Open D Tuning
D A D F# A D
| Tab Definitions:
| D5: 000xxx
| F5: 333xxx
| A5: 555xxx
| /: Slide to note
| (): Heavily muted note
|N.C.: No Chord played
INTRO:
Mother: You just sing some of the song. Do you know any by heart?
John Gillis (Jack White at age six/seven): Which...
Brother: Sing that one song you were singing about the little red box.
Mother: Oh, yeah I haven't heard that in a long time. Did you forget it?
John: No.
Brother: Bet you forgot all the words to it.
Mother: Show me how it goes. I forget. 'Cause I want to remember, and I want to --
John: OK.
Brother: Sit still.
John: I- I wish I had a little red box / To put my best friends in / I'd take them out and
Brother (whisper): Sit still.
John: And put them back again.
D|-------|
A|-------|
F#|-------|
D|-12/0--|
A|-12/0--|
D|-12/0--|
Played 3x:
Rhythm: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Chords: D5 D5 F5 F5 D5 D5 F5 F5
Whoo!
D5 F5 D5 F5
Played 2x:
D5 F5 D5 F5
VERSE 1:
D5 F5 D5 F5
Some bricks now baby, say
D5 F5 D5 F5 D5
Let's build a home
F5 D5 F5
Some bricks now baby, say
D5 F5 D5 F5
Let's build a home
G5
C'mon
D5 F5 D5 F5
Alright
A5 N.C. A5 N.C. A5 N.C. A5
C'mon Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! Yeah!
Played 4x: D5 F5 D5 F5
VERSE 2:
I'm gettin' lazy
Won't ya throw me a bone?
I'm gettin' lazy
Won't ya throw me a bone?
C'mon
Alright
C'mon Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! Yeah!
BREAK: With slide
D|------------|
A|------------|
F#|------------|
D|-0--3-/-24--|
A|-0--3-/-24--|
D|-0--3-/-24--|
Played 4x: D5 F5 D5 F5
D|---(3-/-12)-12/24--|
A|---(3-/-12)-12/24--|
F#|---(3-/-12)-12/24--|
D|-0-----------------|
A|-0-----------------|
D|-0-----------------|
Played 4x: D5 F5 D5 F5
Ah,
VERSE 1
D5
