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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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