Courthouse tab by Chris Isaak

Tabs

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Tuning: Standard 440 Concert Pitch

Most of this song is basic chord changes added in with a few frills so it makes it a
fantastic acoustic piece.

Key:
/  = slide up
\  = slide down
b  = bend (whole step)
b^  = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb  = pre-bend
r  = release-bend
t^  = tap with righthand finger
h  = hammer-on
p  = pull-off
~  = Vibrato
*  = Natural Harmonic
) = Trill
**  = Artificial Harmonic
x  = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
(\) = Dive w\bar
(/) = Release w\bar
Tp  = Tap w\plectrum

Courthouse
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(Chris Isaak)


Into Riff:

|-----7-----5-----5-----3--2-3-2------|
|--5-----5-----5-----5-----------3/5--|
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|--7-----5-----5-----3---2--|
|-----5-----5-----5---------|
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Intro:
E minorEm - C majorC - G+G - D MajorD x2

Verse 1:
  E minorEm   C majorC   E minorEm   C majorC       G+G  D MajorD
You see his gentle smiling face, then you go, oh.
  E minorEm   C majorC     E minorEm     C majorC      G+G       D MajorD
And all the good, and bad you've done he will know, he will know.
E minorEm        C majorC          G+G
People take their places, down at the courthouse.
E minorEm        C majorC       G+G
People stand in line to see you fall.
E minorEm     C majorC          G+G
Everybody says they're in your corner.
E minorEm       C majorC         G+G
Be surprised to find one friend at all.


Chrous:
      C majorC        G+G
And I don't care what people say.
    C majorC        G+G
I will always feel this way.
    C majorC        G+G   F#/G     BB
I don't care how long it takes, you're not to blame.
             Em-C-G-D
You're not to blame.


Verse 2:
E minorEm         C majorC       G+G
Time has come to say how much I love you.
E minorEm         C majorC       G+G
Time has come to say how much I care.


Chrous 2:
      C majorC         G+G
And I don't care what people say.
    C majorC        G+G
I will always feel this way.
F#/G     BB
You're not to blame, you're not to blame.


Solo Chords: Em-C-G x2


Refrain:
      C majorC        G+G
And I don't care what people say.
    C majorC        G+G
I will always feel this way.
    C majorC        G+G   F#/G     BB
I don't care how long it takes, you're not to blame.
      C majorC        G+G
And I don't care what people say.
    C majorC        G+G
I will always feel this way.
    C majorC        G+G   F#/G     BB
I don't care how long it takes, you're not to blame.

You're not to blame.