Althea 75bpm

I told Althea I was feeling lost

Lackin’ in some direction

Althea told me upon scrutiny that my

Back might need protection

I told Althea that treachery

Was tearin’ me limb from limb

Althea told me, now, cool down boy

Settle down, easy Jim

2. You may be Saturday’s child all grown

Movin’ with pinch of grace

You may be a clown in the burying ground

Or just another pretty face

You may be the fate of Ophelia

Sleepin’ and perchance to dream

Honest to the point of recklessness

Self-centered in the extreme

3. Ain’t nobody messin’ with you but you

Your friends are getting most concerned

Loose with the truth baby, it’s your fire

Baby, I hope you don’t get burned

When the smoke has cleared she said,

That’s what she said to me

Gonna want a bed to lay your head

And a little sympathy

Bridge:

There are things you can replace

And others you cannot

The time has come to weigh those things

This space is getting hot

You know this space is getting hot.

4, I told Althea I’m a roving sign

And I was born to be a bachelor

Althea told me, Okay, that’s fine

You know, now I’m tryin’ to catch her

Can’t talk to you without talkin’ to me

We’re guilty of the same old thing

Thinkin’ a lot about less and less

And forgetting the love we bring

Althea 76bpm

First performance on August 4, 1979, at the Oakland Auditorium Arena. Appeared in the first set following "El Paso" and preceding the first "Lost Sailor."

Intro Bm A E A Bm A E

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|--------------3--------2--3--2---------2--|
|----------------4------2-------1h2---1-2--|
|------------4-----4----2-----------2---2--|
|------0-1-2---------2--0------------------|
|—1/4-------Bm---------A---------------A--|
             
|----------Bm-----------A-----------E-----------|
|--------------3--------2--3--2-----------------|
|----------------4------2-------1h2---1-2-0h1---|
|------------4-----4----2-----------2---------2-|
|------0-1-2---------2--0-----------------------|
|-1/4-------------------------------------------|

Bm A E A (Bass F/G#-A-A#-B)

I told Althea I was feeling lost

Bm A E (Bass F/G#-A-A#-B)

Lackin’ in some direction

Bm A E A (Bass F/G#-A-A#-B)

Althea told me upon scrutiny that my

Bm A E Back might need protection

|-A walk------| |-----------2-| |-----------2-| |-----------2-| |---------0---| |-0-2-3-4-----|

A C#m I told Althea that treachery

|--------------| |---------7----| |---6p4---7----| |-6-----6-7----| |--------------| |--------------|

D A Was tearin’ me limb from limb

|-----------4--| |-----------5--| |-----------6--| |-----------6--| |-4-7-6-5-3/4--| |--------------|

C#m E (Bass F\G#-A-A#-B)

Althea told me, now, cool down boy

Bm A E

Settle down, easy Jim

Lead 1 || Bm / A /|E / A /|Bm / A /|E / / / :||

A and E over E

A major form (B Dorian) emphasize D and B over Bm; A and E over E

E note safe throughout

|-DP6------------------------10\9-|--------------------|
|-10-12p11p10-------12-10---------|-12p11p10p9---10----|
|-------------11----------11------|------------9-------|
|----------------12---------------|--------------------|
|-1-------------------------------|--------------------|
|-Bm-------------------A------1---|-E-------------A----|
 
|-10-9----9-10-12-12----------------|-----------------------------|
|------12--------------11/12-10p9---|---9-12-10----9----10-10p9---|
|---------------------------------9-|-9---------12---9----------9-|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-Bm--------------A-----4-----------|-E---------------------------|
 
|---10-10-----12p11p10p9----10-|---------------------| 
|------------------------12----|-12-12-12-10-9-------|
|-11-------11------------------|---------------9-9---| 
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|--3-2-------------------------|---------------------| 
|-Bm--------A------------------|-E---------------A---| 
  
|----------10----12---------------|-----------------------|-------|
|-12p11h12----12-----12-12-10-9---|-----------------------|--3----|
|-------------------------------9-|-9---------------------|--4----|
|---------------------------------|---0-0---2-2-----------|--4----|
|--4------------------------------|-------------------0-1-|--2----|
|-Bm----------------A-------------|-E-------------4-4-----|--Bm---|

2. You may be Saturday’s child all grown Movin’ with pinch of grace You may be a clown in the burying ground Or just another pretty face

You may be the fate of Ophelia Sleepin’ and perchance to dream Honest to the point of recklessness Self-centered in the extreme

Lead 2 | Bm / A /|E / A /|Bm / A /|E / / / :||

3. Ain’t nobody messin’ with you but you Your friends are getting most concerned Loose with the truth baby, it’s your fire Baby, I hope you don’t get burned

When the smoke has cleared she said, That’s what she said to me Gonna want a bed to lay your head And a little sympathy

Lead Basic Riff over || Bm / A /|E / A /|Bm / A /|E / / / :||

Bridge

D G There are things you can replace

|-E>G walk--| |-----------| |-----------| |-----------| |-----------| |-/3-2-1-0--|

E And others you cannot

|-------------2----| |-------------3----| |-------------2----| |-2-1-2-------0----| |-------0-1-2------| |-------------D----|

D G The time has come to weigh those things

|----------------------E------| |-----------------------------| |-0---------------------------| |--------0---------------2----| |----1/2---2-2p1p0------------| |-G----------------3b4-0------|

E This space is getting hot

|---------2-------------------1-| |-------3---3-----------------3-| |---1-4-------4-1-------------4-| |-2---------------2p1h2-3p2h3-4-| |-------------------------------| |-E---------------------------Bm|

Bm A E

You know this space is getting hot.

Lead 3 |Bm / A /|E / A /|Bm / A /|E / / / :||

4. I told Althea I’m a roving sign

And I was born to be a bachelor

Althea told me, Okay, that’s fine

You know, now I’m tryin’ to catch her

Can’t talk to you without talkin’ to me

We’re guilty of the same old thing

C#m |---------4----| |---------5----| |---------6----| |---------6----| |-4-7-6-5-4----| |---------C#m--|

Thinkin’ a lot about less and less

And forgetting the love we bring

End Lead 4 x8 |Bm / A /|E / A /|Bm / A /|E / / / :||

End on Basic Riff

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|-----9-------------------|
|-------9p7---------------|
|-8/9-------9-8-7-5h6-----|
|---------------------7---|
|-E lick------------------|

ALTHEA LEADS

Lead 1 || Bm / A /|E / A /|Bm / A /|E / / / :||

Licks down into any E or

|----12--12-----------||------------------------|-10-10—9—9-7-7---|

|---------------------||-----9----------------5-|-12-12-10-10-9-9-9-|

|-/13------15p14p12---||-------9p7--------------|-----------------9-|

|------------------14-||-7/9-------9-8p7—5h6---|-------------------|

|---------------------||----------------------7-|-------------------|

|---------------------||------------------------|-------------------|

|--------------------------|

|--------------------------|

|-----1--------------------|

|-------2p0----------------|

|-1h2-------2-1p0----------|

|-----------------3/4-0----|

Lead || Bm / A /|E / A /|Bm / A /|E / / / :||

(JB original) This is half a lead

Bm A E A

|------------------|------------7-9p8p7-\5-|-7p6p5\4-------------|-------|

|------------------|-------9/10------------|---------5-----------|-5--5--|

|------------------|---6-9-----------------|-----------4---4-----|-6--4--|

|------------9-7\6-|-7---------------------|-------------7---6---|-7--5--|

|--------7-9-------|-----------------------|-------------------7-|----4--|

|-7-9-10-----------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------|

Bm A

|--------------------------|-------------5-|

|-----------5--------------|-----7-5-------|

|-------7-6---7-7p6p5p4-5/-|-6-------6-----|

|---4-7--------------------|---7-------7---|

|-5------------------------|---------------|

|--------------------------|---------------|

E Bm

|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|

|----------------------|------------5---------|-------------3--|

|----------------------|---1-4-/7-6---7p6p5p4-|-------------4--|

|-----------2----------|-2--------------------|-2-1-2-3-2-3-4--|

|-----2-5-4----5p4p3p2-|----------------------|-------------2--|

|-0-4------------------|----------------------|----------------|