Tour Spiel

@Song: Tour Spiel

Written by Mike Watt

Recorded by Minutemen on "Project Mersh" (SST)

File format: tab

Transcription: Gary Von Colln

The main chord progression is F - A - C.

Verse Riff

e-|--1--1--1--1--------|--0--0--0--0--3--3--|--------------------

B-|--1--1--1--1--------|--2--2--2--2--5--5--|--------------------

G-|--2--2--2--2--------|--2--2--2--2--5--5--|--------------------

D-|--3--3--3--3--------|--2--2--2--2--5--5--|--------------------

A-|--3--3--3--3-----3--|--0--0--0--0--3--3--|--------------------

E-|--1--1--1--1-/5-----|--------------------|--------------------

Chorus Riff

e-|--2--------2--------2-----|--3--------3--------3-----|----------------

B-|-----3--------3--------3--|-----3--------3--------3--|----------------

G-|--------2--------2--------|--------2--------2--------|----------------

D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------

A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------

E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------

Words and Song Structure

Born in the shed with the guitar on

Jam the shtick to do for gigs

Bits and pieces of the workin' pieces

Jam the shtick to do for gigs.

Now it took me and D. Boon and George's stench

To put it up on stage

Define the practice and jam econo

It's a just a tour spiel, tour spiel, tour spiel

I dreamed I was E. Bloom but I woke up Joe Bouchard

In some town out on the road.

Had my leather boots on just like Richard told me

Like some hack on the Spectors Tour

tour spiel, tour spiel, tour spiel

Well you've got your guitar and your practice amp

You travel the USA in a van

And you're always counting on some situation

So you'll write the song on command

When the guitar's turned off and the gas tank's empty

When the typewriter's on and my head is empty

To really find me, I've got to look inside me

Tour Spiel, Tour Spiel, Tour Spiel