With My Face On The Floor Chords

by Emitt Rhodes
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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Chords

Eb
Ab
G
Cm
F
Bb

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"With My Face On The Floor"
(Emitt Rhodes)
 
Notes from AWR:  The key riff of the song can be expressed as one or
more measures in 6/4 time, usually followed by a measure in 2/4:
 
        (piano arr. for guitar):
 
        (6/4)                         (2/4)
         v   v   v   v   v   v         v   v
        -------------------------|    ---------|
        -------------8-----------|    ---------|
        -------8-------10------8-|    ---8---8-|
        ---8-10----10------8-10--|    ---------|
        -10----------------------|    ---------|
        -------------------------|    ---------|
 
Intro:
 
        (6/4 measure w/piano; 2 6/4 measures w/band; 2/4 measure w/band)
 
Verse 1:
 
                   Eb         Ab/Eb         Eb
        Well, I'm down with my face on the floor
               Eb         Ab/Eb          Eb
        Yes, I got what I asked for and more
         G        Cm           F                 Ab/Eb  Eb
        Well, the moment she stepped through that door
              Ab/Bb         Bb         Ab/Eb   Eb
        I was down with my face on the floor
 
        (6/4 measure w/piano; 6/4 measure w/band; 2/4 measure w/band)
 
Verse 2:
 
        Now I'm standin' with back to the wall
        Waitin', prayin, see [unintelligible] fall
        Well, I must have been onto it all
        Now I'm standin' with back to the wall
 
        (6/4 measure w/band; fuzz guitar doubles piano octave lower)
 
              F                    Ab
        Well now she's gone away, just in time to say
              Eb (6/4 measure w/fuzz guitar)
        I'll drop you a line  (drop you a line)
              F                    Ab
        Well now she's gone away, just in time to say
             Eb (6/4 and 2/4 measures w/fuzz guitar)
        I'll see you sometime
 
        (guitar solo over verse chords)
 
        (6/4 measure w/fuzz guitar)
 
        (repeat chorus)
 
        (repeat verse 1)
 
Coda:
 
        (rit.)
 
         G         Cm         F                  Ab/Eb   Eb
        Well, the moment she stepped through that door
              Ab/Bb         Bb         Ab/Eb  Eb
        I was down with my face on the floor
 
        (6/4 measure w/piano; repeat 6/4 measure w/band to fade)
 
 
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers
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3 comments
miilesethan
"Praying the ceiling dont fall" are the lyrics that are unintelligible.
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AwwwYayeh
This is incredible! What a gem! Thank you for this
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