Lysistrata --------------------------- I hardly knew this song at all until we went through the Swing To The Right during Album by Album a few months ago. Now, after listening to it for an hour transcibing it, I can't get it out of my head - insanely catchy! Why wasn't this a hit? Was it released as a single? (probably not, if history has taught us anything.) Make a big deal out of the droning A bass pedal tone in the first part of the verses, especially the E over A - it's very rich sounding chord. The E over D chord is a little hard to play. If it's too uncomfortable, you can get away with an open A bass note instead of the fretted D. I don't think Todd plays the D bass himself - Kasim does, but this voicing mimics their interaction more closely. I hope you can match the fingerings shown with their position in the lyrics. I don't think it's ambiguous, but please let me know if it's not clear. A D/A E/A F#m xo____ xo____ xo____ 1|||||| 1|||||| 1|||1|| 2111111 ||111| ||111| ||2||| |||||| |||||| ||||2| |||||| |34||| |||||| ||3||| |||||| |||||| C#m E/D E Esus4 D/E o____o ______ o 4|11111 4|||1|| 1|||1|| 1|||||| 7|11111 ||||2| |2||3| |23||| |234|| or |||||| ||34|| ||4||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| Lysistrata ----------------- A D/A A E/A Lysistrata, open up the bedroom door A D/A A E/A What is the matter, ain't you in love with me no more? A D/A A E/A I enlisted in the army today, One more time before I march away F#M Make me feel like a big strong man E/D D/A A E You say you don't care about my pride, E/D D/A A E You love me too much just to let me die, C#M F#m And you won't let me come inside E/D D/A A E D A E/A D/A A unless I don't go to war no more Lysistrata, little boys like to have their fun, And you know I gotta put on my colors and get my gun Every able bodied man that I know, every patriot is packed to go Won't you give me a last goodbye I'll be sent off to a distant land, To spill my blood upon some foreign sand, And I may die by an enemy's hand And then I won't go to war no more E Esus4 A D/A A E/A (x8) Won't go to war... won't go to war no more. E/D D/A A E Send the boys all back to the farm E/D D/A A E Tell the troops it was a false alarm, C#m F#m 'Cause if I die I want to be in your arms, E/D D/A A E E/D D/A A E And so I won't go to war, no I won't go to war, E/D D/A E E D A E/A D/A A said I won't go to war no more. --------------------------------------------------------------- -- ...Lin Sprague................................................ lsprague@user1.channel1.com -OR- lsprague@crater.ma02.bull.com