Bob and Bonnie
This is my favourite song from the album, I'm pretty sure this is almost all right but
you've got any corrections, please email or make a comment.
Drop D Tuning
*- Palm-muted
x- scratch
h- hammer-on
p- pull-off
b- bend
- slide down
/- slide up
~- ring/ vibrato
Intro
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--77-----------------|
D|--77--55-5-5-5-xx-55-|
A|--55--55-5-5-5-xx-55-|
D|------55-5-5-5-xx-55-|
Verse 1
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7777777777777777----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-9999999999999999-5555555555555555-|
A|-5555555555555555-7777777777777777-9999999999999999-5555555555555555-|
D|------------------7777777777777777-9999999999999999-5555555555555555-|
**************** **************** **************** ****************
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------7777777777777777------------------|
D|-9999999999999999-5555555555555555-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-|
A|-9999999999999999-5555555555555555-5555555555555555-7777777777777777-|
D|-9999999999999999-5555555555555555------------------7777777777777777-|
**************** **************** ** ** * ** ** ************
Guitar 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-----------------10-10-10-8-8-8-7-7--------------------|
G|--------------------9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9--------------------9-9-9-11-11-11-9-9-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------15-15-15----------------15-15-15-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-11-11-11-12-12----------12-12-12-11-11----------12-12-12-11h12--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-7777777777777777------------------|
D|-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-|
A|-5555555555555555-7777777777777777-|
D|------------------7777777777777777-|
** ** * ** ** ************
Pre-chorus
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4444-4444-444------7777-----77-x-777-x-777-x-777-x-7--------------------|
D|-4444-4444-444-5555-7777-555-77-x-777-x-777-x-777-x-7-77-x-7777777777777-|
A|-2222-2222-222-5555-5555-555-55-x-555-x-555-x-555-x-5-77-x-7777777777777-|
D|---------------5555------555--------------------------77-x-7777777777777-|
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-4444-4444-444---------------7~-|
D|-4444-4444-444-5555-5555-555-7~-|
A|-2222-2222-222-5555-5555-555-5~-|
D|---------------5555-5555-555----|
Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12-12-12----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12p10-10-10-10-10-12p10-10-10-10-10-12p10-10-|
G|-11-11-11----------11-11-11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-77-x-777-x-777-x-777-x-7--------------------|
D|-77-x-777-x-777-x-777-x-7-77-x-7777777777777-|
A|-55-x-555-x-555-x-555-x-5-77-x-7777777777777-|
e|--------------------------77-x-7777777777777-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12-12-12----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12p10-10-10-10-10-12p10-10-10-10-10-12p10-10-|
G|-11-11-11----------11-11-11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Guitar 2, Guitar 1 joins in the 2nd time
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-7777-------------7777-------------| x2
D|-7777-555-999-777-7777-555-777-777-|
A|-5555-555-999-777-5555-555-777-777-|
D|------555-999-777------555-777-777-|
**** *** *** *** **** *** *** ***
Post- Chorus
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3~----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------0~----------------------------------------------|
D|-55-----5-5-5-555-00-0~--0-0-0-000-55-----5-5-5-555-77-----7-7-7-777-|
A|-55-----5-5-5-555-00-----0-0-0-000-55-----5-5-5-555-77-----7-7-7-777-|
D|-55-----5-5-5-555-00-----0-0-0-000-55-----5-5-5-555-77-----7-7-7-777-|
***
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-3~-3-3-3-333--------------------3-3~-3-3-3-333------------------|
G|---0-0~-0-0-0-000---7-7~-7-7-7-777---0-0~-0-0-0-000---7-7~-7-7-7-777-|
D|---0-0~-0-0-0-000---4-4~-4-4-4-444---0-0~-0-0-0-000---4-4~-4-4-4-444-|
A|--------------------5-5~-5-5-5-555--------------------5-5~-5-5-5-555-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7777777777777777----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-9999999999999999-5555555555555555-|
A|-5555555555555555-7777777777777777-9999999999999999-5555555555555555-|
D|------------------7777777777777777-9999999999999999-5555555555555555-|
**************** **************** **************** ****************
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-9p7-7--7-9p7-7--------------------7777777777777777------------------|
D|------------------7-7-9p7-7--7-9p7-7-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-|
A|-------------------------------------5555555555555555-7777777777777777-|
D|------------------------------------------------------7777777777777777-|
** ** * ** ** ************
Guitar 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-----------------10-10-10-8-8-8-7-7--------------------|
G|--------------------9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9--------------------9-9-9-11-11-11-9-9-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------15-15-15----------------15------15-------------|
G|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-11-11-11-12-12----------12-12-12-11-11---12p11---12p11-11h12--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-7777777777777777------------------|
D|-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-|
A|-5555555555555555-7777777777777777-|
D|------------------7777777777777777-|
** ** * ** ** ************
Pre-chorus
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4444-4444-444------7777-----77-x-777-x-777-x-777-x-7--------------------|
D|-4444-4444-444-5555-7777-555-77-x-777-x-777-x-777-x-7-77-x-7777777777777-|
A|-2222-2222-222-5555-5555-555-55-x-555-x-555-x-555-x-5-77-x-7777777777777-|
D|---------------5555------555--------------------------77-x-7777777777777-|
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-4444-4444-444---------------7~-|
D|-4444-4444-444-5555-5555-555-7~-|
A|-2222-2222-222-5555-5555-555-5~-|
D|---------------5555-5555-555----|
Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12-12-12----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12p10-10-10-10-10-12p10-10-10-10-10-12p10-10-|
G|-11-11-11----------11-11-11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-77-x-777-x-777-x-777-x-7--------------------|
D|-77-x-777-x-777-x-777-x-7-77-x-7777777777777-|
A|-55-x-555-x-555-x-555-x-5-77-x-7777777777777-|
e|--------------------------77-x-7777777777777-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12-12-12----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12p10-10-10-10-10-12p10-10-10-10-10-12p10-10-|
G|-11-11-11----------11-11-11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2(the bass plays the chords for the first time here, if you have a third guitar
the third guitar can play the chords)
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-(7~)-------------7777-------------|-7777-------------7777-------------|
D|-(7~)-------------7777-555-7777777-|-7777-555-999-777-7777-555-777-777-|
A|-(5~)-------------5555-555-7777777-|-5555-555-999-777-5555-555-777-777-|
D|-----------------------555-7777777-|------555-999-777------555-777-777-|
Guitar 2
E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-7-7--------7777---------------7777-------------|-7777-------------7777-------------|
D|-7-7--------7777-555-999-777---7777-555-7777777-|-7777-555-999-777-7777-555-777-777-|
A|-5-5—0h5~---5555-555-999-777-0h5555-555-7777777-|-5555-555-999-777-5555-555-777-777-|
D|-----------------555-999-777--------555-7777777-|------555-999-777------555-777-777-|
**** *** *** ***
Bridge
Guitar 1
very fast palm-muting here, figure out how many are played
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8p7---------8p7-----|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-777-7~----7-7~--------7-7~-|-7777777777777777777777777444444444447777777777777--|
D|-777-7~------7~----------7~-|-7777777777777777777777777444444444447777777777777--|
A|-555-5~---------------------|-5555555555555555555555555222222222225555555555555--|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
*** *************************************************
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-55----5-5-5-555-77----7-7-77777-|
A|-55----5-5-5-555-77----7-7-77777-|
D|-55----5-5-5-555-77----7-7-77777-|
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
G|-7777~----------------------------------------------------|-7~-------------|
D|-7777~-5555555555555555-9999999999999999-5555555555555555-|-7~-5~-9~-5~----|
A|-5555~-5555555555555555-9999999999999999-5555555555555555-|-5~-5~-9~-5~----|
D|--------5555555555555555-9999999999999999-5555555555555555-|----5~-9~-5~---|
**************** **************** ****************
E|-Also very fast palm-muting and figure out how many played----------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7777777777777------------------------------------------------------|
D|-777777777777755555555555555999999999999999999995555555555555555555-|
A|-555555555555555555555555555999999999999999999995555555555555555555-|
D|--------------55555555555555999999999999999999995555555555555555555-|
******************************************************************
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-55----5-5-5-555-77----7-7-77777-|
A|-55----5-5-5-555-77----7-7-77777-|
D|-55----5-5-5-555-77----7-7-77777-|
Final Chorus
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-7777-------------7777-------------| x2
D|-7777-555-999-777-7777-555-777-777-|
A|-5555-555-999-777-5555-555-777-777-|
D|------555-999-777------555-777-777-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------7777-------------7777-------------|
D|-----------------------------------7777-555-999-777-7777-555-777-777-|
A|-555555555555/9-7-555555555555/7-9-5555-555-999-777-5555-555-777-777-|
D|----------------------------------------555-999-777------555-777-777-|
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-7777-------------7777-------------| x4
D|-7777-555-999-777-7777-555-777-777-|
A|-5555-555-999-777-5555-555-777-777-|
D|------555-999-777------555-777-777-|
Ending
Guitar 1 & 2
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|-7~-77~--7~-|
D|-7~-77~--7~-|
A|-5~-55~--5~-|
D|------------|
http://www.guitarmasta.net/h/houston_calls/.html
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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james Rhythm Player |
#1 by james dobson at Sep 27, 2007 at 2:23 AM EST |
| blackbird is a song by the beatles | |
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Caitlin Wanna Be |
#2 by Caitlin at Sep 27, 2007 at 6:59 AM EST |
| made it easier to read dumbass | |
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Tim Professional Badass |
#3 by Tim The Artist formerly known as mka at Sep 28, 2007 at 3:29 AM EST |
| Remember Bonnie and Bobby made their way to the bar They didn’t know of each other, but they weren’t very far from both having some drinks and eyes meeting over the jukebox She said, “Hey boy can you play me a song?” So he put in a quarter and he went right along She said, “How could you know Blackbird was just what I wanted?” As the song spun, so did the room As they hold hands all of the lights start to flicker Playing it safe, he kissed her cheek Does he still look at you the same way now? Feel the same as 38 years ago and how? So, so, so now that these numbered honeymoon days are through She says to him, “I’m so glad that all our feelings are still true I can’t believe that you’re still acting the same like we first met” He says, “Don’t you know that true love never dies?” And then he put in “The Princess Bride” at parts where she cries She says, “I’m glad that you know this is the way that I want it” As the reel spins, so does the room As their eyes meet all of the streetlights they flicker Glancing outside, the moon shines bright for them Does he still look at you the same way now? Feel the same as 38 years ago and how? Does he still look at you the same way now? Feel the same as 38 years ago and how? As the clock spins, so does the room The days pass the same, the promise is kept for a lifetime As the clock spins, so does the room The days pass the same, the promise is kept for a lifetime (So you can promise me that the feeling’s right) [x3] So you can, yes you can, yes you can Does he still look at you the same way now? Feel the same as 38 years ago and how? Does he still look at you the same way now? Feel the same as 38 years ago and how? (He will leave you, he will leave you, he will leave you all alone) [x2] | |
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Bassdude Average |
#4 by Bassdude at Sep 28, 2007 at 4:47 AM EST |
| too bad the song does not start with the word remember, cunt. | |
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bob Average |
#5 by bob bob at Sep 29, 2007 at 12:29 PM EST |
| this song is the besttt its sooo cutee omgg i love itt 1 2 Next | |
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Marco Average |
#6 by Marco Torskyj at Sep 29, 2007 at 12:51 PM EST |
| i love this song!! | |
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Will Average |
#7 by Will Larkin at Sep 29, 2007 at 3:45 PM EST |
| it doesn't say "he will leave you," it says "he won't leave you." don't go off old mate brandnew1208's lyrics - they are wrong. | |
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Drew Average |
#8 by Drew Miers at Sep 29, 2007 at 8:14 PM EST |
| this is not only an amazingly cute song....but the beat is so amazing. And it's obviously: "He won’t leave you all alone" ...or else it wouldn't make any sense. | |
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ben Average |
#9 by ben bell at Sep 30, 2007 at 3:24 AM EST |
| the song is about being in love. they been together for a long long time, hence the 38 years. the song really doesnt have the feel of falling out of love. i think the part aobut him leaving her is him dying, the "death do us part" since theyre married and all. still, the song is freakin awesome | |
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Alex Wanna Be |
#10 by Alex Gibb at Sep 30, 2007 at 3:57 AM EST |
| what's blackbird? | |
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Jay Rhythm Player |
#11 by Jay B at Sep 30, 2007 at 4:54 AM EST |
| myeah, meaning of this song is pretty obvious, if you just read the lyrics, but yeah, this is a pretty awesome song | |
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Bodom Lake Murd Average |
#12 by Bodom Lake Murderer at Sep 30, 2007 at 11:23 PM EST |
| I love this song, its one of the only songs that tells a love story that doesn't end in heartbreak. Isn't that hard to believe. | |
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The other James Wanna Be |
#13 by The other James Molina at Oct 2, 2007 at 6:36 AM EST |
| THanks for the correction. This song has so many connections to the movie Princess Bride. The old couple at the end who were together for like 38 years and didn't leave her, True love never dies that WEsley resembles thanks to Miracle Max's potion and how he and Buttercup are together at the end. Yup. These dudes watch too many movies. | |
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Nick Average |
#14 by Nick Meyer at Oct 2, 2007 at 5:20 PM EST |
| this song makes me smile :] | |
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Rhythm Player |
#15 by riotsk8team001 (jason) at Oct 2, 2007 at 6:32 PM EST |
| scratch that "im sorry" part | |
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Reynaldo Wanna Be |
#16 by Reynaldo Gonzalez at Oct 2, 2007 at 6:35 PM EST |
| This song is just amazing. Houston calls are the soundtrack to the summer, pure and simple. The songs basically about true love. So simple, I smiled when I read these lyrics for the first time just then. | |
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ty Average |
#17 by ty at Oct 3, 2007 at 1:06 AM EST |
| sooo damn catchy. brings a massive smile to my face :D | |
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Mat Average |
#18 by Mat Hancock at Oct 3, 2007 at 11:55 AM EST |
| brandnew1208 and heartattack stop being assholes to each other. | |
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Scott Average |
#19 by Scott Muir at Oct 3, 2007 at 12:25 PM EST |
| THanks for the correction. This song has so many connections to the movie Princess Bride. The old couple at the end who were together for like 38 years and didn't leave her, True love never dies that WEsley resembles thanks to Miracle Max's potion and how he and Buttercup are together at the end. Yup. These dudes watch too many movies. | |
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Jesse Average |
#20 by Jesse R at Oct 4, 2007 at 11:26 PM EST |
| this song feels like it's about being in love Does he still look at you the same way now? Feel the same as 38 years ago and how? (He will leave you, he will leave you, he will leave you all alone) but then it says that. does anyone else think it's about falling out of love? | |
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Kyle Average |
#21 by Kyle at Oct 5, 2007 at 1:48 PM EST |
| song is finally working for me on purevolume... this song is so catchy, i love it. this is what i want when i grow older... | |
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juleon Average |
#22 by juleon at Oct 5, 2007 at 6:19 PM EST |
| haha oh ok im sorry, well to me im sorry it sounds like it does, but i guess im wrong. most people like the lyrics to follow the song, not one big block of text. | |
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ivan Professional |
#23 by ivan mateo at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:25 PM EST |
| brandnew1208 i don't know what you're trying to do since i got these lyrics directly from the official band myspace | |
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Andrew Rhythm Player |
#24 by Andrew Lang at Oct 5, 2007 at 10:54 PM EST |
| “How could you know Blackbird was just what I wanted?” (great song) “The Princess Bride” at parts where she cries (hilarious movie) this song is certain to make you get up and dance. Its one of those songs that just make you happy for no reason. the story is pretty unbelievable... they stay together for 38 years from now... isnt that the perfect fairy tale if only life could be that good | |
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Chuck Average |
#25 by Chuck Norris at Oct 6, 2007 at 11:17 PM EST |
| i don't care or not if you are sorry i just posted it the way it was written up on their site, which is how it was intended to be read anyway. | |
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