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Lucky Penny Tab by Regina Spektor

Lucky Penny tab by Regina Spektor

Guitar Tab

accurate, sorry about that...

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

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

Chorus:

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------3-----3---3---------------|
G|-----2-------2--------2-------2------2---2-------------2-------2-|
D|---2---2---2--------2---2---2------0-------3---2-----2---2---2---|
A|-0-------0--------0-------0------------------------0-------0-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
I didn't  find a lucky penny...


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

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


E|-------------0--------------0--------1-----1---1---------------|
B|-----2--------------2----------------3-----3---3-----2-------2-|
G|-----2-------2------2-------2------2---2-------------2-------2-|
D|---2---2---2------2---2---2------0-------3---2-----2---2---2---|
A|-0-------0------0-------0------------------------0-------0-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Then I turned around the corner...


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

In the end, I made it home...

E|-------------0-----------------------1-----1---1------------|
B|-----2--------------3-------2--------3-----3---3-----3----2-|
G|-----2-------2------2-------2------2---2-------------2----2-|
D|---2---2---2------2---2---2------0-------3---2-----2---2----|
A|-0-------0------0-------0------------------------0----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

E|-----0-------3*-----2-------0*------1-----1---1------------|
B|------------------------------------3-----3---3------3---2-|
G|----------------------------------2---2--------------2---2-|
D|---2---2---2------2---2---2-----0-------3---2------2---2---|
A|-0-------0------0-------0------------------------0---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

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


E|------0--------------------------------------------|
B|------0--------3-----2-------3-----2-----2-----3-0-|
G|---------------2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----4-1-|
D|------2*-----0-----2-------0-----2-----2-----------|
A|---2-----2-0-----0-------0-----0-----0-------2-----|
E|-0-----------------------------------------0-------|

He glanced back, in understanding...

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

I didn't find a lucky penny...

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

and a dime just in time...
-
E|------------0-----------------------0---------------------0------|
B|-----2------0-----2--3--------2-----0-----2-------2-----2-0-3--2-|
G|-----2------------2--2--------2-----------2-------2-----2---2--2-|
D|---2------------2----0------2-----------2---2---2-----2---2-0--2-|
A|-0--------2---0-----------0-------2---0-------0-----0-------0--0-|
E|--------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!
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