Superman Lyrics

Song Title: Superman
- The solo's and improv's are in Eb Pentatonic Minor and Eb Blues. Henry hits flat 5ths
7ths here a la Stevie Ray Vaughan. Descending 3-note intervals are also frequently used
this song.
- Send me an e-mail if you want a transcription of this in standard tuning.
Enjoy!
or D# G# C# F# A# D#
Chords:
Intro: 00:00 - 00:11.
eb|--------0----4--0----------0----3--0----------0----2--0~--|
Bb|-3/5--5-5p3---3------------------|
Gb|------------4---4p2-4p2p0--------|
Db|--------------------------0h1h2~-|
Is it alright if I sing you guys a song?
I'm gonna do my best right here.
Verse 1: 00:11 - 00:43.
- Improvise as you please (e.g. trills, add notes to chords, solo after a bar)
Why she wants me,
I ask myself.
G#7 (Fill)
I know I'm not the best lookin' guy around.
Oh, does she love me?
Well I guess so,
G#7 (Hang)
Cuz she always says I'm her hero!
eb|--------0----4--0----------0----3--0----------0----2--0~--|
Bb|-3/5--5-5p3---3------------------|
Gb|------------4---4p2-4p2p0--------|
Db|--------------------------0h1h2~-|
Verse 2: 00:44 - 01:03.
She makes me stronger,
with all she does.
G#7 (Fill)
Oh, I can't live without her love. No.
I stop me a freight train.
I fly high like a jet plane
G#7 (Hang)
Just so I can get to her.
Chorus: 01:04 - 01:27.
- Just do the Intro Riff
She's my lady.
I'm thinkin' maybe...
I'm gonna do what I can.
To show that I love her.
I really need her.
I wanna be her Superman!
'Cuz She's my lady.
I'm thinkin' maybe...
I'm gonna do what I can.
To show that I love her.
I really need her.
I wanna be her Superman!
Solo: 01:28 - 01:50.
Bridge: 01:51 - 02:02.
For my baby
I'm her man of steel.
I can't deny,
the way she makes me feel!
Verse 3: 02:02 - 02:13.
Oh, I stop me a freight train.
I fly high like a jet plane,
G#7 (Hang)
Just so I can get to her...
Just so I can get to her!
Chorus: 02:14 - 01:27.
She's my lady.
I'm thinkin' maybe...
I'm gonna do what I can.
To show that I love her.
I really need her.
I wanna be her Superman!
'Cuz She's my lady.
I'm thinkin' maybe...
I'm gonna do what I can.
To show that I love her.
I really need her.
I wanna be her Superman!
Outro: 02:38 - 03:03
(Do blues pentatonic licks on the open and 2nd positions, and trills on the bass notes,
slide down from 12th fret octave)
End on
Is it alright if I sing you guys a song?
Gb|-7-| Then...Gb|---|
And that's it!
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-Ifyhard