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"Pick Up The Tempo" by Willie Nelson, as sung by JJW 


Play this open.  It's in 4/4 time when JJW does it.  If you try and play 
along with the version from "Reunion"/"Great Gonzos" it will probably not 
sound right with your guitar tuned to standard 440Hz.  I think they were 
out of tune slightly when they did it.  You will sound fine with the 
version on "Ridin' High."  So start there if you want to familiarize 
yourself with the tune.


            G                     C                              G
Hut--yeah, people are sayin that time takes care of people like me
                                  A                         D
Yeah, I'm livin to fast and they say I can't last too much longer
 G                            C                               G
Little they know honey that their thoughts of me might be my savior
                           D                         G
Little they know that the beat ought to go a little faster. . .


Chorus:
     G                        C                         G
So, pick up the tempo just a little bit and take it on home
                               A                         D
Singers ain't singin and the drummer's been draggin too long

too long, too long, yeah. . .
 G                    C                            G
Time takes care of itself, so honey, leave time alone
                          D                         C  Am7/B Am
pick up the tempo just a little bit and take it on home
                        G   (here's where to play the bit that's below)
Yeah, we'll take it on home

(same pattern through out)

Yeah, I'm wild and I'm mean, I'm creating a scene, I'm going crazy
bookety, bookety, bookety, bookety, bookety. . .
I'm good, and I'm bad, hell, I'm happy, I'm sad, and I'm lazy
Yeah, I'm wild and I'm loud, for crying out loud, I love gravy
Yeah, I'm half off the wall, but you know I learned it all 
from a bow-legged lady

Chorus. . .

Instrumental. . .

Chorus again. . .


*** An ok little thing that I play after the choruses (you'll recognize 
it sort of if you play it) is


E
A
D
G
B  8 8 8 10 12   (three times)  10 8
e  7 7 7 8  10                  10 8

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 This is "P/U the Tempo" as played by Willie himself.  It's quite 
different than JJW"s.


Michael

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"Pick Up The Tempo" by Willie Nelson 
as sung by Willie Nelson 

Play this open.  It's in 3/4 time when Willie does it.  And in the most 
different key possible than JJ's.

       D                     G                              D
Some, people are sayin that time takes care of people like me
                                  E                         A
Say, I'm livin too fast and they say I can't last too much longer
 D                      G                        D  
Little they see that their thoughts of me is my savior
                                      A                         D
And they really should know that the beat ought to go a little faster. . .


Chorus:
     D                        G                         D
So, pick up the tempo just a little bit and take it on home
                               E                         A
Singers ain't singin and the drummer's been draggin too long

too long, too long, yeah. . .
 D                    G                           D
Time takes care of itself, so honey, leave time alone
                          A                         D
pick up the tempo just a little bit and take it on home

Yeah, we'll take it on home

(*key change*  full tone up to E)

           E                        A                          E
Yeah, I'm wild and I'm mean, I'm creating a scene, I'm going crazy
                                  F#                      B (or B7)
I'm good, and I'm bad, hell, I'm happy, I'm sad, and I'm lazy
            E                     A                             E
Yeah, I'm wild and I'm loud, I"m gatherin' a crowd and I like gravy
                                  B or B7                 E     
Yeah, I'm half off the wall, but I learned it all in the navy

Chorus. . . SAME WORDS, CHORD CHANGES ARE  "D" becomes "E", "G" becomes 
"A", "A" becomes "B", "E" becomes "F#"  Got it?

Chorus again. . .