Main Riff: E D A|------------------------------||------------------------------||-------------------/2-2--2-2--||-2-2--2-2--2-2--2--/4-4--2-2--||-2-2--4-4--2-2--4--/5-5--4-4--||-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-------------|
Mike's little solo riff:|------------------------------------------||------h-----------------------------------||-9-9-9^7---7--h--------------------improv.||---------9---9^7----7---h-------------etc.||-----------------10---10^7----7-7---------||---------------------------10-------------|
E D A
Conrad the Caterpillar thought he was really killer,
E D A
Couldn't wait to build a cocoon (original lyrics)
or
E D A
Couldn't wait to buy blue suede shoes (recent lyrics)
E D A
Spent all his days eatin' leaves in the shade
E D A
And stayed when the night set, too.
E D A
Conrad the Caterpillar knew life would be a thriller
E D A
Soon as the threads was spun
B
Wouldn't stop to play in the Caterpillar Games
D A
Till his own webbing game was done.
E D A E D A
He said, "No, no, I got no time to play,
E
Got a thousand little legs
D A E D A
That don't get me too far in a day,
E D A E D A
I'm leaving, looks like I can't stay."
B B D A
(Main Riff and short Mikey solo)
Verse 2:
That little pillar he found him a willow
Spun in with a craftsmans weave
Wound so tightly to protect him from the light
And all shapes of water that drop from the leaves
Conrad the Caterpillar knew he would be a chiller
And he wound it tighter some more
Wound it so wide and the ends of his legs got sore.
He said, "No, now I can't feel my feet
Just when I thought
It was time to take a stroll on down the street
I'm leaving, looks like I can't leave
What do you know?
What's all this moving around with inside me?
Bridge 1: C D C|-----------------|----------------||--5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||.-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-.||.-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-.||--3--2-3-2-3-2-5-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3--||-----------------|----------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------||-3-3-3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3--||-3-3-3---3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3---||-3-3-3--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----||-1-1-1-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1-----||------------------------------------------------|
D C G|-----------3--||--7--7--5--3--||.-7--7--5--4-.||.-7--7--5--5-.||--5--4--3--5--||-----------3--|
4th time through, play this instead of the above two staves: Bb|------------------------------------------------||-3-3-3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3--||-3-3-3---3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3---||-3-3-3--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----||-1-1-1-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1-----||------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------||--0-----------||.-1----------.||.-2----------.||--2-----------||--0-----------|
(Repeat Bridge 1)
Bridge 2:|--------12--------------12-------------7-------||-----12----12--------12----12-------10---10----||.-12----------12--11----------11--9---------9--||.----------------------------------------------||-----------------------------------------------||-----------------------------------------------|
|------7----------7----------7------0--||----8---8------5---5------5---5----0--||--9-------9--6-------6--5-------5--1-.||-----------------------------------2-.||-----------------------------------2--||-----------------------------------0--|
Verse 3:
What kind of 'piller could touch the world of a miller
Chopping trees to build a new store
Nobody sees a lonely bump on the tree
Except a lump who's crying for more
Conrad the Caterpillar knew life would be a chiller
As he wound it tighter some more
Anybody stands in the caterpillar's place
Is moving in a standing run
Bridge 3:|---------------||---------------||--4----3----1--| slide a root position|--5----4----2--| E chord down the neck|--5----4----2--||--0----0----0--| G F# E
G F# E
He said, "No brother, I just need some room to fly,
G F# E
I spent all of my days just trying to keep dry
G F# E
Oh I'd take a waterfall or a drop from my eye
G
I can't see nothin' from here anyway,
F# E
I might as well make room and try
Jam on the Bridge 3 groove for about 16 measures.
Step down (not sure of the actual steps) to an E.
(Main Riff and longer Mikey solo with a faster rhythm)
Finale:
E D A E D A
Oh no, I just need a little room to play
E
Got a thousand little wings and I'm gonna
D A E D A
Use them all today
E D A E D A
I'm leaving, it looks like I gotta stay.
B B D A
