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Olivia Tab by Rayland Baxter

Olivia tab by Rayland Baxter

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

The timing is critical in this song. It is meticulously spaced as follows:
"-" = 32nd of a beat
'--" = 16th note
"----" = 8th note, and so forth
There are also multiple time changes as noted in the tab (4/4 - 3/4 - 4/4 - 2/4 - etc).

 () = Beats not actually played on but noted for clarity
 x = optional string tap to add rhythym since they are on the down beats, not essential.

Intro:

Fingers: 3 on "E", 4 on "e", 1 and 2 playing the hammer

(Optional tap in on the guitar body: ONE e & a TWO e & a THREE e & a FOUR e & a)
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
    G                         Em(b6)            G                          Em(b6)
e|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|
Rythym:
    1    &    2  e  &  a  3    &  a (4)e  &  a  1    &    2  e  &  a  3    & a  (4)e  &  a

e|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0----x-----0-----|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0----x--------0--|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0----x-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

Verse:

     Love                       is such a pretty thing                                 But
e|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0----x-----0-----|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0----x--------0--|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0----x-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

 Lately        it’s been hard       to find                                  For I can
   D7sus                                     G                          Em(b6)
e|---------------3----2------------2----3-----------------3---------------------3--------|
B|--1-------1----------------1----------1---------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|-------2----------------------2-----------------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D|--0-------0---------0------------0--------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3---------------------3---------------------|
    1    &  a(2) e (&)a  (3) &  a  4    &    1    &    2  e  &  a  3    &  a(4) e  &  a

     taste it                  as the wind blows in                                  And
e|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0----x-----0-----|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0----x--------0--|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0----x-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|


   I can see it hiding on the mountain side
e|---------------3----2------------2----3-----------------3--------------------------|
B|--1-------1----------------1----------1---------0----x-----0-----------------------|
G|-------2----------------------2-----------------0----x--------0--------------------|
D|--0-------0---------0------------0--------------0----x-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------0--------2--------|
E|-------------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
                                                                   3        4
Chorus:
Time change!

  but I never though it could be this
      C                     D7sus
e|3|---------------------------------3--|
B|/|-------1----x--1--------------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x-----0--------2--------|
D| |-------2----x--------2--0-----------|
A| |--3---------------------------------|
E| |------------------------------------|
      1    &    2  e  &  a  3  e  &  a

Time change!

     bad
      G
e|4|---------------3---------------------3--------|
B|/|-------0----x-----0----------0----x-----0-----|
G|4|-------0----x--------0-------0----x--------0--|
D| |-------0----x----------------0----x-----------|
A| |----------------------------------------------|
E| |--3---------------------3---------------------|
      1    &    2  e  &  a  3    &    4  e  &  a

Time change!

      I lost all   the love   I had
e|3|---------------------------------3--|
B|/|-------1----x--1--------------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x-----0--------2--------|
D| |-------2----x--------2--0-----------|
A| |--3---------------------------------|
E| |------------------------------------|
      1    &    2  e  &  a  3  e  &  a

Time change!
                           So olivia                                        Won't you let me
e|4|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|/|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D| |-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E| |--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

Time change!

   in                          yea                I'm in love   a-  gain
                                                    G         D7sus     >
e|---------------3---------------------3--------|2|---------------------3--|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|/|-------0------->--1-----|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|2|-------0-------2--------|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2-------------| |-------0----0-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------| |------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------| |--3---------------------|

Time Change!

Chorus Outro:

e|4|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|/|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D| |-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E| |--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

    G                                 D7sus                                              And if
e|---------------3------------------------------3---------------3---------------------3--------|
B|-------0----x-----0-------------0----------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|-------0----x--------0----------0-------2-------------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D|-------0----x-----------0-------0----0----------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

Verse 2:

   I            I was a wealthy man                                  Don't you know I would
e|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0----x-----0-----|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0----x--------0--|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0----x-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

  spend      all my dimes           on you                                      and if I
e|---------------3----2------------2----3-----------------3---------------------3--------|
B|--1-------1----------------1----------1---------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|-------2----------------------2-----------------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D|--0-------0---------0------------0--------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

   Held you              lover in my giving hands            Don't you know I would make it
e|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0----x-----0-----|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0----x--------0--|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0----x-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

              So all your dreams come true
e|---------------3----2------------2----3-----------------3--------------------------|
B|--1-------1----------------1----------1---------0----x-----0-----------------------|
G|-------2----------------------2-----------------0----x--------0--------------------|
D|--0-------0---------0------------0--------------0----x----------->-------->--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------0--------2--------|
E|-------------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|

Chorus 2:

Time change!

   Cause I never though it could be this
e|3|---------------------------------3--|
B|/|-------1----x--1--------------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x-----0--------2--------|
D| |-------2----x--------2--0-----------|
A| |--3---------------------------------|
E| |------------------------------------|
      1    &    2  e  &  a  3  e  & (a)

Time change!

     bad                                   yea and
e|4|---------------3---------------------3--------|
B|/|-------0----x-----0----------0----x-----0-----|
G|4|-------0----x--------0-------0----x--------0--|
D| |-------0----x----------------0----x-----------|
A| |----------------------------------------------|
E| |--3---------------------3---------------------|
      1    &    2  e  &  a  3    &    4  e  &  a

Time change!

      I lost all   the love   I had
e|3|---------------------------------3--|
B|/|-------1----x--1--------------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x-----0--------2--------|
D| |-------2----x--------2--0-----------|
A| |--3---------------------------------|
E| |------------------------------------|
      1    &    2  e  &  a  3  e  & (a)

                           So olivia                                        Won't you let me
e|4|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|/|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D| |-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E| |--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

Time change!

   in                          yea                I'm in love   a-  gain
                                                                        >
e|---------------3---------------------3--------|2|---------------------3--|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|/|-------0------->--1-----|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|2|-------0-------2--------|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2-------------| |-------0----0-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------| |------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------| |--3---------------------|

Time change!

e|---------------3------------------------------|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0----------------|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0----------------|
D|-------0----x----------------0---->---->------|
A|----------------------------------0----1------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------|
                                    4    &
Bridge:

Time change! (the 2/2 has measure bars to emphasize that it has a "hoppy" 2/2 feel, not 4/4)

     how      could    you    be              so       far    away    from      me                  and
     B7                        F#m6                    C                        G
e|2|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|/|-------0----x--0--------|-------0----x--0--------|-------1----x--1--------|-------0----x--0--------|
G|2|-------2----x-----2-----|-------2----x-----2-----|-------0----x-----0-----|-------0----x-----0-----|
D| |-------1----x--------1--|-------1----x--------1--|-------2----x--------2--|-------0----x--------0--|
A| |--2---------------------|------------------------|--3---------------------|------------------------|
E| |------------------------|---2--------------------|------------------------|--3---------------------|

     why           did you   leave      me   all     alone
e|2|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
B|/|-------0----x--0--------|-------0----x--0--------|-------1----x--1--------|-------0--------------|
G|2|-------2----x-----2-----|-------2----x-----2-----|-------0----x-----0-----|-------0--------------|
D| |-------1----x--------1--|-------1----x--------1--|-------2----x--------2--|-------0---->---->----|
A| |--2---------------------|------------------------|--3---------------------|------------0----1----|
E| |------------------------|---2--------------------|------------------------|--3-------------------|

     what         can   I     do          to make      you       love me       too             so    I
e|2|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|/|-------0----x--0--------|-------0----x--0--------|-------1----x--1--------|-------0----x--0--------|
G|2|-------2----x-----2-----|-------2----x-----2-----|-------0----x-----0-----|-------0----x-----0-----|
D| |-------1----x--------1--|-------1----x--------1--|-------2----x--------2--|-------0----x--------0--|
A| |--2---------------------|------------------------|--3---------------------|------------------------|
E| |------------------------|---2--------------------|------------------------|--3---------------------|

      wrote      a song    for you   but I'm still     alone                               I'm all
     C                         G                        D7sus
e|2|------------------------|------------------------|---------------3----2--|------------2----3----|
B|/|-------1----x--1--------|-------0----x--0--------|--1-------1------------|------1----------1----|
G|2|-------0----x-----0-----|-------0----x-----0-----|-------2---------------|---------2------------|
D| |-------2----x--------2--|-------0----x--------0--|--0-------0---------0--|------------0---------|
A| |--3---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E| |------------------------|---3--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
                                                         1    &  a (2)e(&) a    (1)  &  a  2    &
     Alo-  o -  o - one
e|2|---------------3----2--|------------2----3----|
B|/|--1-------1------------|------1----------1----|
G|2|-------2---------------|---------2------------|
D| |--0-------0---------0--|------------0---------|
A| |-----------------------|----------------------|
E| |-----------------------|----------------------|
      1    &  a (2)e(&) a    (1)  &  a  2    &

Instrumental:

Time change!

e|4|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|/|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D| |-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E| |--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

                                       D7sus
e|---------------3------------------------------3---------------3---------------------3--------|
B|-------0----x-----0-------------0----------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|-------0----x--------0----------0-------2-------------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D|-------0----x-----------0-------0----0----------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|
                             3    &    4  e  &  a  1
e|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

                                      D7sus                                           Yea  I
e|---------------3------------------------------3---------------3---------------------3--------|
B|-------0----x-----0-------------0----------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|-------0----x--------0----------0-------2-------------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D|-------0----x-----------0-------0----0----------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

Verse 3:

   Remember                When everything was gold                                  Yea I
e|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3-----------------------------|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0----------0----------0----x-----0----------0----x--0-------|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0----x-----0----|
D|-------0----x----------------0---------------------0----x----------------0----x----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------------------|

Remember causedoll  I was sleeping with you                                         But if
e|---------------3----2------------2----3-----------------3---------------------3--------|
B|--1-------1----------------1----------1---------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|-------2----------------------2-----------------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D|--0-------0---------0------------0--------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

    I                    could do it all again                        don't you know I would
e|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0----x-----0-----|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0----x--------0--|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0----x-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

  Never          ever run around   on you
e|---------------3----2------------2----3-----------------3--------------------------|
B|--1-------1----------------1----------1---------0----x-----0-----------------------|
G|-------2----------------------2-----------------0----x--------0--------------------|
D|--0-------0---------0------------0--------------0----x----------->-------->--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------0--------2--------|
E|-------------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|

Chorus 3:

Time change!

  cause I never though it could be this
e|3|---------------------------------3--|
B|/|-------1----x--1--------------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x-----0--------2--------|
D| |-------2----x--------2--0-----------|
A| |--3---------------------------------|
E| |------------------------------------|
       1    &    2 e  &  a  3  e  & (a)

Time change!

     Bad                           yea and
e|4|---------------3---------------------3--------|
B|/|-------0----x-----0----------0----x-----0-----|
G|4|-------0----x--------0-------0----x--------0--|
D| |-------0----x----------------0----x-----------|
A| |----------------------------------------------|
E| |--3---------------------3---------------------|
      1    &    2  e  &  a  3    &    4  e  &  a

Time change!

      I lost all   the love       I had
e|3|---------------------------------3--|
B|/|-------1----x--1--------------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x-----0--------2--------|
D| |-------2----x--------2--0-----------|
A| |--3---------------------------------|
E| |------------------------------------|
      1    &    2  e  &  a  3  e  & (a)

Time change!

                           So olivia                                        Won't you let me
e|4|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|/|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D| |-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E| |--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

Time change!

   in                          yea                I'm in love   a-  gain
                                                                        >
e|---------------3---------------------3--------|2|---------------------3--|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|/|-------0------->--1-----|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|2|-------0-------2--------|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2-------------| |-------0----0-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------| |------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------| |--3---------------------|


Time change!

                                 Oh   Olivia                            lover won't you be my
e|4|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|/|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D| |-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E| |--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

Time change!

   friend                      yea                I'm in love   a-  gain
                                                                        >
e|---------------3---------------------3--------|2|---------------------3--|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|/|-------0------->--1-----|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|2|-------0-------2--------|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2-------------| |-------0----0-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------| |------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------| |--3---------------------|

Time change!

Outro:

e|4|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------|
B|/|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----|
G|4|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--|
D| |-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------|
A| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E| |--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------|

       (SLOW DOWN AND FADE OUT)                                                         (slow strum)
e|---------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3--------3~--|
B|-------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1----------0----x-----0----------0h-1-------1-----0~--|
G|-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0-------0----x--------0-------0-------------0--0~--|
D|-------0----x----------------0h-2------------------0----x----------------0h-2-------------0~--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0~--|
E|--3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3---------------------3~--|

End:

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

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