Lucky Penny tab by Regina Spektor

Tabs

accurate, sorry about that...

Listen to the song in order to know how fast you pluck.
intro:

E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------2-------2-------2-------2-|
G+G|-----2-------2--------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
D MajorD|---2---2---2--------2---2---2-------2---2---2-------2---2---2---|
A augmentedA|-0-------0--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------3-----3---3---------------|
G+G|-----2-------2--------2-------2------2---2-------------2-------2-|
D MajorD|---2---2---2--------2---2---2------0-------3---2-----2---2---2---|
A augmentedA|-0-------0--------0-------0------------------------0-------0-----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

I didn't find a lucky penny...

E MajorE|------0----------------------------------0--------------|
BB|------0--------3-----2-------3-----2-----0-----2------2-|
G+G|---------------2-----2-------2-----2-----------2------2-|
D MajorD|------2*-----0-----2-------0-----2-----2-----2---2--2---|
A augmentedA|---2-----2-0-----0-------0-----0-----------0------0-----|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------0------------------|

And a dime, just in time....
* optional, a little easier choice perhaps


E MajorE|-------------0--------------0--------1-----1---1---------------|
BB|-----2--------------2----------------3-----3---3-----2-------2-|
G+G|-----2-------2------2-------2------2---2-------------2-------2-|
D MajorD|---2---2---2------2---2---2------0-------3---2-----2---2---2---|
A augmentedA|-0-------0------0-------0------------------------0-------0-----|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Then I turned around the corner...


E MajorE|------0----------------------------------0--------------|
BB|------0--------3-----2-------3-----2-----0-----2------2-|
G+G|---------------2-----2-------2-----2-----------2------2-|
D MajorD|------2*-----0-----2-------0-----2-----2-----2---2--2---|
A augmentedA|---2-----2-0-----0-------0-----0-----------0------0-----|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------0------------------|

In the end, I made it home...

E MajorE|-------------0-----------------------1-----1---1------------|
BB|-----2--------------3-------2--------3-----3---3-----3----2-|
G+G|-----2-------2------2-------2------2---2-------------2----2-|
D MajorD|---2---2---2------2---2---2------0-------3---2-----2---2----|
A augmentedA|-0-------0------0-------0------------------------0----------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|

I pick 'em up when I go walking...

E MajorE|------0----------------------------------0---------------|
BB|------0--------3-----2-------3-----2-----0-----2-------2-|
G+G|---------------2-----2-------2-----2-----------2-------2-|
D MajorD|------2*-----0-----2-------0-----2-----2-----2---2---2---|
A augmentedA|---2-----2-0-----0-------0-----0-----------0-------0-----|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------0-------------------|

As an adult, no one can stop you...

E MajorE|-----0-------3*-----2-------0*------1-----1---1------------|
BB|------------------------------------3-----3---3------3---2-|
G+G|----------------------------------2---2--------------2---2-|
D MajorD|---2---2---2------2---2---2-----0-------3---2------2---2---|
A augmentedA|-0-------0------0-------0------------------------0---------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|

then I saw a little black cat...
*it should be an octave higher, but let's ignore that, shall we?

E MajorE|------0--------------------------------------------|
BB|------0--------3-----2-------3-----2-----2-----3-0-|
G+G|---------------2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----4-1-|
D MajorD|------2*-----0-----2-------0-----2-----2-----------|
A augmentedA|---2-----2-0-----0-------0-----0-----0-------2-----|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------------0-------|

He glanced back, in understanding...

fortissimo (=play a lot louder) and give an accent to the base note.
E MajorE|------------------------------------------1--------------------|
BB|-----2-------2-------2-------2------------3---3---3------3---2-|
G+G|----------------------------------------2----------------2---2-|
D MajorD|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----0---------3---2----2-------|
A augmentedA|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------------0-----0---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------1---0--------------|

I didn't find a lucky penny...

E MajorE|------0----------------------------------0---------------|
BB|------0--------3-----2-------3-----2-----0-----2------2--|
G+G|---------------2-----2-------2-----2-----------2------2--|
D MajorD|------2*-----0-----2-------0-----2-----2-----2---2---2---|
A augmentedA|---2------0-----0-------0-----0------------0-------0-----|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------0-------------------|

and a dime just in time...
-
E MajorE|------------0-----------------------0---------------------0------|
BB|-----2------0-----2--3--------2-----0-----2-------2-----2-0-3--2-|
G+G|-----2------------2--2--------2-----------2-------2-----2---2--2-|
D MajorD|---2------------2----0------2-----------2---2---2-----2---2-0--2-|
A augmentedA|-0--------2---0-----------0-------2---0-------0-----0-------0--0-|
E MajorE|--------0-----------------------0-------------------------0------|

And a dime just in time for the little kid behind me...
To pick it up and yell: "Hey mom, I found a dime!"
To pick it up and yell: "Hey mom, I found a dime!"

Aaaand that was it for the lucky penny!
I hope you found it useful :D