Tamp Em Up Solid Chords by Ry Cooder

Tempo:
109.1 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

C#m

A#

A#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ry Cooder  Tamp em up solid chords
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[C#] Tamper my solid, so they won't come down.
Tamper my solid, boy, [C] but it's [C#] so they won't come down.
Tamper my solid, so they won't come down.
Tamper my [F#] solid, but [C#] it's so they won't come down.
Baby, when you're married, you get a real romance.
Every day will be a [F#] payday, [C#] a dollar bill in your hand.
Baby, [C#m] in your hand.
[C#] Baby, in your hand.
[A#] Baby, in your hand.
[C#] Baby, in your hand.
Marryin' a baby, layin' in the bed.
I think about the money, but I ain't made.
Well, tamper my solid, so they won't come down.
Tamper my solid, [F#] boy, but it's [C#] so they won't come down.
[F#] [C#]
[A#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[D#] [F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#]
[A#] [C#]
[A#] [C#m]
[A#m] [F#] [C#] [C#m]
[F#] [A#]
[F#] [C#] [C#]
[C#] [F#] [C#m] [F#] [D#]
[F#] [G#] [C#m]
[C#] Whew!
And the water boy laughed.
[F] Well, the captain kicked the water [F#] boy.
And [C#] he said, yes, yes, yes.
So tamper my solid, so they won't come down.
Tamper my [F#] solid, but it's [C#] so they won't come down.
And you [A#] can do it.
[C#] And you can do it.
And [A#] you can do [C#] it, so they won't come down.
[C#m] [C#]
[C#m] [C#] [A#m]
[C#]
[C#m] [C#]
[C#m] [C#]
[C#m] [C#]
[C#m] [G#] [G] [C#]
[E] [N]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
A#
12341111
A#m
13421111
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
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To learn Ry Cooder - Tamp Em Up Solid chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C#, C#m, C#, C# and F#. For best results, commence at 54 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 109. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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[C#] _ Tamper my solid, so they won't come down.
Tamper my solid, boy, [C] but it's [C#] so they won't come down.
_ Tamper my solid, so they won't come down.
_ Tamper my [F#] solid, but [C#] it's so they won't come down.
_ Baby, when you're married, you get a real romance.
Every day will be a [F#] payday, [C#] a dollar bill in your hand.
Baby, [C#m] in your hand.
[C#] Baby, in your hand.
_ [A#] Baby, in your hand.
[C#] Baby, in your hand.
_ Marryin' a baby, layin' in the bed.
I think about the money, but I ain't made.
Well, tamper my solid, so they won't come down.
Tamper my solid, [F#] boy, but it's [C#] so they won't come down. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [C#] Whew!
And _ _ the water boy laughed.
[F] Well, the captain kicked the water [F#] boy.
And [C#] he said, yes, yes, yes.
So tamper my solid, so they won't come down.
Tamper my [F#] solid, but it's [C#] so they won't come down.
And you [A#] can do it.
[C#] And you can do it.
And [A#] you can do [C#] it, so they won't come down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [A#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ [G] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [N] _

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The Cambridge Folk Festival album includes this song.

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