DON'T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE (2 Versions)


(DON'T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE (Version 1)

intro : E / / / E / / / E / / / Esus4 E EaddF# E

 LEooking at your watch a third time waiting in the station for a bus[A/Asus4]       
 GEoing to a place that's far, so far away and if that's not enough  [A/Asus4]       
 GBoing where nobAody sagisys hecisllo, they don't talk to anybody tbhey don't [A/Asus4]know   

 You'll wEind up in some factory that's full time filth and nowhere left to gAo
 WEalk home to an empty house, sit around all by yourse[A/Asus4]lf     
 I knBow it might sound strangAe, but gisI beliciseve
b A/Asus4 A A/G#bass A/F#bass
You'll be coming back before too long

 DEon't go back to RfisockvillBe
A (B) 3-2-0---0-2--3-2-0--0
And waste another year riff: (G) ------2------------2

same as above
At night I drink myself to sleep and pretend
I don't care if you're not here with me
'Cause it's so much easier to handle
All my problems if I'm too far out to sea
But something better happen soon
Or it's gonna be too late to bring you back

 IEt's not as though I really nDeed yBou    A   B 
 IEf you were here I'd only blefised yoBu     A   B 
 Bfisut everybcisody else in tfisown only wancists to bring you doAwn and
 That's not how it ought to bBe

same as before
I know it might sound strange, but I believe
You'll be coming back before too long


Riff that comes in during the later verses of "Rockville":

E

(E)------0------5----4--2--0----
(B)-----------------------------
(G)----------------------------- play twice
(D)--2--------------------------
(A)-----------------------------
(E)-----------------------------

A(sus4)

(E)------5-----7-----9----7----5-------
(B)------------------------------------
(G)---/6---6/7---7/9---\7---\6--------- play twice
(D)------------------------------------
(A)------------------------------------
(E)------------------------------------




--------------

(DON'T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE (Version 2)

transcribed by Jeff Elkins (jeff.elkins@nashville.com)
Corrections/additions always welcome.

This is my first post. I transcribe for myself quite frequently (solo or
duo acoustic arrangements), but don't usually put it down on paper (or
computer). I decided that it was time to share! Here's a tune that was
re-done by 10,000 Maniacs - further evidence of it's _timelessness_, in my
opinion.


* = fretted note play all strings marked "o", mute (or don't
@ = add for 4th play) strings marked "x"
% = add for 2nd

E oooooo A. oooooo A.. xooooo B. xooooo B.. oooooo C#m xooooo
====== ====== ------ ------ ------ ------
|||*|| |||||| 5||||*| 2|*|||| 7*||||| 4|*|||*
|**@|| ||***| |||*|| |||||| |||*|| ||||*|
|||||| ||||@| ||*@|| ||**|| |**||| ||**||
||%||| |||||| ||||||
||%|||

G#m oooooo F#m oooooo Bm4 xooooo
------ ------ ------
4*||*** 2*||*** 2|*||||
|||||| |||||| ||||*|
|**||| |**||| ||**||

(see end for performance notes)

INTRO:
E Esus4 E
E Esus4 E Esus2 E
A Asus4 Asus2
A Asus4 Asus2 A

VERSE 1:
ELook-in' at your Esus4watch Eat the ti-ime
Waitin' in the Esus4sta-Etion Esus2for Ethe
A. Asus4 Asus2 A. Asus4 Asus2
Bus
EGoin' to a Esus4place that's Efar, so
Far away and Esus4if Ethat's Esus2not
A. Asus4 Asus2 A. Asus4 Asus2
E-nough


BRIDGE 1:
B. A. gis
Goin' where no-body says hi
cis cis b4 A.
No, they don't talk to no-one they don't know


VERSE 2:
You'll wind up in some fac-tor-y that's
Full time there'll be no-where left
To go
Walk home to an emp-ty house
Sit around al-l by
Your-self


BRIDGE 2:
B. A. gis
I know it might sound strange, but I
cis cis b4 A.
Be-lieve you'll be coming back be-fore too long


CHORUS:
E fis B..(or B.)
Don't go back to Rockvil-le
E fis B..(or B.)
Don't go back to Rockvil-le
E fis B..(or B.)
Don't go back to Rockvil-le
(Riff)
..... Waste another year...


VERSE 3:
At night I drink my-self to sleep and
Pre-tend I don't care that your not
Here with me
'Cause It's so much eas-ier to hand-le
All my problems if I sleep on
'Em you see


BRIDGE 3:
B. A. gis
Some-thin' better hap-pen soon
cis cis b4 A.
It's gonna be too late to bring you back


-CHORUS-

REFRAIN (bar chords):
EIt's not as though I didn't Ane-ed Byou  A     B 
EIf you were here  I'd only  Ableed Byou  A     B 
fis -   But ever-y cisbod-y else in
fisTown -     only ciswants to b4bring you
A B. (Tacet 1 bar)
Down - That's not how it ought to be...


-BRIDGE 2-

-CHORUS- (then repeat)



Riff (play just ahead of the beat)

A.. - then tacet (drift off) N.C.

e |--0~-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |--5~-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G |--6~-----------------------|-6/7--6-----------6--7--6----------|
D |--7~-----------------------|----------9---7-9-----------9--7-9-|
A |--0~-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E |--0~-----------------------|-----------------------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

...Waste another year

Performance Notes:

I play this with many open strings except in the REFRAIN, which is
really straight bar chords. The F#m in the chorus is probably a straight
F#m bar chord - Mike Mills plays the low F# on bass. BUT, I prefer to play
the following F#m7add4 chord (because it "jangles" and sounds fuller than
the bar chord):
F#m7+4 xooooo
------
6|||*|| |*||||

[If you use this chord] [you will definitely want to play the "B.."]

In order to play this all on guitar (there is a piano in the
verses) you need to add notes to the E and A. chords - the E chord bounces
off-and-on an A note (the 4th) and an F# note (the 2nd) in the verse. The
A. does likewise with a D note (4th) and the open B string
ote
(2nd).
This song is NOT that complicated. To start out, play the song
without all the 4th's, 2nd's, etc., and get a feel for it (stress the 2nd
and 4th beats). Then, play around with it until _YOU_ like the way that it
sounds.