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Frank Black and the Catholics
Song: Back to Rome
Album: Frank Black and the Catholics
© 1998 Frank Black, © 1998 spinART records
Tabbed by: Derek (ProverbialCereal), Rhythm intro was done by Brian

INTRO:
lead guitar

E---9---9s7---7---7s9---7-7---------------------------
B---9---9s7---7---7s9---7-7--9-9-9-s-7----------------
G----------------------------8-8-8-s-6---8--9b--------
D----------------------------------------9--9b--------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-------4---------------------------------------------
D-4--6-----6--4---------------------------------------
A----------------6--2--4--2----------------4b-2---2b--
E-----------------------------4--2b--2s4--------4-----

rhythm:
E--------4--2--0--X--X--4------4--2--0--X--X----  
B--------4--2--0--4--4--5------4--2--0--4--4----
G--------4--2--0--4--2--4------4--2--0--4--2--1-
D--------------------4--6------------------4--2-  
A---2----------------------2------------------2-
E---------------------------------------------0-  

E F F# G G# A 

B*   G#m          B       G#m
 One day it`s the morning 
B        G#m          F#        E   (fill)
 Another day it`s the afternoon light 
B         G#m           B       G#m
 One day, baby, without warning 
B    G#m         F#                E          C#m      
 Well, I tend to think we`re going back to Rome, 
E          C#m
Back to Rome  
B         G#m            B      G#m
 We had a dream it was behemoth  
B       G#m           F#          E  (fill)
 I`m so sorry that it didn`t work out
B        G#m             B   G#m
 And I`m sorry about the Visigoths  
B    G#m            F#              E         C#m  
 Well, I think it`s time that we go back to Rome, 
E         C#m
Back to Rome 
E                             C#m
 Don`t you wish that we could stay? 
            E         C#m
We`re going back to Rome 

                               
F#          D#m   
 Life is so fine,  
G#/G**        G#m E  B  G#m
 Then it goes wrong, wrong                   
E                                              F#
 You think it`s going to miss you but that sun bitch gon` get you  
B    G#m       E  G#m  B  G#
 Yeah, it goes wrong,  wrong 
E               F#      G#m
 Sun bitch gon’ get you  

Solo: (just some of it to get you started)
E----------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------9-7-5----
G-----------------------------4---8-6-4--------------
D-------------------4---6p4h6-----------6------------
A--------2---6p4h6-----------------------------------
E--4p2h4---------------------------------------------
chords for solo are same as verse and chorus. It starts on G#m then 
goes to B, G#m, B, G#m, B, G#m, F#, E (2x) E, C#m (2x)

B     G#m          B    G#m
 I believed in the cupid 
B                G#m          F#     E
 I`d thought I`d kiss you for all my life  
B            G#m           B    G#m
 I guess I`m just a little stupid  
B   G#m            F#         E         C#m
Well, I think it’s time to go back to Rome,   
E          C#m
 Back to Rome
E                 C#m
 Now I just can`t wait  
          E         C#m
I`m going back to Rome 
 
F#          D#m
 Love is so high 
G#/G           G#m E  B  G#m
 Then it goes wrong, wrong 

E                                              F#
 You think it`s going to miss you but that sun bitch gon` get you  
B    G#m       E  G#m  B  G#m
 Yeah, it goes wrong,  wrong  
E               F#     G#m
 Sun bitch gon` get you 

__________________________________________________________________
Fill:

E--0-----
B----0---
G------1-
D--------
A--------
E--------

LEAD GUITAR DOES THIS ON THE CHORUS:
E--0----------0---------0---------0-----
B----0------------0-------0-----------0-
G------1--------1-----------1-------1---
D---------------------------------------
A----------4--------------------4-------
E--------------------0------------------

*When you play the ‘B’ in the verses do one of these deals:
E------------
B------------
G------------
D------------
A--9-9-11-9--
E--7-7-7--7-- then to G#m
   B


  G#/G
d--5--
a--6--
e--3--

**thanks to Chris White for this correction. 





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