THE STEVE

JOKER MILLER
BAND
WORDS AND MUSIC BY Steve Miller,Eddie Curtis and Ahmet Ertegun TRANSCRIBEDBYJeff Perrin

Guitar 1 (acous.) is in standa rd tuni ng down one whole step (low to high: D G C F A D).
Guitar 3 (acous.) is in standard tuning down one whole step with a capo at the third fret.
Guitar 2 (elec. w/slide an d wah pedal) is in open D tuning (low to high : D A D F# A D).
Bass is in standard tuning (low to high: E A D G).
chords for Guitar 1 chord s for Guitar 3 (capo 3).
' [F5] [Bb] [CJ [Csus4] [F5] [F] [BbJ [CS] [Bbsus2] [CJ [Bbsus4J (Bb5J (Bbsus4] (Bbsus~]

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G C D Dsus4 " (ES) (E) (A) (85) (Asus2) (B) (Bsus4) (AS) (Asus4) (Asus~)

32 4 32 1 1 32 1 3 <4 23 23 1 123 1 33 12 133 3 1 3 34 12 12 4 13 2

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• Cho rd ,wme s i11brackets rejl ec1 " Chord name s in paren theses refer to Gtr. 3
co11ce rt key ha rmo11y (key of F). All chord shap es and tablattire positions f or Guitar 3 ar e relati ve to the capo .
All 11
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d chords sou11di11the key of F.
NOTE : The Gtr . 3 part may be performed in standard tuning with a capo at th e first fret.
~ [AlVerses (0:01, 0:25, 2:02, 3:39)

Moderate ly Slow Rock q = 82

I. Some peoplecall methespacecowboy yeah Some callme thegangster of love
2. Peop le talk about mebaby SayI'mdoin' you wrongdoln'
3. You're the cutestthing thatI ever did see reallylove your peaches wantto
4. "Peoplekeep talkln' about me baby Say I'm doing youwrong
• Gtr. I (aco us. detuned N.C.G C D C G c
one whole step) Gtr. 2 plays Fill 2 third time
(drum.fill) Rhy. Fig. I

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N.C.(FJ [BbJ [CJ [BbJ (FJ [BbJ
.Bass .substitutes Bass .Fill I. seco11d a11d third.times. ~ass J:ig. 1

•two gtr. parts arr. for one L...J L...J

Some people callme Maurice 'causeI

you wrong Well don't youworry baby Don't worry 'causeI'm
shakeyour tree Lovey-dovey lovey-doveylovey·doveyall thetime
Welldon't you worry don't worryno don't worry mama
D C G C D C
Gtr. 2 plays Fill 1fir st time
e11dRhy. Fig. I Gtr. 2 plays Fill 3 third time
slight P.M. .... , let@ rin~ • •• • • , slight P.M. •• • •• • • ••••••••••••• ,
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[CJ [BbJ [F] [BbJ (CJ [Bb]
e11dBass Fig. I com. simile

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Fill I (0 16) Fill 2 (2:02)

[CJ [Bb]
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[Bb]
c Bass Fill I (0:25, 2:02)
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 THE STEVE
JOKER MILLER
BAND
I, 2 2
(2nd time) To Coda 1# ' (2nd time) To Coda 11,$-
speak of the pompetusof love (skip ahead to meas. 35) (skip ahead to meas . 60)
right here right here right hereright hereat home 'CauseI'm a
Oo-wee baby I'll sureshowyou a goodtime 'CauseI'm a
·cause I'm right hereat home
G C . D C D c
Gtr. I substitutes Fill 4 fourth time
slight P.M. ----, slight P.M. __ --- ____________ - -- ,
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(F] [Bl,] [CJ [Bl,] [CJ [Bl,]

•Allow open G note to ring through entl of next measure (bar I).

[ID1st Chorus (0:49)

picker I'ma grinner l'ma lover andI'ma sinner play mymusic in thesun
G C G c G c
10 Grr. I

(E) (A) (E) (A) (E) (A)

•Grr. 3 (acous.,capo3)

•detuned one whole step

[F] [Bl,] [FJ [Bl,] (F] [Bl,]
Bass
Bass Fig. 2

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I'm a joker l'ma smoker I'm a midnight toker

D c G c G c
13 > > ·>

(85) (A) (E) (AS) (E) (AS)

[Bl,]

Fi/13 (2:17) Fill 4 (3:56) 2

To Coda 11-$,
[CJ [Bl,] [GF] (skip ahead 10 meas . 60)
•orr.2 D C [Bl,] [CJ . [Bl,]
•Grr. I [F)
(elec . w/slide, wah pedal and revetb)
(acous.) G c D f;!,.nng_, C letring __ ,

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•detuned one whole step
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THE STEVE
JOKER MILLER
BAND
sure don'twantto hurt no one 'Causel'ma picker l'ma grinner l'ma
G c D c G c
16 Rhy. Fi g. 2 >

(E) (AS) (BS) (A) (E) (A)

Rhy. Fig . 2a

Bass pla ys Bass Fig. 2 simil e (see meas. JO)

[F] [BP) [CJ [BP] [F] [BP)

lover andl'masinner I play my music In the sun I'ma

(FJ [BP) [F) [BP] [CJ [BP]
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> > >
Dsus4D C
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Gtr.3 (E) (A) (E) (A) (BS) (A) (Asus2)(A)

Joker I'm a smoke

r I'm a midnight toker
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get my lovlngoo therun whoa whoa
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[F) [BP]

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 THE STEVE
JOKER MILLER
BAND
[g 1st Guitar Solo (1:38)

(FJ [BbJ (CJ (BbJ (~ [Bb]

G C D c c
Gtr. 1 plays Rhy. Fig. 1 twice (see meas. })
Gtr. 2 (elec. w/slide, wah pedal and revert>)
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[Bb] [CJ [Bb]
D c c D c
30 Gir. 2. • •

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D.S.~ al Coda I~
(go back ro 0 and take /st ending only)
(F] [Bb] [CJ [Bb]
G c D c

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Coda/
[!!] 2nd Chorus (2:26)
picker I'ma grinner l'ma lover and I'ma sinner playmy music in the sun
GIT. I G c G c G c
35 > > >

(E) (A) (E) (A) (AS) (E) (A)

Gtr. 3 Rhy. Fig. 3

Bass (F) (Bb] [F] [Bb] [F) (BJ

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l'ma Joker l'ma smoker l'ma midnight toker

38 D c G c G c

(Asus~)
(95) (A) (Asus2)(A) (E) (A) (AS) (E) (A) (A)
> >

[CJ [Bb] [F) [BbJ [F] [BbJ

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THE STEVE
JOKER MILLER
BAND
I get mylovin' ontherun l'ma picker l'ma grinner l'ma
G c D c G c
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lover andI'ma sinner I play my music in the sun l'ma

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(E) (A) (E) (A) (B) (A)
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[F) (Bb] (F) [Bbl [CJ (Bb]

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joker I'm a smoker I'm a midnight toker

G c G c
47 (E) (A) (E) > (A) > >

(F) [Bb] (F) [Bb]

sure don'twant to hurt no one

G c c
(E) (A) (A)
49

[F) [Bbl [CJ [Bb]

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 THE STEVE
JOKER MILLER
BAND
[ID2nd Guitar Solo (3:11)
•G C G c G c
'(E) (A) (E) (A) (E) (A)
Gtrs. 1 and 3 play Rhy. Figs. 2 a,,d 2a simile (see meas. 18)
Gtr. 2 (w/slide , wah pedal and reverb )
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Bass [F) [Bl,] [F] [Bl,] [FJ [Bl,]

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Whew Whew D.S. ~al Coda 11,$-
G c 05 Dsus4 (go back to ~ and take 2nd ending only)
(E) (A) (BS) (Bsus4)(B) (BS) (B) N.C.
[F] [B~) [CJ

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You'rethecutest thingI ewr didsee I really loveyourpeaches tree
Wantto shakeyour
N.C.G C D C G C D c
[F] [Bl,] [CJ [Bl,] [F] [Bl,] [CJ [Bl,] let@
60 Gtr. I begin fade let@ring • •••••••••••••••••••••••• , • rmg ..

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Bass plays Bass Fig . 1 simile until fade (see m eas. 3)
Lovey-dowylowy-doveylovey-dowy
allthetimebaby Comeon now Showyoua goodtime
G C D C G C D C
[F] [Bb] [CJ [Bl,] [F) [Bl,] [CJ [Bl,] fade out
64 ..... . ........•.•.••••••••• •• • , ~tr . 2 plays Fill 5 let@ring •••• • ••••••••••••••••• •• ,

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•detuned one whole step
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