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Crazy Game by Indigo Girls

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CRAZY GAME -- Emily Saliers
___________________________

tab by Scot Ninnemann, Rob Sticka, and Ann Mahasaen

fingering on videos, and by ear from the Strange Fire cd. Of course,
there are always a few minor variations between various performances of
this song, usually slightly different strumming patterns.

Here are some suggested fingerings for chords. Please note especially the
first three chords of the song as well as the last three chords of the
chorus as fingered here--because the fingerings shown here of these chords
are related, it will make switching between these chords MUCH easier:

T=thumb, 1=index, 2=middle, 3=ring, 4=pinky
   Chord diagramC#7C#7        Chord diagramB7B7       Chord diagramB7B7        Chord diagramF#7F#7
(bar 4th fret)  (bar 2nd fret) (bar 7th fret)
-----------    -----------   -----------    ===========
1 1 1 1 1 1    1 1 1 1 1 1   1 1 1 1 1 1    | | | | | |
-----------    -----------   -----------    -----------
| | | | | |    | | | | | |   | | | 2 | |    T x 1 | 2 x
-----------    -----------   -----------    -----------
| | 3 | 4 |    | | 3 | 4 |   | 3 | | | |    | | | 3 | |
-----------    -----------   -----------    -----------
| | | | | |    | | | | | |   | | | | | |    | | | | | |


 AMaj7       AMaj7     f#m7       FMaj7
(bar 5th fret)
-----------    ===========  ===========   ===========
1 1 1 1 1 1    x | | 1 | |  | | | | | |   T x | | 1 |
-----------    -----------  -----------   -----------
| | 2 3 | |    | | 2 | 3 |  T x 1 2 3 |   | | 2 3 | |
-----------    -----------  -----------   -----------
| 4 | | | |    | | | | | |  | | | | | |   | | | | | |


AMaj7: Emily plays the Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 at the 0 fret. If it's easier for
you, play this chord at the 5th fret.

If you have trouble using your thumb on the F#7, F#m7, and FMaj7
chords, try using these fingerings:

  Chord diagramF#7F#7        Chord diagramF#m7F#m7      FMaj7

===========    ===========   ===========
| | | | | |    | | | | | |   1 x | | 2 |
-----------    -----------   -----------
1 x 2 | 3 |    1 x 2 3 4 |   | | 3 4 | |
-----------    -----------   -----------
| | | 4 | |    | | | | | |   | | | | | |
Emily plays Chord diagramB7B7 at the seventh fret during the "...and it's true..." part.


FIRST THREE CHORDS OF THE SONG:
(first fret shown is SEVENTH FRET)

  Chord diagramB11B11       Chord diagramB7B7+5-9      EMaj7
-----------    -----------   -----------
1 x 2 | 3 |    1 x 2 | | |   | 1 x | 2 3 <---seventh fret
-----------    -----------   -----------
| | | 4 | |    | | | 4 4 4   | | | 4 | | <---eighth fret


Different fingering (if you prefer the thumb) for Chord diagramB7B7+5-9
                         -----------
                         T x 1 | | |
                         -----------
                         | | | 2 2 2

INTRO AND VERSE TAB

///=slide, x=muted string


E--0----8---|------7-x-7-------7-----|----7-x---x-7-----7/9---|
B--7----8---|------7-x-7-------7-----|----7-x---x-7-----7/9---|
G--8----8---|------8-x-8-------8-----|----7-x---x-7-----7/9---|
D--7----7---|------x-x-x-------x-----|6---6-x---x-6---6-------|
A--x----x---|----x-7-x-7-----7-7-----|7---7-------7---7-------|
E--7----7---|0---0-------0---0-----0-|0---------------0-------|
 (ribato)  ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^


             (this ms. first time only,
              strum FMaj7 thereafter.)
E-------4---2-----2-------|----------0-----0-------|-----------------------|
B-----------2-----2-------|--------1---1-----1-----|----------------5-7----|
G-----------2-----2-------|------2-------2-----2---|------------4-6--------|
D-------------2-----2-----|----2-----------------2-|--------2/6------------|
A-------------0-----0-----|------------------------|----2-4----------------|
E-0---------------------0-|1-----------------------|0----------------------|
 ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   |^   ^   ^   ^


E-------4---5-------4-----|----4-x-x-x-2---2-x-----|----0-0---------8-8----|
B-------6---6-------6-----|----2-x-x-x-2---2-x-----|----7-7---------8-8----|
G-----4-----------4-------|----2-x-x-x-2---2-x-----|----8-8---------8-8----|
D-------------------------|----2-x-x-x-2---4-x-----|----7-7---7-7---7-7----|
A-4-----------4-----------|----4-x-x-x-4---4-x-----|----x-x---x-x-----x----|
E-----------------------0-|2-----------2------02////7-----7---7-7-----7---7|
 ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   |^   ^   ^   ^


There is a quick open Chord diagramE MajorE string right here   ^ before the 2slide7.

Repeat (excluding first two chords at the beginning) for the verse,
substituting a Chord diagramB7B7 for the last measure:

FIRST VERSE
crazy ..
but ..
love ..
and ..
confusion ..
i've ..

          B7(2nd fret)
listen ..


CHORUS:
         A(5th fret)     am(5th fret)
'cause ..


      g#m(4th fret)    Chord diagramC#7C#7
look ..

            f#m     g#m           A(5th fret)
she ..

     B7(7th fret)      Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7  g#m  Chord diagramF#7F#7 Chord diagramF#m7F#m7 Chord diagramFmaj7Fmaj7
and ..

(for these last three chords, be sure to use the fingerings listed at the
start of this document) This then leads into the last four measures of
the verse played as an instrumental break, and the verse then restarts:


SECOND VERSE (play same as 1st verse)

chorus again

the last two chords of the song are:


---8----0-----
---8----7-----
---8----8-----
---7----6-----
---x----7-----
---7----0-----

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