Just Like a Widow
Just Like A Widow
Another victim of screwy tape speed the recording is in the key of Ab, but he most likely played it in G. Im posting chords in both keys.
Heres the left hand bass part on the piano (verses). g-d means play g and d together:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
RH (Chords) G | D
LH (Notes) g-d g-d g-e g-e g-f g-f g-e g-e | d-a d-a d-b d-b d-c d-c d-b d-b
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
RH (Chords) F | C
LH (Notes) f-c f-c f-b f-b f-a f-a f-b f-b | c-g c-g c-a c-a c-b c-b c-a c-a
Just Like A Widow (in G as originally played)
G/F (G chord in right hand, left hand bass note F)
G D F C (see above)
G D
He's got tracks down his face
F C
Where his tears dropped
G D
Got a stain on his shirt
F C
Where his heart bleeds
C D
Just like hes a widow
Em C
His poor heart has died
C D
His mind is like jello
Em C
In the ghetto of love
C C G C C G C C G C C G F G F
G D F C (see above)
G D
Itll work out
F C
Everything does
G D
But if it doesnt work out
F C
Its only because
(same as before)
Just like hes a widow
His poor heart has died
His mind is like jello
In the ghetto of love
Just Like A Widow (in Ab as sound on recording)
Ab/Gb (Ab chord in right hand, left hand bass note Gb)
Ab Ed Gb Db
Ab Eb
He's got tracks down his face
Gb Db
Where his tears dropped
Ab Eb
Got a stain on his shirt
Gb Db
Where his heart bleeds
Db Eb
Just like hes a widow
Fm Db
His poor heart has died
Db Eb
His mind is like jello
Fm Db
In the ghetto of love
Db Db Ab Db Db Ab Db Db Ab Db Db Ab Gb
Ab Eb Gb Db
Ab Eb
Itll work out
Gb Db
Everything does
Ab Eb
But if it doesnt work out
Gb Db
Its only because
(same as before)
Just like hes a widow
His poor heart has died
His mind is like jello
In the ghetto of love
Just Like A Widow
(One of my absolute favorites -this is a really fun song on the piano)
(intro- 2X ringing [~] out)
Bass:
G#~~~
F#~~~
Treble:
F#~~~
D#~~~
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Bass:
G#~~~~~~~~~~~~| Eb~~~~~~~~~~~~| F#~~~~~~~~~~~~
G#~~~~~~~~~~~~| Eb~~~~~~~~~~~~| F#~~~~~~~~~~~~
Treble:
Eb Eb, F F, F# F#, F F| Bb Bb, C C, C# C#, CC| Bb Bb, C C,Bb Bb,C C
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Bass:
C#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
C#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
Treble:
G# G#, Bb Bb, C C,BbBb|
Before the chorus the above progression will have a slight change in the treble part:
Bass:
C#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
C#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
Treble:
G# G#, Gb Gb, F F, Gb, G#
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Chorus
Bass:
C# C# D# D# F C#~~~~
C# C# D# D# F C#~~~~
Treble:
F F G G C C C#C#, CC, B#B#
G# G# A# A# D# D#
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Bass:
C# C# D# D# F G#~~~~
C# C# D# D# F G#~~~~
Treble:
F F G G C C C# C#, C#, C# C#,C# C# C#
G# G# A# A# D# D# F F, D#, F F , D# F F
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Bass:
G#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F#~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Treble:
F#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
D#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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