The Things We Do For Love Tab

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The Things We Do For Love - 10cc
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Tabbed by: axe victim
 
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A piano based song, but there is a guitar solo so I tabbed it.  It's
from the   Deceptive Bends  album circa 1977.
 
 
Tuning: EADGBe
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
|(6) optional note
| b  bend
| ^  quarter tone bend
 
 
 
Intro:
 
 
___Em/A_____________________________D/A____________________________
        ( let chords ring... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-12------------------12----12---|-10------------------10----10---|
G|-12------------------12----12---|-11------------------11----11---|
D|-12------------------12----12---|-12------------------12----12---|
A|-0-------------------0-----0----|-0-------------------0-----0----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
 
 
___Em/A_____________________________D/A____________________________
 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-8-------------------8-----8----|-7-------------------7-----7----|
G|-9-------------------9-----9----|-7-------------------7-----7----|
D|-9-------------------9-----9----|-7-------------------7-----7----|
A|-0-------------------0-----0----|-0-------------------0-----0----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
___Em/A_____________________________D/A____________________________
 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-12------------------12----12---|-10------------------10----10---|
G|-12------------------12----12---|-11------------------11----11---|
D|-12------------------12----12---|-12------------------12----12---|
A|-0-------------------0-----0----|-0-------------------0-----0----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
___C/A_____________________________________________________________
 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-8------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-9------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
Verse:
 
 
___________Bbm______________________________F#_____________________
 " Too  many  broken  hearts  have  fallen down the river "
e|---------6---------------6------|---------6-----------6---6---6--|
B|---------6---------------6------|---------7-----------7---7---7--|
G|---------6---------------6------|---------6-----------6---6---6--|
D|---------8---------------8------|---------8-----------8---8---8--|
A|--------------------------------|---------9-----------9---9---9--|
E|-6------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
___________C#______________Fm/C_____________Eb_____________________
 " Too many lonely souls have drifted out to sea "
e|---------9---------------8------|---------11--------------11--11-|
B|---------9---------------9------|---------11--------------11--11-|
G|---------10--------------10-----|---------12--------------12--12-|
D|---------11--------------10-----|---------13--------------13--13-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|(9)-------------(8)-------------|(11)------------(11)------------|
 
 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
 
 
___________F#______________F#_______________Fm______________Ab_____
 " You lay your bets and then you pay the price the things we do for "
e|---------6---------------6------|---------8---------------8---8--|
B|---------7---------------7------|---------9---------------9---9--|
G|---------6---------------6------|---------10--------------8---8--|
D|---------8---------------8------|---------10--------------10--10-|
A|---------9---------------9------|---------8---------------11--11-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
____________C#______________F#______C#__________
 " love       (the things we do for love)
e|---------9---------------6---6--|-9------------------------------|---
B|---------9---------------7---7--|-9------------------------------|---
G|---------10--------------6---6--|-10-----------------------------|---
D|---------11--------------8---8--|-11-----------------------------|---
A|-------------------------9---9--|-----------------3h4------------|---
E|(9)-----------------------------|(9)----------------------4/5-----/6-
 
 
 
Repeat verse section.
 
 
Chorus:
 
This is accompanied by piano on the recording, but I
have tabbed the basic chords here...
 
 
Part one...
 
    " Like walking in the... "
 
 
___C#_______________________________C#_____________________________
 " rain   and   snow   when  there's  nowhere  to go      and    you're "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-6---------------------------6--|-----6--------------------------|
D|-6-------8-------6-------8---6--|-----6---8-------6-------8------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4------|---------4-------4-------4------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
 
 
___F#______________C#/F_____________Ab/Eb__________________________
 " feeling like a  part of you is   dying                  and you're "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-7---------------6--------------|-4------------------------------|
G|-6---------------6--------------|-5------------------------------|
D|-8---------------6--------------|-6------------------------------|
A|-9---------------8--------------|-6------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
___Bbm_____________Ab_______________F#______________Eb/G___________
 " looking for the answer in her    eyes                      you... "
e|-6---------------4--------------|-2---------------3--------------|
B|-6---------------4--------------|-2---------------4--------------|
G|-6---------------5--------------|-3---------------3--------------|
D|-8---------------6--------------|-4---------------5--------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|(6)-------------(4)-------------|(2)-------------(3)-------------|
 
 
___Ab______________F/A______________Bbm_____________F#_____________
 " think you wanna break up then she says she wants to make up "
e|-4---------------5--------------|-6---------------2--------------|
B|-4---------------6--------------|-6---------------2--------------|
G|-5---------------5--------------|-6---------------3--------------|
D|-6---------------7--------------|-8---------------4--------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|(4)-------------(5)-------------|(6)-------------(2)-------------|
 
 
Part two...
 
 
___Em/A_____________________________D/A____________________________
 " Ooh,                 you make me love you,
   Ooh,                you've got a way,
   Ooh,               you've had me crawling                  up the... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-12-----------------------------|-10-----------------------------|
G|-12-----------------------------|-11-----------------------------|
D|-12-----------------------------|-12-----------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
___C/A_____________________________________________________________
 " wall...                          ooh                ooh... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-8------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-9------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
Guitar solo...
 
 
 
___________Bbm______________________________F#_____________________
 " ooh... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-9b11---9----7---6-h7----6------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------8--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-6------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
 
 
___________C#______________Fm/C_____________Eb_____________________
 
e|-----------------------------6~~~~~-----------9----9---11^--11p9-|
B|-------------6~~~~~--9p6--------|---------------11---------------|
G|-6~~~~~--8p6--------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
___________F#_______________________________F_______________Ab_____
 
e|-11b13~~~~~~---------9--p6------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------6----|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6--|-----------------11--11---11/13-|
D|--------------------------------|-8\-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------9-9----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
___________C#______________F#_______C#__________
 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------11b13~~~~~--9h10--------------------------------|
D|-11~~~~~~-----------------------|-11~~~~~------------------------|
A|-------------9-9----------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
Repeat chorus.
 
Repeat verse.
 
 
Repeat next two bars to end.
 
 
 
___________C#______________F#_______________C#______________F#_____
 " love        (the things we do for love)    the things we do for... "
e|---------9---------------6---6--|---------9---------------6---6--|
B|---------9---------------7---7--|---------9---------------7---7--|
G|---------10--------------6---6--|---------10--------------6---6--|
D|---------11--------------8---8--|---------11--------------8---8--|
A|-------------------------9---9--|-------------------------9---9--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
 
 
 
Lyrics:
 
 
Too many broken hearts have fallen down the river
Too many lonely souls have drifted out to sea
You lay your bets and then you pay the price
The things we do for love ( the things we do for love )
 
Communication is the problem to the answer
You've got her number and your hand is on the phone
The weathers turned and all the lines are down
The things we do for love ( the things we do for love )
 
Like walking in the rain and snow
When there's nowhere to go
And you're feeling like a part of you is dying
And you're looking for the answer in her eyes
You think you wanna break up
Then she says she wants to make up
 
Ooh, you make me love you
Ooh, you've got a way
Ooh, you've had me crawling up the wall
 
( guitar solo... )
 
Like walking in the rain and snow
When there's nowhere to go
And you're feeling like a part of you is dying
And you're looking for the answer in her eyes
You think you wanna break up
Then she says she wants to make up
 
Ooh, you make me love you
Ooh, you've got a way
Ooh, you've had me crawling up the wall
 
A compromise would surely help the situation
Agree to disagree, but disagree to part
Well after all its just a compromise
For the things we do for love ( the things we do for love )
The things we do for love ( the things we do for love )
The things we do for love ( the things we do for love )
 
 
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
|(6) optional note
X