Rubber Band - David Bowie Intro (Tuba): E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|---5--8-7-8--5---7---4----5---- A|---------------5--------5------ E|------------------------------- Intro(cont')Trumpet part: E|--11-------------10------------ B|------13-------------11--8----- G|----------14------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- Am Rubber Band F There's a rubber band that plays tunes out of tune F#/D7 In the library garden Sunday afternoon G F D While a little chappie waves a golden wand Am Rubber Band F In 1910 I was so handsome and so strong D7/F# My moustache was stiffly waxed and one foot long G F D And I loved a girl while you played teatime tunes Am D Am D G Dear Rubber Band, you're playing my tune out of tune Am C G oh Am Rubber Band F Won't you play a haunting theme again to me F#/D7 While I eat my scones and drink my cup of tea G F D The sun is warm but it's a lonely afternoon Solo chords: |Bm |Bm |G |G | |E7/Ab|E7/Ab|A |G E | Trumpet solo: (instead of the bracketed note Repeat: play this for the last time.) E|-------|----------------------|-------------- B|-0-2-3-|0-2-3-3-2-3-5-3-0-(3)-|--2---3---5--- G|-------|----------------------|-------------- D|-------|----------------------|-------------- A|-------|----------------------|-------------- E|-------|----------------------|-------------- *The next verse has only tuba and drums. Don't play the major chord, these are just the bass notes played by the tuba:* D B Rubber Band D B D B How I wish that I could join your Rubber Band D B D B We could play in lively parks throughout the land D B (Riff below) And one Sunday afternoon, I'd find my love *when he says "love", play this:* E|---------------- B|------------5--- G|--6----4-------- D|---------------- A|--4----2-------- E|---------------- *the next part is kind of tricky, this is the best way you can play all the instruments being playing at once. The numbers on top of the chords indicate the rhythm in which the chords are played,* C#m riff: A riff: F#7/Ab riff: (1-8)(1)(2-8)(1234)(1)(234)(1234)(1)(234) E|-4-----4--4--|-5-----5--5--|-6-----6--6--- B|-5-----5--5--|-5-----5--5--|-5-----5--5--- G|-6-----6--6--|-6-----6--6--|-6-----6--6--- D|-6-----6--6--|-7-----6--7--|-8-----7--8--- A|-4-----3--4--|-------------|-------------- E|-------------|-------------|-------------- C#m riff Rubber Band, A riff twice In the '14-'18 war I went to sea F#7/Ab riff twice Thought my Sunday love was waiting home for me Bm A F# And now she's married to the leader of the band Final riff: Repeat this: E|--------|------------------------| B|--------|------------------------| G|--------|------------------------| D|---3-4--|---3-4-4-3-4-6-4-3---4--| A|-6------|-6-----------------6----| E|--------|------------------------| Last time: E|-------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------8--- G|----------------------------------8--- D|---3-4-4-3-4-6-4-3---3---4---6----8--- A|-6-----------------6-------------6---- E|-------------------------------------- E A D G B E F#/D7 - 2 * * 2 1 2 Ab/E7 - 4 * * 4 3 4