Strawberry Wine tab by The Band

Tabs

Robbie Robertson's guitar part from The Band's "Strawberry Wine" on the Album "Stage Fright".

Listen through the left speaker.


Intro:

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BB|-----------------------7b-5----------88--8-8--5---------------9b--7-------10-10-7--10-10---5---3--|
G+G|--------------5h6-5h6--7b-5------------------------------7h8--9b--7--7h8-------------------6---4--|
D MajorD|---2----------5---5----------7------------------------9--------------9---------------------7---5--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---5--|
E MajorE|-----2-3-4-----------------------5----------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse:

  I would try my finger, and I would try my hand

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D MajorD|--2----------------2--2-(0)-2---------------2-2-(0)-2------------|
A augmentedA|--2----------------2--0-----2---------------2-0-----2------------|
E MajorE|--0----------------0--------0---------------0-------0------------|

  At any fools's game in this man's land

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G+G|---------------------------1------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------2------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------2------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------0----------(0)-(2)-(3)-(4)-----------------------|


  But don't you talk about this a-friend of mine              I ain't never been let down..

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A augmentedA|--------------0----0----------------------0----0-----------------------------------------------0---|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-|


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G+G|---------------3/4---3/4------4\2-0h1p0-----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------2p0-------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

  I would scratch and steal, I would maim a man/ I would even hunt a bounty across the other county

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A augmentedA|--2-------------------------2--0-----2---------------2-0-----2---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0-------------------------0--------0---------------0-------0-----------------------(0)-(2)-(3)-(4)-|


  But don't you talk about this a-friend of mine

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D MajorD|----------------2----2---------------------2----2-----------------------------------2----0-----|
A augmentedA|--------------0----0----------------------0----0---------------------------------------2----2--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 I give it all of my money, but it makes me feel fine

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G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------2p0----0----------------7/9---------7/9--7/9----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------2----2--------------------------------------------0-----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---|


Verse 3:

  I know you won't give me no peace of mind/ Try to understand I just wanna feel good all the time

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A augmentedA|--2-------------------------2--0-----2---------------2-0-----2---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0-------------------------0--------0---------------0-------0-----------------------(0)-(2)-(3)-(4)-|


  But don't you talk about a dear old friend of mine           well I know..

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G+G|----------------2----2--------------------------------------------------0h1--------------|
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A augmentedA|--------------0----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  that you we sweet and more than double fine, everybody says you oughta marry that rich man down the line

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D MajorD|----------------4----4------------------4------4------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  But if I had to make a choice I wouldn't change my mind,

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G+G|------------------------2-0------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------44-66-44-66---------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------22-22-22-22--0------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Honey you just ain't as sweet as my strawberry wine, oh no

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BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------0h1-------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------0-2-----2-----------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------0h2-2---------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  No, no no no no no no no no/        No, no no no no no no no no

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G+G|--------------------0h1-----------------------------------------0-1----------0h1-------(2)-(2)-----|
D MajorD|-------------------------22-----------------------------------------2------2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

         (Not sure what happens here -- Improvise in A augmentedA and let the keyboard lead...) Yeah, ya

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G+G|----2--2--------------------0-2~--------------5h6---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2--2-------0h2 2----2-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----0--0----2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 4:

 Caught me when I was down, Sleeping in the park

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A augmentedA|--2----------------2--0-----2---------------2-0-----2------------|
E MajorE|--0----------------0--------0---------------0-------0------------|


  Climbin' up the walls and laughin' in the dark

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G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------(0)-(2)-(3)-(4)-----------------------|


  But I heard you were talkin' about a dear old friend of mine

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D MajorD|----------------2----2--------------2----2-------------------------------------------------2----------|
A augmentedA|--------------0----0---------------0----0-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Never tasted anything as sweet as my strawberry wine

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BB|-----------------------------------------------------5--3---2---------------------|
G+G|---------------------0------------------------------------------3s4----2b3--2-0---|
D MajorD|-----------------0h2---2--------------------------------------------------------2-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  No, no no no no no no no no/        No, no no no no no no no no

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BB|--5--5--0--3--2--0----------------------------5--5--0--3--2--0---x--3-2-0--3-2-0------2~--0---------3--|
G+G|--------------------0h1----------------------------------------------------------0h1--2~--0---------1--|
D MajorD|-------------------------22-----------------------------------------------------------------2-0-2---2--|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|


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| x  Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato