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           Red Bandana – Randy Newman
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Written by: Randy Newman
From: “Land of Dreams” (1988)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Capo: 1st fret
Play: A
Key: Bb
For chords in original key transpose +1 (and “use flats”)

[Intro]
  ?
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|0-2-3-2-3-2-0-0-| 0-2-3-2-3-2-----|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-5-3-|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|0-------0-------| 0-------0---3-1-|
E|----0-------0---|----0-----------|

[Chorus]
                        A7/F#              A/B           A7/F#
  A  A/G    A   A7    A7/G A7/E     A  A/G   A/E  A7    A7/G A7/E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|2---2---2-2---2-|--2-2-2-2-------| 2---2---2-2---2-|--2-2-2-2-------|
G|2---2---2-2---0-|--0-0-0-0-------| 2---2---2-2---0-|--0-0-0-0-------|
D|2---2---2-2---2-|--2-2-2-2-------| 2---2---2-2---2-|--2-2-2-2-------|
A|0---------0---0-|--0-------------| 0-------2-----2-|--0-------------|
E|----3---3-------|----3-2-0---0-2-|----3-----0-----|----3-2-0---0-2-|
         A/D            A7/F#
 A  A/G    A/C  A7    A7/G A7/E     N.C.
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|
B|2---2---2-2---2-|--2-2-2-2-------|---------------|
G|2---2---2-2---0-|--0-0-0-0-------| 0--------------|
D|2---2---0-2---2-|--2-2-2-2-------|--4-2-2-0------|
A|0---------3---0-|--0-------------|----------3----|
E|----3-----------|----3-2-0---0-2-|---------------|
                                    \ 3 / \ 3 /

CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
F#m7    2-x-2-2-2-x
A/G     3-x-2-2-2-x
A7      x-0-2-0-2-0
A7/G    3-x-2-0-2-0
A7/F#   2-x-2-0-2-0
A7/E    0-x-2-0-2-0
A/B     x-2-2-2-2-0
A7/D    x-x-0-2-2-x
A/C     x-3-2-2-2-x

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[Intro]
| N.C. | % | % | % |

| A | F#m7 | Em | G |
| A | F#m7 | Em | G |

[Verse 1]
A         F#m7            Em         G
 Left Los Angeles a short while ago
A                F#m7            Em         G
 Flew 'cross the country back to Buffalo
A        F#m7              Em               G
 Walked around through the sleet and the snow
      A       F#m7       Em         G
With a red bandana on my head

[Verse 2]
A       F#m7     Em            G
 Saw my momma on 12th and Grand
A                F#m7           Em          G
 Standing in the alley with the junkyard man
A                 F#m7              Em           G
 They was both so loaded they could hardly stand
A              F#m7         Em       G
 Talkin' 'bout going to Mexico

[Bridge]
       A             C         F                 G
I said, "Momma I was born, out there I was born again
A              C              F       G
 Been clear to California and back
A                 C         F                     G
 Was out there so long many times I thought I was dead"
         F                                               E
She said, "Sonny what's that you got wrapped around your head?"

[Chorus]
       A   A/G A/G A    A7 A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/E
It's a red ban-da- na
       A   A/G A/B A/E  A7 A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/E
It's a red ban-da- na
       A   A/G A/D A/C  A7 A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/E
It's a red ban-da- na
              g f# e    e d c
And it's from Hollywood U S A
           (lower case letter: single notes NOT chords)

[Interlude]
| N.C. | % | % | % |

[Verse 3]
A               F#m7    Em          G
 Looked for the woman I used to love
A              F#m7        Em          G
 Seen her in a bar off the Harlem road
A             F#m7       Em          G
 Talking in a booth with Charley Hobbs
A                     F#m7        Em          G
 And this ugly little dude whom I didn't know

[Bridge]
        A              C        F         G
She said "Honey you're back I'm so glad
A             C          F       G
 When you was gone I was so sad
A            C            F       G
 You come in here lookin' so bad
         A       C            F       G
With that red bandana on your head
         A       C            F       G
With that red bandana on your head"   Yes!

[Chorus]
       A   A/G A/G A    A7 A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/E
It's a red ban-da- na
       A   A/G A/B A/E  A7 A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/E
It's a red ban-da- na
       A   A/G A/D A/C  A7 A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/E
It's a red ban-da- na
         g   f#   e    d    d     c
And it's red just like your blood is
           (lower case letter: single notes NOT chords)