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                            SANTA MARIA - Trooper
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Written by: R. McGuire/B. Smith
Album: "Two For the Show"     (1976, MCA Records)
Guitarist: Brian Smith

Tabbed by: Anne Drury 
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com 
Date: May 23, 2011

INTRO:

    D                 G     D(3x) D                G
 E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|o-7h8p7------7-----8-----7--o|-7h8p7------7-----8-=------|
 G|--7-=--------7-----7-----7---|-7-=--------7-----7-=------|
 D|--7h9p7------7-----9-----7---|-7h9p7------7-----9-=------|
 A|o-------9-------------------o|-------9-------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
     .       .     .     .

1ST VERSE:

           D
With only fear and good judgment holding us back
    G
We sailed out on the Northern Sea
        Em                  A
With a boat load of crazy people, In-

    D                G                           G
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B -7h8p7------7-----8-=------|-7h8p7------7-----8-----8--|
 G -7-=--------7-----7-=------|-7-=--------7-----7-----7--|
 D -7h9p7------7-----9-=------|-7h9p7------7-----9-----9--|
 A -------9-------------------|-------9-------------------|
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
   -cluding  the  shotgun  and  me


2ND VERSE:

       D
"Does somebody know how to drive this thing?"
            G
Yelled the Captain as he fell to his knees
    Em                            A
"I think I might've had a little too much today

    D                G          D
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B -7h8p7------7-----8-----8--|-7h8p7---7-----7-----7-----|
 G -7-=--------7-----7-----7--|-7-=-----7-----7-----7-----|
 D -7h9p7------7-----9-----9--|-7h9p7---7-----7-----7-----|
 A -------9-------------------|-------9-------5-----5-----|
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
    .       .     .     .       .       .     .     .
   Take  me  to  my  cabin,  please"


CHORUS:

  A
Cruisin' on a sardine boat
  G                 D
Loaded with crazy people
    F#m                      G
And we shall be the Santa Maria
  A
Looking for a brave new

    D                 G     D(3x) D                G
 E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|o-7h8p7------7-----8-----7--o|-7h8p7------7-----8-=------|
 G|--7-=--------7-----7-----7---|-7-=--------7-----7-=------|
 D|--7h9p7------7-----9-----7---|-7h9p7------7-----9-=------|
 A|o-------9-------------------o|-------9-------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
    world


3RD VERSE:

      D  
The first mate shouted from the crow's nest
     G
"I think I might see land out there"
Em                  A
Nobody moved from where they were laying

    D                G                           G
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B -7h8p7------7-----8-----8--|-7h8p7------7-----8-=------|
 G -7-=--------7-----7-----7--|-7-=--------7-----7-=------|
 D -7h9p7------7-----9-----9--|-7h9p7------7-----9-=------|
 A -------9-------------------|-------9-------------------|
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
   Nobody  really  cared                            Whoo!


GUITAR SOLO:

    D                                   G
 E -----------------|/7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -------7---------|---10--7---8-7---|-8p7--------8=/10|-=---------------|
 G -----7-----9-7---|-----------------|-----7------9=/11|-=---------------|
 D -7h9-------------|-----------------|-------9---------|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .  .      .   .   .   . 

    Em               A                  D
 E -------/7--9-10--|10p9----------9--|-----------------|-----------------|
 B ---7-8-----------|-----10----10----|-8p7-------------|-----------------|
 G -9---------------|--------9--------|-----7-----------|-----------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-------9---9-----|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-----------------|-------------9\5-|-5~--------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .    .    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .


4TH VERSE:

       D
"Does somebody know how to drive this thing?"
            G
Yelled the Captain as he fell to his knees
    Em                            A
"I think I might've had a little too much today

    D                G                           G
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B -7h8p7------7-----8-----8--|-7h8p7------7-----8-----8--|
 G -7-=--------7-----7-----7--|-7-=--------7-----7-----7--|
 D -7h9p7------7-----9-----9--|-7h9p7------7-----9-----9--|
 A -------9-------------------|-------9-------------------|
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
   Take  me  to  my  cabin,  please"


5TH VERSE:

      D  
The first mate shouted from the crow's nest
     G
"I think I might see land out there"
     Em                 A
But nobody moved from where they were laying, 'Cause

    D                G          D
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B -7h8p7------7-----8-----8--|-7h8p7---7-----7-----7-----|
 G -7-=--------7-----7-----7--|-7-=-----7-----7-----7-----|
 D -7h9p7------7-----9-----9--|-7h9p7---7-----7-----7-----|
 A -------9-------------------|-------9-------5-----5-----|
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
   nobody  really  cared


CHORUS:

  A
Cruisin' on a sardine boat
  G                 D
Loaded with crazy people
    F#m                      G
And we shall be the Santa Maria
  A
Looking for a brave new

   D
 E -2---2---2---2---|
 B -3---3---3---3---|          The acoustic guitar part plays the next Chorus
 G -2---2---2---2---|          this same way (strummed chords), while a second
 D -0---0---0---0---|          guitar plays the part tabbed below.
 A -----------------|
 E -----------------|
    .   .   .   .
   world

   A                                   G                 D
 E -17--------------|-17------17--17--|-15--------------|-14--------------|
 B -17--------------|-17------17--17--|-15--------------|-15--------------|
 G -18--------------|-18------18--18--|-16--------------|-14--------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .
   Cruisin' on a sardine boat,         Loaded with crazy people,       And

   F#m               G                 A                 D
 E -14--------------|-15--------------|-17--------------|-14--------------|
 B -14--------------|-15--------------|-17--------------|-15--------------|
 G -14--------------|-16--------------|-18--------------|-14--------------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   we shall be the Santa Maria,        Looking for a brave new world


(Play this Chorus to fade)

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Notes:

-Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time.
-Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the
 downbeats (1234) fall.

h...hammer on                             /...slide up
p...pull off                              \...slide down
o                                         =...hold note or chord
o...repeat bars between these symbols

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their 
 interpretation of the song.)

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