HERE COMES A REGULAR [from "Tim"] (capo: 3rd fret) intro: D A G (2x) D A G Well a person can work up a mean, mean thirst D A G After a hard day of nothing much at all D A G The summer's passed it's too late to cut the grass D A G There ain't much to do anyway in the fall D A G And sometimes I, just ain't in the mood D A G Take my place in back from the loudmouths D A G You're like the picture on the fridge, smelling stucked with food D A G I used to live at home, now I stay at the house A G (And) everybody wants to be special here A A7 They call your name out loud and clear D A G D A G Here comes the regular, call out your name D A G A G Here comes a regular, am I the only one here today D A G Well a drinkin' buddy is bound to another town D A G Once the police made him go away D A G And even if you're in the arms of someone's baby now D A G I'll take a great big whiskey at you (here) anyway A G And everybody wants to be someone here A A7 Someone's gonna show up never fear D A G D A G Here comes the regular, call out your name D A G A G Here comes a regular, am I the only one who feels ashamed D A G Living along side of sadded eyes D A G Says opportunity knocks once then the door slams shut D A G All I know is I'm sick of everything that my money can buy D A G A fool wastes his life, God rest his guts D A First the light and the colour goes off G The wind begins to blow D A G Turn your back on a pay you back last call D A First the glass and the leaves that last G Here comes the snow D A G Ain't much to do anyway in the fall -- rousseaf@iro.umontreal.edu From: Howie Wang I was trying out some of the mats chords, and the ones for "Here Comes a Regular" didn't sound quite right to me. In the chords you have only 3 chords are used, D, A, and G. I replaced D with G, A with b minor, and G with C, and it sounds closer to the original to me. You can try it out and see what you think. By the way, I used all barre chords: G: b: C: --3-- --2-- --3-- --3-- --3-- --5-- --4-- --4-- --5-- --5-- --4-- --5-- --5-- --2-- --3-- --3-- --x-- --x-- Actually, I'm not sure if it starts on G because my guitar was out of tune when I was trying to figure it out, but I think it's definitely a I-iii-IV progression rather than I-V-IV. From: Lemonhead Subject: What I think is the REAL chords to "Here comes a Regular" I have seen one or two version of this song, and I think the way I figured it out is the closest to the CD. Here are the chords: F# - 244322 Bbm7 - X13121 Bsus2- X24422 The way I figured this out was by first figuring out the violin part. The notes are F#,F,C# played on the High E and B strings, and from those positions worked out the chords.... From: "john ringwalt" Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 01:24:28 -0000 On Here Comes a Regular, all your suggestions miss the point. The secret is that Paul uses a Capo on the 9th fret. The chords starting A, E, then D (lift your finger off the high E string/XX0230). With a capo, you'll see how easy this Replacements' anthem really is. Best Regards, John Ringwalt Another: I have to throw my $0.02 in on how to play "Here Comes A Regular". I've seen all of the various ideas already online, but this is the way I play it, because it's easy to play, you can play it along with the CD, and it sounds great solo acoustic. (When I first picked up the guitar, this was the first song I wanted to learn, so I went to the Skyway to get the chords and was left scratching my head. Hopefully, this will end the head-scratching for Skywayers.) Here are the chords used: G D(sus4) C5add9 D7 Dsus4/F# e----3----2(^3)----3-------2-----3------| B----3----3--------3-------1-----3------| G----0----2--------0-------2-----2------| D----0----0--------X-------0-----0------| A----2-------------3-------------0------| E----3---------------------------2------| The intro and verse are: G D C5add9 You can throw you pinky down during the D chord to make it a Dsus4 as much or as little as you want. Listen to the record to get a feel for timing. Then the pre-chorus: D C5add9 And everybody wants to be special here D D7 They call you name out loud and clear G Dsus4/F# C5add9 Here comes a regular G Dsus4/F# C5add9 Call out your name G Dsus4/F# C5add9 Here comes a regular D C5add9 Am I the only one here today? Then back to the intro/verse chord progression. From: DANLACOUNT I tried the all of the chords/voicings that were suggested and think that I have an easier and truer to the vibe version. I use open chords G, Dsus2 & C voiced as follows: G Dsus2 C* O-----------3 O------------- ---------------3* O------------ ------------3- --1------------- O------------ --------2----- O--------------- O------------ O------------- ----------2----- O-------2---- O------------- ---------------3 O-----------3 ---------2--- X--------------- -what makes this version sound right is the high "G" played on the C chord. Because this version is open voiced if gives you a big sound and also allows you to try to pick up some of the other elements of the song--for example: the three notes of the cello (?) at the end of the song can be played-- G chord D chord C9 (same as above) (regular open voicing) X------------------ ----------------3 O----------------- ------------2---- ----------------3 O---------------- X---------------- --Dan From: "Scott DeKatch" Subject: the 'TRUE' chords for "regular' Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 03:08:30 -0500 You all have your takes, and you're all right about PARTS of the song. It is in Gb -- tune to Eb and play it open in G or capo C on the 3rd fret and transpose. Verse is G (G-B-D-G-D-G low to high) toDsus4 (D-A-D-G) to Cadd9 (C-E-G-D-G) Bridge is Dsus4 to Cadd9 Chorus is: G Bm Cadd9 G Bm Cadd9 Here comes a regular / Call out your name G Bm Cadd9 Here comes a regular Dsus4 Cadd9 am I the only one here today Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 10:36:34 -0700 From: Andrew Snee I thought I'd pay you back with a minor correction to the guitar chords on "Here Comes a Regular." The last person got the chords right, but he put them in the wrong position on the guitar neck. On the album it's played with a capo at the 7th fret (if the guitar is tuned down a half step; capo at the 6th fret if you're in regular tuning) If you listen carefully, you'll hear that the top note of almost all the chords is a D (really Db) at the 10th fret of the high E string. That's what gives it that ringing, chime like sound. So the chords for the verse are (counting frets up from the capo) G = x32013 D = 320003 Csus9 = x33013 Incidentally, these are the same chord forms used in "Unsatisfied," only without the capo. The D7 in the bridge is D7 = 320001 For the chorus, the Bm is Bm = 022000 That chord is the most important one for getting the right sound, since the Bm bar chord at the 2nd fret has no open strings and thus doesn't have that ringing sound. There are little variations throughout, like playing G with an open high string (x32010) or playing Dsus4 (320013) instead of D. You could also play Bm as 022003. Hope this helps.