By Osborne/Chertoff/Lucas/Merendino/Palmaro, from Relish [riff 1] : ||. G Bb G | ||.---x---/-/--/-/------/----/---/-----////--| || ^ ^ ^ ^ | beats 1 2 3 4 G Bb G .|| ----/---/-/--/-/------/----/---/----------.|| ^ ^ ^ ^ || beats 1 2 3 4 This strumming (riff 1, guitar 1) goes on in the background pretty much for the whole song (except the Eb D G 'chorus' bit). Over the top of it alternates between guitar 2 playing riff 2 and guitar 3 playing riff 1 over again. [riff 2] : position V III V e -||--------------------------------------------------------- B -||-----------------------8--------------------------------- G -||.----7-\-5--3--5-/-7--(7)-------------------------------- D -||.----------------------------7pb(8)r7-5---7pb(8)----5---- A -||--------------------------------------------------------- E -||--------------------------------------------------------- beats 1 2 3 4 e --------------------------------------------------------||-- B --------------------------8-----------------------------||-- G --------7-\-5--3--5-/-7--(7)---------------------------.||-- D --------------------------------7pb(8)r7-5---7pb(8)----.||-- A --------------------------------------------------------||-- E --------------------------------------------------------||--
[intro]: riff 2 x 4 [riff1] I dreamed about Ray Charles last night [riff 2] and he could see just fine you know [riff1] I asked him for a lullaby [riff 2] he said honey I don't sing no more
['chorus'] : Eb D G no more no more Eb D G [riff 2] no more Ray don't sing no more [riff2] [riff1] he said since I got my eyesight back my voice has just deserted me no georgia on my mind no more [riff2] I stay in bed with mtv [riff2] [riff1] then Ray took his glasses off and I could look inside his head flashing like a thunderstorm [riff2] I saw a shining spider web Eb D G spider web spider web Eb D G [riff2] spider web in Ray Charles' head [riff2] [riff1] I dreamed about Ray Charles last night [riff2] he took me flying in the air [riff1] he showed me my own spider web [riff2] and said honey you had best take care [riff1] the world is made of spider webs their threads are stuck to me and you be careful what you're wishing for [riff2] coz when you gain you just might lose you just might lose your
Eb D G spider web spider web Eb D G [riff2] spider web Ray Charles said [riff2] [break] : C --/-///----/--/----/-//------ C Eb C G [riff2] (G) --/-///----/--/----/-//--------/----------/-------- C --/-///----/--/----/-//------ D F D --/-///----/--/----/-//------ D F D G --/-///----/--/----/-//---/----- e -------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------11----8------(8)--- G ---10--/12----10p8---10p8---10---------------------- [riff2] [riff1] when you're feeling lonely when you're hiding in your bed don't forget your string of pearls [riff2] don't forget your spider web [riff2] [over bongos] when I go to sleep tonight don't let me dream of rubber Ray [bass E-3--10-13-15--10-13--3-] don't get me wrong i'm glad he sees [riff2] just like him best the other way Eb D G spider web spider web Eb D G spider web Ray Charles said Eb D G ah, spider web Eb D G [riff2] spider web in Ray Charles' head
[riff2] ||: all I got's my spider web keeping me alive :||
chords : Most of the strumming is done on the top four strings only x_x________ | | | | | | so for everything except the 'chorus' |_|_|_|_1_1 (Eb D G bit), just move this shape | | | | | | around |_|_|_2_|_| | | | | | | |_|_3_|_|_| | | | | | | |_|_|_|_|_|
E A D G B e x x 5 4 3 3 - G } in riff1 x x 8 7 6 6 - Bb } x x 10 9 8 8 -