ARTIST: THE VERVE
SONG: THE ROLLING PEOPLE
TABBED BY : DAVID G (leavemehigh_1@hotmail.com)

To say that this song took a while to tab is an understatement! You are really gonna have
to keep your ears open or even better shut off the lyrics on the record to see where some
of the stuff i've got down here comes from. Nick McCabe is a genius and inspired me to pick
up a guitar and i thought it was about time i looked more into his work and tabbed something,
this is off the actual urban hymns recording so it isn't a live version although i have seen
him play it, most of this is right, theres just little bits that i had to guess because of the
layers of echo and other guitars in the way, i may do other songs if i ever recover from tabbing
this one, though its unlikely! Keep the Verve spirit alive and keep tabbing these great songs!


GUITAR 1 - NICK McCABE
GUITAR 2 - SIMON TONG

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FROM THIS POINT ON JUST IMPROVISE WITH BENDS AND TREMLO PICKING

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END

ENJOY ONE OF THE BEST TRACKS OFF ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS EVER MADE. 

 The verve – the rolling people
Tuning:E

 
Then A to B quickly four times.

A
I got one more life

B
Can you see it wasting away?

E5
But I got a plan

D5
Do you understand?


A
The drugstore wife

B
I was dealing soul and other white

E5
I won't shake your hands

D5
'Cause death has no plans


      B
But here we are the Rolling people

A
Can't stay for long

                           G       
We've gotta go

B
So come alive we're the rolling people 

A
Don't ask why

                     G            
We don't know now, yeah


A 
I'm on a big jet plane

B
With my baby's crime in my veins

E5
I'll be the first to toast

D5
To my rowdy soul 


      B
But here we are the Rolling people

A
Can't stay for long

                           G       
We've gotta go

B
So come alive we're the rolling people 

A
Don't ask why

                     G            
We just don't know now


B
Don't even know which way I'm going to

The lights are on and I am feeling blue

I hope you know which way you're gonna die

Thank you for my life, I say goodnight, goodbye. 

 
You see me going


      B
But here we are the Rolling people

A
Can't stay for long

                           G       
We've gotta go

B
So come alive we're the rolling people 

A
Don't ask why

                     G            
We just don't know now