Toronto discography (6 CDs): http://www.canadianbands.com/Toronto_CDs.html
Band's current website: http://torontoandhollywoods.com/ (name has changed)
Band's CDs have been re-issued on EMI Int'l in recent years, and can be found
listed on (among others) the Amazon sites (Canada, US, and UK).
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EVEN THE SCORE - Toronto
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: September 7, 2005
Written by: B.Allen, J.Fox
CD: "Lookin' For Trouble" (1980, Solid Gold Records)
Notes:
^...bend (w=whole step)
p...pulloff
r...release bend
/...slide up
~...vibrato
o
o...repeat
-Tuning: Standard
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-the song is in F minor, except for the guitar solo section,
which is in G minor (solo is in G minor)
INTRO:
Figure 1 - play 3x
Fm Eb (Fm) E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------ B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--o||-9---- G -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------ D -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------ A -------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o||------ E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------
1ST VERSE:
Fm
You played around when I was gone
Ab
But I got hip to what went on
Bb
When I returned I left no doubt
C
I kept my cool, but threw you out
C Db
And now you come with heart in hand
E ------------|-------------| B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----| G ------------|-------------|
Fm You're begging me to understand E ------------|-------------| B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----| G ------------|-------------|
Db(??lyric??) for what's in store E ------------|-------------| B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----| G ------------|-------------|
Bbm And now's my chance E ------------|-------------| B ---------13-|-13-11-11----| G ------------|-------------|
Eb Fm
To even the score
CHORUS:
Eb Ab
Even the score -- You cheated and lied
Eb Ab
Even the score -- The tears that I cried
Eb Fm
Even the score -- Watch you crumble inside
Eb Db
Even the score -- There's no place you can hide
(1st beat of verse) E -------------|--------------|------ B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~--- G -------------|--------------|------ D -------------|--------------|------ A -------------|--------------|------ E -------------|--------------|------
2ND VERSE:
Fm
Cut the tears, I know they're fake
Ab
Loving you was a bad mistake
Bb
Don't come crawling around my door
C C
'Cause I can't stand your face no more
BREAK:
1.Eb Eb2.C C Fm Fm D E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------| B ---11p9----|-11~-----o||---13p11----|-13~-----|---15p13----|-15~-----| G --------12-|----------||---------13-|---------|---------15-|---------| D -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------| A -----------|---------o||------------|---------|------------|---------| E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
| || | | | | | || | | | | | || | | | | E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------| B ----8p6----|-8~------o||----9p8-----|-10~-----|---10p8-----|-10~-----| G ---------8-|----------||---------10-|---------|---------11-|---------| D -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------| A -----------|---------o||------------|---------|------------|---------| E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
GUITAR SOLO:
Gm E --------------------------|---------------------------| B --------------------------|---------------------------| G --------------------------|--------------------10-----| D -----------------10----10-|--12-10-12-13-12-13----13--| A -10--12-13-12-13----13----|---------------------------| E --------------------------|---------------------------|
F E --------------------------|-----------------------10/-| B ----------10-------10--11-|-10--11--13----11--13------| G --10--12--------12--------|---------------------------| D --------------------------|---------------------------| A --------------------------|---------------------------| E --------------------------|---------------------------|
Gm F
E -15-15~---15--|-11-13-13^wr--13--|---13-15-15^wr--15--|-------------| B --------------|------------------|--------------------|--------8-11-| G --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------| D --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------| A --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------| E --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|
Gm F E ---------------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| B -11^w-11-8----8------|--------------|---------------|---------------| G -----------10---10---|--------------|---------------|-------------0-| D ---------------------|--------3-0---|-----------3---|-----3---------| A -------------------8-|-8^w--------3-|-1-------------|---------------| E ---------------------|--------------|---3-2-1-----1-|--1-----1------|
Gm E ----------------------------|-------------------------| B ----------------------------|-------------------------| G -3p2p0--7p5p0--3p2p0--5p3p0-|-7p5p0--3p2p0--5-----3p2-| D ----------------------------|-----------------5-------| A ----------------------------|-------------------------| E ----------------------------|-------------------------|
F E -------------------|--------------------| B -------------------|-3-3-6/8-8----------| G ---------------3-5-|--------------------| D -3-5-5-5---3-5-----|--------------------| A -------------------|--------------------| E -------------------|--------------------|
You fool E --7----8----9----10----11----12----13---| B ----------------------------------------| G ----------------------------------------| D ----------------------------------------| A ----------------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------|
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E ----------------------------------------| B --8----9----10---11----12----13----14---| G ----------------------------------------| D ----------------------------------------| A ----------------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------|
3RD VERSE:
DbYou think I'm dumb and blind E ------------|-------------| B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----| G ------------|-------------|
Eb FmYou've come too late to change my mind E ------------|-------------| B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----| G ------------|-------------|
Eb DbJust ask someone who's tried before E ------------|-------------| B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----| G ------------|-------------|
C Bb I don't get mad E ------------|-------------| B ---------13-|-13-11-11----| G ------------|-------------| Eb FmI even the score
CHORUS:
Eb Ab
You cheated and lied
Eb Ab
The tears that I cried
Eb Fm
Watch you crumble inside
Eb Fm
There's no place you can hide
Eb Ab
Even the score -- You cheated and lied
Eb Ab
Even the score -- The tears that I cried
Eb Fm
Even the score -- Watch you crumble inside
Eb Db
Even the score -- There's no place you can hide
Play Figure 1 2x
E - ven the score, Well I e - ven the score, Now I Fm Eb E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8---| G -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| D -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| A -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
e - ven the score, Yes I e - ven the score Ab Db E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8---| G -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| D -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| A -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
E - ven the score E - ven the score E -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------| B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~----9-11-13-|-13----| G -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------| D -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------| A -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------| E -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E -------------|--------------|-13~--11--13-|-15~---13-15-16-|-16----| B -14~--13--14-|-16~---14--13-|-------------|----------------|-------| G -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------| D -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------| A -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------| E -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
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(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)
