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         written by Amy Ray and Ellen James Society
            originally performed by Indigo Girls
             track #5 on "nomads indians saints"
        transcribed by Drew Boles ([email protected])


This song is rather easy, with some practice.  I have
included all of the parts that Amy and Emily play (I don't,
however, have the transcribed part for Cooper Seay's
electric guitar).  Amy plays primarily chords, and Emily
plays all of the lead stuff.

There are a few parts in here that I have *made up* to go
along with the lead guitar (in parts where the lead seems
rather inactive).  These spots are marked below, so you can
play them, or leave them out.

Tuning: regular (low to high) Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE

I have included all of the lyrics, followed by Emily's lead
part with small lyric markers (so you know where you are in
the song).  Amy's rhythym part should be found in the chord
version of this song, preceeding this file.
(Amy and Emily ad lib until the end)

Tab notation:
h: hammer on        NOTE: I use straight lines across staves
p: pull off              to indicate the beginning and
b: bend string up        ending of each riff
r: release bend
/: slide up
\: slide down
~: vibrato
: harmonic

Emily's lead part
(intro riff)
     Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2       Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2         bend 1/4 up
E-----------------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------------G-----------------------------------------------------------D----------------------------4--------4-----4---------------A-------------------------------2--3-----3-----0------------E-------------------0--12\0-----------------------3b--------

  Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2           Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2         bend 1/4
--------------------2-----0--------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------------------0--------0-----------------------------------------4--------------------------4--------4-----4--------------------2--3-----------------------2--3-----3-----0-----------0--------------------------0-----------------------3b-----

                         (verse riff 1)
  Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2             Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
--------------------2-----0-|------------------------------------------------3----------|---------------------------------------------0--------0----|------------------------------------4----------------------|-----4--------4-----2------------------2--3----------------|--------2--3-----3-----0---------0-------------------------|--0-----------------------3b---
                    From the bowery...
(simile chord progression)
                           (repeat riff 1 one time)
--------------------2-----0-|------------------------------------------------3----------|---------------------------------------------0--------0----|------------------------------------4----------------------|---------------------------------------2--3----------------|--------------------------------0--------------------------|-------------------------------
          ...your heart.

(verse riff 2)
  Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2                   Chord diagramE MajorE
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|------------8--10--10b11r10--8--10--8-----8-----8-----8----
|---------9-----------------------------9-----9-----9-----9-|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
     I understand...

(repeat riff 2 two times)

(*pre-chorus: this part thru end of chorus is made up)
                         (chorus riff 1)
   Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2                Chord diagramE MajorE              Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
---------------------12-|-12--12--12--12-----11----10-10h12----8h10--10---10h12-----|-12--12--12--12--12----12----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
...self infatuation.     1 2 3...

(repeat chorus riff 1 one time)

 Chord diagramE MajorE                       Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
(bend 1/4 gradually, then release gradually)
-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------10b-10-10-10-10r-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...go home.

 Chord diagramE MajorE                       Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
-------------------------------------------------12\---------8--8h10--8-----8h10--8-----8h10--10--10--10/12--12\---------------------9-----------9----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...own up to me.

(verse 2 and 3)
 Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2  Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2                         1/4 bend
-0-----0-----0-----------------------------------------------0-----3-----0-----------------------------------------------1-----2-----1-----------------------------------------------2-----0-----2--0--2p0--0------------------------------------2-----------2-------------2p0--0--2p0--0--3p0--0--2---------0-----------0----------------------------------------3b----
Manic blood...
Once that wheel...

Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2  Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
-------0-----0--------------2-----0--------------------------------3-----0-----------3-----------------------------------------2-----1--------0--------0-----------------------------------0-----2-----0-----------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------------------0-----------0----------------------------------------------


Here, Emily plays chords along with Amy.  Then, it's on to
the chorus a second time (which then leads into the solo.)

(Solo)
  Chord diagramC majorC                                   Chord diagramE minorEm
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4h5--4----------------5h7--5---5h7---------------------7-----------7--5h7--5--0----------7------7\----------7--10-----------------------------------------------/7--10------------


                            Chord diagramE minorEm
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7h9p7-------------------------------------------------8--9---------9--8--7----------------7--7h9--7---------7---------------------------10--7--10--7-------------7--10------------------------------------------------------------------

         Chord diagramC majorC                              Chord diagramE minorEm
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-----------9------------------------------7h9--7--7--8--9-----7--8--9-----7--8--9--7h9--7h9--7h8--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                Chord diagramC majorC
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--7h9--9------------------------------------7--8--9--7--9-------------7--9-----10--7--10---------7--10------------------------------------------------7--10-------------------------------------------


             Chord diagramE minorEm
------------------0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0------------------------------------------------------------------7-7h9-9-----7-7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9-----------------7-9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(bridge)
 Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramE minorEm
---0-----0-----0-----0-------0--------------2----0---------------8-----8-----8-----8-----0-----------3----------3/5------9-----9-----9-----9-----9\--0--------0-------0------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------------------------------0------------------------------

(bridge riff)
 Chord diagramC majorC                          Chord diagramE minorEm
-------------------------------0-----------2-----0-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0--------3-----------3/5--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0--------0------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-2-----------------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------------------------------0----------------------------

(repeat bridge riff 1 time)

(bridge riff 2)
 Chord diagramA augmentedA                           Chord diagramBB
-------------------------------------------------------------3-----3-----3---------5-------------7-------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---0---0-----9---9---9--12--11---9---------5-----5-----5/7-------7---7/9-------9----12--12--12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(3rd verse is the same as the second; it feeds into the last
chorus, followed by a vocal and lead guitar ad lib; both
guitars end on an Chord diagramE minorEm chord).

There you go everybody.  Have fun.

transcribed by: Drew Boles ([email protected])

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