workshop owner in the gulch for the people & I C E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|-5---5-7---7-5---5-7---7-| A -3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| E -------------------------|-------------------------| offered myself to the world, I was a G F E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| 2x A -5---5-7---7-5---5-7---3=|=----3-5---5-3---3-5---5-| E -3---3-3---3-3---3-3---1=|=----1-1---1-1---1-1---1-| 1. workshop owner, I was a 2. workshop owner, I was a G F E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -5---5-7---7-5---5-7---3=|=------5---3=------5---3=| E -3---3-3---3-3---3-3---1=|=------1---1=------1---1=| workshop owner ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 12/8 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats fall. -The first line/staff of each Verse is a piano part transcribed for guitar. -Originally released as a single in 1971. ^...bend (w=whole tone,q=quarter) =...hold note or chord r...release bend /...slide up p...pull off \...slide down ~...vibrato (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)