John Hiatt - Blue Telescope Chords & Tabs

 

Blue Telescope Chords & Tabs

John Hiatt Chords & Tabs

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Blue Telescope Tab

   
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From: Paul Hutchinson (u9343164@qub.ac.uk)

BLUE TELESCOPE - John Hiatt
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 +   +   +   +       +   +   +   +               (Acoustic enters
|Csus4 C     Csus2 C|Csus4 C     Csus2  | x4     after 2nd time)

I've got a blue telescope, I'm looking at the world tonight
Through a blue telescope; I wish I may, I wish I might
F                                              Csus4 etc
 Not see what I see - sheet metal on sheets of ice
                G                                     Csus4 etc
Looking through this blue telescope down a moonstruck road tonight

Blue breath on my windshield, I came to a frozen place
She shivered when I said goodbye - I wish I didn't have to face
Her in that rear-view mirror, though she lives in the heart of me
Looking through this blue telescope
I guess she'll always be a star to me

G/B Am    Em      F        C
      The heavens vast and wide
G/B Am     Em   F        G
      Wait to escort the bride
    Am    Em        F       C
      She lifts her wedding veil
G/B Am    Em       F               G
      Her breath a lonesome vapour trail

 (Same chords as verse)

I got this blue telescope - I'm looking for her tonight
Through a blue telescope; tell me, why must the blue angels fight?
Taking one last shot at heaven while they slip stream through paradise
Looking through this blue telescope down a moonstruck road tonight
I'm looking through this blue telescope down a moonstruck road tonight

I've got a blue telescope
Blue telescope
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Chords used: C-x3201x, Csus4-x3301, Csus2-x3001x, G-320033,
             G/B-x20033, Am-x02210, Em-022000

NB This becomes much easier to sing (for my voice anyway), if you play
it in Bb - the riff thingy works  in  G  too,  so you can play it in G
with a capo on the third fret. No I won't transpose all the chords for
you, you lazy swine...
Enjoy!
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TAB
Bridge: (Overdub guitar)
  +       +   +       +     +       +   +        +
|-------17----------15----|-------13----------12-13-12-------|
|-----17----------17------|-----13----------15---------15-13-|
|---17----------16--------|---14----------12-----------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_hiatt/blue_telescope_tab.html ]
  +       +   +       +     +       +   +        +
|-------17----------15----|-------13----------15-17-15-------|
|-----17----------17------|-----13----------15---------17-15-|
|---17----------16--------|---14----------16-----------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|

  +       +   +       +     +       +   +        +
|-------17----------15----|-------13----------12-13-12-------|
|-----17----------17------|-----13----------15---------15-13-|
|---17----------16--------|---14----------12-----------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|


  +       +   +       +     +       +   +       +
|-------17----------15----|-------15----------15----|
|-----17----------17------|-----13----------13------|
|---17----------16--------|---14----------14--------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  +       +       +           +
|-------15----17--17-15------------------|
|-----15-------------------15-17-15------|
|---16------------------------------16---|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

Solo: - played WITHOUT a plectrum
Let ring throughout
       +   +   +   +     + . + . + . +        .
-----|-----------------|----------------------------|
-----|-----------------|-----8----------------------|
-7h9-9b10~~~~9~~~~--\7-9b10~~~~9~~~~~---------------|
-----|-----------------|-------------12h14p12p10-10-|
-----|-----------------|----------------------------|
-----|-----------------|----------------------------|

  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------8-----------8-----------|-8-------------------------------|
|-----7h9---9p7---7h9---9p7---7h9-|---9p7---7-------------------7h9-|
|---------------10----------10----|-------10----10------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  + + + +   +   +  +  +   + + + +   +       +       +       +
|---------|-------------|---------|---------------------------------|
|---------|/10-8-6-6---6|-6--5----|---------------------------------|
9b10------|----9-7-5-/7-|-5--5----|--/9---9-------9-------9---------|
|---------|-------------|---------|-----12----12------12------12-(10)
|---------|-------------|---------|---------------------------------|
|---------|-------------|---------|---------------------------------|

  + + + +      +   +   + +   + +        + +         +   +   + +  N.H.
|------------|-------------|----------------------|-------------|-12-|
|------------|----10-------|----------------------|-----------feedback
|------------|/12----12----|---9h10/12--------9h10|-9-\7--------|----|
|-12-------12|-------------|----------------------|-------10----|----|
|-10---------|-------------|----------------------|-------------|----|
|------------|-------------|----------------------|-------------|----|

Notation used:
   + = beat marker
   . = 1/8th-note marker
   h = hammer-on
   p = pull-off
   / = slide
   b = bend
   ~ = vibrato
   N.H. = natural harmonic