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SCHOOL - Supertramp
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury (zerofret) Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: December 6, 2005 Written by: Richard Davies, Roger Hodgson Album: "Crime Of the Century" (1974, A & M Records) Notes: -Tuning: Standard -key of A minor -bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time -chord forms for verses: Am Em G Dm
E -8---|-7-|-7-|-5-|
B -10--|-8-|-8-|-6-|
G -9---|-9-|-7-|-7-|
INTRO: (opens with harmonica part) (guitar fades in) G Dm
E ---------------10--|-------------------|-----------5--|--------------|
B -12=----12=--------|-12=----12=----12--|-6=---6=------|-6=---6-------|
G -----12-----12-----|-----12-----12-----|----7----7----|----7----7----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
1ST VERSE: Am Em
E -8------8----------|-8=-----8=-----8---|-----------7--|--------------|
B ---10--------10----|-----10-----10-----|-8=---8=------|-8=---8-------|
G ------9------------|-------------------|----9----9----|----9----9----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
I can see you in the morning when you go to school G Dm
E ---------------10--|-------------------|-----------5--|--------------|
B -12=----12=--------|-12=----12=----12--|-6=---6=------|-6=---6-------|
G -----12-----12-----|-----12-----12-----|----7----7----|----7----7----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
Don't forget your books,you know you've got to learn the Golden Rule Am Em
E -8------8----------|-8=-----8=-----8---|-----------7--|--------------|
B ---10--------10----|-----10-----10-----|-8=---8=------|-8=---8-------|
G ------9------------|-------------------|----9----9----|----9----9----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
Teacher tells you stop your play and get on with your work G Dm
E ---------------10--|-------------------|-----------5--|--------------|
B -12=----12=--------|-12=----12=----12--|-6=---6=------|-6=---6-------|
G -----12-----12-----|-----12-----12-----|----7----7----|----7----7----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
And be like Johnnie-too-good, don't you know he never shirks,He's coming (Timing note: there's a pause between each measure in the double staff below) (I'm not sure of these following 4 measures re: tab accuracy)
E|-------------2--|----------------|--------------2--|-----------------|
B|------1------3--|------1------3--|------1-------3--|------1-------3--|
G|-0h2-----2---2--|-0h2-----2---2--|-0h2----2---2-2--|-0h2-----2--2-2--|
D|-------------0--|-------------0--|--------------0--|--------------0--|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gt|1 | | | Gt|2 |
E|----------------|-8--8--8------7-|-----------------|-8--8--8--------7|
B|-8/10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10-10--8-|-8/10-10-10-10-10|-10-10-10-10-10-8|
G|-7/9--9--9---11-|-9--9--9--9---7-|-7/9--9--9--9--11|-9--9--9--9--9--7|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
along 2ND VERSE: Am Em After school is over, you're playing in the park G Dm Don't be out too late, don't let it get too dark Am Em They tell you not to hang around and learn what life's about G Dm And grow up just like them, won't let you work it out C E And you're full of doubt Figure 1 -
E -------7---8=---|-10=------------|------------7=---|-8=--------------|
B -----8----------|--------8=------|-----8-10--------|--------7=-------|
G ---9------------|----------------|---9-------------|-----------------|Play
D -7--------------|----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| 2x
A ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Continue playing Figure 1 with all guitar parts up until the piano solo.
E --|-17~~--------|-------------15-|-----------------|-----------------|
B 17|-------------|----------17----|-17~~------------|-----------------|
G --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|---------17=^(19)|
D --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gt1 | | | | Gt2 | |
E --|-17~~--------|-------------19-|-----------------|-----------------|
B 17|-------------|----------20----|-20~~------------|---------19=^(20)|
G --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/supertramp/school_tab_ver_2.html )
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-r17~~----------|---------12^(14)|-r12~~-----------|------------5^(7)|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gt|1 | | | Gt|2 |
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-r19~~----------|---------13^(15)|-r13~~-----------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------9^(12)|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-r5~~-----------|----------------|-4~~-------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gt|1 | | | Gt|2 |
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-r9~~-----------|----------------|-9~~-------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| | | | Gt|3 |
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-8h9-9-9=-9-9-9-|-8h9-9-9=-9-9-9-|-8h9-9-9=--9-9-9-|-8h9-9-9=--9-9-9-|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-8h10-10-10=--10-10-10-|-8h10-10-10=--10-10-10-|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------| Play 2x
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -------2--------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|Play
D -----2----------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2x
A -0-3------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
pm------|
Gt1
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------2--------|----------------|-------2---------|-----------------|
D|-----2----------|----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-3------------|----------------|-0-3-------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|pm------| pm------| |Play
| | 2x Gt|2 |
E|----------19=^sr|^sr-^sr-^sr-^sr-|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------2--------|----------------|-------2---------|-----------------|
D|-----2----------|----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-3------------|----------------|-0-3-------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
pm------| pm------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------2--------|-2----2---------|-------2---------|-2---------------|
D|-----2----------|----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-3------------|----------------|-0-3-------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------12\-----|
pm------| pm------|
SOLO: Extended piano solo - 48 measures Chord accompaniment on acoustic guitar - each chord is 1 measure Play chord progression 12x Am Em G Dm (12x) BRIDGE: E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C5 Don't do this and don't do that A5 What are they trying to do? D5 Make a good boy of you C5 D5 E5 Do they know where it's at? E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C5 Don't criticize - they're old and wise A5 Do what they tell you to D5 Don't want the devil to C5 D5 E Come and put out your eyes E D A B D E
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-17p16-17p16-----|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------17---|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------16~|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E D A B D E
E|----------------|----17p16----19~|===--------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------17----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|===-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
3RD VERSE: Am Em Maybe I'm mistaken expecting you to fight G Dm Or maybe I'm just crazy, I don't know wrong from right Am Em But while I'm still living, I've just got this to say G Dm It's always up to you if you want to be that F Want to see that C E Want to see it that way You're coming along Am
E|--------0------------------2-----|
B|-1----0---1-3---1-3----1-3-------|
G|-2--2---------0-----0------------|
D|-2-------------------------------| (Free time, let notes ring)
A|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
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^...bend (s=semi-tone) \...slide down r...release bend ~...vibrato h...hammer on =...hold note p...pull off pm..palm mute /...slide up (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/supertramp/school_tab_ver_2.html