GET A HAIRCUT

As recorded by George Thorogood And The Destroyers

(From the 1993 Album GET A HAIRCUT)



Gtr I (D G D G B D) - 'Rhythm - open G Tuning - w/dist'
Gtr II (D G D G B D) - 'Lead - open G Tuning - w/dist'


INTRO Gtr I:

  Q=120  4/4

  Q  E E E  E  E E   E  E  E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|
|-0------0-(0)-----|-----------0-------|
|-0--------------0-|-0-(0)-----0-----0-|
|----2p0-0--0--2---|-------2p0-0-0-2-0-|
|-0--0---0---------|----0--0-0-0-0-0---|
|------------------|-------------------|


   E  E E E E  E  E E   E E E E E  E  E E
|---------------------|--------------------||
|-----------0-(0)-----|---------0-(0)---0--||
|-(0)---------------0-|-0---------------0--||
|--0----2---0--0--2---|-0---0---0-----2----||
|--0--0-0-0-0--0--0---|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----||
|---------------------|--------------------||


   Verse 1 & 3

     E  E E E E E E E    E  E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-(0)---------------|-------------------|
||--(0)-------------0-|-(0)-------------0-|
||---0----2p0-0---2-0-|-------2p0-0---2-0-|
||o--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---|
||--------------------|-------------------|
 |-Rhy Fig 1

  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-(0)-------------0-|-(0)-----0-(0)-0------|
|-------2---0---2-0-|-------2-0-(0)-0-2-0--|
|-----0---0---0-0---|-----0-0---------0----|
|-------------------|----------------------|


  a E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E  E  E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------5-(5)-----5-|-------5-(5)-5-------|
|---------5-(5)-----5-|-------5-(5)-5-------|
|-3s5---7-5-(5)---7-5-|-5---7-5-(5)-5-5s7-7-|
|-3s5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5--------7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-7-------7-------|-------------------||
|-7-------------7-|---7---7-(7)-7-----||
|---------------7-|---7---7-(7)-7---0-||
|-7---9---7---9-7-|-7-----7-(7)-7s9-0-||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-7---7-----------0-||
|-----------------|-------------------||
                         end Rhy Fig -|

 Verse 2, 4 & 5
  $
  Rhy Fig 1 - 1st 4 bars


  a E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E  E  E S S E   E  E Q  H      W
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------|------||
|---------5-(5)-----5-|-------5-(5)-5-------|--------------|------||
|---------5-(5)-----5-|-------5-(5)-5-------|-7\-----------|------||
|-3s5---7-5-(5)---7-5-|-5---7-5-(5)-5-5s7-7-|-7\-----------|------||
|-3s5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5--------7-|-7\-----------|------||
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------|------||


 Chorus
 Rhy Fig 1 1st 6 bars

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-7-------7-------|--------------------||
|-7-------------7-|---7---7-(7)-7-----o||
|---------------7-|---7---7-(7)-7---0--||
|-7---9---7---9-7-|-7-----7-(7)-7s9-0--||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-7---7-----------0-o||
|-----------------|--------------------||


  Gtr II
w/Rhy Fig 1
                                       ~~~~~~~
  E  E  E  E  E  Q   E    a  E   E  E  E  +H
|---------12-----------|--------12------------------|
|---10s12----12--------|-11s12-----12---------------|
|---------------12-----|--------------12-(12)-------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|



                   ~~                    ~~~~~~~
   E   E  E  E  E  Q   E    a  E   E  E  E  +H
|-----------12-----------|--------12------------------|
|-----11s12----12--------|-11s12-----12---------------|
|-----------------12-----|--------------12-(12)-------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|



                ~               ~~~~~~
    E E E E  E  Q   E   a E E E E +H
|---------5-----------|-----5-----------------|
|-----4s5----5--------|-4s5---5---------------|
|---------------5-----|---------5-(5)---------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|



            ~             ~~~~~~
  E E E E E Q   E   E E E E +E  Q   E   To Coda
|-------7---------|---7----------------||
|---6s7---7-------|-7---7--------------||
|-----------7-----|-------7-(7)-7\-----||
|-----------------|-------------7\-----||
|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|--------------------||


 Guitar Solo
w/rhy Fig 1
                                             ~~~
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E E    E   E  E  E  +E   Q.
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|---10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|---10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|


                                               ~~~
   E   E  E  E  E  E  E E    E   E  E  E  +E   Q.
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|-----10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|



                      ~~        ~~~~~~~~~~~
   a  E  E  E  E  E   Q    E    E  E  E  E  +E   Q      E
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------17----------|----17----------------------|
|----------17--------17---17-|-17----17-------------------|
|-----0-13s17-17----------17-|----------17-(17)-17\-----0-|
|-12s14----------------------|------------------17\-----0-|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|



                    ~~~~~~~~~~
  E E a Q   a E a E E E   +Q.     E  E   E  a  Q     D.S. al Coda
|-----------------------|---------0-10s=17----------||
|-------------------7-7-|-(7)-------10s=17-15s16\---||
|-------------------7---|---------0-----------------||
|-6s7-6s7---6s7-6s7-----|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||



 Outro - Guitar Solo
  &
  Gtr II
w/Rhy Fig 1 x4
                                             ~~~
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E E    E   E  E  E  +E   Q.
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|---10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|---10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|


                                               ~~~
   E   E  E  E  E  E  E E    E   E  E  E  +E   Q.
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|-----10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|


                    ~~           ~~~~~~~
    E  E  E  E  E   Q    E    E  Q    E  +E   Q      E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------17----------|----17---------------------|
|-----12s17--------17---17-|-17------17-(17)-17\-------|
|-----12s17-17-------------|-17------17-(17)-17\-----0-|
|--------------------------|-----------------17\-----0-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|


          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  E E Q   E Q   E   +H        +E  Q   E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|---------7-----7-|-(7)-------(7)-7\----|
|-6s7-7-----7-----|---------------7\--0-|
|-6s7-7-----7-----|---------------7\--0-|
|-6s7-7-----------|-------------------0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|


                                        ~~
  +E   a  E  a  E  a  E  a  E  a  E  a  Q      E   E  E  E  Q.     E
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-11s=12-11s12-----------|
|-(0)-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12---|-11s=12-11s12-12\-----2s|
|-(0)-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12---|--------------12\-----2s|
|-(0)---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|


   E   a  E  a  E  a  E  a  E  a  E  a  E E    E   E  E  E  H
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-11s=12-11s12-----------|
|-12--11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-0-|-11s=12-11s12-12\-------|
|-12--11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-0-|--------------12\-------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|


                                           ~~~
    E a E a E a E a  E  a Q   E   E E E E  Q    +E    E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-4s5-4s5---------------|
|---0-4s5-4s5-4s5-4s=5--4s5---0-|-4s5-4s5--5----(5)s==6s|
|---0-4s5-4s5-4s5-4s=5--4s5---0-|----------5----(5)s==6s|
|-----------------------------0-|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|


  E E E E a E a Q   a E   a E a Q   E  E  Q    E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-6-6s7-6s7-6s7---6s7-|-6s7-6s7---6s=7s=5s==10s=|
|-7-6-6s7-6s7-6s7---6s7-|-6s7-6s7---6s=7s=5s==10s=|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|


               ~~
   E  E  E  E  Q    +E    E    E   E  E  E  Q   E  E
|----------12-----------/21-|-17S=12-----------------|
|-------------12---(12)s=21-|-17S=12-10s12-----------|
|-12-10s12------------------|--------10s12-12s==2s14-|
|-12-10s12------------------|--------10s12-12s==2s14-|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|


                                         ~~~
   E   E  E  E  E  Q   E    E   E  E  E  H
|------------------------|-21\--------------------|
|--------------11S12S==9-|-----12-10s12-12\-------|
|-----10s12-21-11S12S==9-|-----12-10s12-12\-------|
|-----10s12-12-11S12S==9-|--------10s12-12\-------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


            ~~          ~~~~~~~           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     E   E  Q    S   S  E  +Q       S  S  E  +E   E  +E   E  Q
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------/17-17---17--17-17-(17)---|-17-17-17-(17)-17-(17)-17-17-----|
|---14s=17-17---17--17-17-(17)---|-17-17-17-(17)-17-(17)-17-17-----|
|---14s=17-17---17--17-17-(17)---|-17-17-17-(17)-17-(17)-17-17-----|
|---14---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|


         ~~~~~      ~~
   E  E  E  E  +E   Q    E    E  E  E  E  E  E E E
|--------------------------|-22S19S15S12S10S=7-----|
|--------------------------|-------15S12S10S=7-7---|
|-17s19-19-19-(19)-19---19-|-------------------7-0-|
|-17s19-19-19-(19)-19---19-|---------------------0-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|


   E  E  a  Q    a  E  a  E E E    a  E   E  a  E  E  +Q.      E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------12-(12)\-------|
|-10s12-11s12---11s12-11s12s9-0-|-11s12--12-11s12-12-(12)\-----0-|
|-10s12-11s12---11s12-11s12s9-0-|-11s12--12-11s12-12-(12)\-----0-|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


   E   Q    E  +E   a  Q    E    E   E  a  E  E  H
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------11s12----------------|
|--0--11---11-(11)-11s12\---0-|-11s=12-11s12-12-12\---------|
|--0--11---11-(11)-11s12\---0-|-11s=12-11s12----12\---------|
|--0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|



             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                        |---3---|    |----3-----|
    E E Q    Q    Q     Q   Q   Q    Q    Q     Q
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---0-4s5----5----5---|-5---5---5----5----5-----5---|
|---0-4s5----5----5---|-5---5---5----5----5-----5---|
|---0-----------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|


 H.=H
  E E E E +E  E E  E    E Q   E +E  Q   E
|---------------------|-------------------*|
|---------------------|-7-7---7-(7)-7\----*|
|-5s6s7-7-(7)-7-7-----|-7-7---7-(7)-7\--0-*|
|-5s6s7-7-(7)-7-7--|-7-7---7-(7)-7\--0-*|
|---------------------|-------------------*|
|---------------------|-------------------*|



GET A HAIRCUT

I was a rebel from the day i left school
Grew my hair long and broke all the rules
I'd sit and listen to my records all day
With big ambitions of where i could play

My parents taught me what life was about
So i grew up the type they warned me about
They said my friends were just an unruly mob
And i should get a haircut and get a real job

Get a haircut and get a real job
Clean your act up and don't be a slob
Get it together like your big brother bob
Why don't you get a haircut and get a real job

I even tried that 9 to 5 scene
I told myself that it was all a bad dream
I found a band and some good songs to play
And now I party all night, I sleep all day

I met this chick she was my No.1 fan
She took me home to meet her mommy and dad
They took one look at me and said ("oh my god")
Get a haircut and get a real job

Get a real job, why don't you get a real job
Get a real job, why don't you get a real job

I hit the big time with my rock 'n' roll band
The future's brighter now than I'd ever planned
I'm ten times richer than my big brother bob
And he, he's got a haircut he's got a real job

Why don't you get a haircut and get a real job

I even tried that 9 to 5 scene