----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEEL STRINGS - Peter Case ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: P.Case Album: "Peter Case" (1986, Geffen Records) Guitarists: Acoustic/Peter Case, Electric/T-Bone Burnett Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: April 3, 2006 INTRO: (play 2x) Figure 1 - E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B ----------12-------------10------|---------12---------13--10--12-10------| G -------12-----12--12-12------12--|------12-----12--12---------------12---| D ----12---------------------------|---12--------------------------------12| A -10------------------------------|10-------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| (palm mute) When 1ST VERSE: (follow staves as numbered) G5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|----------12-------------10------| G -------12----12----12----12------|-------12-----12--12-12------12--| D ----12---------------------------|----12---------------------------| A -10------------------------------|-10------------------------------| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (pm) 1. all those nights they hit rock bottom The 3. hear 'em playing with shaky hands G5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------12---------13--10--12-10------| G -------12----12----12----12------|------12-----12--12---------------12---| D ----12---------------------------|---12--------------------------------12| A -10------------------------------|10-------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| (pm) 2. songs they sang, well, we forgot 'em You can 4. Guitars strung up with rubber bands Singing, CHORUS: C5 E ----------------------------|----------------------------| B ----------------------------|----------------------------| G -5--------------------------|-5----5-5----5----5----5----| D -5--------------------------|-3h5--5-3----5----3----5--7-| A -3--------------------------|-3----3-3----3----3----3--5-| E ----------------------------|----------------------------| do you want a man of steel? Or G5 E ----------------------------|----------------------------| B ----------------------------|----------------------------| G ----------------------------|----------------------------| D -5--------------------------|-5----5----5----5--5---5----| A -5--------------------------|-5----5----5----5--5---5----| E -3--------------------------|-3----3----3----3--3---3----| d d d u d d do you want a man that's real? They D C G C E -2--------------------------|-0--------------3-----3-----| B -3--------------------------|-1--------------0-----1-----| G -2--------------------------|-0--------------0-----0-----| D -0--------------------------|-2--------------------------| A ----------------------------|-3--------------------------| E ----------------------------|----------------------------| used to play Now they're only in the courts of kings, made of steel when they're on steel Gt1 G E|-3-------------------------------| B|-0-------------------------------| G|-0-------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | strings | | | Gt|2 | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|----------12-------------10------|---------12---------13--10--12-10------| G|-------12-----12--12-12------12--|------12-----12--12---------------12---| D|----12---------------------------|---12--------------------------------12| A|-10------------------------------|10-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| (pm) They 2ND VERSE: G5 G C G E ---------------------------------|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------| B ---------------------------------|-0-----1-----1-----0-----0-------| G -------12----12----12----12------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------| D ----12---------------------------|---------------------------------| 3x A -10------------------------------|---------------------------------| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| pm------------------------| 1. used to be on every school girl's wall, And they 2. never dropped the beat at all, They could 3. make it soar, they could make it hop, Once G5 E ---------------------------------|-3-----3----3--3----3--3---3-----| B ---------------------------------|-0-----1----1--0----3--3---3-----| G -------12----12----12----12------|-0-----0----0--0----0--0---0-----| D ----12---------------------------|---------------------------------| A -10------------------------------|---------------------------------| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| pm------------------------| they got started they could never stop CHORUS: (played same as 1st Chorus) Singing, do you want a man of steel? Or do you want a man that's real? Some of them hide when the doorbell rings They're only made of steel when they're on steel strings BRIDGE: C7 E -----------------------|-----------------------| B -1---1---1-------------|-1---1---1-------------| G -3---3---3---3-2---3---|-3---3---3---3-2---3---| D -----------------------|-----------------------| A -----------------------|-----------------------| E -----------------------|-----------------------| (pm) Playin' the man on steel strings G E -3--3--3----3-3----3---|-3--3--3----3-3----3---| B ---------6------5------|---------6------5------| G -----------------------|-----------------------| D -----------------------|-----------------------| A -----------------------|-----------------------| E -----------------------|-----------------------| (pm) Playin' the man on steel strings C7 E -----------------------|-----------------------| B -1---1---1-------------|-1---1---1-------------| G -3---3---3---3-2---3---|-3---3---3---3-2---3---| D -----------------------|-----------------------| A -----------------------|-----------------------| E -----------------------|-----------------------| (pm) Playin' the man on steel strings D E -2---------------------|-----------------------| B -3---------------------|-----------------------| G -2---------------------|-----------------------| D -0---------------------|-----------------------| A -----------------------|-----------------------| E -----------------------|-----------------------| Playin' the man on steel (play Fig. 1 with staff below) G E -3---------------------|-----------------------| B -0---------------------|-----------------------| G -0---------------0-----|-----------------------| D -0------------------0--|-0---------------3--2--| A -2---------------------|-----------------------| E -3---------------------|-----------------------| strings G E|-----------------------|-----------------------| B|-----------------------|-----------------------| G|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|-0---------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|------------------3h6=-|-3---------------------| Gt|1 | | | Gt|2 | E|-3---------------------|-3---3---3---3---3-----| B|-0---------------------|-0---1---1---0---0-----| G|-0---------------------|-0---0---0---0---0-----| D|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| BREAK: G F E -----------------------|-3--3--3-------------5-| B -0h3=--3--3--3-3--3h5--|-0--1--0-------------6-| G -----------------------|-0--0--0-------------5-| D -----------------------|---------3p0-----------| A -----------------------|-------------1---------| E -----------------------|----------------3------| d F G F E -5=/7----7--7----7--7----7--7--7----7----5-| B -6=/8----8--8----8--8----8--8--8----8----6-| G -5=/7----7--7----7--7----7--7--7----7----7-| D -------------------------------------------| 3x A -------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------| d u d u d d u d d d F G E -5=/7----7--7----7--7----7--7--7----7------| B -6=/8----8--8----8--8----8--8--8----8------| G -5=/7----7--7----7--7----7--7--7----7------| D -------------------------------------------| A -------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------| 3RD VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse, except for 4th line) Were you expecting maybe Superman? The best they do is the best they can Their manager's doing time in jail G5 E ---------------------------------|-3-----3----3--3----3--3---3-----| B ---------------------------------|-0-----1----1--0----3--3---3-----| G -------12----12----12----12------|-0-----0----0--0----0--0---0-----| D ----12---------------------------|---------------------------------| A -10------------------------------|---------------------------------| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| pm------------------------| The pink Cadillac is up for sale CHORUS: (played same as 1st Chorus) Singing, do you want a man of steel? Or do you want a man that's real? Now they'll try their hands at a thousand things They're only made of steel when they're on steel strings G E -3---------------------|-3---3---3---3---3-----| B -0---------------------|-0---1---1---0---0-----| G -0---------------------|-0---0---0---0---0-----| D -0---------------------|-----------------------| 3x A -2---------------------|-----------------------| E -3---------------------|-----------------------| Playin' the man on steel strings G F E -3---------------------|-3---3---3---3-3--3--5-| B -0---------------------|-0---1---0---3-3--3--6-| G -0---------------------|-0---0---0---0-0--0--5-| D -0---------------------|-----------------------| A -2---------------------|-----------------------| E -3---------------------|-----------------------| Playin' the man on d steel strings F G F E|--5=/7----7--7----7--7----7--7--7----7----5--| B|o-6=/8----8--8----8--8----8--8--8----8----6-o| G|--5=/7----7--7----7--7----7--7--7----7----7--| D|---------------------------------------------| A|o-------------------------------------------o| E|---------------------------------------------| d u d u d d u d d d (fade) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- h...hammer on =...hold note pm..palm mute /...slide up d,u...down,up (strum pattern) (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)