Prove It From the Television album Marquee Moon Music and Lyrics: Tom Verlaine Transcribed by: Bob Paley (rpaley1@cc.swarthmore.edu) Notes: arpeggiate the chords quickly during the verses; pick the top E string hard (listen to the song!) b = bend h = hammer on previous note p = pull off previous note dot above number = harmonic at that fret v = vibrato / = slide up Lead D . ----------------------.12----.------------------------------------ ----------------------7---.-12----.--.---------------------------- --------------------------7----.-12--7---------tacet-------------- -------------------------------7---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Rhythm ------10--------10--------10--------10---------------------------- -----7---------7---------7---------7------------------------------ ----7---------7---------7---------7------------repeat-4x---------- -0-7-----0-0-7-----0-0-7-----0-0-7-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lead D Bm G A |-------------5---------------7----------------------------------- |-------------7---------------7------------------8-------------10- |*------------7---------------7------------------7--------------9- |*------------7---------------9------------------9-------------11- |-------------7---------------9----------------------------------- |-------------7---------------7----------------------------------- docks, clocks a whisper woke him up the smell of water caves and waves of light the unreal night, the flat curving Rhythm |-------10--------10--------7------7------------3------3--------5- |*-----7---------7---------7------7------------3------3--------5-- |*----7---------7---------7------7------------4------4--------6--- |0-0-7-----0-0-7---------9------9------------5------5--------7---- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- Lead _________________ |1. |2. F#m A G --------------|--10-9-7------------------------------------------- --10----------|---------10---8-7----------------12-12-12-12-(v)--- ---9---------*|------------------9-7-6--(pause)------------------- --11---------*|--------------------------------------------------- --------------|--------------------------------------------------- --------------|--------------------------------------------------- would resume of a room, you get funny PROVE IT! 'Tis a fact! ________________ Rhythm |1. |2. -----5--------|--2--------------------5----------3---------------- ----5---------|--2--------------------5----------3---------------- ---6---------*|--2--------------------6-choke!---4---------------- --7----------*|--4--------------------7----------5---------------- --------------|--4--------------------7----------5---------------- --------------|--2--------------------5----------3---------------- Lead F#m A G A -10-9-7--------------------------------------------5-7-5---------- --------10--8-7-----------------------------------5------7-------- ---------------9-7-6-----------------4-(v)-------6---------------- ------------------------------------------------7----------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidential! On this case, Rhythm -------------------------------------3-3-3-3-----5---------------- -------------------------------------3-3-3-3-----5---------------- ----as before------------------------4-4-4-4-----6---------------- -------------------------------------5-5-5-5-----7---------------- -------------------------------------5-5-5-5-----7---------------- -------------------------------------3-3-3-3-----5---------------- Lead A...................... ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------Variations of previous measure (5 more X)----- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ this case,.. this case that I,... I've been working on so Rhythm ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------strum that A chord....--------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lead D A G A -15-14-12-10--9-7---------------------------------7-9-10-12-14---- -----------------10-10-8-7-------------------7-10----------------- ---------------------------9-7-6--------6-7-9--------------------- ---------------------------------9-5-7-9-------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ long... so long Rhythm -5----------------5------------------3-----------5---------------- -5----------------5------------------3-----------5---------------- -7----------------6------------------4-----------6---------------- -7----------------7------------------5-----------7---------------- -7----------------7------------------5-----------7---------------- -5----------------5------------------3-----------5---------------- Lead D Bm G A |-------------5---------------7----------------------------------- |-------------7---------------7------------------8-------------10- |*------------7---------------7------------------7--------------9- |*------------7---------------9------------------9-------------11- |-------------7---------------9----------------------------------- |-------------7---------------7----------------------------------- 1st you creep,then you leap a-bout a 100 ft. you're in so deep that chirp, chirp, birds they're giving you the words, the world's just a Rhythm |-------10--------10--------7------7------------3------3--------5- |*-----7---------7---------7------7------------3------3--------5-- |*----7---------7---------7------7------------4------4--------6--- |0-0-7-----0-0-7---------9------9------------5------5--------7---- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- Lead _________________ |1. |2. F#m A G ---------------------|-10-9-7-----------------------17-17-17p15----- --10-----------------|--------10---8-7-------------------------17-15 ---9----------------*|-----------------9-7-6-(pause)---------------- --11----------------*|---------------------------------------------- ---------------------|---------------------------------------------- ---------------------|---------------------------------------------- you could write a book feeling you undertook PROVE IT! 'Tis a fact! ________________ Rhythm |1. |2. -----5---------------|--2--------------------5----------3------------ ----5----------------|--2--------------------5----------3------------ ---6----------------*|--2--------------------6-choke!---4------------ --7-----------------*|--4--------------------7----------5------------ ---------------------|--2--------------------5----------3------------ Lead F#m A G A -10-9-7--------------------------------------------5-7-5---------- --------10--8-7-----------------------------------5------7-------- ---------------9-7-6-----------------4-(v)-------6---------------- ------------------------------------------------7----------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidential! On this case, Rhythm -------------------------------------3-3-3-3-----5---------------- -------------------------------------3-3-3-3-----5---------------- ----as before------------------------4-4-4-4-----6---------------- -------------------------------------5-5-5-5-----7---------------- -------------------------------------5-5-5-5-----7---------------- -------------------------------------3-3-3-3-----5---------------- Lead A...................... ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------Variations of previous measure (5 more X)----- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ this case,.. this case that I,... I've been working on so Rhythm ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------strum that A chord....--------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lead D A G A -15-14-12-10--9-7---------------------------------7-9-10-12-14---- -----------------10-10-8-7-------------------7-10----------------- ---------------------------9-7-6--------6-7-9--------------------- ---------------------------------9-5-7-9-------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ long... so long Rhythm -5----------------5------------------3-----------5---------------- -5----------------5------------------3-----------5---------------- -7----------------6------------------4-----------6---------------- -7----------------7------------------5-----------7---------------- -7----------------7------------------5-----------7---------------- -5----------------5------------------3-----------5---------------- SOLO (only lead and chords shown) E B G ------------------------------------------------------------------ 12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7------------------------------------- -----------------------------9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-6-4-4-4-4------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ F#m E ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------10-10-10h12-10-10-10h12 --4-6-4--4-6-4-2-4h6p4--6h7p6--7-9-11-9-11------------------------ -5-----5------4--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ B G A -----------------------------------------------14-12-14-14-15-14-15 10-10-10-12-14-14(v)-14-12-14-14-15-14-15-17-15-------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- D 17___15-14-15-14-14-15-14-15-17___15-14-15-14-15-14-12------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ To 3rd verse Then CODA G A Bm ------------------- 12__-7/10--7(v)---- 2X, pause G A (choke) Bm7 ------------------- This case is closed! ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Lyrics: Docks, clocks, a whisper woke him up The smell of water would resume Caves and waves of light the unreal nights Flats curving of a room, you get funny Prove it Just the facts Confidential This case, this case, this case that I, I've been workin' on so long, so long First you creep, then you leap, up about a hundred feet You're in so deep, then you could write the book Chirp chirp, the birds, they're giving you the words The world is just a feeling you undertook Prove it Just the facts Confidential This case, this case, this case that I, I've been workin' on so long, so long Solo Now the rose, it slows, you in such colorless clothes Fantastic, you lose your sense of human Project, protect, it's warm and it's calm and it's perfect It's too too too to put a finger on Prove it Just the facts Confidential This case, this case, this case that I, I've been workin' on so long, so long This case is closed