------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BABY'S GOT IT IN THE GENES - Roman Candle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Eric Melton E-mail: chromehorsediplomat@gmail.com Song: Baby's Got It In The Genes Artist: Roman Candle Album(s): The Wee Hours Revue (2006) & Says Pop (2002) www.romancandlemusic.com Standard Tuning - Chords can be played as power chords C Em When you see a roadside bar C Em Or an old button down with a cigarette scar Dm G Think of me babe, because that's when I'm thinking of you C Em It's not that you'll know where I'm at C Em I won't be calling up your house or nothing like that Dm G I'm an old man now, and thinking's what I do C Em I took my car this morning, gonna get new shocks C Em I saw a woman out watering a window box Dm G And a couple of kids I thought could have been you and me C Em Something sparked up in my brain to tell you the truth C Em I bought a box of raisins and a Baby Ruth Dm G And sat down on the curb, twelve o'clock turned into three Dm G I can't explain your touch by saying baby's got it in the genes Dm G Cause girl that don't account for much but it sells a lot of magazines Instrumental Break: CEm CEm CEm CEm Riff e|----------3---5p3-------/8----3------5p3------------------------------| B|-------------------5--------------------------5-----------------------| G|-------5--------------------------------------------------------------| Four D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Times A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------3/5----3--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------5p3------1----------------------------------| Finish G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Last D|-----------------------------------(2)--------------------------------| Time A|-----------------------------------(3)--------------------------------| Into C Chord E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| C Em Living without you babe, it ain't so bad C Em I've got a memory of you I didn't know I had Dm G And it's rattling round, being called back out of the deep C Em I'll be the first one to tell you not much can last C Em And I knew that full well before you came and past Dm G So why are you on my mind tonight when I'm trying to sleep? Dm G I can't explain your touch by saying baby's got it in the genes Dm G Cause girl that don't account for much but it sells a lot of magazines Solo CECEDG e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5---9-9-9-9----5-5-5-5----9-9-9-8----7----7----7---7----0-0-0-0-2-2-4-4-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C Em So if you sit down heavy with your pen and ink C Em Or you're talking to yourself while you're scrubbing the sink Dm G Then talk to me girl, cause that's when I'm talking to you Dm G I can't explain your touch by saying baby's got it in the genes Dm G Cause girl that don't account for much but it sells a lot of magazines This Riff is played during the Final Chorus e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----0---0-----2---2---4---4----(5)--------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off ************************************