Let It Out

The Hombres were from the Memphis area (Bill Cunningham's brother was in

the Box Tops), but it was Texas/Louisiana legend Huey P. Meaux who produced

this weird cross between 'Gloria' and 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' which

made it to #12 in November, 1967.

The spoken intro, BTW, is taken from the 1949 novelty record 'Cigareetes,

Whuskey, and Wild, Wild Women' by Red Ingle and the Natural Seven. -- AWR

"Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)"

(Bill Cunningham)

(spoken): "A preachment, dear friends, you are about to receive

on John Barleycorn, nicotine, and the temptations of Eve"

(Bronx cheer)

organ arr. for guitar: [xx6x8x]

E D A [4X; continue through verses]

/ / / /

Verse 1:

No parkin' by the sewer sign

Hot dog, my razor's broke

Water drippin' up the spout

But I don't care, let it all hang out

Verse 2:

Hangin' from a pine tree by my knees

Sun is shinin' through the shade

Nobody knows what it's all about,

It's too much, man, let it all hang out

Break:

F#7 A E D A E D A [2X]

[xx4320] [xx7650]

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse 3:

Saw a man walkin' upside down

My T.V.'s on the blink

Made Galileo look like a Boy Scout

Sorry 'bout that, let it all hang out

Verse 4:

Sleep all day, drive all night

Brain my numb, can't stop now

For sure ain't no doubt

Keep an open mind, let it all hang out

Verse 5:

It's rainin' inside a big brown moon

How does that mess you baby up, leg

Eatin' a Reuben sandwich with sauerkraut

Don't stop now, baby, let it all hang out

Coda:

Let it all hang out (harmonized) [repeat to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers