"I'm Bored", written by Vivian Stanshall (Bonzo Dog Band) tabbed by Christopher Heckman using Seventh String's Transcribe! utility Thanks to Mark Rowan and Wayne Bernhardson for the lyrics Thanks to EMI for being such b*st*rds and forcing the removal of these lyrics. (Lawyers: You can't live with 'em.) Usual disclaimers: You are allowed to use this file only for private study; making money off of it is strictly verboten. If the chords don't line up in whatever word processor you are using, change the whole document to Courier font (or some other equal-spaced font). And lastly: this is my interpretation of the song; no copyright infringement or toe-stepping-on is intended. If two chords are separated by a colon, this means play the first and slide to the second; G:Bb means play G at the third fret and slide up to the sixth. If things look like they aren't complete, well, I worked on this until I was, er, um, you know ... Intro: F#7, Bb, then what could be called the "main theme": Eb D C Bb Eb(7) D C(7) Bb(7) E-|------------------6-----5---3----1------------- B-|------------------8-----7---5----3------------- G-|--8---7---5---3---8-----7---5----3------------- D-|------------------8-----7---5----3------------- A-|--6---5---3---1---6-----5---3----1------------- E-|----------------------------------------------- A G A [gtr noise in Bb - Ab] At the local dance, whilst posing by the door, G:Bb C5 C#:D Eb [fill #1] A lady begged: "would I come on the floor?" Eb:Bb Am:Em Above the band, my voice was heard, Ab:G Eb A5 Bb Eb NC F# Bb Eb G Eb7 Quite sudd-enly it had oc-cured to me: I'm Bored! D Bm:Cm [fill #2] (Eb) Ab Eb:Db Ab I'm bored with everything I touch and see, B A5 Bb Eb [fill #3] (Eb) Ab Bbm G Bbm Ab I'm bored with exposes of L.S. D., Eb C5 [fill #2] (Eb) I'm bored with Frank Sinatra's new LP Ab Db:D E5 F Bb5 Eb5 And so I roar (shoo-be-do-be-do) I'm bored. repeat main theme Eb A G A Eb F5 G5 Drinking different colored wines or beers (Chug-a-lug-chug-a-lug) Eb B D5 Eb A7 B7 Ebmaj7 Just quite frankly leaves me bored to tears for souvenirs. A G Cm:C#m:Cm And quite apart from what one hears, Eb B Am C:B F5 Ab Bb Eb I've been like this for years and years. You see? Ennui. Eb C Ab Eb C#: D: Eb:E:Eb C:C#:C Ab C:D I'm bored (I'm bored, I'm bored) with Mother Na- ture or her son, B A5 Eb: D: Eb G Bb Eb5 A Eb A Cm:Ebm I'm bored (I'm bored, I'm bored) with every-thing that should be done, C B Eb C# Eb C#5 B C#:C Bb And so (I'm bored, I'm bored), I just poke out my big red tongue and F Bbmaj7 Eb:D (pfthft!) I'm bored. main theme, continue in background over the following: I'm tired of art! (Drawing bored) Sex is a drag! (In a bored-ing house, I daresay) Awk! Australians bore me! (You mean the a-bore-iginals, don't you?) NC A NC Eb NC I'm bored to death! (Like mortar bored) D E G D I am bored ... [Round-style? Not really. Add voices until sharp and/or heavy things are thrown at you from the audience. Then one last time:] G D Gm [hold] I am bored ... NC This is boredom you can afford, from Cyril Bored. main theme A B Eb A Bb A F#5 Eb [Fill #4] I hate each Julie Andrews film they've made, Gm NC C# D A [Fill #5] (Eb) I'm just a nasty narrow-minded jade. C# C Bb Don't think that I will smile at it, C Ab Am C B7 F# Ab Bb Eb I'm not a weak-willed hypocrite, I'll say: I'm bored! D B Cm Eb D Cm C#:E:C# Eb I'm bored (I'm bored, I'm bored) with with-it men in spotty ties Ab Eb6 Eb Ebmaj7 Ebm Eb A F#5 A5 D Eb7 Who hum (hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm) tiresome tunes like "E- delweiss" F#7 B7 Eb5 Dsus4 C# D E Ab C#5 Eb5 I'm bored (I'm bored, I'm bored), and when I hear it, in a trice, C# F Ab:A D5 Eb I shout, I'm bored! NC (F) (G) (A) Bb A The only thing that ever interests me ... is ME! ... Eb F Eb F ... (Me! Meee! Me! Me! ...) Silence! Amidst general chaos (one stroke each, repeatedly, in no particular order): Bb Eb C F Fill #1 (horn): Fill #2: trem. D Eb E-|--3/4--3--6--7b8--10---||--12-------11----11----11---|| B-|-----------------------||-----10/11----------11------|| G-|-----------------------||----------------------------|| D-|-----------------------||----------------------------|| A-|-----------------------||----------------------------|| E-|-----------------------||----------------------------|| Fill #3: Fill #4 (bells) Fill #5 (clarinet?): Gm Em Eb D Eb Bb Eb E-|--10---------11-11-11--||-------8----8-----------||------------13--15------|| B-|-----10-12-------------||--11---------11--9--8---||------------------------|| G-|-----------------------||------------------------||--13---13----------15---|| D-|-----------------------||------------------------||------------------------|| A-|-----------------------||------------------------||------------------------|| E-|-----------------------||------------------------||------------------------||