------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Things We Do For Love - 10cc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: axe victim Email: Leave a message on my ‘Ultimate Guitar’ profile or comment here and I’ll get back to you. A piano based song, but there is a guitar solo so I tabbed it. It's from the Deceptive Bends album circa 1977. Tuning: EADGBe | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note |(6) optional note | b bend | ^ quarter tone bend Intro: ___Em/A_____________________________D/A____________________________ ( let chords ring... ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-12------------------12----12---|-10------------------10----10---| G|-12------------------12----12---|-11------------------11----11---| D|-12------------------12----12---|-12------------------12----12---| A|-0-------------------0-----0----|-0-------------------0-----0----| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| ___Em/A_____________________________D/A____________________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-8-------------------8-----8----|-7-------------------7-----7----| G|-9-------------------9-----9----|-7-------------------7-----7----| D|-9-------------------9-----9----|-7-------------------7-----7----| A|-0-------------------0-----0----|-0-------------------0-----0----| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___Em/A_____________________________D/A____________________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-12------------------12----12---|-10------------------10----10---| G|-12------------------12----12---|-11------------------11----11---| D|-12------------------12----12---|-12------------------12----12---| A|-0-------------------0-----0----|-0-------------------0-----0----| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C/A_____________________________________________________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-8------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-9------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Verse: ___________Bbm______________________________F#_____________________ " Too many broken hearts have fallen down the river " e|---------6---------------6------|---------6-----------6---6---6--| B|---------6---------------6------|---------7-----------7---7---7--| G|---------6---------------6------|---------6-----------6---6---6--| D|---------8---------------8------|---------8-----------8---8---8--| A|--------------------------------|---------9-----------9---9---9--| E|-6------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___________C#______________Fm/C_____________Eb_____________________ " Too many lonely souls have drifted out to sea " e|---------9---------------8------|---------11--------------11--11-| B|---------9---------------9------|---------11--------------11--11-| G|---------10--------------10-----|---------12--------------12--12-| D|---------11--------------10-----|---------13--------------13--13-| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|(9)-------------(8)-------------|(11)------------(11)------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| ___________F#______________F#_______________Fm______________Ab_____ " You lay your bets and then you pay the price the things we do for " e|---------6---------------6------|---------8---------------8---8--| B|---------7---------------7------|---------9---------------9---9--| G|---------6---------------6------|---------10--------------8---8--| D|---------8---------------8------|---------10--------------10--10-| A|---------9---------------9------|---------8---------------11--11-| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ____________C#______________F#______C#__________ " love (the things we do for love) e|---------9---------------6---6--|-9------------------------------|--- B|---------9---------------7---7--|-9------------------------------|--- G|---------10--------------6---6--|-10-----------------------------|--- D|---------11--------------8---8--|-11-----------------------------|--- A|-------------------------9---9--|-----------------3h4------------|--- E|(9)-----------------------------|(9)----------------------4/5-----/6- Repeat verse section. Chorus: This is accompanied by piano on the recording, but I have tabbed the basic chords here... Part one... " Like walking in the... " ___C#_______________________________C#_____________________________ " rain and snow when there's nowhere to go and you're " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-6---------------------------6--|-----6--------------------------| D|-6-------8-------6-------8---6--|-----6---8-------6-------8------| A|-4-------4-------4-------4------|---------4-------4-------4------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| ___F#______________C#/F_____________Ab/Eb__________________________ " feeling like a part of you is dying and you're " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-7---------------6--------------|-4------------------------------| G|-6---------------6--------------|-5------------------------------| D|-8---------------6--------------|-6------------------------------| A|-9---------------8--------------|-6------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___Bbm_____________Ab_______________F#______________Eb/G___________ " looking for the answer in her eyes you... " e|-6---------------4--------------|-2---------------3--------------| B|-6---------------4--------------|-2---------------4--------------| G|-6---------------5--------------|-3---------------3--------------| D|-8---------------6--------------|-4---------------5--------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|(6)-------------(4)-------------|(2)-------------(3)-------------| ___Ab______________F/A______________Bbm_____________F#_____________ " think you wanna break up then she says she wants to make up " e|-4---------------5--------------|-6---------------2--------------| B|-4---------------6--------------|-6---------------2--------------| G|-5---------------5--------------|-6---------------3--------------| D|-6---------------7--------------|-8---------------4--------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|(4)-------------(5)-------------|(6)-------------(2)-------------| Part two... ___Em/A_____________________________D/A____________________________ " Ooh, you make me love you, Ooh, you've got a way, Ooh, you've had me crawling up the... " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-12-----------------------------|-10-----------------------------| G|-12-----------------------------|-11-----------------------------| D|-12-----------------------------|-12-----------------------------| A|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C/A_____________________________________________________________ " wall... ooh ooh... " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-8------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-9------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Guitar solo... ___________Bbm______________________________F#_____________________ " ooh... " e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|-9b11---9----7---6-h7----6------| G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------8--| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-6------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| ___________C#______________Fm/C_____________Eb_____________________ e|-----------------------------6~~~~~-----------9----9---11^--11p9-| B|-------------6~~~~~--9p6--------|---------------11---------------| G|-6~~~~~--8p6--------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___________F#_______________________________F_______________Ab_____ e|-11b13~~~~~~---------9--p6------|--------------------------------| B|---------------------------6----|--------------------------------| G|-----------------------------6--|-----------------11--11---11/13-| D|--------------------------------|-8\-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-------------9-9----------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___________C#______________F#_______C#__________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-----------------11b13~~~~~--9h10--------------------------------| D|-11~~~~~~-----------------------|-11~~~~~------------------------| A|-------------9-9----------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Repeat chorus. Repeat verse. Repeat next two bars to end. ___________C#______________F#_______________C#______________F#_____ " love (the things we do for love) the things we do for... " e|---------9---------------6---6--|---------9---------------6---6--| B|---------9---------------7---7--|---------9---------------7---7--| G|---------10--------------6---6--|---------10--------------6---6--| D|---------11--------------8---8--|---------11--------------8---8--| A|-------------------------9---9--|-------------------------9---9--| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Lyrics: Too many broken hearts have fallen down the river Too many lonely souls have drifted out to sea You lay your bets and then you pay the price The things we do for love ( the things we do for love ) Communication is the problem to the answer You've got her number and your hand is on the phone The weathers turned and all the lines are down The things we do for love ( the things we do for love ) Like walking in the rain and snow When there's nowhere to go And you're feeling like a part of you is dying And you're looking for the answer in her eyes You think you wanna break up Then she says she wants to make up Ooh, you make me love you Ooh, you've got a way Ooh, you've had me crawling up the wall ( guitar solo... ) Like walking in the rain and snow When there's nowhere to go And you're feeling like a part of you is dying And you're looking for the answer in her eyes You think you wanna break up Then she says she wants to make up Ooh, you make me love you Ooh, you've got a way Ooh, you've had me crawling up the wall A compromise would surely help the situation Agree to disagree, but disagree to part Well after all its just a compromise For the things we do for love ( the things we do for love ) The things we do for love ( the things we do for love ) The things we do for love ( the things we do for love ) | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note |(6) optional note