The Offer

"The offer" by Augie March From "Sunset Studies" Transcribed by Michael Madden Okay. Now if you know the song, you'll know it kinda fades in from nothing. Well, this tab starts just before the singing comes in, but you can work out the intro if you feel so inclined. First Verse Guitar 1: This is a song , not like the other ones Secret and selfish and somewhat hollow The same until.. This is where the second guitar comes in for the first time besides shadowing the first for most of the way. By my reckoning, it goes: ...song, first you must.... .e -------------------------------------------------- B -------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------- E --- 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 / 8 --------------------------- To populate a people's song, first you must do something wrong If you've never been infirm you can never be strong Prune your rose bushes Glenn, Or you'll never see your home again e ---------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------- G ------------------- 0 - 4 - 3 --------------- D ------- 0 - 4 - 2 --------------------------- A ---- 2 --------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------- Second Verse Same as first until chorus: Prun your rose bushes Glenn Or they'll soon grow up again There may still be a next year who knows? If you're lonely take a drink, there are better things to think Think on ancient cities, sunsets, and girls in spring *in the last chorus, it goes like: And weren't you supposed to call your friends this evening? Bridge This is probably wrong, but I play C B D You needed a song, I needed one too So keep listening for my offer to you Take it with good grace and humour too Ending: It rained all night the day I left The weather it was fine It rained all night the day I left Okay, well I think that's about it. Any problems, work em out yerself. Cheers