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Courthouse by Chris Isaak

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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---------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|

Intro:
Em - C - G - D x2


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


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


Verse 2:
Em                 C             G
Time has come to say how much I love you.
Em                 C             G
Time has come to say how much I care.


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


Solo Chords: Em-C-G x2


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