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to another right up the neck. A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m G# minorG#m Am* e|---5---| e|---7---| e|---9---| e|---4---| e|---5---| BB|---5---| BB|---7---| BB|---9---| BB|---4---| BB|---5---| G+G|---6---| G+G|---8---| G+G|---9---| G+G|---4---| G+G|---5---| D MajorD|---7---| D MajorD|---9---| D MajorD|---11--| D MajorD|---6---| D MajorD|---7---| A augmentedA|---7---| A augmentedA|---9---| A augmentedA|---11--| A augmentedA|---6---| A augmentedA|---7---| E MajorE|---5---| E MajorE|---7---| E MajorE|---9---| E MajorE|---4---| E MajorE|---5---| Rhythm Chords: Verses/Chorus - Use these chords for rhythm when the rest of the is playing with the chorus and the verses. They provide a great sound, but not too great the lead guitarist will be playing these chords as well between the licks. Lead guitar also play these chords. A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m F# minorF#m E MajorE e|---0---| e|---2---| e|---4---| e|---2---| e|---7---| BB|---2---| BB|---4---| BB|---5---| BB|---2---| BB|---9---| G+G|---2---| G+G|---4---| G+G|---6---| G+G|---2---| G+G|---9---| D MajorD|---2---| D MajorD|---4---| D MajorD|---6---| D MajorD|---4---| D MajorD|---9---| A augmentedA|---0---| A augmentedA|---2---| A augmentedA|---4---| A augmentedA|---4---| A augmentedA|---7---| E MajorE|---x---| E MajorE|---x---| E MajorE|---x---| E MajorE|---2---| E MajorE|---x---| Always use the E, G#m, and F# minorF#m chords as barre chords because it seems easier, but for bridge before the first solo (E,B,G#m,F#m) use the "solo B" because you're already on the and 9th frets for the E, so just make the BB from that. * The A minorAm is for the rhythm on the verses. Key: / slide up slide down h hammer-on p pull-off b bend (hb hold bend) rb release bend (rhb release held bend) ~ vibrato () pre-bend Intro: A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m e|--------------------------|------7----------------------| BB|-------7-4h5-5~-4h5p4-----|--7hb---rhb-7-5h7p5----5-----| G+G|--4/6~----------------6~--|--------------------6~---6~--| D MajorD|--------------------------|-----------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------|-----------------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m e|----------------7---------|-----------------------------| BB|--------7-5-7hb---rhb-5---|--------54------------------| G+G|--4h5h6-----------------6~|--64/6-----6p4------4-6p4-6b| D MajorD|--------------------------|----------------6-6~---------| A augmentedA|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------|-----------------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m Lady writer on the TV, A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m Talkin' 'bout the Virgin Mary, A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m Reminded me of you, A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m Expectations left to come up to, yeah. A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m Lady writer on the TV e|--------------| BB|--(7b)rhb-p5--| G+G|--------------| D MajorD|--------------| A augmentedA|--------------| E MajorE|--------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m Yeah, she had another quality, A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m The way you used to look, e|---------------------| BB|--------5-4-4h5p4----| G+G|--4h6-6-----------6--| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m And I know - you never read a book! A augmentedA E MajorE Just the way that her hair fell down around her face, e|--12-12p11p9-----------------------------------0--| BB|-------------9-12----9-------------------------2--| G+G|------------------11---11-9----9---------------2--| D MajorD|----------------------------11---11-9----9-----2--| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------11---11-0--| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------x--| A augmentedA C# minorC#m Then I recall my fall from grace, G# minorG#m F# minorF#m e|-----------------------------| BB|--12b-rhb-9-12p9-12p9--------| G+G|----------------------11hb~--| D MajorD|-----------------------------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------| A minorAm C# minorC#m Another time, another place... e|----------|---------------------------------------------| BB|----------|---------------------------------------------| G+G|-9h11p9~--|--------------9----9----9--------------------| D MajorD|----------|--11----11----------------11----11-11-11-12-| A augmentedA|----------|-----11----11---11---11------11--------------| E MajorE|----------|---------------------------------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m Lady writer on the TV, e|--------------| BB|--(7b)rhb-p5--| G+G|--------------| D MajorD|--------------| A augmentedA|--------------| E MajorE|--------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m She had all the brains, and the beauty e|--7-----------------| BB|----7b-rhb-7-5h7-5~-| G+G|--------------------| D MajorD|--------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------| E MajorE|--------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m The picture does not fit, e|------------------------| BB|--5p4-----5p4-----------| G+G|------4h6-----4h6~--4~--| D MajorD|------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------| A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m You talked to me when you felt like it, ah... A augmentedA E MajorE Just the way that her hair fell down around her face, e|--12-11h12p11p9--9-7h9p7-7-4h7p7-3-1h3p3-------------------0--| BB|-----------------------------------------4-2h4p2-----------2--| G+G|-------------------------------------------------4-2-------2--| D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------/11--2--| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------0--| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------x--| A augmentedA C# minorC#m Then I recall my fall from grace, C# minorC#m G# minorG#m F# minorF#m e|-------9-12p9---9--------------------| BB|--9-12--------9---12b-rb-12p9--------| G+G|------------------------------11hb~--| D MajorD|-------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------| A minorAm C# minorC#m E MajorE Another time, another place e|----------|--------------------------------| BB|----------|--------5p4-------------5/7/9~--| G+G|-9h11p9~--|--4-4h6-----6-4h6-6~--6---------| D MajorD|----------|--------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------|--------------------------------| E MajorE|----------|--------------------------------| E MajorE Yes and your rich old man, BB you know he called her a dead ringer G# minorG#m e|----------------------| BB|--7h9-----------------| G+G|------8-64-4h6p4-----| D MajorD|------------------6~--| A augmentedA|----------------------| E MajorE|----------------------| G# minorG#m F# minorF#m You got the same command, but your mother was a jazz singer, ah... Solo: A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m e|-------------------------|-------------7----------------| BB|---------7-4h5-5-4h5p4---|-7hb-rhb-7hb---rhb-5-7p5------| G+G|--4/6-6~---------------6-|(double bend)------------6-6~-| D MajorD|-------------------------|------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------|------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------|------------------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m e|-------------------------|------------------------------| BB|----------5-4-4h5p4---5~-|-5~-4-5~-5p4------------------| G+G|------6-6-----------6----|-------------4-6p4------9-9h11| D MajorD|--4h6--------------------|-------------------6-6~-------| A augmentedA|-------------------------|------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------|------------------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m e|---------------- 12------|--------12p9--9-12p9---9-12p9-| BB|--9h12-12hb~-12b~---rhb--|-9-12p9-----9--------9-------9| G+G|--(dbl bend)-------------|------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------|------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------|------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------|------------------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m A augmentedA e|-9-----------------------|-------------------------------------------0-| BB|---12p9----9-------------|------------9-10p9---9-10p9---9-10p9-------2-| G+G|--------11---11p9~-11hb~-|--9-11-9h11--------11-------11-------11-9-2-| D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------2-| A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------0-| E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------x-| A augmentedA E MajorE Just the way that her hair fell down around her face... A augmentedA e|-12-11h12p11p9-9-7h9p7-7-4h7p4-7p4------------0-| BB|-----------------------------------7p5--------2-| G+G|---------------------------------------6-42--2-| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------2-| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------0-| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------x-| A augmentedA C# minorC#m Then I recall my fall from grace, C# minorC#m G# minorG#m F# minorF#m e|--12----12---------------------------------| BB|----12b---12b-12-9-----9-12-9--------------| G+G|-------------------11~--------11----9-11~--| D MajorD|---------------------------------11--------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------| A minorAm C# minorC#m Another time, another place... A augmentedA e|----------|--------------------------------------0-| BB|----------|--------------------------------------2-| G+G|-9h11p9~--|-------------98-8h9p8----------------2-| D MajorD|----------|--9h11-11-11-----------11-11-11-11-9-2-| A augmentedA|----------|--------------------------------------0-| E MajorE|----------|--------------------------------------x-| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m Lady writer on the TV, (Lady writer on the TV) e|--------------| BB|--(7b)rhb-p5--| G+G|--------------| D MajorD|--------------| A augmentedA|--------------| E MajorE|--------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m She knew all about a history, A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m You couldn't hardly write your name e|-----------| BB|-----------| G+G|--4h6-6hb--| D MajorD|-----------| A augmentedA|-----------| E MajorE|-----------| A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m I think I want it just the same as the... e|----------------------------------| BB|----------------------------------| G+G|--rhb-4-6p4-------4-6b-rb-6-4-6~--| D MajorD|------------6-4h6-----------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m Lady writer on the TV, (Lady writer on the TV) e|--------7--------------| BB|--7~-5~---7/9-7-5h7p5~-| G+G|-----------------------| D MajorD|-----------------------| A augmentedA|-----------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m Talkin' 'bout the Virgin Mary (Lady writer) A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m Yeah, you know I'm talking about you and me (Lady writer on the TV) A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m And the lady writer on the TV (Now play this underneath this verse for second time and lead to solo) A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m e|------------------------------|----------7----------------| BB|----------5-7-7b-7b-rb-5h7-5--|--7-5-7hb---7rhb-5-7-7-5h7-| G+G|--4h6~-4~---------------------|---------------------------| D MajorD|------------------------------|---------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------|---------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------|---------------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m e|------------------------------|-----7---------------------| BB|-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-5h7--|-7hb---rhb-5h7p5h7/12b-12b-| G+G|------------------------------|---------------------------| D MajorD|------------------------------|---------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------|---------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------|---------------------------| A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m e|---------------------------------------| BB|--9h12-12b-12b-9-12p9------------------| G+G|----------------------11b-11b~-9-11p9--| D MajorD|---------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------| Outro Solo: A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m (Lady writer on the TV) e|------12p9-------------------------------------------------------| BB|----9-----12p9---------------------------------------------------| G+G|-11b----------11h13p11p9-------9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-| D MajorD|------------------------11-9h11------11------11------11------11--| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m (Lady writer) e|------12p9-------------------------------------------------------| BB|----9-----12p9---------------------------------------------------| G+G|-11b----------11h13p11p9-------9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-| D MajorD|------------------------11-9h11------11------11------11------11--| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m (Lady writer on the TV) e|------12p9-------------------------------------------------------| BB|----9-----12p9---------------------------------------------------| G+G|-11b----------11h13p11p9-------9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-| D MajorD|------------------------11-9h11------11------11------11------11--| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m e|------12p9-------------------------------------------------------| BB|----9-----12p9------------------------9h12-----------------------| G+G|-11b----------11h13p11p9---9-11b-11hb~----rhb-11h12p11p9----9~---| D MajorD|------------------------11-------------------------------11------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB e|----------------------------------------------------------19-----| BB|-17b~-17b~-17b~-17b~-17b~-17b~-rb-p14--19b-19b-19b-17-19hb---rhb-| G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------| BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m (play to fade...) e|------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-17-19----17----19p17--19p17--19p17--19p17---19b-19b-19b-17-| G+G|-------18----18------18-----18-----18-----18----------------| D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
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