I think that there are two guitars in this song - one acoustic and the other is electric. I'm going to show you the chords - you can take it from there. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.

By the way, I interpreted these chords from listening to the recording - I did not use any other written music as an aid in writing the tab presented on this page. If you think that I have made a mistake, please let me know about it by dropping me a quick note.

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THE CHORDS:
 
F  F  F  F  G
(INTRO)
 
 
         C
like Hou-dini in the river with a lock he couldn't see
 
                                           F               C
when you think you hit the bottom then you better find the key
 
 
like Custer at the Horn when he turned around and said
 
                                            F               C
"when you think you fin'lly got 'em, you're just as good as dead"
 
 
 
       F
it's a time warp puttin' wrinkles in your skin
 
                                 Bb           F 
it's a rockabilly music make you silly in the end
 
       
it's a time warp puttin' circles on your eyes
 
                                 Bb              F F F F G 
it's a rockabilly music that's a blessing in dis-guise
 
 
 
     C
like Ponce de Leon speakin' Spanish in the swamp
 
                                        F            C
"I was lookin' for a fountain, but it's water that I want"
 
 
like Pike at the top and ev'ry other freak
 
                                 F             C
"I was lookin' for a mountain, I took a little peak"
 
 
 
       F
it's a time warp puttin' wrinkles in your skin
 
                                 Bb           F 
it's a rockabilly music make you silly in the end
 
 
it's a time warp puttin' circles on your eyes
 
                                 Bb              F F F F G   
it's a rockabilly music that's a blessing in dis-guise
 
C FC
C FC
(ELECTRIC PIANO SOLO)
 
 
F Bb F
F Bb F   F F F G
(ELECTRIC GUITAR SOLO)
 
 
 
     C
like Buddha at the sermon when he didn't say a word
 
                                       F               C
if you think you hear a flower, it's a flower that you heard
 
 
like da Vinci on the roof with his arm in a sling,
 
                              F              C
"A man's got the power, but a bird's got the wing"
 
 
 
       F
it's a time warp puttin' wrinkles in your skin
 
                                 Bb           F 
it's a rockabilly music make you silly in the end
 
 
it's a time warp puttin' circles on your eyes
 
                                 Bb              F F F F G 
it's a rockabilly music that's a blessing in dis-guise
 
 
 
     C
like Vincent Van Gogh when he chopped off his ear,
 
                                    F           C
"I'd like to give her twenty, but I still gotta hear"
 
 
like Crockett at the wall lookin' back to Tennessee,
 
                                      F                C
"the livin' costs you plenty, but the dyin's still for free"
 
 
 
       F
it's a time warp puttin' wrinkles in your skin
 
                                 Bb           F 
it's a rockabilly music make you silly in the end
 
 
it's a time warp puttin' circles on your eyes
 
                                 Bb             F F F F G 
it's a rockabilly music that's a blessing in dis-guise
 
 
C        F  C
C        F  C
F        Bb F
F        Bb    F F F F G C
(Kazoo Solo w/ whistles, snorts, & ?)
 

THE TAB:

F

1 -|| ---1---------------------------1
2 -|| ---1---------------------------1
3 -|| ---1-----2---------------------2
4 -|| ---1---------4-----------------3
5 -|| ---1---------3-----------------3
6 -|| ---1---------------------------1

G

1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| --------0-----------------------0
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3

C/G

1 -|| --------0-----------------------0
2 -|| --------1-----------------------1
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| ---------------2----------------2
5 -|| -----------------------4--------3
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3

 Bb/F

1 -|| ---1---------------------------1
2 -|| ---1---------3-----------------3
3 -|| ---1---------3-----------------3
4 -|| ---1---------3-----------------3
5 -|| ---1---------------------------1
6 -|| ---1---------------------------1

Bold numbers are the bass notes....

TIPS:

Try playing bass notes on the 'down' beats and the chords on the 'up' beats - adding a ragtime feel to the song.