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Song title:      How To Make Gravy
EP:              How To Make Gravy
Other Album:     Songs From The South

Words and Music by Paul Kelly
Copyright © 1997 Mushroom Records Pty Limited
Published by Mushroom Music Publishing Pty Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
The basic figure for the verses is the three chords in the intro, which are
quite easy to play despite their names. The first two strings are played
open so the chord names become complex.
Note how the A and B chords are played with open 1st, 2nd and 6th strings.

The last verse and coda are played out over the INTRO chords.

Practise playing the figure to a steady beat while narrating the story.
PK inserts a lot of words into each line, when he's in story-telling mode,
so see if you can find a live recording to hear how it's done.



INTRO:
Chords:
E           022100
F#m7sus4    044200
Emaj7       066400


[play: 4/4| E | F#m7sus4 | Emaj7 | F#m7sus4 |]  [x2]



VERSE1:
Chords:
E         022100    Aadd9   077600
F#m7sus4  044200    Badd11  099800
Emaj7     066400


| E               | F#m7sus4  | Emaj7             | F#m7sus4
    Hello Dan, it's Joe here, I hope you're keeping well

| E                  | F#m7sus4 | Emaj7                          | F#m7sus4
    It's the 21st of December,        now they're ringing the last bell


| Aadd9           | Badd11  | Aadd9                   | Badd11
    If I get good behaviour,     I'll be out of here by July


| E                         | F#m7sus4     | Emaj7  F#m7sus4
    Won't you kiss my kids on Christmas day, plea___ease don't let them cry

 [| E | F#m7sus4 | Emaj7 | F#m7sus4 |]  [x2]
for me



VERSE2:
Chords:
E         022100    Aadd9   077600
F#m7sus4  044200    Badd11  099800
Emaj7     066400


| E                                          | F#m7sus4
    I guess the brothers are driving down from Queensland

| Emaj7                           | F#m7sus4
    And Stella's flying in from the coast

| E                                  | F#m7sus4
    They say it's gonna be a hundred degrees, even more maybe

| Emaj7                   | F#m7sus4
    But that won't stop the roast

| Aadd9                | Badd11
    Who's gonna make the gravy now?

| Aadd9                    | Badd11
    I bet it won't taste the same

| E               | F#m7sus4                                   | Emaj7
    Just add flour, salt,   a little red wine and don't forget a dollop of 

               | F#m7sus4
tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang



VERSE3:
Chords:
E         022100    Aadd9   077600
F#m7sus4  044200    Badd11  099800
Emaj7     066400



                  | E                     | F#m7sus4
And give my love to Angus, and to Frank and Dolly

               | Emaj7                 | F#m7sus4
Tell 'em all I'm sorry I screwed up this time

             | E                    | F#m7sus4
And look after Rita, I'll be thinking of her

              | Emaj7          | F#m7sus4  | E | F#m7sus4 | Emaj7 | F#m7sus4 |
Early Christmas morning when I'm standing in line

| E                       | F#m7sus4 | Emaj7                  | F#m7sus4
    I hear Mary's got a new boyfriend,   I hope he can hold his own

| E                             | F#m7sus4
    Do you remember the last one,   what was his name again?

| Emaj7                         | F#m7sus4
    Aah, just a little too much cologne!

| Aadd9                   | Badd11
    And Roger, you know I'm even gonna miss Roger

| Aadd9                                     | Badd11
   'Cos there's sure as hell no one in here I want to fight



VERSE4:
Chords:
E         022100    Aadd9   077600
F#m7sus4  044200    Badd11  099800
Emaj7     066400

                 | E                 | F#m7sus4
Oh praise the baby Jesus, have a merry Christmas

               | Emaj7                           | F#m7sus4
I'm really gonna miss it, all the treasure and the trash

               | E                  | F#m7sus4
And later in the evening, I can just imagine

                   | Emaj7                    | F#m7sus4
You'll put on Junior Murvin and push the tables back

                    | E                     | F#m7sus4
And you'll dance with Rita, I know you really like     her

         | Emaj7                                      | F#m7sus4
Just don't hold her too close, oh brother, please don't stab me in the back

               | E                            | F#m7sus4
I didn't mean to say that, it's just my mind it plays    up

              | Emaj7            | F#m7sus4
Multiplies each matter, turns imagination into fact

                  | E                     | F#m7sus4
You know I love her badly, she's the one to save     me

                  | Emaj7                    | F#m7sus4
I'm gonna make some gravy, I'm gonna taste the fat

                | E                    | F#m7sus4
Tell her that I'm sorry, yeah I love her badly

               | Emaj7                    | F#m7sus4
Tell 'em all I'm sorry, and kiss the sleepy children for me

                    | E                  | F#m7sus4
You know one of these days, I'll be making gravy

             | Emaj7           | F#m7sus4 
I'll be making plenty, I'm gonna pay      'em all

| E | F#m7sus4 | Emaj7 | F#m7sus4 |
  back



CODA:
Chords:
E         022100
F#m7sus4  044200
Emaj7     066400


        | F#m7sus4      | E | F#m7sus4 | Emaj7 | F#m7sus4 |
I'm gonna pay     'em all back

        | F#m7sus4      | E | F#m7sus4 | Emaj7 | F#m7sus4 |
I'm gonna pay     'em all back

             | Emaj7
I'll be making gravy

        | F#m7sus4      | E | F#m7sus4 | Emaj7 | F#m7sus4 |
I'll gonna pay    'em all back

etc...

[end on E when you want to]