"Lucy's Shoe"
by Spacehog
from _The Chinese Album_ (1998)

transcribed by Jeremy Joseph (CheshirBat@aol.com)
also available on the Spacehog TAB page
(http://members.aol.com/cheshirbat/spacehog)
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Most of the song is not guitar, but I've tried
to transcribe the important parts for guitar.
It sounds pretty good to just strum the chords
on an acoustic guitar as a replacement for piano.

The complete lyrics have been included at the end of
the tab so you can play along...

(Verse 1):

  Cm           Bm           Cm            Bm
  Lucy lost her shoe and she don't know where she put it but I
e|-------3----|-------2----|-------3-----|-------2-----
B|-------4----|-------3----|-------4-----|-------3-----
G|----5-----5-|----4-----4-|----5-----5--|----4-----4--
D|-5----------|-4----------|-5-----------|-4-----------
A|-3----------|-2----------|-3-----------|-2-----------
E|------------|------------|-------------|-------------

  Cm           Bm           Cm            Bm
      hope shell find it someday...      (w/ lead fill 1)
e|-------3----|-------2----|-------3-----|-------2-----
B|-------4----|-------3----|-------4-----|-------3-----
G|----5-----5-|----4-----4-|----5-----5--|----4-----4--
D|-5----------|-4----------|-5-----------|-4-----------
A|-3----------|-2----------|-3-----------|-2-----------
E|------------|------------|-------------|-------------

(lead fill 1)
e|-14h15h14--12--14-b===(15)=\--|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

(lead fill 2) for second verse
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-11h12h11--9--11-b===(12)=\---|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

  Cm           Bm           Cm            Bm
Cause hands that do dishes may be kind to your face,  but
e|-------3----|-------2----|-------3-----|-------2-----
B|-------4----|-------3----|-------4-----|-------3-----
G|----5-----5-|----4-----4-|----5-----5--|----4-----4--
D|-5----------|-4----------|-5-----------|-4-----------
A|-3----------|-2----------|-3-----------|-2-----------
E|------------|------------|-------------|-------------

  Cm           Bm           Cm            Bm
  Stains      they'll never wash away
e|-------3----|-------2----|-------3-----|-------2-----
B|-------4----|-------3----|-------4-----|-------3-----
G|----5-----5-|----4-----4-|----5-----5--|----4-----4--
D|-5----------|-4----------|-5-----------|-4-----------
A|-3----------|-2----------|-3-----------|-2-----------
E|------------|------------|-------------|-------------

  D#m           C#m           D#m            C#m
  Day in and   after  she'll wait up by her window
e|-------6----|-------4----|-------6-----|-------4-----
B|-------7----|-------5----|-------7-----|---------5---
G|----8-----8-|----6-----6-|----8-----8--|----6-----6--
D|-8----------|-6----------|-8-----------|-6-----------
A|-6----------|-4----------|-6-----------|-4-----------
E|------------|------------|-------------|-------------

  D#m           C#m           D#m            C#m
  Wait for all the clouds to blow away..
e|-------6----|-------4----|-------6-----|-------4-----
B|-------7----|-------5----|-------7-----|-------5-----
G|----8-----8-|----6-----6-|----8-----8--|----6--6-----
D|-8----------|-6----------|-8-----------|-6-----6-----
A|-6----------|-4----------|-6-----------|-4-----4-----
E|------------|------------|-------------|-------------

  Cm           Bm           Cm            Bm
 But she won't recall that  cold night in November when her
e|-------3----|-------2----|----------3--|-2-----------
B|-------4----|-------3----|-------4-----|----3--------
G|----5-----5-|----4-----4-|----5--------|-------4-----
D|-5----------|-4----------|-5-----------|----------4--
A|-3----------|-2----------|-3-----------|-------------
E|------------|------------|-------------|-------------

  Cm           Bm           Cm            Bm
               daddy made her       play...
e|-------3----|-------2----|-------3-----|-------2-----
B|-------4----|-------3----|-------4-----|-------3-----
G|----5-----5-|----4-----4-|----5-----5--|----4-----4--
D|-5----------|-4----------|-5-----------|-4-----------
A|-3----------|-2----------|-3-----------|-2-----------
E|------------|------------|-------------|-------------


  A#           G#           D#            C
           Oh  Lucy!        What   went    wrong?
e|-6-----6----|-4----4-----|-------------|-8----8--8---
B|-6-----6----|-4----4-----|-------------|-8----8--8---
G|-7-----7----|-5----5-----|-8---8-------|-9----9--9---
D|-8-----8----|-6----6-----|-8---8-------|-10---10-10--
A|-8-----8----|-6----6-----|-6---6-------|-10---10-10--
E|-6-----6----|-4----4-----|-------------|-8----8--8---

  A#           G#           D#
     You never   had   it   bad
e|-6-----6----|-4----4-----|-------------|-------------
B|-6-----6----|-4----4-----|-------------|-------8-\---
G|-7-----7----|-5----5-----|-8---8-------|-----8-8-\---
D|-8-----8----|-6----6-----|-8---8-------|---8-8-8-\---
A|-8-----8----|-6----6-----|-6---6-------|-6-6---------
E|-6-----6----|-4----4-----|-------------|-------------

  A#           G#           D#            C
 I'll think of  you     before    too     long
e|-6-----6----|-4----4-----|-------------|-8-----------
B|-6-----6----|-4----4-----|-------------|-8-----------
G|-7-----7----|-5----5-----|-8---8-------|-9-----------
D|-8-----8----|-6----6-----|-8---8-------|-10----------
A|-8-----8----|-6----6-----|-6---6-------|-10----------
E|-6-----6----|-4----4-----|-------------|-8-----------

 Cause I  know you ain't com- in   back
e|--------15---14---13---12---11---10-----|-------------
B|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
G|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
D|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
A|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
E|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------

Before the second verse, the Cm to Bm chords are played by
what sounds like a keyboard with wah-pedal for 4 bars.
After the second verse & chorus there's this
piano crescendo arranged for guitar:
just slide up the string and pick 15 times...

e|-2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16---------------
B|----------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------

Then the Cm to Bm chords are repeated while Royston
sings random things, and towards the end there's a buildup
with orchestration that plays this melody a few times:

e|--12----8----7------------
B|-------------------6------
G|--------------------------
D|--------------------------
A|--------------------------
E|--------------------------

Guitar Solo:
e|----------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------
G|-7---8-10-------------------------------------------
D|-----------8--8-b(10)===----------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------

e|----------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------
g|-7---8-10---15-17h15-17b(19)b17-15h17h15-12---------
D|--------------------------------------------12\\----
A|--------------------------------------------13\\----
E|----------------------------------------------------

e|----------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------
G|-7---8-10--10b(12)b10--8--15b(17)==--17--19b(21)b19-
D|----------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------

E|----------------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------
G|-7---8-10---/---15----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------


And here is the completed song:

(Verse 1):
Cm            Bm                   Cm                  Bm
Lucy lost her shoe    and   she    don't know where she put it but I
  Hope she'll    find     it       someday (lead fill 1)
'Cause hands  that do dishes may be kind to your face          but
Stains         they'll    never    wash away

D#m           C#m                 D#m                 C#m
Day in and    after,        she'd wait up by her      window
Wait for all the clouds   to blow away

Cm            Bm                   Cm                  Bm
But she won't recall that         cold night in November when her
              daddy made her      play....

(Chorus):
A#    G#     D#        C
  Oh, Lucy!  What went wrong?
A#    G#     D#
 You never   had it bad
A#            G#   D#        C
I'll think of you before too long

Cause I know you ain't coming back

(Verse 2):
Lucy's lost her shoe and she don't know where she put it
What a terrible shame
And if she only knew how to turn back round and get it
She wouldn't all the same
Sometimes sits and wonders, and sometimes she'll just sit
Or making sure that everyone's OK
She'll often think of life before November
When her daddy made her play

(Chorus):
Oh! Lucy, what went wrong?
You never had it bad
I'll think of you before too long
Cause I know you ain't comin back

(Verse w/ orchestration)
(Guitar Solo)
(Chorus):
Oh! Lucy, what went wrong?
You never had it bad
I'll think of you before too long
But I know you ain't coming back
Is that such a hard thing to do?
She's only got one shoe
Lucy, don't be a fool....