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                         STEEL STRINGS - Peter Case
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Written by: Peter Case
Album: "Peter Case"     (1986, Geffen Records)

Tabbed by: Anne Drury     (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: April 3, 2006


INTRO:   (play 2x)

Figure 1 -

 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 B ----------12-------------10------|---------12---------13--10--12-10------|
 G -------12-----12--12-12------12--|------12-----12--12---------------12---|
 D ----12---------------------------|---12--------------------------------12|
 A -10------------------------------|10-------------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
(palm mute)                                                             When


1ST VERSE:

   G5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|----------12-------------10------|
 G -------12----12----12----12------|-------12-----12--12-12------12--|
 D ----12---------------------------|----12---------------------------|
 A -10------------------------------|-10------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(pm)
1.  all those nights they hit rock bottom                          The
3.  hear 'em playing with shaky hands


   G5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------12---------13--10--12-10------|
 G -------12----12----12----12------|------12-----12--12---------------12---|
 D ----12---------------------------|---12--------------------------------12|
 A -10------------------------------|10-------------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
(pm)
2.  songs they sang, well, we forgot 'em                             You can
4.  Guitars strung up with rubber bands                              Singing,


CHORUS:

   C5
 E ----------------------------|----------------------------|
 B ----------------------------|----------------------------|
 G -5--------------------------|-5----5-5----5----5----5----|
 D -5--------------------------|-3h5--5-3----5----3----5--7-|
 A -3--------------------------|-3----3-3----3----3----3--5-|
 E ----------------------------|----------------------------|
    do you want a man of steel?                           Or


   G5
 E ----------------------------|----------------------------|
 B ----------------------------|----------------------------|
 G ----------------------------|----------------------------|
 D -5--------------------------|-5----5----5----5--5---5----|
 A -5--------------------------|-5----5----5----5--5---5----|
 E -3--------------------------|-3----3----3----3--3---3----|
                                 d    d    d    u  d   d
    do you want a man that's real?                      They


   D                            C               G     C
 E -2--------------------------|-0--------------3-----3-----|
 B -3--------------------------|-1--------------0-----1-----|
 G -2--------------------------|-0--------------0-----0-----|
 D -0--------------------------|-2--------------------------|
 A ----------------------------|-3--------------------------|
 E ----------------------------|----------------------------|
   used to play           Now they're only
   in the courts of kings,      made of steel
                                   when they're on  steel


Gt1 G
 E|-3-------------------------------|
 B|-0-------------------------------|
 G|-0-------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
  | strings                         |
  |                                 |
Gt|2                                |
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 B|----------12-------------10------|---------12---------13--10--12-10------|
 G|-------12-----12--12-12------12--|------12-----12--12---------------12---|
 D|----12---------------------------|---12--------------------------------12|
 A|-10------------------------------|10-------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
(pm)                                                                    They


2ND VERSE:

   G5                                G     C           G
 E ---------------------------------|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------|
 B ---------------------------------|-0-----1-----1-----0-----0-------|
 G -------12----12----12----12------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
 D ----12---------------------------|---------------------------------| 3x
 A -10------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    pm------------------------|
1.  used to be on every school girl's wall,                   And they
2.  never dropped the beat at all,                          They could
3.  make it soar, they could make it hop,                         Once


   G5
 E ---------------------------------|-3-----3----3--3----3--3---3-----|
 B ---------------------------------|-0-----1----1--0----3--3---3-----|
 G -------12----12----12----12------|-0-----0----0--0----0--0---0-----|
 D ----12---------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A -10------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    pm------------------------|
    they got started they could never stop


CHORUS:   (played same as 1st Chorus)

Singing, do you want a man of steel?
Or do you want a man that's real?
Some of them hide when the doorbell rings
They're only made of steel when they're on steel strings


BRIDGE:

   C7
 E -----------------------|-----------------------|
 B -1---1---1-------------|-1---1---1-------------|
 G -3---3---3---3-2---3---|-3---3---3---3-2---3---|
 D -----------------------|-----------------------|
 A -----------------------|-----------------------|
 E -----------------------|-----------------------|
(pm)
   Playin' the man
          on steel strings

   G
 E -3--3--3----3-3----3---|-3--3--3----3-3----3---|
 B ---------6------5------|---------6------5------|
 G -----------------------|-----------------------|
 D -----------------------|-----------------------|
 A -----------------------|-----------------------|
 E -----------------------|-----------------------|
(pm)
   Playin' the man
          on steel strings

   C7
 E -----------------------|-----------------------|
 B -1---1---1-------------|-1---1---1-------------|
 G -3---3---3---3-2---3---|-3---3---3---3-2---3---|
 D -----------------------|-----------------------|
 A -----------------------|-----------------------|
 E -----------------------|-----------------------|
(pm)
   Playin' the man
          on steel strings

   D
 E -2---------------------|-----------------------|
 B -3---------------------|-----------------------|
 G -2---------------------|-----------------------|
 D -0---------------------|-----------------------|
 A -----------------------|-----------------------|
 E -----------------------|-----------------------|
   Playin' the man   on    steel


(play Fig. 1 with staff below)

   G
 E -3---------------------|-----------------------|
 B -0---------------------|-----------------------|
 G -0---------------0-----|-----------------------|
 D -0------------------0--|-0---------------3--2--|
 A -2---------------------|-----------------------|
 E -3---------------------|-----------------------|
   strings

   G
 E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 D|-0---------------------|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E|------------------3h6=-|-3---------------------|
Gt|1                                              |
  |                                               |
Gt|2                                              |
 E|-3---------------------|-3---3---3---3---3-----|
 B|-0---------------------|-0---1---1---0---0-----|
 G|-0---------------------|-0---0---0---0---0-----|
 D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------------|-----------------------|


BREAK:

   G                                           F
 E -----------------------|-3--3--3-------------5-|
 B -0h3=--3--3--3-3--3h5--|-0--1--0-------------6-|
 G -----------------------|-0--0--0-------------5-|
 D -----------------------|---------3p0-----------|
 A -----------------------|-------------1---------|
 E -----------------------|----------------3------|
                                                d


   F  G                                    F
 E -5=/7----7--7----7--7----7--7--7----7----5-|
 B -6=/8----8--8----8--8----8--8--8----8----6-|
 G -5=/7----7--7----7--7----7--7--7----7----7-|
 D -------------------------------------------| 3x
 A -------------------------------------------|
 E -------------------------------------------|
    d       u  d    u  d    d  u  d    d    d


   F  G
 E -5=/7----7--7----7--7----7--7--7----7------|
 B -6=/8----8--8----8--8----8--8--8----8------|
 G -5=/7----7--7----7--7----7--7--7----7------|
 D -------------------------------------------|
 A -------------------------------------------|
 E -------------------------------------------|


3RD VERSE:   (played same as 1st Verse, except for 4th line)

Were you expecting maybe Superman?
The best they do is the best they can
Their manager's doing time in jail

   G5
 E ---------------------------------|-3-----3----3--3----3--3---3-----|
 B ---------------------------------|-0-----1----1--0----3--3---3-----|
 G -------12----12----12----12------|-0-----0----0--0----0--0---0-----|
 D ----12---------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A -10------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    pm------------------------|
The pink Cadillac is up for sale


CHORUS:   (played same as 1st Chorus)

Singing, do you want a man of steel?
Or do you want a man that's real?
Now they'll try their hands at a thousand things
They're only made of steel when they're on steel strings

   G
 E -3---------------------|-3---3---3---3---3-----|
 B -0---------------------|-0---1---1---0---0-----|
 G -0---------------------|-0---0---0---0---0-----|
 D -0---------------------|-----------------------| 3x
 A -2---------------------|-----------------------|
 E -3---------------------|-----------------------|
   Playin' the man on
             steel strings

   G                                            F
 E -3---------------------|-3---3---3---3-3--3--5-|
 B -0---------------------|-0---1---0---3-3--3--6-|
 G -0---------------------|-0---0---0---0-0--0--5-|
 D -0---------------------|-----------------------|
 A -2---------------------|-----------------------|
 E -3---------------------|-----------------------|
   Playin' the man on                           d
             steel strings

   F  G                                     F
 E|--5=/7----7--7----7--7----7--7--7----7----5--|
 B|o-6=/8----8--8----8--8----8--8--8----8----6-o|
 G|--5=/7----7--7----7--7----7--7--7----7----7--|
 D|---------------------------------------------|
 A|o-------------------------------------------o|
 E|---------------------------------------------|
     d       u  d    u  d    d  u  d    d    d


(fade)

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h...hammer on                       =...hold note
pm..palm mute                       /...slide up
d,u...down,up (strum pattern)

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)