Cream Acoustic Tab

by Prince
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This is the from the solo live accoustic version in Webster Hall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofIZWw41u04
 
 
[Intro]
 
        Bb
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|x4
D|------8---8-----x-----------8----8-------x-----|
A|------8---8-----x-----------8----8-------x-----|
E|------6---6-----x-----------6----6-------x-----|
 
(Alternatively if you wanted to get a sound more like the record you could play the bass):
 
        Bb                             Eb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------3----3---------------3---------8---8--------------8------------------|
D|------3----3---------------3---------8---8--------------8------------------|
A|------1----1---------------1---------6---6--------------6------------------|
E|---------------4---1---4--------------------9---6---9----------------------|
                 ^       ^
                 use your pinky!
 
[Verse]
 
The verse is Bb to Eb, with some Bb blues scale riffs
 
The jist of it is:
          Bb                           Eb
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------8/10-------------------8---8----x------8------------------------|
D|--------8-----------8~~~~------------8---8----x------8------------------------|
A|--------8----------------------------6---6----x------6------------------------|
E|--------6---------------------------------------------------------------------|
1.This is it                      It's time 4 U 2 go 2 the
2.U will hit                           Cuz U got the burnin'
3.Its ur time (Time)                 U got the horn so why don't U
4.U are  fine (Fine)                U're filthy cute and, baby, U 
 
 
Second line use the following variations as per the live performance:
 
      Bb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3--3---3--3---3---------------------------------------------|
D|----8----------3--3h5-3--3h5-3-----------8---------------------------------|
A|----8----------5----------------5----3---8---------------------------------|
E|----6------------------------------------6---------------------------------|
1.   Wire
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----8----------8-----8------12-11-10-8~~-----------------------------------|
A|----8----------8h10--8h10---13-12-11-8~~-----------------------------------|
E|----6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
2. desire
e|------------------10-10----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------9--9--8-7------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------9/10-10-10-9-8--6h7p6h7p6h7-----------------------------------|
D|----8-------------------------------------8~~~-----------------------------|
A|----8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
3.    blow it
e|--------------------6-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------6-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7~~--5--3--------------------------------------------|
D|----8-----------------------------5--3--------------------------------------|
A|----8-----------------------------------5---3-------------------------------|
E|----6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
4.    know it
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       Bb                                F           *doesnt play this but you could*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------6---------------------------10---10-----10----10----------------|
D|-----8---------6--8~~------------------10---10-----10h12-10----------------|
A|-----8---------------------------------8----8------------------------------|
E|-----6---------------------------------------------------------------------|
1.     Cream -                           Get on top
2.     Cream -                           U will cop
3.     Cream -                           Don't U stop
 
        Gm              Ab                Bb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------6----------------|
G|------3---3-----------5---5-------------7----6h7p6h7p6h7-------------------|
D|------5---5-----------6---6-------------8----------------------------------|
A|------5---5-----------6---6-------------8----------------------------------|
E|------3---3-----------4---4-------------6----------------------------------|
        Cream -      Sh-boogie            bop
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
(Same riffs as verse 1 pretty much)
 
        Bb
U're so good
Eb                       Bb
Baby, there ain't nobody better (Ain't nobody better)
 
 
(Prince pauses here to say he wrote this while looking in the mirror. LEGEND :D)
 
 
     Bb
So U should
Eb                   Bb
Never ever go by the letter (Never ever)
        Bb
U're so cool (Cool)
Eb                    Bb
Everything U do is success (Ooh)
         Bb
Make the rules (Rules)
Eb                               Bb
Then break 'em all cuz U are the best
Yes U are
 
 
[Chorus again]
 
Bb      F
Cream - Get on top
Cream - U will cop
Cream - Don't U stop
Gm         Ab     Bb
Cream - Sh-boogie bop
 
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
 
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