Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic Chords by Deep Purple

Tempo:
107.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

Em

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic chords
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[E] [B]
[E]
[Em]
He was playing pool and drinking beer, nothing more than your casual beer.
But this man's heart was on heat, it squeezed all over [B] from time [Em] to time.
So when we met, he said, I'm blind, her name is dead.
See that one over there that's all a thunder, every [Bb] time she [B] goes by, ooh, [A] [E] ooh, [B] I wiggle
[D] in my [A]
chair.
[B] [A] [E] Can [D] I buy you a [Em] beer?
What a guy.
Well, I had a few myself, he said, but I never quit when I'm ahead.
So many rules and regulations, stupid laws [Bb] designed [Em] by fools to hide closed doors.
And another thing I won't discuss is religion.
It [A] always comes from back [B] there, ooh, [E] [Bm] ooh, there she goes [A] again.
[B] [A] [E] [B] [D] There she [Em] goes again.
[D] [C] [F]
[C] [D] [C] He
[D] [C] [G]
[A] [B]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[E] [G]
[E] [Em]
[G]
[E] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] told me of those injustices that he had suffered in his life, his wife and kids and
boss and dogs and neighbors [A] raising [Em] hatred, [G] causing strife.
They were forever whining, bleeping, [A] howling, [E] yapping, screeching, moaning, [Bb] crying, [B] laughing.
[A] [E] [Bm] He cared for [A] them well, [B] [A] [E] [B] he [G] cared for them [A] [Em] well.
He was a mechanic, he got paid every week, he had nothing but scotch in his hair.
The beauty of it was that he was smart.
[A]
[Em] He was big as a truck, fast as a car, wise as a man, he was always right.
He made no plans, took a hike and worked snaps [A] on like he [B] used to like bamboo.
[A] [E] [Bm] Big as a [A] truck.
[B] [A] [E] He [Bm] was fast as a [Em] dog, what a guy.
Stop making faces, stop making asses, stop making asses.
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [C] [G]
[A] [B]
[Em]
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Deep Purple - Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic chords, practice playing E, B, A, B, A, E and Bm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 53 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 108. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
He was playing pool and drinking beer, nothing more than your casual beer.
But this man's heart was on heat, it squeezed all over [B] from time [Em] to time.
So when we met, he said, I'm blind, her name is dead.
See that one over there that's all a thunder, every [Bb] time she [B] goes by, ooh, [A] [E] ooh, [B] I wiggle
[D] in my [A]
chair.
[B] _ [A] _ [E] Can [D] I buy you a [Em] beer? _ _ _ _ _
What a guy. _ _ _ _ _
Well, I had a few myself, he said, but I never quit when I'm ahead.
So many rules and regulations, stupid laws [Bb] designed [Em] by fools to hide closed doors.
And another thing I won't discuss is _ religion.
It [A] always comes from back [B] there, ooh, _ [E] _ [Bm] ooh, there she goes [A] again.
_ [B] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [D] There she [Em] goes again. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] He _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] told me of those injustices that he had suffered in his life, his wife and kids and
boss and dogs and neighbors [A] raising [Em] hatred, [G] causing strife.
They were forever whining, bleeping, [A] howling, [E] yapping, screeching, moaning, [Bb] crying, [B] laughing.
_ [A] _ [E] _ [Bm] He cared for [A] them well, [B] _ _ [A] _ [E] [B] he [G] cared for them [A] [Em] well.
He was _ _ _ _ a mechanic, _ _ _ _ _ _ he got paid every week, he had nothing but scotch in his hair.
The beauty of it was that he was smart.
[A] _
[Em] He was big as a truck, fast as a car, wise as a man, he was always right.
He made no plans, took a hike and worked snaps [A] on like he [B] used to like bamboo.
_ [A] _ [E] _ [Bm] Big as a [A] truck.
[B] _ _ [A] [E] He [Bm] was fast as a [Em] dog, what _ _ _ _ _ a guy. _ _ _ _ _
_ Stop making faces, stop making asses, stop making asses. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Purpendicular album.

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