Mrs Vandebilt by Paul McCartney

Name: Mrs Vandebilt
Description: Learn to play the guitar chords for 'Mrs Vandebilt' by Paul McCartney with accurate chord diagrams, lyrics, and easy-to-follow chord charts.

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Another perfect example of Paul McCartney's bass playing. Mrs. Vandebilt is
   another one of those songs tied for first for the best song on Band on the Run.
   It was released as a single in Continental Europe in January of 1974 backed with
   Bluebird (another great song from Band On The Run).

 *** Many times during the song, McCartney does a lot of slides that while tabbing I had to put the slashes
   to mark the slides in another line. McCartney also does a lot of eighth notes down at the 14th fret and
   while tabbing those are bunched together (14141414) It's always recommended to listen to the song and
   playing along to the tab. ***

      Intro
    
  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|------------5---7-7----7-7-----|
  A|----7/5-----3-5-7-7-----7-7----|7-7-----7-7---7-----7------7-5-|
  E|5-------5-5---------7-------7--|----7--------------------------|

   (Down in the jungle, living in a tent...)

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|7-7-----7/5--------------------|------------5---7-7----7-7-----|
  A|----7-------3-5-7-7-----7-7----|7-7-----7-7---7-----7------7---|
  E|--------------------7-------7--|----7--------------------------|

(Ho, hey ho...)

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|7-7-----7/5--------------------|------------5---------7-7------|
  A|----7-------3-5-7-7-----7-7----|7-7-----7-7---7-0---7-----7----|
  E|--------------------7-------7--|----7--------------------------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|7-7-----7/5--------------------|------------5---7-7-----7---5-7|
  A|----7-------3-5-7-7-----7-7----|7-7-----7-7---7-----7-----7----|
  E|--------------------7-------7--|----7--------------------------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|------------5---7-7-----7-7----|
  A|----0---0---3-5-7-7-----7-7----|7-7-----7-7---7-----7-------7--|
  E|--------------------7-------7--|----7--------------------------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|------------5-----------7-7----|7-7-----7---7-5----------------|
  A|7-7-----7-7---7-0-0-7-------7--|----7-----5---------0---0---3-5|
  E|----7--------------------------|-------------------------------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------5--|7-7-----7-7-----------------5--|
  A|7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---7|----7-------7---7-7-----7-7---7|
  E|----7-------7-------7----------|--------------------7----------|

                                    (Leave me alone Mrs. Vandebilt...)
 
  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|7-7-----7-----5-7---7-7-7-5----|-------------------------------|
  A|----7-------7-----0---------787|5---5-5---5---5-5-5-5---5---5--|
  E|-----------------------------\/|------------5-------------5----|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------03\5-5-5-5-5-3-2-0|-------------------------------|
  A|------------2------------------|3-3-----3-3---0-3-3-----3---3-5|
  E|3---3-3---3--------------------|----3-------3-------3-----3----|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|---------------1214141414141414|14/---------------------------5|
  A|7-7-----7-7\14-----------------|--5-5---5-------5-5-----5-5-7--|
  E|----7--------------------------|------5-----5-------5----------|

                                     (What's the use of worrying...)
 
  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|7-7-----7-7-------------7------|------------5-----7------------|
  A|----6-7-----6-7-0---6-7---0-\17|/7------7-7---7-0---6-7-0-3\17/|
  E|-------------------------------|----7--------------------------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|------------5---7-------7------|------------5------------------|
  A|7-7-----7-7---7---0-6-7--------|7-7-----7-7---0-5-----7-----0--|
  E|----7--------------------------|----7--------------------------|

                                    (Ho, hey ho...)

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|---------------------------4\16|/------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------|0-------0-0-3-5-7-7-----7-7----|
  E|-------------------------------|----0---------------7-------7--|

 
  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|------------5---7-7-----7-7----|7-7-----7/5--------------------|
  A|7-7-----7-7---7-----7-------7--|----7-------3-5-7-7-----7-7----|
  E|----7--------------------------|--------------------7-------7--|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|------------5---7-7-----7-7---5|7-7-----7-5--------------------|
  A|7-7-----7-7---7-----7-------7--|----7-------787-5--------------|
  E|----7--------------------------|-------------\/----------------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  A|3-------------3-2-----------2-0|----------0-2---3--------------|
  E|-------------------------------|3-3---3-3----------------------|

 
  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------14-|1414-1414141414----------------|
  A|3-3-----3-3-3-5-7-------7/14---|----------------5-5-----5-5----|
  E|-------------------------------|--------------------5-------5--|

                                                  (What's the use of worrying...)

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|--------------5-7-7------------|7-------7-------------------5--|
  A|5-5-----5-5-7-------6-7-0---6-7|--0-6-7---------7-7-----7-7---7|
  E|----5--------------------------|--------------------7----------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------5--|7-7-----7-------------------5--|
  A|0---6-7-0-------7-7-----7-7---7|----6-7---------7-7-----7-7----|
  E|--------------------7----------|--------------------7----------|

                                                     (Ho, hey ho...)
 
  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|------------3\15/--------------|
  A|5-----7-----0------------------|----------------0-------0-0-3-5|
  E|-------------------------------|--------------------0----------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------5--|7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7/5----|
  A|7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---7|----7-------7-------7-------3-5|
  E|----7-------7-------7----------|-------------------------------|

                                   (When your pile...)

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------5--|7-7-----7---5-7/---------------|
  A|7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---7|----7-----7---------0---0---3-5|
  E|----7-------7-------7----------|-------------------------------|

 
  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------5--|7-7-----7-7-----------------5--|
  A|7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---7|----7-------7---7-7-----7-7----|
  E|----7-------7-------7----------|--------------------7----------|



  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|7-7---5-7-------------------5--|------5-7-------------------5--|
  A|----7-----------7-7-----7-7---7|0---7-----------7-7-----7-7---0|
  E|--------------------7----------|--------------------7----------|

                                                   (Leave me alone Mrs. Washington...)

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  A|5-----7-----0------------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---5-5---5---5|
  E|-------------------------------|----------------------------5--|


 
  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-----------------------------03\5-5-5-5-5-3-2-0----------------|
  A|3-5-5---5-3-2-0-------------2--|----------------3-3---0-3-3----|
  E|----------------3-3---3---3----|--------------------3-------3--|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|--------------0--------------12|1414141414141418/--------------|
  A|3-3-----3---3---7-7-----7-714--|--------------\-5-5-----5-5----|
  E|----3-----3---------7------\---|--------------------5-------5--|

                                                   (What's the use of worrying...?

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|--------------5-7--------------|7-------7-------------------5--|
  A|5-5-----5-5\7-------6-7-0---6-7|--0-6-7---------7-7-----7-7---7|
  E|----5--------------------------|--------------------7----------|

 
  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|7-7---5-7-------------------5--|--7-------------------------5--|
  A|----7-----------7-7-----7-7---7|0---6-7-0---515-7-7-----7-7----|
  E|--------------------7----------|-------------\-/----7----------|

                                                    (Ho, hey ho...)

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|----------39715/---------------|
  A|5-----7-----0------------------|-----------\-\--0-0-----0-0-3-5|
  E|-------------------------------|--------------------0----------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------5--|7-7-----7-7-----7-7---5-7------|
  A|7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---7|----7-------7-------7-----7/5\-|
  E|----7-------7-------7----------|-------------------------------|

 
  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|--------------------5-------5--|--------7-7-----7-7-----7/5----|
  A|7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---7|0---7-------7-------7-------3-5|
  E|----7-------7------------------|-------------------------------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------5--|--------7-7---5-7-7-----7/5----|
  A|7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---7|0---7-------7-------7-------3-5|
  E|----7-------7-------7----------|-------------------------------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------5--|--7-5--------------------------|
  A|7-7-----7-7-----7-7---5-7-7---7|0-----787-5-3-2-0-0-----0-0-3-5|
  E|----7-------7-------7----------|-------\/-----------0----------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------5--|--7-5--------------------------|
  A|7-7-5-3-2-0-------------7-7---7|0-----787-5-3-2-0-0-----0-0-3-5|
  E|------------3-0-0-0-7----------|-------\/-----------0----------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------5--|--7-5--------------------------|
  A|7-7-----7-7---5-7-7---5-7-7---7|0-----787-5-3-2-0-0-----0-0-3-5|
  E|----7-------7-------7----------|-------\/-----------0----------|


                             -FADE-

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