The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Chords
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | no capo |
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OK, so what *is* this song about? Jim Capaldi, in _Goldmine_ #97, explained
that he and actor Michael J. Pollard were in Morocco preparing for a movie
that was never actually made:
Pollard and I would sit around writing lyrics all day, talking about
Bob Dylan and the Band, thinking up ridiculous plots for the movie.
Before I left Morocco, Pollard wrote in my book [the line] 'The Low
Spark of High Heeled Boys.' For me, it summed him up. He had this
tremendous rebel attitude. He walked around in his cowboy boots, his
leather jacket. At the time he was a heavy little dude. It seemed to
sum up all the people of that generation who were just rebels. [...]
The 'Low Spark', for me, was the spirit, high-spirited. You know,
standing on a street corner. The low rider. The 'Low Spark' meaning
that strong undercurrent at the street level.
"Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"
(S. Winwood - J. Capaldi)
[Intro]
(fade in)
Dm7 [repeat to 1:15; vibra-slap enters]
/ / / / / / / /
Dm7 Em7/D [2X] [piano r.H.: A-C-D-F, B-D-E-G]
/ / / / / / / /
[Verse 1]
Dm7 Em7/D
If you see something that looks like a star
Dm7 Em7/D
And it's shooting up out of the ground
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D
And your head is spinning from a loud guitar
Dm7 Em7/D
And you just can't escape from the sound
Dm7 Em7/D
Don't worry too much it'll happen to you
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D
We were children once playing with toys
D A
And the thing that you're hearing is only the sound
C G F
Of the low spark of high heeled boys
[Bridge]
(saxes arr. for guitar; doubled w/bass [2X; continue])
D7(no3) G/D D7(no3) [piano r.H: D-A-C, D-G-B]
v v v v v v v v (8th-note chords)
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-------5---------|---4-------------|
---4-------------|-----------------|
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D7(no3) G/D D7(no3)
The percentage you're paying is too high a price
D7(no3) G/D D7(no3)
While you're living beyond all your means
D7(no3) G/D D7(no3)
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
F/C C G
From the profit he's made on your dreams
F/C C G
But today you just read that the man was shot dead
F/C C G
By a gun that didn't make any noise
D A
But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest
C G F
Was the low spark of high heeled boys
[Instrumental break: 16-bar piano solo on Dm7]
Dm7 Em7/D [2X]
/ / / / / / / /
[Verse 2]
Dm7 Em7/D
If you had just a minute to breathe
Dm7 Em7/D
And they granted you one final wish
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Em/D
Would you ask for something like another chance
Dm7 Em7/D
Or something similar as this
Dm7 Em7/D
Don't worry too much it'll happen to you
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D
As sure as your sorrows are joys
D A
And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound
C G F
Of the low spark of high heeled boys
[repeat chorus]
F Dm7 Em7/D
High heeled boys
Instrumental break:
(Piano, sax, fuzz organ solos)
Dm7 Em7/D [5:18 - 9:19]
/ / / / / / / /
Dm7
/ / / / / / / /
Dm7 D7
/ / / / / / / /
Dm7 Em7/D [2X]
/ / / / / / / /
[Verse 3]
Dm7 Em7/D
If I gave you everything that I owned
Dm7 Em7/D
And asked for nothing in return
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D
Would you do the same for me as I would for you
Dm7 Em7/D
Or take me for a ride
Dm7 Em7/D
And strip me of everything including my pride
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D
But spirit is something that no one destroys
D A
And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound
C G F
Of the low spark of high heeled boys
F Dm7 Em7/D
Heeled boys
[repeat chorus (instrumental)]
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D
Dm7 Em7/D Dm7 Em7/D
D A
C G F
Coda:
Dm7 Em7/D [repeat to fade, w/fuzz organ]
/ / / / / / / /
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers
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20 comments

H chord?
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Sounds good to me thanks for posting the little anecdote about the lyrics.
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Try this. Drop D tuning and use the low D as the bass line then use the Dm7 and then slide up 2 frets to the Em7 same chord shape still using the low D for base alternating with the regular D string for the upper D bass.
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