[Intro]:  Ab   Eb   *D7sus2   G6



A7                                        G7
God's own country tall in the saddle on a billboard 

D7                                   C7
Cowboy smoking man-sized tipped cigarette 

F              E          A7   **A7/G   F#       
Someone with a push chair by the launderette 


***B+   B+/A   B+/G   B+/F#


Em            Em/D#
Early closing day 

            Em/D       Em/C#      Cmaj7   A7
And there's nowhere to go but the Montana Cafe 



Fmaj7       C       Fmaj7          C   
Supermarket trolley by a keep-left sign 

Fmaj7        C      Fmaj7         C
On a traffic island double yellow line 



****[musical interlude]:

      Fmaj7  C  Fmaj7  C  

      Fmaj7  C  Fmaj7  C


A7                                                G7
Screwed up school kids' bubblegum wrappers at the bus stop 

D7                                      C7
Special offer coupons up to three pence off 

F              E      A7     A7/G  F#
Someone on the corner with a nasty cough 


***B+  B+/A  B+/G  B+/F#


Em            Em/D#
Early closing day 

            Em/D       Em/C#      Cmaj7   A7
And there's nowhere to go but the Montana Cafe


 
****[musical interlude]:

      Fmaj7 C    Fmaj7 C
      mmmm  mmm, mmmm  mmm 

      Fmaj7 C    Fmaj7 C
      mmmm  mmm, mmmm  mmm 


Ab   Eb   D7sus2   G6



A7                                      G7
Nympho girls and erotica showing at the Roxy 

D7                                  C7
Double-X feature late show Saturday night 

F              E        A7      A7/G     F#
Someone at the crossing looking left and right 


***B+  B+/A  B+/G  B+/F#


Em            Em/D#
Early closing day 

            Em/D       Em/C#      Cmaj7   A7
And there's nowhere to go but the Montana Cafe



[album version only]:


Fmaj7       C
Continental lorry 

Fmaj7        C
going on its way 

Fmaj7        C
Aerosol graffiti 

 Fmaj7      C
'City Rule OK'... 


****[musical interlude]:

      Fmaj7  C  Fmaj7  C

      Fmaj7  C  Fmaj7  C

      Fmaj7  C  Fmaj7  C

      Fmaj7  C  Fmaj7  C

      Fmaj7  C  Fmaj7  C

      Fmaj7  C  Fmaj7  C



NB:

   *D7sus2 (tab):

E----0----------
B----1----------
G----2----------
D----0----------
A---(0)---------
E----X----------


-'X' indicates a string not to be played).
-the number indicated in parentheses indicates a
 note that doesn't have to be played, but if desired,
 it can be played to fill out the chord sound more.


  **Chords such as A7/G indicate the chord to be
    played, followed by the accompanying bass note
   (in this case, an A7 chord with a G bass note). 
    In this particular case, the extra bass note 
    doesn't have to be played. However, it is 
    recommended that the extra bass notes are played 
    with the Em chords in particular, as they are 
    fairly important to the overall sound of the song.



 ***For the B+ and Em chord progressions, (indicated by 
    "***") the additional bass notes included create a 
    descending bass effect. A suggested fingering for 
    both the B+ and the Em progressions is given below 
   (see tab).



     B+    B+/A    B+/G    B+/F#

E----3-----3-------3-------3-------
B----4-----4-------4-------4-------
G----4-----4-------4-------4-------
D----X-----X-------X-------X-------
A---<2>---<0>------X-------X-------
E----X-----X------<3>-----<2>------




     Em    Em/D#    Em/D    Em/C#    Cmaj7

E----0-----0--------0-------0--------0------
B----0-----0--------0-------0--------0------
G----0-----0--------0-------0--------0------
D---<2>---<1>------<0>------2--------2------
A---(2)---(2)------(2)-----<4>------<3>-----
E---(0)---(0)------(0)-----(0)------(3)-----



Tab notes:
-'X' indicates a string not to be played.
-Numbers indicated in normal parentheses, eg. (2) 
 indicate a note that doesn't have to be played. 
(They merely fill out the chord sound, if desired.)

-Numbers shown as <2> etc, are the bass notes to be 
 emphasised.

-Chords are shown above tablature.

-Cmaj7 is actually the equivalent of Em with a C bass 
 note (ie. Em/C). A normal C chord could be played 
 in its place, if desired.

-For the B+ progression, it works best as either 
 playing the entire B+ chord shown, and letting it ring 
 while adding the extra bass notes over the top, or 
 alternatively, playing the bass note and then the rest 
 of the B+ chord each time for each bass note.


****This indicates a musical interlude, which is 
    shown in the tablature below:



   (1)                         (2)

    Fmaj7           C           Fmaj7           C

E---12--13------12--------------12--13------12-------
B-----------15------13------------------15------13---
G-----------------------12---------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------


Tab notes:
-Both parts are playd and repeated. However, for 
 the repeating ending in the album version, part 
 (1) is just repeated over and over, and part (2) 
 is omitted.
-Chords are shown above tablature.