Big Dipper — Cracker
Chords and lyrics for Big Dipper by Cracker (key of C).
Verse 1
(This is the full version, worked out painstakenly from previous tab by
"Steve Vetter")
*Tune 1/2 step down. (Easy open chord version for acoustic)
*All chords played for full measure – indicated w/ bars (|) at beginning
Intro
Am |C |F |G | (x1)
Verse
Am |C |F |G | (x2)
Am |C
|
The cigarettes And carrot juice. Get yourself a
F |G
|
new tattoo, for those sleeveless days of June.
Am |C
|
I'm sitting on the Cafe Xeno steps, with a book I haven't started yet,
F |G
|
watching all the girls walk by.
Chorus: G |F |Dm |C | (x2)
G |F
|
Could I take you out? I'd be yours without a
Dm |C
|
doubt.. on that Big Dipper.
G |F
|
If the sound of this, it frightens you, we could play it real
Dm |C
|
cool. And act some-what in - different.
Verse
[Am] And hey June, why’d you have to [C]come, why'd ya hafta come a-round so
[F]soon? I wasn't ready for all this [G]nature.
[Am] The terrible green, green grass, [C]and violent blooms of flowered
dresses,
[F] and afternoons that make me [G]sleepy.
Chorus
[G] But we could wait [F]a-while, before we push that dull
[Dm]turnstile.. into the [C]passage.
[G] Thousands they have [F]tread. And, others sometimes
[Dm]fled, before their [C]turn came.
Solo: Am |C |F |G | (x2) {over verse chords, no lyrics}
Chorus
[G] We could wait our [F]lives, before a chance
[Dm]arrives. Before the [C]passage.
[G] From the top you can see [F]Monterey. Or think about San
[Dm]Jose. Though I know it's not that [C]pleasant.
Verse
[Am] And hey Jim! ah, Kerouac. [C] Brother of the Famous Jack.
[F] Or so he likes to say. Lucky [G]bastard!
[Am] He's sitting on the Cafe Xeno [C]steps, with a girl I'm not over yet.
[F] Watching all the world go by.[G]
Chorus
[G] Boy you're looking [F]bad. Did I make you feel that
[Dm]sad? I'm honestly [C]flattered.
[G] But if she asked me [F]out, I'd be hers without a
[Dm]doubt, on that Big [C]Dipper.
Outro Verse:
[Am] Cigarettes.. [C] And carrot juice. Get yourself a
[F]new tattoo. For those sleeveless [G]days of June.
[Am] I'm sitting on the Cafe Xeno [C]steps. I haven't got the
[F]courage yet.. I haven’t got the [G]courage yet.. I haven't got the
Am (1 strum)
courage yet.
End
Structure:
Progression 1 = Am |C |F |G |
Progression 2 = G |F |Dm |C |
Prog 1 (x1) – intro
Prog 1 (x2) – verse1&2
Prog 2 (x2) – chorus1
Prog 1 (x2) – verse3&4
Prog 2 (x2) – chorus2
Prog 1 (x2) – solo (over prog 1)
Prog 2 (x2) – chorus3
Prog 1 (x2) – verse5&6
Prog 2 (x2) – chorus4
Prog 1 (x2) – verse6&7 (plus 1 Am strum to end)
Verse Tab (slow):
The most noticeable section of the song is the baseline walking in the
verse’s Am and F
The “2 & 3” counts are very distinct.
If strumming, make them prominent, or pick something like:
Am |C |F |G
|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
The choruses are kind of hard to hear at first. They run G, F, Dm, C (one
measure each –
count of 1 through 4) and then go
straight into either another chorus with G or a verse with Am. First pass
is nearly
The second pass picks up chords. (keep
tapping or you’ll get lost)
Chorus pass 1 (patience, almost painfully):
G [G G F F F
* = [Dm][Dm]faint or [C][C]nothing[C]
. 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
“Could I..” “out?” “doubt.” “Dipper.”
Chorus pass 2 (strum away):
[G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [F]
[F]. [F]1 . [F]2 [F]. [Dm]3 . [DmDmDm]4 . 1 . [DmDmC]2 . 3 . [C]4 [CC]. 1 .[C] 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
“If the..” “you..” “cool..” “indifferent.”
Solo Tab:
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