{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":74242,"song":"Willin","artist":"Little Feat","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11546224-willin-chords-by-little-feat/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/74242?type=chord","rating":4.7285,"votes":1072,"content":"Hi folks,\r\n\r\nWell here it is, thanks to all your various postings, a version, but\r\ncertainly NOT the definitive version of Willin' by Little Feat. I've been\r\nplaying this song for some time now, the LAZY way (see notes at the end).\r\nThanks to everyone's postings I've got some great ideas for improving on my\r\nversion. The version below is a nice compromise. It's the chord marked\r\nD* which causes all the problems. In the notes at the end I've suggested\r\nsome variants but I'm still not happy. So, I'll keep plugging away at searching\r\nfor that elusive chord. If anyone knows it exactly (i.e. no approximations)\r\nPLEASE mail me.\r\n\r\n\r\nWILLIN' by Little Feat\r\n----------------------\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]* (see notes) [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]* (see notes)  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've been warped by the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]*\r\nDriven by the snow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrunk and dirty - don't you know[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]*  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I'm still..         ..willin[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\n(And I was) Out on the road[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]*\r\nLate at night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSeen my pretty Alice in every headlight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]*  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAlice..          ..Dallas Alice[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I been from  Tucson to Tucumcari[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTehachapi to Tonopah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDriven every kind of rig that's ever been made[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]**\r\nDriven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd if you give me\r\n\r\n(No chords again but I use a stepping C)\r\nC  step down to  G\r\nWeed, Whites and wine\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you show me a sign[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]* [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'll be willin'        to be movin'[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nKicked by the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]*\r\nRobbed by the sleet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]*     [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHad my head stoved in but I'm still on my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]* [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm still ....    in a whole lot of trouble[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nSmuggled some smokes and folks from Mexico[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBaked by the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEvery time I go to Mexico[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]* [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n         And I'm still....[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I been from  Tucson to Tucumcari[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTehachapi to Tonopah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDriven every kind of rig that's ever been made[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]**\r\nDriven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd if you give me\r\n\r\n(No chords again but I use a stepping C)\r\nC  step down to  G\r\nWeed, Whites and wine\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you show me a sign[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]* [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'll be willin'        to be movin'[/tab]\r\n\r\n------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nNOTES\r\n\r\nD*  -   Many different chord variations have been suggested here,\r\n        including Bm and pure D. I use a hybrid of D with a 6th\r\n        string bass on the second fret since this bass note is\r\n        very important to the flow of the song. If you're lucky\r\n        your thumb can cover this, but mine won't so I usually\r\n        take the easy route and play 1st string 2nd fret plus\r\n        6th string 2nd fret with all the other strings open - not\r\n        such a good sound but FAR easier when you're trying to sing\r\n        as well!\r\n\r\nC*  -   This is simply a slide of C up 2 frets. However, I prefer\r\n        to use a normal open D instead as it has a better ring to it.\r\n        x54030 - real name = Dadd4add9.\r\n\r\nI've tried to match the words up with the chords but I guess it's\r\none of those songs you have to know quite well to get the inflections right.\r\nAlso, there's so many versions of this around the lyrics and especially\r\nLowell George's asides at the end of verses, etc change slightly. This version\r\nis transcribed from the live album 'Waiting For Columbus'.\r\n\r\nCheers,\r\nMartin.","plain_text":"Hi folks,\n\nWell here it is, thanks to all your various postings, a version, but\ncertainly NOT the definitive version of Willin' by Little Feat. I've been\nplaying this song for some time now, the LAZY way (see notes at the end).\nThanks to everyone's postings I've got some great ideas for improving on my\nversion. The version below is a nice compromise. It's the chord marked\nD* which causes all the problems. In the notes at the end I've suggested\nsome variants but I'm still not happy. So, I'll keep plugging away at searching\nfor that elusive chord. If anyone knows it exactly (i.e. no approximations)\nPLEASE mail me.\n\n\nWILLIN' by Little Feat\n----------------------\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nG  D* (see notes) Em  C  G  C  C* (see notes)  C  G  x2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd if you give me\n\n(No chords again but I use a stepping C)\nC  step down to  G\nWeed, Whites and wine\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd if you give me\n\n(No chords again but I use a stepping C)\nC  step down to  G\nWeed, Whites and wine\n\n\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------\nNOTES\n\nD*  -   Many different chord variations have been suggested here,\n        including Bm and pure D. I use a hybrid of D with a 6th\n        string bass on the second fret since this bass note is\n        very important to the flow of the song. If you're lucky\n        your thumb can cover this, but mine won't so I usually\n        take the easy route and play 1st string 2nd fret plus\n        6th string 2nd fret with all the other strings open - not\n        such a good sound but FAR easier when you're trying to sing\n        as well!\n\nC*  -   This is simply a slide of C up 2 frets. However, I prefer\n        to use a normal open D instead as it has a better ring to it.\n        x54030 - real name = Dadd4add9.\n\nI've tried to match the words up with the chords but I guess it's\none of those songs you have to know quite well to get the inflections right.\nAlso, there's so many versions of this around the lyrics and especially\nLowell George's asides at the end of verses, etc change slightly. This version\nis transcribed from the live album 'Waiting For Columbus'.\n\nCheers,\nMartin.","chords":["D","G","Em","C","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}