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Hat Too Flat
by Walter Becker
from the album 11 Tracks of Whack
Eb
d------8------8--------------8------8-----------
a--6------10-------------6------10-----8------
e----------------11--------------------------------
RHYTHM GTR:
Eb(iii) on beats 2 and 4 (simile throughout, except choruses)
(repeat as simile for about 64 measures)
VERSE:
we come in on the morning scan
all the way from far Arcturus
bringing with us peace and goodwill
from the margins of space and time
our women are slung down low to the ground
theyre very good, youve probably had one
our men are brave, studly and wise; a pleasure to behold
*NOTE* these are not aligned rhythmically
Bb
g-----8--------8----------
d-6------10--------------
a------------------11--------
e-----------------------
right away we walk the walk
Eb
d-----8--------8----------
a-6------10--------------
e------------------11--------
and more or less, we talk the talk
Bb
g-----8--------8----------
d-6------10--------------
a------------------11--------
e-----------------------
everytime we make a play
G
g-----5------5-------
d-5------7-----------
a----------------8---
e--------------------
eyes get wide and they run away, cause the..
CHORUS:
Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb
hat stays too flat my hat is way too flat
Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7
my english is much better now, but my hat is way too flat
Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb
a man smells a rat and thats the end of that
Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7
my english is more better now, but my hat remains too flat
VERSE2:
Eb...
fair Arcturus fashion forecast:
skirts will be shorter, legs stay long
virtual raincoats are coming back,
the hat as always continued flat
SOLO: over the Eb theme, 16 measures then this:
e--11---11---11-13-11--
b--11---11---11-13-11-- ..twice
Eb...
back at home the machines work hard
we folk like to take it easy
honing our awareness of the
finer things in life
here when i go down to my job
i work hard for what seems like a long time
look at my watch, fifteen minutes
it felt like half a day
g-----8--------8----------
d-6------10--------------
a------------------11--------
e-----------------------
pretty soon we break for lunch
d-----8--------8----------
a-6------10--------------
e------------------11--------
me and the boys, now i'm one of the bunch
g-----8--------8----------
d-6------10--------------
a------------------11--------
e-----------------------
no one wants to sit with me
g-----5------5-------
d-5------7-----------
a----------------8---
e--------------------
tell, me what can the matter be?
CHORUS:
Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb
hat stays too flat my hat is way too flat
Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7
my english, it is more better now, but my hat is way too flat
Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb
little thing like that dont get past the hat
Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7
my english is more better now, but my hat remains too flat
Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb
hat stays too flat my hat is way too flat
Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7
my english is more better now, but my hat remains too flat
Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb
a man smells a rat and thats the end of that
Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7
my english is more better now, but my hat remains too flat
fade out on Eb keyboard thing
CHORD SHAPES:
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
6X88XX 4XX34X 3XX34X 2X13XX 1XX33X XX134X XX034X X6X33X
Eb/Bb Eb/Ab Eb/G Eb/Gb Bb/F Eb Eb/D Ebmaj7