----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BOYS IN THE BRIGHT WHITE SPORTS CAR - Trooper ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: B. Smith/R. McGuire Album: "Two For The Show" (1976, MCA Records) "Hot Shots" [best of] (1979, MCA Records) Guitarist: Brian Smith Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: October 26, 2009 1ST VERSE: (play palm muted until chords at Bar 10) Bb5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2x D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -----8-------8-------8-------8---|-----8-------8-------8-------8---| E -6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----| 1. (1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a) Here they 2. come, The boys in the bright white Ab5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -----6-------6-------6-------6---|-----6-------6-------6-------6---| E -4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----| sports car, Waving their arms in the Db5 Eb5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D -----6-------6-------6-------6---|-----8-------8-------8-------8---| A -4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----|-6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| air, Who do they think they Bb5 Ab5 Db5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|-----------------6---------------| D ---------------------------------|-6---------------6---------------| A -----8-------8-------8-------8---|-6---------------4---------------| E -6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----|-4-------------------------------| are? And where did they get that car? Bb5 E -----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------| D -----x-8=--8-x-8=|=--8-x-8=--8-x-8=| A -----x-8=--8-x-8=|=--8-x-8=--8-x-8=| E -----x-6=--6-x-6=|=--6-x-6=--6-x-6=| . . . . . . . . There they go, 2ND VERSE: Bb5 Ab5 Db5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6=| D =--8-x-8=--8-x-8=|=--8-x-8=--8-x-6=|=--6-x-6=--6-x-6=|=--6-x-6=--6-x-6=| A =--8-x-8=--8-x-8=|=--8-x-8=--8-x-6=|=--6-x-6=--6-x-6=|=--6-x-6=--6-x-4=| E =--6-x-6=--6-x-6=|=--6-x-6=--6-x-4=|=--4-x-4=--4-x-4=|=--4-x-4=--4-x---| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the boys in the Honking at all bright white sports car, the girls Eb5 Bb5 Ab5 Db5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G ---6-x-6=--6-x-8=|=--8-x-8=--8-x---|-----------------|---------6---6---| D =--6-x-6=--6-x-8=|=--8-x-8=--8-x-8=|=--8-x-8=--8-8---|-6---6---6---6---| A =--4-x-4=--4-x-6=|=--6-x-6=--6-x-8=|=--8-x-8=--8-8---|-6---6---4---4---| E -----------------|---------------6=|=--6-x-6=--6-6---|-4---4-----------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It's jack-of-all-trades Stan, And Jerry the garbage man Bb5 E -----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------| G ---------------6-|---------------6-| D -----8---8-8-8-6-|-----8---8-8-8-6-| A ---------8-8-8---|---------8-8-8---| E -6-6-----6-6-6---|-6-6-----6-6-6---| . . . . Db5 Eb5 Bb5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -6-----6-6-----6-|-8-----8-8---8---|---------------6-|---------------6-| D -6-----6-6-----6-|-8-----8-8---8---|-----8---8-8-8-6-|-----8---8-8-8-6-| A -4-----4-4-----4-|-6-----6-6---6---|---------8-8-8---|---------8-8-8---| E -----------------|-----------------|-6-6-----6-6-6---|-6-6-----6-6-6---| . . . . . . . . La da da da, la da da da da Db5 Eb5 Bb5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -6-----6-6-----6-|-8-----8-8---8---|--------------6-x|-----------------| D -6-----6-6-----6-|-8-----8-8---8---|-----8--8-8-8-6-x|-8-=-------------| A -4-----4-4-----4-|-6-----6-6---6---|--------8-8-8----|-8-=-------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-6-6----6-6-6----|-6-=-------------| La da da da, la da da da da, There they BRIDGE: Eb5 Gb5 Db5 Ab5 (2x) E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------| B -----------------|-----------------|o---------------------------------o| G -8---------------|-11------6---6---|-----------------------------------| D -8---------------|-11------6---6---|--6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6--| A -6---------------|--9------4---4---|o-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-o| E -----------------|-----------------|--4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4--| pm----- ---------- -----| . . . . go, the boys are really 1. rollin' 2. Some old la- Eb5 Gb5 Db5 Eb5 F5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -8---------------|-11------6---6---|-8------------10=|=----------------| D -8---------------|-11------6---6---|-8------------10=|=----------------| A -6---------------|--9------4---4---|-6-------------8=|=----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| -dy called the cops, Said the car is probably stolen, stolen GUITAR SOLO: Bb5 E -----------------|-------------------| B -----------------|-------------------| G --------------6^q|-------------------| D ---8---6~--8-----|---8-8p6---8-6-----| A -----------------|---------8---------| E -----------------|---------------9-6-| . . . . . . . . Bb5 E -----------------|---------------------------| B -----------------|---------------------------| G --------------8^w|=--[10-10-10-10-10-10]r8---| D ---8---6~--8-----|hb-----------------------6-| A -----------------|---------------------------| E -----------------|---------------------------| . . . . . . . . Bb5 E -----------------|---------------------------| B -----------------|---------------------------| G -----------------|-----5-6-8~~-6----[10]r8-6-| D -6h8~----------6-|-6h8------------pb---------| A -----------------|---------------------------| E -----------------|---------------------------| . . . . . . . . Ab5 E -----------------|----------11=^wr-9----------11=^wr-9-| B -9~~-------------|-11=^wr-9----------11=^wr-9----------| G -----------------|-------------------------------------| D -----------------|-------------------------------------| A -----------------|-------------------------------------| E -----------------|-------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . Db5 Eb5 E -----------------|-----------------| B -12^w~-------14^w|=~-----------16^w| G -----------------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------| Bb5 Ab5 Db5 E -----------------|/13-11---11-------------------------| B =~---------------|------14---14-13-14-13-11-13-11-----| G -----------------|---------------------------------13=| D -----------------|------------------------------------| A -----------------|------------------------------------| E -----------------|------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . Bb5 E --------------------|-------------------------| B --------------------|-------------------------| G /15--15--15--15-----|-13-13----13-13----13-13-| D ----------------/15-|------/15------/15-------| A --------------------|-------------------------| E --------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . Ab5 E -----------------------|------------------------------| B -----------14^w----16^w|=---[18-18-18-18-18-18]r16-14-| G -15=^wr^wr-------------|hb----------------------------| D -----------------------|------------------------------| A -----------------------|------------------------------| E -----------------------|------------------------------| . . . . . . . . Db5 Eb5 E -----------------|-------------------| B -16^w~-------19^w|=---19^w~------21^w| G -----------------|-------------------| D -----------------|-------------------| A -----------------|-------------------| E -----------------|-------------------| . . . . . . . . Bb5 (pre-bend & release notes) E ---------------------------|-------------------------| B =----21^w--[23]r21-[23]r21-|-[23]r21-[23]r21-21^w~~--| G ---------------------------|-------------------------| D ---------------------------|-------------------------| A ---------------------------|-------------------------| E ---------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . There they Play BRIDGE Play 1ST VERSE (up to "And where did they get that car") Bb5 E -----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------| D -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| A -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E -6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| Db5 Eb5 Bb5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -6-----6-6-----6-|-8-----8-8---8---|---------------6-|---------------6-|3x D -6-----6-6-----6-|-8-----8-8---8---|-----8---8-8-8-6-|-----8---8-8-8-6-| A -4-----4-4-----4-|-6-----6-6---6---|---------8-8-8---|---------8-8-8---| E -----------------|-----------------|-6-6-----6-6-6---|-6-6-----6-6-6---| La da da da, la da da da da Db5 Eb5 Bb5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -6-----6-6-----6-|-8-----8-8-------|-----------------|-----------------| D -6-----6-6-----6-|-8-----8-8-------|-8-=-------------|-8---------------| A -4-----4-4-----4-|-6-----6-6-------|-8-=-------------|-8---------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-6-=-------------|-6---------------| La da da da, la da da da da _____________________________________________________________________________ Lead fills for the second staff from the end, (the staff that's repeated 3 times). This is the same 12 bars: E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-[21]r---=---=---|-=--18~~---------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| La da da da... (pre-bend) (slow release) E -------------|-------------|--------------|----------------------------| B -------------|---------21^w|=~------------|6h9p6-----------------------| G -------------|-------------|--------------|------8-8^wr-6---8^wr-6-----| D -------------|-------------|--------------|---------------8--------8~--| A -------------|-------------|--------------|----------------------------| E -------------|-------------|--------------|----------------------------| La da da da... . . . . E -------|-------|--------------------------|----------------------------| B -------|-------|--------------------------|----------------------------| G -------|----8^w|-[10-10-10]-8^w-8-6---8^w-|[10-10-10-10]-8^w--8^wr-6---| D -------|-------|--------------------8-----|--------------------------8~| A -------|-------|--------------------------|----------------------------| E -------|-------|--------------------------|----------------------------| La da da... . . . . . . . . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. ^...bend (w=whole tone,q=quarter) ~...vibrato hb..hold bend x...muted note r...release bend =...hold note h...hammer on /...slide up p...pull off pm..palm mute o pb..pre-bend the note o...repeat bars between the symbols (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.) 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