#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: We Gotta Get Out Of This Place Original Album: - (single) Other Album: The Best Of The Animals Words and Music by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil Copyright © 1965 Columbia Graphophone Records (UK) & MGM Records (U.S.) Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: The song is driven by the bass guitar. There are no strummed guitar chords until the chorus. But this song is principally bass and organ. The electric guitar adds only touches. INTRO: [play: Bass Figure 1] Bass Figure 1 C |-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------| |---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---| |-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Chords: C x32010 C |-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------| |---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---| |-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C In this dirty old part___ of the city, where the sun re -fuse___ to shine Guitar1: C Bb5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------2-------3-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------1-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------| | | |-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------| |---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---| |-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | People tell me there ain't no use in tryin' VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: C x32010 Bb x1333x Guitar1: C Bb5 C Bb5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0________________---------------|---------------------------------|-0________________---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------2-------3-------|---------------------------------|-----------------2-------3-------| |-3________________---------------|-------------------------1-------|-3________________---------------|-------------------------1-------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------| | | |-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------| |---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---| |-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Bb5 C Bb5 Now my girl you're so young and pretty, and one thing I know is true Guitar1: C Bb5 C Bb5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------6-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------5-------6-------| |-0________________---------------|---------------------------------|-0________________________-------|-------------------------7-------| |---------------------------------|-----------------2-------3-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3________________---------------|-------------------------1-------|-3________________________-------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------| |---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---| |-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Bb5 C Bb5 You'll be dead before your time is due, I know VERSE3: Chords: C x32010 Bb 688766 Guitar1: C Bb |-8________________---------------|-------------------------6-------|-8________________---------------|-------------------------6-------| |-8________________---------------|-----------------8-------6-------|-8________________---------------|-----------------8-------6-------| |-9________________---------------|-----------------9-------7-------|-9________________---------------|-----------------9-------7-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------| |---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---| |-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Bb C Bb Watch my daddy in bed a - dying, watch his hair a - tur - ning grey Guitar1: C Bb C Bb |-8-------------------------------|-----------------0-------6-------|-8-------------------------------|-----------------0-------6-------| |-8-------------------------------|-----------------8-------6-------|-8-------------------------------|-----------------8-------6-------| |-9-------------------------------|-------------------------7-------|-9-------------------------------|-------------------------7-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------| |---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---| |-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Bb C He's been working and slavin' his life a - way____ Oh, yes I know___ Yeah!______________________________ He's been workin' so hard I've been workin' too, (Yeah!______________________________) C Bb C Bb |-8-------------------------------|-----------------0-------6-------|-8-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-8-------------------------------|-----------------8-------6-------|-8-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9-------------------------------|-------------------------7-------|-9-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------| |---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------5---3---| |-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Bb C baby Every night and day______________ (Yeah!______________________________) (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) CHORUS: Chords: F xx3211 C x32010 Bb xx0331 or 688766 Dm xx0231 or x57765 G xx5433 Guitar1: F Bb C F G C |---------------------------------|-------------0---------------0---|-1-----------1-------------------|-3-----------0---------------0---| |-6-----------6---------------6---|-3-----------1---------------1---|-1-----------1-------------------|-3-----------1-------------------| |-5-----------5---------------5---|-3-----------0-----------0-------|-2-----------2---------------0---|-4-------0---------------0-------| |-7-----------7---------------7---|---------3-----------------------|---------3---------------3-------|---------------------------------| |-8-------8---------------8-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------3---3-----3-----3---3---|---------------------------------|-3-------3---3-----3-----3---3---|-5-------5-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-1---1---1---3-------3---3---3---|---------------------------------|-------------3-----3-----3---3---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | F Bb C F G C We got_____ta get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ev______er do F Bb C Dm |-1-----------1____________-------|-------------0________---0-------|-5__________________________________-------------------------------| |-1-----------1____________-------|-3-----------1________---1-------|-6__________________________________-------------------------------| |-2-----------2____________-------|-3-----------0________---------2-|-7__________________________________-------------------------------| |---------3---------------------3-|---------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------3---3-----3-----3---3---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-1---1---1---3-------3---3---3---|-5_________________________________-________________---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | F Bb C Dm We got_____ta get out of this place, Girl, there's a better life for me and you INTERLUDE: Chords: F5 x335xx Eb5 x113xx Bb5 x13xxx C5 x35xxx F5 Eb5 Bb5 C5 F5 Eb5 Bb5 C5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-----------3________-----------|-------------0-------------------|-------------3-------------------|-------------0-------------------| |-3-----------1________-----------|-3-------------------------------|-3-----------1-------------------|-3-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-1-----------3-------------------|---------------------------------|-1-----------3-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-----------1________-----------|---------------------------------|-3-----------1________-----------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-1________---3____________-------|---------------------------------|-1________---3____________-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE4: Notes: Play as for VERSE3. Chords: C x35553 or xxx988 Bb x13331 or xxx766 | C Bb C Now my girl you're so young and pretty, (C) Bb C And one thing I know is true (C) Bb C You'll be dead before your time is due (I know it) [repeat VERSE3] [repeat CHORUS] [repeat INTERLUDE] [repeat CHORUS] [repeat INTERLUDE]