subject: Jim Croce - You don't mess around with Jim
Guitar 1 plays the ritme part. It is played rather muted, especialy the first 3 bars.
Guitar 2 plays the licks in between, with lots of bending.
Intro:
Guitar 1
E
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| (2) (2) (2) 2 2 (2) (2) (2) (2) 2 2 (2) |
| (2) (2) (2) 2 2h4 (2) (2) (2) (2) 2 2h4 (2) |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Verse 1:
Guitar 1
E
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| (2) (2) (2) 2 2 (2) (2) (2) (2) 2 2 (2) |
| (2) (2) (2) 2 2h4 (2) (2) (2) (2) 2 2h4 (2) |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Up- town got it's hust- lers Bow- ry got it's bums
Guitar 1
E E7
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| (2) (2) (2) 2 2 (2) (0) (0) (0) 0 0 (0) |
| (2) (2) (2) 2 2h4 (2) (2) (2) (2) 2 2h4 (2) |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
42- second street got Big Jim a Walker He a pool shootin' son of a gun Yeah he
Guitar 2
Guitar 1
A
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2h4 2 2 2 2 2 2h4 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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big and dumb as a man can come but he stronger than a country hoss And when the
Guitar 2
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| 10b12 10b12 10 8 8 10 10b12 10 8 8 |
| 9 9 9 |
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Guitar 1
B A B A
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| 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
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bad folks all get together at night you know they all call Big Jim 'Boss' just be-
Guitar 2
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| 5b7 5 3 5b7 5 3 5b7 5 3 3 |
| 4 4 4 4 2 0 |
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Chorus:
Guitar 1
E A7 E
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| 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 |
cause and they say you don't tug on Superman's cape you don't
Guitar 2
| 5 |
| 3 5 |
| 0 2/4 4p2p0 2 0 6 |
| 2 2 0h2 2 5 7 5 7 8b9 7 5 7 5 |
| 7 |
| 5 |
Guitar 1
A7 E A7
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 |
spit into the wind you don't pull the mask of the old lone ranger and you
Guitar 2
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 6 7 0h2 2 0h2 0h2 0h2 0h2 |
| 5 5 7 5 7 8b9 8p7p5 7 5 |
| 7 |
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Guitar 1
B7 E
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| 2 2 2 2 |
| 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
don't mess around with Jim Ba doo dn doo da da di di dn di di
Guitar 2
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| 3 |
| 2h4 2 0 0 |
| 4 2 2 5 7 5 8b9 7 5 7 5 |
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Guitar 1
B7
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
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di Well outa
Guitar 2
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| 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 |
| 1 1 1 1 0h1 2 1 4 2 1 0h2 |
| 2 2 |
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Verse 2:
Guitar 1
E
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
South Ala- bama come a country boy. He said I'm lookin' for a man named Jim. I am a
Guitar 2
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| 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 |
| 2 2 2 2 0h2 2 0h2 2 0h2 2 2 2 2 0h2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
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Guitar 1
E E7
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
pool shootin' boy my name is Willie McCoy but down a home they call me Slim yeah I'm
Guitar 2
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| 0 2 3/5 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 |
| 0h2 2 2 2 0h2 2 0h2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0h2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
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Guitar 1
A
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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lookin' for the king of forty second street he drivin' a droptop cadillac last week he
Guitar 2
| 3 5b7 5 3 3 5b7 5 3 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 3 |
| 6 |
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Guitar 1
B A B A
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| 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
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took all my money and it may sound funny but I come to get my money back and everybody
Guitar 2
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| 5 5 5 0h2 5 7b9r7 5 5 |
| 4 2h4 4 4 4 4 6 |
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Chorus:
Guitar 1
E A7 E
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| 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 |
say(hey jack) don't you know you don't tug on Superman's cape you don't
Guitar 2
| 7 7 |
| 5 7b9 7b9 7b9r7 5 7b9 7 5 |
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Guitar 1
A7 E A7
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 |
spit into the wind you don't pull the mask of the old lone ranger and you
Guitar 2
| 5 6b7 5 5 |
| 5 8 8 8 5 8 10 |
| 7 9 7 9 |
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Guitar 1
B7 E
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| 2 2 2 2 |
| 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
don't mess around with Jim Ba doo dn doo da da di di dn di di
Guitar 2
| 10 10 |
| 10b12 10 8 8 8 10b12 10 8 10 8 |
| 9 9 7h9 |
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Guitar 1
B7
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
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di Well a
Guitar 2
Verse 3:
Guitar 1
E
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
hush fell over the pool room when Jimmy come boppin' in of the street and when the
Guitar 2
Guitar 1
E E7
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
cuttin'was done the only part that wasn't bloody was the soles of the big man's feet.Yeah he were
Guitar 2
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| 8 10 10b11 10b12 |
| 9 7 9 9 |
| 7/9 |
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Guitar 1
A
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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cut in 'bout a hundred places and he were shot in a couple more. And you
Guitar 2
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| 10p8 8 10 10/12 12\10 8 11b12 10 |
| 9 |
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Guitar 1
B A B A
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| 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
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better believe they sung a different kind of story when Big Jim hit the floor Who a ha
Guitar 2
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| 10b12 12r10 10b12 10b12r10 8 8 10 7b8 |
| 9 |
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Guitar 1
E A7 E
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| 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 |
they say you don't tug on Superman's cape you don't
Guitar 2
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| 5 5 5 5b6 8 5b7 5 |
| 7 7 4 7 7 4 7 9 |
| 7 7h9 |
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Guitar 1
A7 E A7
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 |
spit into the wind you don't pull the mask of the old lone ranger and you
Guitar 2
| 3 5b7r5 3 3 |
| 5 3 5 5 5b7r5 5 5 |
| 4 |
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Guitar 1
B7 E
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| 2 2 2 2 |
| 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
don't mess around with Slim Mm mm mm mm mm m mm m
Guitar 2
| 5b7 3 5b7r5 3 3 3 5b7 5 3 5 3 |
| 5 5 3 5 |
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Guitar 1
E
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Yeah Big Jim got his hat, find out where it's at
and it's not hustlin'people strange to you
Guitar 2
Guitar 1
E
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
even if you do got a twopiece custommade pool cue
Guitar 2
Guitar 1
E A7 E
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| 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 |
Yeah you don't tug on Superman's cape you don't
Guitar 2
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| 3 4b5 3 3 5 7b9 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 4 2 1 7 7 |
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Guitar 1
A7 E A7
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 |
spit into the wind you don't pull the mask of the old lone ranger and you
Guitar 2
| 7 7 |
| 7b8 7b8 8p7p5 8p7p5 8p7p5 5 8 8 10b12r10 8 |
| 6 9 7 9 9 9 |
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Guitar 1
B7 E
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| 2 2 2 2 |
| 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 |
| 2 0 2 2 2 |
| 3 2 0 0 0 0 |
don't mess around with Slim
Guitar 2
Outro:
Guitar 1
E
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Guitar 2
| 10 10 12 |
| 10b12 10 8 8 8 10b12 10 8 10 8 10b12 |
| 9 9 7 9 |
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Guitar 1
E
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Guitar 2
| 10 10 12 12b14 12 10 12 10 12 10 |
| 12 10 12 12 12 10 12 12 |
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Guitar 1
E
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Guitar 2
| 14b16 14 12 14b16 14 12 7 |
| 14b15 14 12 7b9 7b9 7b9 7b9 7 5 7 7b9 |
| 7 |
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Guitar 1
E
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Guitar 2
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| 7b9 7b9 7 5 5 5 |
| 7 7 6 7 6 9 7 6 7 7 9 |
| 7 6 7 6 |
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Guitar 1
E
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Guitar 2