Empress Of Organos

[Intro Chord Run]

e|--3----1----1--------1---1----3----1-1-1----|
B|--3----1----1--------1---1----4----1-1-1----|
G|--4----2----2--------2---2----3----2-2-2----|
D|--5----3----3--------3---3----5----3-3-3----|
A|--5----3----3--------3---3----6----3-3-3----|
E|--3----1----1---0--0-1-0-1-0--3----1-1-1----|

[Intro Rythym]

e|3----5---5---5---|
B|3----5---6---5---|
G|3h4--5---5---5---|  (x Many Times)
D|3h5--5---7---5---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Jam in G

[Verse 1]

(During the verses, Rich plays around with the G chord and strums ryhtymically, alternatively, you can play
 the intro rythym part here)

 G
We’ve been livin in the hills and trees

just wheelin on the knees ain’t a breeze

The sky would open up, we’d stop to fill our cups

       C
With harmony

e|3----5---5---5---|
B|3----5---6---5---|
G|3h4--5---5---5---|  (x2)
D|3h5--5---7---5---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

[Verse 2]

 G
With the road and the map behind, started talkin ’bout a different line when we were free


I told Bessie one day

                     A#  C
I felt so far away from home

e|-10-8-6-5---------------|-----3----5-----------------------------------------|
B|----------8\6-5\3-------|-----3----5----(a bunch of times)-------------------|
G|------------------------|-----3----5-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------|-----3----5-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

(this next section I play as E-shape barre chords)

Cm     D
    Started dancing in the streets
                                                  D#   Dm
’til the Empress stomped her feet and she said, “Whoa, oh!”

e|-------------10-11-13-10----11--10----------|
B|-8-10-11-13-----------------11--10----------|
G|----------------------------12--10--(x4)----|
A|----------------------------13--12----------|
A|----------------------------13--12----------|
E|----------------------------11--10----------|

D#
I’m the Empress of Organos

D#  Dm

D#
I’ll tell you where your bad thoughts go

D#  Dm

Cm
I’ve got the seeds to make them grow,

D
But I’ve locked them up deep down below

e|------------------------------------------|
B|---8-7-6----------------------------------|
G|------------7-6-5-------------------------|
A|---------------------8-7-5----------------|
A|------------------------------8-6-5-------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-------------10-11-13-10----11--10----------|
B|-8-10-11-13-----------------11--10----------|
G|----------------------------12--10--(x2)----|
A|----------------------------13--12----------|
A|----------------------------13--12----------|
E|----------------------------11--10----------|

D#
If you think you’ve got the golden key,

D# Dm

D#
It’s just darkness playing tricks for me

D# Dm

 Cm
I’ll twist and turn the paths you chose

          D           Cm  Gm
To the shadows of Los Organos

D#m Dm (many times)

[Bridge to Chorus]

(Not sure on chords to transition to this part) :(

                                                                                            D7
e|1----3---3---3--------4----6---6---6--------7----9---9---9---------10-----12---12---12----10--|
B|1----3---4---3--------4----6---7---6--------7----9---10--9---------10-----12---13---12----10--|
G|1h2--3---3---3--(x2)--4h3--6---6---6--(x2)--7h8--9---9---9--(x2)---10h12--12---12---12----11--|
D|1h3--3---5---3--------4h6--6---8---6--------7h9--9---11--9---------10h13--12---14---12----10--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10--|

[Chorus]

The Gb7(#11) chord is a open position C7, with the tumb wrapped on top to be on the 2nd fret of the low E

G  Gb7(#11)  C   Am11                            G             Gb7(#11)   C
    We know you think that you’re powerful, but we’ve got the love and rhythm,

G  Gb7(#11)  C   Am11                      G                  Gb7(#11)   C
    You say it looks like rain today, but we say, Oh, what a day to be livin

G  Gb7(#11)  C   Am11                            G             Gb7(#11)   C
     We know you think that you’re powerful, but we’ve got the love and rhythm,

G  Gb7(#11)  C   Am11                      G                  Gb7(#11)   C      G
    You say it looks like rain today, but we say, Oh, what a day to be livin


Jam in G

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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| \   Slide down

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