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Title: Hit or Miss (Live)
Artist: Odetta
Contributor: Mary Thomas
These tabs are for the "Hit or Miss (Live)" version from the "It's Impossible" album. I
read online that Odetta favoured the Open D tuning, so I figured that was the best place
to start when figuring this out. Once you're tuned to Open D it's really rather simple. 
You can also wing it with Standard tuning, it just doesn't sound quite as full and lovely. Also to make the A chord way easier simply play it barred on the 7th fret. 
Tuning: Open D (DADF#Ad)
Chords used:
          G(555555)
      Gadd9(557555)
          D(000000)
      Dadd9(002000)
          A(X02342)
      Aadd9(X02542)
Intro: 
G  Gadd9  G  Gadd9
D  Dadd9  D  Dadd9
A  Aadd9  G  Gadd9
D  Dadd9  D  Dadd9
DI was sittinDadd9' there, Dall by myDadd9self
DListenin' to everDadd9ybody everybody sayin' Dbe like everybody Dadd9else
Oh you GseGadd9eG  Gadd9  
I gottDa bDadd9e meD  Dadd9  
AAin't nobAadd9ody jusGt like Gadd9this
I got to be DmeDadd9, baby hit or DmissDadd9  
DI look at you sittin' tDadd9here, yDou're all by yoursDadd9elf
You're Dlistenin' to everyDadd9body everybody sayin' Dbe like everybody Dadd9else
Just GseeGadd9  G  Gadd9  
You gotta DbelievDadd9eD  Dadd9  
AAin't noAadd9body juGst like Gadd9this
You got to belDievDadd9e, baby hit or mDissDadd9  
DI was sittin' Dadd9there, aDll by mysDadd9elf
DListenin' to everDadd9ybody everybody sayin' Dbe like everybody Dadd9else
Now I GseeGadd9  G  Gadd9  
I gotta belDieveDadd9  D  Dadd9  
AAin't noAadd9body juGst like Gadd9this
I got to be DmeDadd9, baby hit or DmisDadd9s

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Hit Or Miss

by Odetta

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Gadd9

Dadd9

Aadd9

Title: Hit or Miss (Live)

Artist: Odetta

Contributor: Mary Thomas

These tabs are for the "Hit or Miss (Live)" version from the "It's Impossible" album. I

read online that Odetta favoured the Open D tuning, so I figured that was the best place

to start when figuring this out. Once you're tuned to Open D it's really rather simple.

You can also wing it with Standard tuning, it just doesn't sound quite as full and lovely. Also to make the A chord way easier simply play it barred on the 7th fret.

Tuning: Open D (DADF#Ad)

Chords used:

(555555)

Gadd9

(557555)

(000000)

Dadd9

(002000)

(X02342)

Aadd9

(X02542)

Intro:

G Gadd9 G Gadd9

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

A Aadd9 G Gadd9

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

I was sittin' there, all by myself

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

Listenin' to everybody everybody sayin' be like everybody else

G Gadd9 G Gadd9

Oh you see

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

I gotta be me

A Aadd9 G Gadd9

Ain't nobody just like this

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

I got to be me, baby hit or miss

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

I look at you sittin' there, you're all by yourself

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

You're listenin' to everybody everybody sayin' be like everybody else

G Gadd9 G Gadd9

Just see

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

You gotta believe

A Aadd9 G Gadd9

Ain't nobody just like this

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

You got to believe, baby hit or miss

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

I was sittin' there, all by myself

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

Listenin' to everybody everybody sayin' be like everybody else

G Gadd9 G Gadd9

Now I see

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

I gotta believe

A Aadd9 G Gadd9

Ain't nobody just like this

D Dadd9 D Dadd9

I got to be me, baby hit or miss

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