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SCHOOL - Supertramp
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: December 6, 2005
Written by: Richard Davies, Roger Hodgson
Album: "Crime Of the Century" (1974, A & M Records)
Notes:
-Tuning: Standard
-key of A minor
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-chord forms for verses: Am Em G Dm
E -8---|-7-|-7-|-5-|
B -10--|-8-|-8-|-6-|
G -9---|-9-|-7-|-7-|
INTRO:
(opens with harmonica part)
(guitar fades in)
G Dm
E ---------------10--|-------------------|-----------5--|--------------|
B -12=----12=--------|-12=----12=----12--|-6=---6=------|-6=---6-------|
G -----12-----12-----|-----12-----12-----|----7----7----|----7----7----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
1ST VERSE:
Am Em
E -8------8----------|-8=-----8=-----8---|-----------7--|--------------|
B ---10--------10----|-----10-----10-----|-8=---8=------|-8=---8-------|
G ------9------------|-------------------|----9----9----|----9----9----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
I can see you in the morning when you go to school
G Dm
E ---------------10--|-------------------|-----------5--|--------------|
B -12=----12=--------|-12=----12=----12--|-6=---6=------|-6=---6-------|
G -----12-----12-----|-----12-----12-----|----7----7----|----7----7----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
Don't forget your books,you know you've
got to learn the Golden Rule
Am Em
E -8------8----------|-8=-----8=-----8---|-----------7--|--------------|
B ---10--------10----|-----10-----10-----|-8=---8=------|-8=---8-------|
G ------9------------|-------------------|----9----9----|----9----9----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
Teacher tells you stop your play and get
on with your work
G Dm
E ---------------10--|-------------------|-----------5--|--------------|
B -12=----12=--------|-12=----12=----12--|-6=---6=------|-6=---6-------|
G -----12-----12-----|-----12-----12-----|----7----7----|----7----7----|
D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
And be like Johnnie-too-good, don't you know he never shirks,He's coming
(Timing note: there's a pause between each measure in the double staff below)
(I'm not sure of these following 4 measures re: tab accuracy)
E|-------------2--|----------------|--------------2--|-----------------|
B|------1------3--|------1------3--|------1-------3--|------1-------3--|
G|-0h2-----2---2--|-0h2-----2---2--|-0h2----2---2-2--|-0h2-----2--2-2--|
D|-------------0--|-------------0--|--------------0--|--------------0--|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
E|----------------|-8--8--8------7-|-----------------|-8--8--8--------7|
B|-8/10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10-10--8-|-8/10-10-10-10-10|-10-10-10-10-10-8|
G|-7/9--9--9---11-|-9--9--9--9---7-|-7/9--9--9--9--11|-9--9--9--9--9--7|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
along
2ND VERSE:
Am Em
After school is over, you're playing in the park
G Dm
Don't be out too late, don't let it get too dark
Am Em
They tell you not to hang around and learn what life's about
G Dm
And grow up just like them, won't let you work it out
C E
And you're full of doubt
Figure 1 -
E -------7---8=---|-10=------------|------------7=---|-8=--------------|
B -----8----------|--------8=------|-----8-10--------|--------7=-------|
G ---9------------|----------------|---9-------------|-----------------|Play
D -7--------------|----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| 2x
A ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Continue playing Figure 1 with all guitar parts up until the piano solo.
E --|-17~~--------|-------------15-|-----------------|-----------------|
B 17|-------------|----------17----|-17~~------------|-----------------|
G --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|---------17=^(19)|
D --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gt1 | |
| |
Gt2 | |
E --|-17~~--------|-------------19-|-----------------|-----------------|
B 17|-------------|----------20----|-20~~------------|---------19=^(20)|
G --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/supertramp/school_tab_ver_2.html ]
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-r17~~----------|---------12^(14)|-r12~~-----------|------------5^(7)|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-r19~~----------|---------13^(15)|-r13~~-----------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------9^(12)|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-r5~~-----------|----------------|-4~~-------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-r9~~-----------|----------------|-9~~-------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| |
| |
Gt|3 |
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-8h9-9-9=-9-9-9-|-8h9-9-9=-9-9-9-|-8h9-9-9=--9-9-9-|-8h9-9-9=--9-9-9-|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-8h10-10-10=--10-10-10-|-8h10-10-10=--10-10-10-|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------| Play 2x
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -------2--------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|Play
D -----2----------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2x
A -0-3------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
pm------|
Gt1
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------2--------|----------------|-------2---------|-----------------|
D|-----2----------|----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-3------------|----------------|-0-3-------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|pm------| pm------| |Play
| | 2x
Gt|2 |
E|----------19=^sr|^sr-^sr-^sr-^sr-|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------2--------|----------------|-------2---------|-----------------|
D|-----2----------|----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-3------------|----------------|-0-3-------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
pm------| pm------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------2--------|-2----2---------|-------2---------|-2---------------|
D|-----2----------|----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-3------------|----------------|-0-3-------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------12\-----|
pm------| pm------|
SOLO:
Extended piano solo - 48 measures
Chord accompaniment on acoustic guitar - each chord is 1 measure
Play chord progression 12x
Am Em G Dm (12x)
BRIDGE:
E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C5
Don't do this and don't do that
A5
What are they trying to do?
D5
Make a good boy of you
C5 D5 E5
Do they know where it's at?
E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C5
Don't criticize - they're old and wise
A5
Do what they tell you to
D5
Don't want the devil to
C5 D5 E
Come and put out your eyes
E D A B D E
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-17p16-17p16-----|
B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------17---|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------16~|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E D A B D E
E|----------------|----17p16----19~|===--------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------17----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|===-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
3RD VERSE:
Am Em
Maybe I'm mistaken expecting you to fight
G Dm
Or maybe I'm just crazy, I don't know wrong from right
Am Em
But while I'm still living, I've just got this to say
G Dm
It's always up to you if you want to be that
F
Want to see that
C E
Want to see it that way
You're coming along
Am
E|--------0------------------2-----|
B|-1----0---1-3---1-3----1-3-------|
G|-2--2---------0-----0------------|
D|-2-------------------------------| (Free time, let notes ring)
A|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
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^...bend (s=semi-tone) \...slide down
r...release bend ~...vibrato
h...hammer on =...hold note
p...pull off pm..palm mute
/...slide up
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)
