Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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SECRET AGENT MAN - Johnny Rivers
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Tabbed by: vgirl610227
Email: trombonefreak@martinamcbride.net

Tuning: Standard

[Intro]
e|----0----0---0---0----0---0-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---5----5---6---5---5---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

[Solo]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------12----14--12-12----------12---12---14b--12-----------------|
D|----14-14-----------------14p12h14---14---14----------14---12--14-12-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------12-12-12-15-12-15-12-12-15-------------------|
G|------------12-14---------------------------14-12-14-12-14-----|
D|---14-14-14----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------12-12-12-15b-12------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------15b-12-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------14b--12-----------12-14-12--------|
D|-------------------------------------14-12-14------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-12-14-12----------12-----12-------12--------------------|
D|------------------14-14-----14-----14--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12------14--12-12----12-----12------14b-12------------|
D|---14-14-------------------14----14------14----------14--------|
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 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----|


************************************

| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend

************************************
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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Key: G
Tuning: Standard


e|----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-/4---/5----5---/6---\5----5------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(~) (~) (~)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------15----15-------15---------------------------|
G|----------------12-14-16-16-16----16----16-16----16p15p14-12-14-12-14------|
D|-12-14-12-14-14------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-12-12-12-15bp12-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------15bp12----------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------14bp12----------12-14-12-14-14-12-14p12------------
D|-------------------------------14-12-14------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------


e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-------12----12----12-|
D|-14-14----14----14----|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------12-/-16-14-12-12----12----12----pb14b-14bp12------------------------|
D|-14-14------------------14----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.

- Verse one -
E|-12-12-12-8/11-12-------------------- E|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------- B|-11h12-11/12-12—-12\10---------------|
G|------------------------------------- G|-----------------------12-9----------|
D|------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------|
G|---0-2b-r---------------------------- G|---0---2b-r--0-----------------------|
D|-2----------------------------------- D|-2---2-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-2br-0-------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

- Chorus –

- Intro – (x2)


- Verse two -
E|-12-15-17-17b-17b-r---15-12---------- E|-------10-10-10----------------------|
B|------------------------------------- B|-10/12----------12\10----------------|
G|------------------------------------- G|----------------------12-9-----------|
D|------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------|
G|---0---2b-2-------------------------- G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2---2------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-2b-r--0-----------------------------|
D|---------2---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

- Chorus –

- Intro – (x2)

- Solo -
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------12-14/16-14-12-12----12------------12----14br-12--|
D|-14-14------------------14----14p12h14-14---14---------14|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------15---15-------15----------|
G|----------------12-14-14/16-16-16--16----16-16----14p12h14-|
D|-12-14-12-14-14--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------12-12-12-15b-12-------------------------|
B|---------------------------15br--12------------------|
G|--12-14-12-14----------------------14br-12-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------14-12-14--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--12-14-12-14-14-12-14-12-----12--12--12---|
D|-------------------------14-14--14--14-----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------12-14/16-14-12-12----12---12----14b-r---12---------|
D|-14-14----------------14----14---14--------------14------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

- Chorus –

-Intro – (x2)

- Verse three -
E|-12-11b12-r-------------------------- E|-------10----------------------------|
B|------------12-10—8/10--------------- B|-10/12-------12-—12------------------|
G|-----------------------12-9---------- G|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------|
G|---0---2/4--------------------------- G|-0-2b-r--0---------------------------|
D|-2---2------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-2br-0-------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

- Chorus –

- Intro – (x3)

End with
E|-------0-----------------------------|
B|-------0-----------------------------|
G|-4-----0-----------------------------|
D|-------2-----------------------------|
A|-------2-----------------------------|
E|-------0-----------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
E--------0-------0-------0--|-------0-------0-----0--|
B--0--------1--------1------|--2-------1-------1-----|
G---------------------------|------------------------|
D---------------------------|------------------------|
A---------------------------|------------------------|
E---------------------------|------------------------|

Repeat that a few times, then play . . .

E------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B----------------0-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G-----------0------|--2----2--0--2--0----------|--0------------------------|
D--2-----2---------|-------------------2--2----|--------2------------r-----|
A------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|

E---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B-5------------5---5--|-----------------|-------------3-------|
G-4-----4---7---------|----------0---2--|--4---4---4-------4--|
D---------------------|-2----2----------|---------------------|
A---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|

E-------|--------------|---------------------|
B--4----|--------3-----|--5---5---5---3------|
G----4--|-----4-----4--|----------------4----|
D-------|--r-----------|------------------5--|
A-------|--------------|---------------------|
E-------|--------------|---------------------|

E------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B------------------|---------------------------|-----3---------------------|
G--4------2---0----|--2----2--0--2--0----------|--4-----2--0--2--2---------|
D------------------|-------------------2-------|--------------------2--0---|
A------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|

E---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
B---------------------0-----|---------------------------|------------------|
G--------------0------------|--2-----2---0--2--2--------|--0---------------|
D---2-----2-----------------|---------------------2--2--|-----2------------|
A---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|

E---------------------------|-----2---------------------|
B------------------------3--|-----------3----5----------|
G---------------------4-----|---------------------------|
D------------------r--------|--r------------------------|
A---------------------------|---------------------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|

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!
Song info
Secret Agent Man
Johnny Rivers
2001
  • Funk / Soul
  • Rock & Roll
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