Cecily Smith Ukulele tab by Will Connolly

Tabs

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
  C9        G5        Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------| x2

Verse 1:
  C9        G5        Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|
The war   was   over,  I was   living with my  folks

  C9        G5          A7           D
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|---------0--------0--------0-------|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|------3--------3-----------2-------|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|---1--------1--------------2-------|
g|-------------------------------------|---------------------------2-------|
 I yelled  up-   stairs, "hey ma', I'm off to  grab some   smokes"

    G   B7      Em          A
A|-----2------2------------2--------------------0----|
E|-----3------2------------3--------------------0----|
C|-----2------3------------4--------------------1----|
g|-----0------2------------0--------------------2----|
And my father called, "why you need to smoke so late?"

       C
A|-----------------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------3--------3--------3----------|
E|--------------0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------3-------------|
C|-----------0--------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------2--------4--------6-------|
g|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  Well I lied           I had a date

Pre-chorus:
  G
A|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|
C|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
g|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
  Free from  my    folk's    en-     slave-         ment

  B7
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
C|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|
g|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|-----4-----------4-----------4-----------4---|
  Skippin'  a-    long      the     pa-     ve-    ment

  G            Em7           A
A|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|--3-----------3-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
To see a    bru-   nette         who I     never     met

   A N.C.                     G F# G F# G
A|----0--------------|---------------------|----------2--1/2--1/2----|
E|----0--------------|---------------------|----------3--2/3--2/3----|
C|----1--------------|---------------------|----------2--1/2--1/2----|
g|----2--------------|---------------------|----------0--0----0------|
But I never would forget how she looked in that dress

           B7       B7         B     Em7
A|--------------------2--------------2--------0-|--------2-2---|---2----2-----------|---------2-------|
E|--------------------2-----------------2-------|--------2-2---|---0----------0-----|-----------------|
C|--------------------3--------------------3----|--------3-3---|---2-------------2--|-----------------|
g|--------------------2-------------------------|--------4-4---|---0-------0--------|------------0----|
How she stuck out her hand and said, "My   name is Cecily    Smith      and I hope you like

  A
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
    mu-          sic                'cause I've got     two

  G       B7     Em     G    G/A   N.C.
A|--2-----------|--0-------|--2-----------2-----|-2-----------|
E|--3-----------|--2-------|--3-----------3-----|-3-----------|
C|--2-----------|--3-------|--4-----------2-----|-1-----------|
g|--0-----------|--4-------|--0-----------0-----|-0-----------|
  tickets for La Traviata"  That's when I said "I hate opera"

Chorus:
  C           G         C         G
A|--3----------------------2------------------3------------------2---------|
E|--0----------------------3------------------0------------------3---------|
C|--0----------------------2------------------0------------------2---------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
She laughed and said "well lucky for you that you're with Cecily Smith-

  C         G         C          Em7
A|--3------------------2------------------3------------------------------|
E|--0------------------3------------------0--------------------0---------|
C|--0------------------2------------------0--------------------2---------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
who cares what you are listening to, it's who you're listening with

Interlude:
  C9        G5        Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------| x2

Verse 2:
  C9        G5        Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|
So we take  our   seats her hands were folded in her lap

  C9        G5          A7           D
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|---------0--------0--------0-------|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|------3--------3-----------2-------|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|---1--------1--------------2-------|
g|-------------------------------------|---------------------------2-------|
if not    a    kiss then I at    least will get a     nap

    G    B      Em     A
A|-----2--------2-----------2----------0----|
E|-----3--------2-----------3----------0----|
C|-----2--------3-----------4----------1----|
g|-----0--------4-----------0----------2----|
 So I close my eyes as the ochestra begins

       C                       C/G
A|-----------------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------3--------3--------3----------|
E|--------------0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------3-------------|
C|-----------0--------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------2--------4--------6-------|
g|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    Then I             hear violins

Pre-chorus:
    G
A|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
E|------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|
C|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
g|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
and the hair on   my    neck     was      ri-          sing

  B7
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
C|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|
g|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|-----4-----------4-----------4-----------4---|
 A feeling   new   and      sur-     pri-          sing

    G            Em7           A
A|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|-----3-----------3-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
But it wasn't   the  sound          that made my   heart pound

    A N.C.                   G F# G F# G
A|-----0--------------|-------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----|
E|-----0--------------|-------------------|--------3--2/3--2/3----|
C|-----1--------------|-------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----|
g|-----2--------------|-------------------|--------0--0----0------|
No, it was because I found her hand is in mine

             B7     B7            Em7
A|-----------------------2----------2--------0-|-------2------2----|----------2----|
E|-----------------------2-------------2-------|--------------0----|------0---0----|
C|-----------------------3----------------3----|--------------2----|---2-----------|
g|-----------------------2---------------------|----------2---0----|---------------|
and that's where it will stay until they  play the final  chord      She says,

  G   A
A|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|-2------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|----0---2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
"were you bored?"                           And    I     say,

  G       B7           Em    G    G/A   N.C.
A|--2-----------|--0-----------|-----------2---------2-----|--2-----------|
E|--3-----------|--2-----------|-----------3---------3-----|--3-----------|
C|--2-----------|--3-----------|-----------4---------2-----|--1-----------|
g|--0-----------|--4-----------|-----------0---------0-----|--0-----------|
"I guess it wasn't quite so bad it was the best time that I've ever had."

Chorus:
  C            G          C          G
A|--3-----------------------2-------------------3--------------------2---------|
E|--0-----------------------3-------------------0--------------------3---------|
C|--0-----------------------2-------------------0--------------------2---------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
She laughed and said, "well lucky for you I got seats to Beethoven's fifth

  C         G         C
A|--3------------------2------------------3--------------------|
E|--0------------------3------------------0--------------------|
C|--0------------------2------------------0--------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
who cares what you are listening to, it's who you're listening

Interlude:
  Em7  Gsus2      C        Cmaj7 Am7
A|--------------|--------|----5--5--5-|-3---2-----0-------|
E|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---3---|
C|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
g|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
 with"

  Em7  Gsus2      C        Cmaj7 Am7
A|--------------|--------|-5--5--5--5-|-3---2-----0-------|
E|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---3---|
C|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
g|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
                           A

  Em7  Gsus2      C        Cmaj7 Am7
A|--------------|--------|-5--5--5--5-|-3---2-----0-------|
E|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---3---|
C|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
g|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
  per- fect   wife                A

  Em7  Gsus2      C          Dsus4     D
A|--------------|--------|-5--5--5--5--5---5-|--0--0--0--0--|--0--|
E|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0--0---0-|--3--3--3--3--|--2--|
C|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0--0---0-|--2--2--2--2--|--2--|
g|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0---0-|--2--2--2--2--|--2--|
  per- fect   life

Verse 3:
  C9        G5        Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|
The time   ex-   ploded  like a  bullet from a gun

  C9        G5          A7           D
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|---------0--------0--------0-------|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|------3--------3-----------2-------|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|---1--------1--------------2-------|
g|-------------------------------------|---------------------------2-------|
 A week,  a    year & then a    marriage and a     son

    G    B      Em         A
A|-----2--------2-----------2----------------------0-----0-----0-----0--|
E|-----3--------2-----------3--------------------0-----0-----0-----0----|
C|-----2--------3-----------4------------------1-----1-----1-----1------|
g|-----0--------4-----------0-------------------------------------------|
and a rental  where I   still can hear her laugh

       C                       C/G
A|-----------------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------3--------3--------3----------|
E|--------------0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------3-------------|
C|-----------0--------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------2--------4--------6-------|
g|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   When I play          the phonograph

Pre-chorus:
    G
A|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
E|------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|
C|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
g|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
  So I let    the     mu-     sic     guide        me

  B7
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
C|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|
g|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|-----4-----------4-----------4-----------4---|
 As Cec-   ily    sits      be-    side           me

    G                        A
A|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
   A girl of   nine-    teen       with a nervous   ma-     rine  Feel her

    D
A|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
    head    be-     gin     to     lean     As the  mel-   ody

 N.C.                    G F# G F# G
A|----------------------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----|
E|----------------------------------|--------3--2/3--2/3----|
C|----------------------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----|
g|----------------------------------|--------0--0----0------|
         soars

             B7     B7            Em7
A|-----------------------2----------2--------0-|-------2------2----|----------2----|
E|-----------------------2-------------2-------|--------------0----|------0---0----|
C|-----------------------3----------------3----|--------------2----|---2-----------|
g|-----------------------2---------------------|----------2---0----|---------------|
    And though it was real it  doesn't feel like it could be        That night when you

    A
A|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
   said to me                     That   I've   got      two

  G       B7     Em     G    G/A
A|--2-----------|--0-------|--2-----------2-----|-2-----------|
E|--3-----------|--2-------|--3-----------3-----|-3-----------|
C|--2-----------|--3-------|--4-----------2-----|-1-----------|
g|--0-----------|--4-------|--0-----------0-----|-0-----------|
  tickets for La Traviata"

Break:

A|--2-----2-2---2-2-1-2-/5-|
E|-------------------------|
C|------2-----2------------|
g|-------------------------|

Chorus:
   C            G          C        G
A|---3-----------------------2-------------------3---------------2---------|
E|---0-----------------------3-------------------0---------------3---------|
C|---0-----------------------2-------------------0---------------2---------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It's sad but true    how much I miss you  I miss you Cecily Smith

   C        G            C          N.C.
A|---3----------------2-----------------------3-------------------------|
E|---0----------------3-----------------------0-------------------------|
C|---0----------------2-----------------------0-------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Life is not the things that we do it's who we're doing them with

Outro:
  C9        G5        Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|

  C9        G5        Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5-------5---------------|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|--2/3-----2/3---------0--------|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-------------------0-----0-----|


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