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Something Happened To Me Yesterday Tab by The Rolling Stones

Something Happened To Me Yesterday tab by The Rolling Stones

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Intro:
Horns
e|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------5------5-------0----|
G|-5/7-5-7p5-7p5-5----7-5-7-4\2-0----|
D|-5/7-5-7p5-7p5----/5----7-----0----|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


Verse 1: Mick Jagger:
    G                            D                     C
e|---------------------------------2------2----2----2----------------------------------|
B|-----3---------3-------3---------3------3----3----3------5-------5---------5--------5|
G|x----0---------0-------0---------2------2----2----2------5-------5---------5--------5|
D|x----0---------0-------0-------0-0---0--0--0-0--0-0------5-------5---------5--------5|
A|x----2---------2-------2-----------------------------2/3-----2/3------3--------3-----|
E|-3---------3--------3------3---------------------------------------------------------|
   Something happened to me yesterday                 Something I can't speak of right away
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  G                C                                          D
e|------------------------------------------------------------2---------2-----2---2-2-2-|
B|-3---3---3---3------1---------1--------1--------------------3---------3-----3---3-3-3-|
G|-0---0---0---0------0---------0--------0--------------------2---------2-----2---2-2-2-|
D|-0---0---0---0------2---------2--------2----------------0---0-----0---0--0--0---0-0-0-|
A|-2---2---2---2--3---------3---------3-----3-2-3--3p2-3--------------------------------|
E|3--3---3---3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                  d u d
                  Something happened to me                Something oh, so groovy

  G                 C      D
e|-----------------------------2--------------------|
B|----3--------3--------1------3---3----3---3-------|
G|----0--------0--------0------2---0----0---0-------|
D|----0--------0--------2---0--0---0----0---0--5~/9-|
A|----2--------2----3--------------2----2---2-------|
E|3---------3--------------------3----3-----3-------|
  Something happened to me yesterday


Chorus 1: Keith Richards:
   C                                        G
e|------------------------------------------3-----3---------3--------3--|
B|1---x-----1---x-----1----x-------1--1p0---3--x--3---x-----3----x---3--|
G|0---x-----0---x-----0----x-------0-----2--0--x--0---x-----0----x---0--|
D|2---x-----2---x-----2----x-------2--------0--x--0---x-----0----x---0--|
A|3---x-----3---x-----3----x-------3--------2--x--2---x-----2----x---2--|
E|------------------------------------------3-----3---------3--------3--|
  He don't know if it's right or wrong      Maybe he should tell someone
  He's not sure just what it was            Or if it's against the law

   D
e|---2------2---------------2-2--0-0-0----------2-----3-----------3------|
B|---3------3---------------3-3--3-3-3-3-3----3-3-----3-----------3------|
G|---2------2---------------2-2--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-2-----0-----------0------|
D|-0-0------0---0-2h4h5-0---0-0--2-2-2-0-0--2-2-------0-----------0------|
A|------------------------------3------2-2--0----------------------------|
E|-----------------------3---------------------------3--0-3-0-0-3--------|
    Something


Verse 2: Mick:
Guitar
      G                            D                     C
e|-----------------------------------2------2----2----2----------------------------------|
B|-----3---------3-------3-------3---3------3----3----3------5-------5---------5--------5|
G|x----0---------0-------0-------0---2------2----2----2------5-------5---------5--------5|
D|x----0---------0-------0-------0-0-0---0--0--0-0--0-0------5-------5---------5--------5|
A|x----2---------2-------2-------2----------------------2/3-----2/3------3--------3------|
E|-3---------3--------3------3-----------------------------------------------------------|

Whistling
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------10--8-10----10--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------11--11------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------12----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        Something very strange I hear you say            You're talking in a most peculiar


Guitar
  G                C                                          D
e|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
B|-0--0-0-0--1-0-1-0--0--0-0-0--0-1-0-1------1--------1------1---1------3---3---3---3-|
G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0------0--------0------2---0------2---2---2---2-|
D|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0------2--------x------2---2----0-0---0---0---0-|
A|---------------------------------------3---3-----2--2---0----------------3--2--2-0--|
E|3------------------3------------------------------------------3---------------------|
   d  u d u  d u d u

whistling
e|--------------------------/12-15----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8------8-----------------------------------------/12-10~-------|
G|-----------------9--9---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  way                              But  something really threw me    Something oh,
                                                                          so groovy

  G                C      D
e|----3-------3--------3-----3----3---3---3--------3|
B|----3-------3--------3-----3----3---3---3--------3|
G|----0-------0--------0-----0----0---0---0--------0|
D|-0--0-------0--------0-----0----0---0---0---5~/9-0|
A|---------3--------2-----0-------------------------|
E|------------------------------3----3---3-------3--|
   Something happened to me yesterday      (yesterday...)




Chorus 2: Keith:
  C                                         G
e|------------------------------------------3-----3---------3--------3--|
B|1---x-----1---x-----1----x-------1--1p0---3--x--3---x-----3----x---3--|
G|0---x-----0---x-----0----x-------0-----2--0--x--0---x-----0----x---0--|
D|2---x-----2---x-----2----x-------2--------0--x--0---x-----0----x---0--|
A|3---x-----3---x-----3----x-------3--------2--x--2---x-----2----x---2--|
E|------------------------------------------3-----3---------3--------3--|
  He don't know just where it's gone        He don't really care at all
  No one's sure just what it was            Or the meaning and the cause

   D                       G    D    Dsus4 D Dsus4    G
e|---2------2--------------7-7--5-5--3-3-2-2-3-------------3---------3--------|
B|---3------3--------------8-8--7-7--3-3-3-3-3-------------3---------3--------|
G|---2------2--------------7-7--7-7--2-2-2-2-2--------0-0--0---------0--------|
D|-0-0------0---0-2h4h5-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--------0-0--0---------0--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------2-0---------------5~/10~|
E|-----------------------3--------------------------------3--0-3-0-3----------|
    Something                What kind of joint is this?

Solo:
Guitar
      G                            D                     C
e|-----------------------------------2------2----2----2----------------------------------|
B|-----3---------3-------3-------3---3------3----3----3------5-------5---------5--------5|
G|x----0---------0-------0-------0---2------2----2----2------5-------5---------5--------5|
D|x----0---------0-------0-------0-0-0---0--0--0-0--0-0------5-------5---------5--------5|
A|x----2---------2-------2-------2----------------------2/3-----2/3------3--------3------|
E|-3---------3--------3------3-----------------------------------------------------------|

Horns
e|/10-/10-/10-12-10-------------------------------------------8\-------------------------|
B|/10-/10-/10-10-10-13-12-10~-8-------------------------------8\-------------------------|
G|----------------------------7---------------2---------------7\----------9\-4-4-4\-0----|
D|--------------------------------------------0--------------------------10\-5-4-5\-2----|
A|--------------------------------/5-7-5-3-2---------------------10p7h10-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
                                                Take your partners

Guitar
  G                C                                          D
e|------------------------------------------------------------2---------2-----2---2-2-2-|
B|-3---3---3---3------1---------1--------1--------------------3---------3-----3---3-3-3-|
G|-0---0---0---0------0---------0--------0--------------------2---------2-----2---2-2-2-|
D|-0---0---0---0------2---------2--------2----------------0---0-----0---0--0--0---0-0-0-|
A|-2---2---2---2--3---------3---------3-----3-2-3--3p2-3--------------------------------|
E|3--3---3---3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                  d u d
 Horns
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/8---8---7h8----------------------------------------------------------------------5-|
G|--/7-9-7-9-7----5p4-5p4-5--4-5p4-5p4-5-5----------------------7p6-7p6-7-6-7p6-7p6-7-6-|
D|---------9------5---5---5--5-5---5---5-5--------------------7-7---7---7-7-7---7---7---|
A|----------------3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3~------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar/horns fusion
e|-----2--2-2---------2----3--3--3-3---------------------------------------------|
B|-----3--3-3-1-1--5\-3----3--3--3-3--3h5-3--------------------------------------|
G|0-0--2--2-2-0-0--4\-2----0--0--0-0--4---4-4------------------------------------|
D|0-0--0------2-2-----0----0--0--0-0--------5------------------------------------|
A|2-2---------3-3----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3-3--------------------3-----3-------------------------------------------------|
  d d  d  u d d d          d  u  d u




Chorus 1: Keith Richards:
   C                                        G
e|------------------------------------------3-----3---------3--------3--|
B|1---x-----1---x-----1----x-------1--1p0---3--x--3---x-----3----x---3--|
G|0---x-----0---x-----0----x-------0-----2--0--x--0---x-----0----x---0--|
D|2---x-----2---x-----2----x-------2--------0--x--0---x-----0----x---0--|
A|3---x-----3---x-----3----x-------3--------2--x--2---x-----2----x---2--|
E|------------------------------------------3-----3---------3--------3--|
  He don't know if it's right or wrong      Maybe he should tell someone
  He's not sure just what it was            Or if it's against the law

   D
e|---2------2---------------2-2--0-0-0----------2-----3-----------3------|
B|---3------3---------------3-3--3-3-3-3-3----3-3-----3-----------3------|
G|---2------2---------------2-2--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-2-----0-----------0------|
D|-0-0------0---0-2h4h5-0---0-0--2-2-2-0-0--2-2-------0-----------0------|
A|------------------------------3------2-2--0----------------------------|
E|-----------------------3---------------------------3--0-3-0-0-3--------|
    Something

  G/D      G/C       G/B   G/A  G
e|----3-------3--------3-----3----3---3---3--------3|
B|----3-------3--------3-----3----3---3---3--------3|
G|----0-------0--------0-----0----0---0---0--------0|
D|-0--0-------0--------0-----0----0---0---0---5~/9-0|
A|---------3--------2-----0-------------------------|
E|------------------------------3----3---3-------3--|


Verse 3: Mick:
Guitar
      G                            D                     C
e|-----------------------------------2------2----2----2----------------------------------|
B|-----3---------3-------3-------3---3------3----3----3------5-------5---------5--------5|
G|x----0---------0-------0-------0---2------2----2----2------5-------5---------5--------5|
D|x----0---------0-------0-------0-0-0---0--0--0-0--0-0------5-------5---------5--------5|
A|x----2---------2-------2-------2----------------------2/3-----2/3------3--------3------|
E|-3---------3--------3------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
Someone says there's something more to pay              For sins that you committed yester-

Whistling
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------8---8-10~/12----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------9---9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar
   G                                     C                             D
e|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
B|-0--0-0-0--1-0-1-0--0--0-0-0--0-1-0-1------1--------1------1---1------3---3---3---3-|
G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0------0--------0------2---0------2---2---2---2-|
D|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0------2--------x------2---2----0-0---0---0---0-|
A|---------------------------------------3---3-----2--2---0----------------3--2--2-0--|
E|3------------------3------------------------------------------3---------------------|
   d  u d u  d u d u

whistling
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8---8--8---------------------------------8-8-10-8~------------/12-10~-8|
G|-----------------9--9------------------------------------9-9--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  day                              It's really rather drippy    But something oh,
                                                                         so trippy


  G/D      G/C       G/B   G/A  G
e|----3-------3--------3-----3----3---3---3--------3|
B|----3-------3--------3-----3----3---3---3--------3|
G|----0-------0--------0-----0----0---0---0--------0|
D|-0--0-------0--------0-----0----0---0---0---5~/9-0|
A|---------3--------2-----0-------------------------|
E|------------------------------3----3---3-------3--|

 Something happened to me yesterday      ((right!)


Chorus 2: Keith:
  C                                         G
e|------------------------------------------3-----3---------3--------3--|
B|1---x-----1---x-----1----x-------1--1p0---3--x--3---x-----3----x---3--|
G|0---x-----0---x-----0----x-------0-----2--0--x--0---x-----0----x---0--|
D|2---x-----2---x-----2----x-------2--------0--x--0---x-----0----x---0--|
A|3---x-----3---x-----3----x-------3--------2--x--2---x-----2----x---2--|
E|------------------------------------------3-----3---------3--------3--|
  He don't know just where it's gone        He don't really care at all
  No one's sure just what it was            Or the meaning and the cause

   D                       G    D    Dsus4 D Dsus4    G
e|---2------2--------------7-7--5-5--3-3-2-2-3-------------3---------3--------|
B|---3------3--------------8-8--7-7--3-3-3-3-3-------------3---------3--------|
G|---2------2--------------7-7--7-7--2-2-2-2-2--------0-0--0---------0--------|
D|-0-0------0---0-2h4h5-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--------0-0--0---------0--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------2-0---------------5~/10~|
E|-----------------------3--------------------------------3--0-3-0-3----------|
    Something


Verse 4: Mick:
Guitar
      G                            D                     C
e|-----------------------------------2------2----2----2----------------------------------|
B|-----3---------3-------3-------3---3------3----3----3------5-------5---------5--------5|
G|x----0---------0-------0-------0---2------2----2----2------5-------5---------5--------5|
D|x----0---------0-------0-------0-0-0---0--0--0-0--0-0------5-------5---------5--------5|
A|x----2---------2-------2-------2----------------------2/3-----2/3------3--------3------|
E|-3---------3--------3------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
   Someone's singing loud across the bay                  Sitting on a mat about to


Guitar
  G                C                                          D
e|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
B|-0--0-0-0--1-0-1-0--0--0-0-0--0-1-0-1------1--------1------1---1------3---3---3---3-|
G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0------0--------0------2---0------2---2---2---2-|
D|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0------2--------x------2---2----0-0---0---0---0-|
A|---------------------------------------3---3-----2--2---0----------------3--2--2-0--|
E|3------------------3------------------------------------------3---------------------|
   d  u d u  d u d u
  pray                               Isn't half as loony    As something oh, so groovy


  G/D      G/C       G/B   G/A  G
e|----3-------3--------3-----3----3---3---3--------3|
B|----3-------3--------3-----3----3---3---3--------3|
G|----0-------0--------0-----0----0---0---0--------0|
D|-0--0-------0--------0-----0----0---0---0---5~/9-0|
A|---------3--------2-----0-------------------------|
E|------------------------------3----3---3-------3--|

 Something happened to me yesterday      ((right!)



Chorus 1: Keith Richards:
   C                                        G
e|------------------------------------------3-----3---------3--------3--|
B|1---x-----1---x-----1----x-------1--1p0---3--x--3---x-----3----x---3--|
G|0---x-----0---x-----0----x-------0-----2--0--x--0---x-----0----x---0--|
D|2---x-----2---x-----2----x-------2--------0--x--0---x-----0----x---0--|
A|3---x-----3---x-----3----x-------3--------2--x--2---x-----2----x---2--|
E|------------------------------------------3-----3---------3--------3--|
  He don't know if it's right or wrong      Maybe he should tell someone
  He's not sure just what it was            Or if it's against the law

   D
e|---2------2---------------2-2--0-0-0----------2-----3-----------3------|
B|---3------3---------------3-3--3-3-3-3-3----3-3-----3-----------3------|
G|---2------2---------------2-2--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-2-----0-----------0------|
D|-0-0------0---0-2h4h5-0---0-0--2-2-2-0-0--2-2-------0-----------0------|
A|------------------------------3------2-2--0----------------------------|
E|-----------------------3---------------------------3--0-3-0-0-3--------|
    Something

 G                C      D
e|----3-------3--------3-----3----3---3---3--------3|
B|----3-------3--------3-----3----3---3---3--------3|
G|----0-------0--------0-----0----0---0---0--------0|
D|-0--0-------0--------0-----0----0---0---0---5~/9-0|
A|---------3--------2-----0-------------------------|
E|------------------------------3----3---3-------3--|

Outro:

e|7--7--7---7--7--------------------------2---7-6-5--------------------------|
B|8--8--8--10--8-----------------3--------3---7-6-5--------------------------|
G|7--7--7---7--7-----------------2--------2----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2sbrp0---0----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       Well, thank you very much  And now I think it's time for us all to go
                                         So from all of


e|-----3/5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1----1----------------1-3-3hb~---------------------3------------------3p0h3p0-|
G|0----0--------------0------------------------------0-/7-4-7-4sb~------0-------|
D|2-----------------2--------------------------------0------------------0-------|
A|3----------------3---------------------------------2--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------3----------------3---------|
  us to all of you Not forgetting the boys in the band          And our producer,
                                                                        Reg Thorpe

e|------------------0----------------2--------3-----------5------------------|
B|1----1----3-------3----------------3--------3-----------3------------------|
G|0-----------------2----------------2--------2-----------2------------------|
D|2----------------------------------0--------0-----------0------------------|
A|3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  We'd like to say, God Bless   So, if you're out tonight, don't forget

e|--------------3-------3----------------3-----3---3-3---3-3--0-3--2-3-0---------|
B|--------------3-------1-------3---1----3-----3---0-3---3-3--3-3--3-3-1---------|
G|--------------0-------0-------0---0----0-----0---0-0---0-0--0-0--2-0-0---------|
D|--------------0-------0-------0---0----0-----0---------0-0--0-0--0-0-2---------|
A|--------------2-------2-------2---2----2-----2---------2-2--2-2----2-3---------|
E|--------------3-------3-------3---3----3--3--3---------3-3--3-3----3-----------|
   If you're on your bike, wear white    Evening, all

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