[Verse] Em Am Em There's a man who leads a life of danger Em B7 To everyone he meets he stays a stranger Em Am With every move he makes, another chance he takes Em Am Em Odds are he won't live to see tomorrow
[Chorus] Bm Em Bm Em Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man C B B7 Em They've given you a number and taken away your name
[Instrumental] Intro x 2
[Verse] Beware of pretty faces that you find A pretty face can hide an evil mind Oh, be careful what you say, or you will give yourself away Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow
[Chorus] Bm Em Bm Em Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man C B B7 Em They've given you a number and taken away your name
[Instrumental] Intro x 2
[Solo]
[Chorus] Bm Em Bm Em Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man C B B7 Em They've given you a number and taken away your name
[Instrumental] Intro x 2
[Verse] Swinging on the Riviera one day And then lying in a Bombay alley next day Oh, don't you let the wrong words slip, while kissing persuasive lips Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow
[Chorus] Bm Em Bm Em Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man C B B7 Em They've given you a number and taken away your name
[Instrumental] Intro x 3
Em Am B7 Bm B C E|-0----------------0----------------2----------------2-------2--------0----| B|-0----------------1----------------4----------------3-------4--------1----| G|-0----------------2----------------2----------------4-------4--------2----| D|-2----------------2----------------4----------------4-------4--------0----| A|-2----------------0----------------2----------------2-------2--------3----| E|-0----------------0----------------0----------------0-------2--------0----|
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| h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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SECRET AGENT MAN
Johnny Rivers
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Tabbed by: R. A. Martorella
E-Mail: fourth@adelphia.net
----------------------------------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, and/or
research purposes.
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Em C/E Em6 C/E
e|----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-/4---/5----5---/6---\5----5---/4---/5----5---/6----6---\5----5------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em Am Em (PM)
e|--------------------------------------------12------12---------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------15-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There's a man who leads a life of danger
Em B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------12----12b-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------14-----14-12----12-14--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------14--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
To everyone he meets he stays a stranger
Em Am
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------2b-r2-0------------------2b-r2-0-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
With every move he makes, another chance he takes
Em Am Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------2b-r2p0---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Odds are he won't live to see tomorrow
Bm Em Bm Em
e|---------2---------------------------2-------------------------------------|
B|-------3---3------2b-r2p0----------3---3----2b-2b-r2p0---------------------|
G|-------4---------------------------4---------------------------------------|
D|-------4---------------------------4---------------------------------------|
A|-------2---------------------------2---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man
C B B7
e|-------------------0-------0------------0----------------------------------|
B|------------------12------10-----------10----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
They've given you a number and taken away your name
Em C/E Em6 C/E
e|----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-/4---/5----5---/6---\5----5---/4---/5----5---/6----6---\5----5------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em Am Em (=)
e|--------------------------------------12-/-15-17-17b-17b-r17-15------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------17---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Beware of pretty faces that you find
Em B7 (~) (PM)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------15----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------14-/-16----16-14----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A pretty face can hide an evil mind
Em Am Am Am
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2b-r2-0---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ah, be careful what you say, or you will give yourself away
Em Am Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------2b-r2p0-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------2---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow
Bm Em Bm Em
e|---------2---------------------------2-------------------------------------|
B|-------3---3------2b-r2p0----------3---3----2b-2b-r2p0---------------------|
G|-------4---------------------------4---------------------------------------|
D|-------4---------------------------4---------------------------------------|
A|-------2---------------------------2---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man
C B B7
e|-------------------0-------0------------0----------------------------------|
B|------------------12------10-----------10----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
They've given you a number and taken away your name
Em C/E Em6 C/E
e|----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-/4---/5----5---/6---\5----5---/4---/5----5---/6----6---\5----5------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------12-/-16-14-12-12----12-------------12----12-14b-r14p12--------------|
D|-14-14------------------14----14p12h14-14----14---------------14-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bm Em Bm Em
e|---------2---------------------------2-------------------------------------|
B|-------3---3------2b-r2p0----------3---3----2b-2b-r2p0---------------------|
G|-------4---------------------------4---------------------------------------|
D|-------4---------------------------4---------------------------------------|
A|-------2---------------------------2---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man
C B B7
e|-------------------0-------0------------0----------------------------------|
B|------------------12------10-----------10----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
They've given you a number and taken away your name
Em C/E Em6 C/E
e|----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-/4---/5----5---/6---\5----5---/4---/5----5---/6----6---\5----5------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em Am Em
e|---------------------------------12----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------15b 15b 12-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------14-12-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------14--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Swinging on the Riviera one day
Em B7 (~) (PM)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------15-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------14-/-16----16-14-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And then laying in the Bombay alley next day
Em Am (TR)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------2b-2b-r2-0(2)-----------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oh, don't you let the wrong words slip, while kissing persuasive lips
(TR)
e --------------------|
B --------------------|
G -2b-2b-r2-0(2)------|
D --------------------|
A --------------------|
E --------------------|
Em Am Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------2b-r2p0-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------2---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow
Bm Em Bm Em
e|---------2---------------------------2-------------------------------------|
B|-------3---3------2b-r2p0----------3---3----2b-2b-r2p0---------------------|
G|-------4---------------------------4---------------------------------------|
D|-------4---------------------------4---------------------------------------|
A|-------2---------------------------2---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man
C B B7
e|-------------------0-------0------------0----------------------------------|
B|------------------12------10-----------10----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
They've given you a number and taken away your name
Em C/E Em6 C/E
e|----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-/4---/5----5---/6---\5----5---/4---/5----5---/6----6---\5----5------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em C/E Em6
e|----0----0----0----0----0-----------|
B|--------------------------------2---|
G|--------------------------------0---|
D|-/4---/5----5---/6---\5----5----2---|
A|--------------------------------2---|
E|--------------------------------0---|
Em (~)
e|--------------12-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12-15----15-12-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-0---14--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Secret Agent Man
--------------------------------TABLATURE LEGEND-------------------------------
/ — slide up
\ — slide down
h — hammer-on
p — pull-off
b — bend
pb — pre-bend
r — bend release
= — hold bend
~ — vibrato
+ — harmonic
x — mute note
PM — palm mute
TR — trill
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Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Artist : Johnny Rivers
Song : Secret Agent Man
Tuning : Standard
Intro
E|----0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--4---5---5---6---5---5-----------| x 3
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Verse:
Em Am Em
There’s a man who leads a life of danger
Em B7
To everyone he meets he stays a stranger
Em Am
With every move he makes, another chance he takes
Em Am Em
Odds are he won’t live to see tomorrow
Chorus:
Bm Em Bm Em
Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man
C B7 Em
They've given you a number and taken away your name
Em Am B7 Bm C
E|-0----------------0----------------2----------------2----------------0------|
B|-0----------------1----------------4----------------3----------------1------|
G|-0----------------2----------------2----------------4----------------2------|
D|-2----------------2----------------4----------------4----------------0------|
A|-2----------------0----------------2----------------2----------------3------|
E|-0----------------0----------------0----------------0----------------0------|
These are the little lead guitar riffs played throughout each verse.
End with
E|-------0-----------------------------|
B|-------0-----------------------------|
G|-4-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------2-----------------------------|
A|-------2-----------------------------|
E|-------0-----------------------------|
Just listen to the record to see where and when to repeat all that, u can play straight
to this last bar then he repeats random parts, short but fun song!