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Trooper - Two for the Show

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TWO FOR THE SHOW - Trooper
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Written by: Ra McGuire
Album: "Two For the Show" (1976, MCA Records)
"Hot Shots" (Greatest Hits) (1979, MCA Records)
Tabbed by: Anne Drury (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: February 9, 2006
INTRO:
Opens with an 8 measure piano part
Then:
G
E ----------------------------|----------------------------| B ----------------------------|----------------------------| G -14=^(16)-----14^(16)-14-12-|-14^(16)~-------------14-12-| D ----------------------------|----------------------------| A ----------------------------|----------------------------| E ----------------------------|----------------------------|

D
E -12^(14)--10----------------|----------------------------| B --------------10------------|----------------------------| G ------------------11~~------|-----------11^(12)--(12)r11-| D ----------------------------|----------------------------| A ----------------------------|----------------------------| E ----------------------------|----------------------------|

C G C
E|----------12~----|----------15=/17---|-17=\15~~-------|--------------| B|-------13--------|-------17----------|----------------|--------------| G|----12-----------|----17-------------|----------------|--------------| D|-14--------------|-17----------------|----------------|--------------| A|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------| E|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|

Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
E|----------15~----|----------20=/22---|-20=\19~~-------|--------------| B|-------17--------|----17-20----------|----------------|--------------| G|----17-----------|-17----------------|----------------|--------------| D|-17--------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------| A|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------| E|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|

1ST VERSE:
G D
Two for the show, and my mother wants to go
C G C
It'll break her heart when I tell her she's too old
G D
I'm in my place, I got makeup all over my face
C G
I think I know my lines, but I don't know
CHORUS:
C G
One for the money, two for the show
C G
Three for the lady on the radio
C G
Four might be the one you'll never know, you'll never know
Am D
If only there was a better way to go
C G (Way to go)
Two for the show
2ND VERSE:
G D
I'm waiting in the wings, while the queen of virtue sings
C G C
It'll break her heart when I tell her she's out of key
G D
If they gave her half a chance, she could soon learn how to dance
C G
So she could earn her living gracefully
CHORUS:
C G
One for the money, two for the show
C G
Three for the lady on the radio
C G
Four might be the one you'll never know, you'll never know
Am D
If only there was a better way to go
G (Way to go)
Two for the show
GUITAR BREAK:
G
E ----------------------------|----------------------------| B ----------------------------|--------------------15^(17)=| G -14^(16)---hb----(16)r14-12-|-14^(16)~-------------------| D ----------------------------|----------------------------| A ----------------------------|----------------------------| E ----------------------------|----------------------------|

D
E ----------------------------|----------------------------| B ==-15-----------------------|-------------------------12-| G -------14^(16)r14-12-14^(16)|~==-------------------------| D ----------------------------|----------------------------| A ----------------------------|----------------------------| E ----------------------------|----------------------------|

C
E ----------------------------|----------------------------| B -12^(13)~--hb----(13)r12----|-12^(13)~--hb----(13)r12----| G -------------------------14-|-------------------------14-| D ----------------------------|----------------------------| A ----------------------------|----------------------------| E ----------------------------|----------------------------|

G
E ----------------------------|----------------------19-20-| B ----------------------------|-------------19-20-22-------| G -12~~-----------------------|-------19-21----------------| D ----------------------------|----------------------------| A ----------------------------|----------------------------| E ----------------------------|----------------------------|

G
E ----------------------------|----------------------------| B -22^(24)~--hb----(24)r22-20-|-22^(24)~-----22^(24)r22-20-| G ----------------------------|----------------------------| D ----------------------------|----------------------------| A ----------------------------|----------------------------| E ----------------------------|----------------------------|

D
E -22^(24)--22----------------|----------------------------| B --------------22^(24)r22-20-|-22^(24)~--hb----------(24)-| G ----------------------------|----------------------------| D ----------------------------|----------------------------| A ----------------------------|----------------------------| E ----------------------------|----------------------------|

C
E -19^(20)---hb----(20)r19----|-19^(20)~--hb----(20)r19----| B -------------------------22-|-------------------------22-| G ----------------------------|----------------------------| D ----------------------------|----------------------------| A ----------------------------|----------------------------| E ----------------------------|----------------------------|

G
E|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|-20~~----17=\(15)-----------|----------------------------| G|-------------------16=\(14)-|-12~~-----------------------| D|----------------------------|----------------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Gt|1 |
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Gt|2 |
E|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|---------17=\(15)--15=\(13)-|-12~~-----------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|----------------------------|----------------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

CHORUS:
C G
One for the money, two for the show
C G
Three for the lady on the radio
C G
Four might be the one you'll never know, you'll never know
Am D
If only there was a better way to go
(Way to go, oh)
C
One for the money...
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^...bend /...slide up
r...release bend \...slide down
hb..hold bend =...hold note
~...vibrato
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)

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