Too Much Stuff - By Delbert McClinton
Album - One Of The Fortunate Few
Transcribers: Lewie Tupper (Me), Patrick (my guitar teacher)
Revision (2)
Standard tuning, no capo. Key of G. There's a piano intro before this.
This is all our own work. My guitar teacher Patrick (great guy),
figured most of this out, I only made a few minor changes. There are
some little licks at the end that I am still figuring out, but I will
post them as soon as I do. These are the chords used throughout the
song. The verse uses the standard 1-4-5 12-bar blues with the 5th of
the 5th. The chorus does some wacky 4-4-1-1-5/5-5-1-1 progression. If you
have a comment, e-mail me at stillfunny2u@yahoo.com.
The song uses these chords:
G G (alt.) G (chorus)
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D---------0-0-----|---------0-0-2-0-|---------0-------|
A-----1/2-----2-2-|-----1/2---------|-----2-------2---|
E-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|-3---------------|
C C (alt.) C (chorus)
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G---------0-0-----|---------0-0-2-0-|-----------------|
D-----1/2-----2-2-|-----1/2---------|-----------------|
A-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A D A (chorus)
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-0---2---3---4---|---------2-------|
A-0---2---3---4---|-----------------|-0---4-------4---|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Guitar Solo:
G
E------------------------------------------3-5-3-------6-3-----3------|
B-------3--------3-----3------3------3-6-6-------6-3-------6-3---6p3--|
D-5/7------5/7-----5/7---5/7----5/7------------------5----------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C G
E-6b7---3---3-------------------------------3-6b7--3---------------3--|
B---------6------------6----------3-5---3-5----------------------5----|
D----------------5-5/7------3-3h4-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A D G
E-6-6-3---3-3-----|------6-------------|-5-------------------------|
B-------6-----6-3-|--5/7---7/5-3-5-3---|----6-3--------------------|
D-----------------|------------------5-|--------5-3---5-3----------|
G-----------------|--------------------|------------5-----5--------|
A-----------------|--------------------|--------------------5------|
E-----------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
Lyrics:
G
Big house, big car,
G
back seat, full bar.
G
Houseboat won't float.
G
The bank wont tote the note.
C C (alt.)
Too much stuff. Woo!
G (alt.) G (alt.)
It's just too much stuff.
A D G (alt.) G (alt.)
It'll hang you up, dealing with too much stuff.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/delbert_mcclinton/too_much_stuff_tab.html ]
G (alt.)
Hangin' out on the couch,
G (alt.)
puttin' on the pounds.
G (alt.)
Better walk, run, jump, swim.
G (alt.)
Try to hold it down.
C (alt.) C
Eatin' too much stuff.
G (alt.) G (alt.)
Too much stuff
A
It'll wear you down,
D G (alt.) G (alt.)
carryin' around too much stuff.
G (alt.)
Hundred dollar cab ride,
G (alt.)
Fogged in cant fly.
G (alt.)
Greyhound, Amtrak
G(alt.)
Oughta bought a Cadillac.
G (alt.)
Too much stuff.
C (alt.) C (alt.)
Too much stuff.
A D G G
It'll slow you down, foolin' with too much stuff.
(use chorus chords here)
C C
Well its a way too much.
G G
You're never gonna get enough.
A A
You can pile it high,
(mute all)
but you'll never be satisfied.
G
Rent a tux, shiny shoes
G
back stage big schmooze.
G
Vocal group can't sing,
G
won awards for everything.
C C
Too much stuff! Woo!
G G
Too much stuff!
A
They just keep on goin',
D G G
rollin' in all that stuff.
G
Got hurt, cant work,
G
got a lotta bills,
G
but the policy don't pay
G
'less I get killed.
C C
Too much stuff. Woo!
G G
Too much stuff
A D G G
Just my luck, countin' on too much stuff.
(use chorus chords here)
C C
Well it's-a way too much.
G G
Your never gonna get enough.
A D
You can pile it high,
(mute all)
But you'll never be satisfied.
***Guitar Solo***
G
Running back can't score,
G
'till he gets a million more.
G
Quarterback can't pass.
G
Owner wants his money back.
C C
Too much stuff. Woo!
G G
Too much stuff.
A
You know you can't get a grip
D G G
when your slippin' in all that stuff.
G
Women every which-a way
G
messin' with my mind
G
You know I fall in love every day
G
three or four times.
C C
Too much stuff. Woo!
G G
Too much stuff.
A
It'll mess you up,
D G G
foolin' with too much stuff.
G
Yeah, too much stuff.
G
Too much stuff.
G
Too much stuff.
G
Too much stuff.
C C
You never get enough,
G G
'cause there's just too much stuff.
A
you know you can hurt yourself
D G G
foolin' with too much stuff
A D G G
Yeah, it'll tear you down, foolin' with all that stuff.
Repeat G until fade out.
(Spoken)
Dellbert: Thats a lot of stuff.
Other Guy: Thats a whole lot of stuff.
Dellbert: There's just too much of it man.
Other Guy: Yeah, I know. There's more stuff.
Dellbert: Is that your stuff?
Other Guy: Can't even know what to do with it.
Dellbert: That's a lot of stuff.
Other Guy: I have hurt myself.
Delbert: It might be too much.
Other Guy: Seriously... hurt myself.
