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I HAD A REAL GOOD LOVER - The Shouting Matches
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Tabbed by: Lars Wassenaar
E-mail: [email protected]
[Intro]
e|----E---7-x--------------------------B---7-x--------------------C#m---4-x------------------------------|
B|-------9-x--------------9--------------7-x-----------------------5-x----12-9----------------------|
G|-------9-x-----------9-----9-----------8-x----8/9\8--8/9\8-------6-x---------11-9-11--11^----9/11-|
D|-------9-x--------9-----------9--------9-x-----------------------6-x----------------------11------|
A|----7--7-x----7------------------------9-x--------------------4--4-x------------------------------|
E|----0-------------------------------7--7-x--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----A---5-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6-x----6/7\6--6/7\6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5--5-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
EWell I had a real good loverB
C#mBut she's gone from me nowA
e|-------5-x------------------------|
B|-------5-x------------------------|
G|-------6-x----6/7\6--6/7\6--------|
D|-------7-x------------------------|
A|-------7-x------------------------|
E|----5--5-x------------------------|
EWell you know that she's goBne
C#mCause there ain't no one here noAw
[Chorus]
A G#mN.C. G#m Gm7 F#m7N.C. F#m7N.C.
So many say that they are in love
F#m7 Gm7 G#mN.C. G#m F#m7N.C.
So I can't ignore when there's somebody gone
[Instrumental]
e|----E---7-x--------------------------B---7-x--------------------C#m---4-x--9---------------------------|
B|-------9-x--------------9--------------7-x-----------------------5-x----12-9----------------------|
G|-------9-x-----------9-----9-----------8-x----8/9\8--8/9\8-------6-x---------11-9-11--11^----9/11-|
D|-------9-x--------9-----------9--------9-x-----------------------6-x----------------------11------|
A|----7--7-x----7------------------------9-x--------------------4--4-x------------------------------|
E|----0-------------------------------7--7-x--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----A---5-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6-x----6/7\6--6/7\6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5--5-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
EN.C.
Well you know I had a real good lover
BBut you, but you know that
C#mWell she's gone from me noAw
EShe bring me breakfast in the morningB
C#mShe be home waiting when I get home from the pAlow
[Chorus]
A G#mN.C. G#m Gm7 F#m7N.C. F#m7N.C.
So many say that they're somewhat in love
F#m7 Gm7 G#mN.C. G#m F#m7N.C.
So I can't ignore them when somebody's gone
[Solo]
2:42 2:45 2:52
e|------------------|----------|------------------------|---------|---------------|
B|------------------|----------|--------------9---------|---------|---------------|
G|-11h13-12brp11----|----------|-11h13-11pbr9---11p9-11-|---------|-11b-11pbr9----|
D|---------------14-|----------|------------------------|---------|------------11-|
A|------------------|----------|------------------------|---------|---------------|
E|------------------|-0--------|------------------------|-7-------|---------------|
2:56 3:04
e|-------|-----------------------|-------------|---------------------|------------|
B|-------|-----------------------|-------------|---11b--12-10--10----|------------|
G|-------|-12b-12pb-12pb-11-13-9-|-----6/7\6b--|------------------13-|------------|
D|-------|-----------------------|-----7/8\7b--|---------------------|------------|
A|-------|-----------------------|-0-----------|---------------------|------------|
E|-9-----|-----------------------|-------------|-0-------------------|-7----------|
3:11 3:16 3:19
e|--------------------|----9999---------------------------|------------------------|
B|-12-10--10----------|---------12121212-9999 8b-7h9p7----|------------------------|
G|-----------13-13-11-|--------------------------------8b-|------------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------------------------|---------7br-7br-7br----|
A|--------------------|-----------------------------------|---------7br-7br-7br----|
E|--------------------|-/9--------------------------------|-5/6\4pb----------------|
3:24 3:30
e|-11b---12----12-12--12--12-12-11-|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------7/9-9-9-9-11/14-14-14-14------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----0-----0-------0-------------|-/7---------------------------------|
3:35 3:42
e|-12-14-14b-14pb-14pb-14pb-14pbr-12-14-12-|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|------------------12/14-14-14-|
G|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-9/11-11-11-11-11-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
3:46 3:52
e|-14b-14pb-14pbr12-14----11b-11pb-11-|------------------------------|
B|---------------------14-------------|-10b-10pb-10pb-10pb-10pbr8----|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------9--|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
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e|-------------------------9------9-----------|-----------7/99999999-|
B|--------------------------------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------11b-11pb-11pb---11pb---11pbr9-11-|--999999999-----------|
D|------9-11----------------------------------|----------------------|
A|-9/11---------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------|
4:05 4:12
e|------------14b-14pb-14pb-14pb-14pb-14pb-14pbr-|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------|-14b-14pb-14pbr12-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|------------------14----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
4:17 4:22 4:28
e|-----------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------------|-13b-13pb-13pbr----11-10--|
D|-----------------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------|----------------13--------|
A|12b-12-12b-12pbr-10-12-|------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------0----|--------------------------|
4:33 4:38 4:42
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----11--11b-11pbr-9h11-|-11b-11pb-11pb-11pbr-9-|-----------------------------9x---|
D|-13--------------------|-----------------------|------------9----------------7x---|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|----9-12-9-----12-12-11------9x---|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-12-------------------------------|
4:49 4:53 4:58
e|--------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
G|-9h11----9-11/12-11-|-11-9-9-8----|--------------------------|
D|------11------------|----------11-|------9-9h11-9------------|
A|--------------------|-------------|-9h11----------11-10p9----|
E|--------------------|-------------|-----------------------12-|
[Chorus]
A G#mN.C. G#m Gm7 F#m7N.C. F#m7N.C.
So many say that there's somebody gone
F#m7 Gm7 G#mN.C. G#m F#m7N.C.
But I can't ignore that there's nobody mourning, mourning their love
[Verse 3]
EWell I had a real good loveBr
C#mShe's so far from me nowA
EShe know I had a real good loverB
C#mShe made promises nowA
EWell I had a real good loverB
C#mShe's gone from me nowA
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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I Had A Real Good Lover
by The Shouting Matches
Chords in this song · guitar
E
B
C#m
A
G#m
Gm7
F#m7
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I HAD A REAL GOOD LOVER - The Shouting Matches
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Lars Wassenaar
E-mail: [email protected]
[Intro]
E B C#m
e|-------7-x-----------------------------7-x-----------------------4-x------------------------------|
B|-------9-x--------------9--------------7-x-----------------------5-x----12-9----------------------|
G|-------9-x-----------9-----9-----------8-x----8/9\8--8/9\8-------6-x---------11-9-11--11^----9/11-|
D|-------9-x--------9-----------9--------9-x-----------------------6-x----------------------11------|
A|----7--7-x----7------------------------9-x--------------------4--4-x------------------------------|
E|----0-------------------------------7--7-x--------------------------------------------------------|
A
e|-------5-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6-x----6/7\6--6/7\6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5--5-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
E B
Well I had a real good lover
C#m A
But she's gone from me now
e|-------5-x------------------------|
B|-------5-x------------------------|
G|-------6-x----6/7\6--6/7\6--------|
D|-------7-x------------------------|
A|-------7-x------------------------|
E|----5--5-x------------------------|
E B
Well you know that she's gone
C#m A
Cause there ain't no one here now
[Chorus]
A G#m G#m Gm7 F#m7 F#m7
N.C. N.C. N.C.
So many say that they are in love
F#m7 Gm7 G#m G#m F#m7
N.C. N.C.
So I can't ignore when there's somebody gone
[Instrumental]
E B C#m
e|-------7-x-----------------------------7-x-----------------------4-x--9---------------------------|
B|-------9-x--------------9--------------7-x-----------------------5-x----12-9----------------------|
G|-------9-x-----------9-----9-----------8-x----8/9\8--8/9\8-------6-x---------11-9-11--11^----9/11-|
D|-------9-x--------9-----------9--------9-x-----------------------6-x----------------------11------|
A|----7--7-x----7------------------------9-x--------------------4--4-x------------------------------|
E|----0-------------------------------7--7-x--------------------------------------------------------|
A
e|-------5-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6-x----6/7\6--6/7\6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5--5-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
E
N.C.
Well you know I had a real good lover
B
But you, but you know that
C#m A
Well she's gone from me now
E B
She bring me breakfast in the morning
C#m A
She be home waiting when I get home from the plow
[Chorus]
A G#m G#m Gm7 F#m7 F#m7
N.C. N.C. N.C.
So many say that they're somewhat in love
F#m7 Gm7 G#m G#m F#m7
N.C. N.C.
So I can't ignore them when somebody's gone
[Solo]
2:42 2:45 2:52
e|------------------|----------|------------------------|---------|---------------|
B|------------------|----------|--------------9---------|---------|---------------|
G|-11h13-12brp11----|----------|-11h13-11pbr9---11p9-11-|---------|-11b-11pbr9----|
D|---------------14-|----------|------------------------|---------|------------11-|
A|------------------|----------|------------------------|---------|---------------|
E|------------------|-0--------|------------------------|-7-------|---------------|
2:56 3:04
e|-------|-----------------------|-------------|---------------------|------------|
B|-------|-----------------------|-------------|---11b--12-10--10----|------------|
G|-------|-12b-12pb-12pb-11-13-9-|-----6/7\6b--|------------------13-|------------|
D|-------|-----------------------|-----7/8\7b--|---------------------|------------|
A|-------|-----------------------|-0-----------|---------------------|------------|
E|-9-----|-----------------------|-------------|-0-------------------|-7----------|
3:11 3:16 3:19
e|--------------------|----9999---------------------------|------------------------|
B|-12-10--10----------|---------12121212-9999 8b-7h9p7----|------------------------|
G|-----------13-13-11-|--------------------------------8b-|------------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------------------------|---------7br-7br-7br----|
A|--------------------|-----------------------------------|---------7br-7br-7br----|
E|--------------------|-/9--------------------------------|-5/6\4pb----------------|
3:24 3:30
e|-11b---12----12-12--12--12-12-11-|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------7/9-9-9-9-11/14-14-14-14------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----0-----0-------0-------------|-/7---------------------------------|
3:35 3:42
e|-12-14-14b-14pb-14pb-14pb-14pbr-12-14-12-|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|------------------12/14-14-14-|
G|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-9/11-11-11-11-11-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
3:46 3:52
e|-14b-14pb-14pbr12-14----11b-11pb-11-|------------------------------|
B|---------------------14-------------|-10b-10pb-10pb-10pb-10pbr8----|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------9--|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
3:56 4:02
e|-------------------------9------9-----------|-----------7/99999999-|
B|--------------------------------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------11b-11pb-11pb---11pb---11pbr9-11-|--999999999-----------|
D|------9-11----------------------------------|----------------------|
A|-9/11---------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------|
4:05 4:12
e|------------14b-14pb-14pb-14pb-14pb-14pb-14pbr-|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------|-14b-14pb-14pbr12-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|------------------14----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
4:17 4:22 4:28
e|-----------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------------|-13b-13pb-13pbr----11-10--|
D|-----------------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------|----------------13--------|
A|12b-12-12b-12pbr-10-12-|------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------0----|--------------------------|
4:33 4:38 4:42
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----11--11b-11pbr-9h11-|-11b-11pb-11pb-11pbr-9-|-----------------------------9x---|
D|-13--------------------|-----------------------|------------9----------------7x---|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|----9-12-9-----12-12-11------9x---|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-12-------------------------------|
4:49 4:53 4:58
e|--------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
G|-9h11----9-11/12-11-|-11-9-9-8----|--------------------------|
D|------11------------|----------11-|------9-9h11-9------------|
A|--------------------|-------------|-9h11----------11-10p9----|
E|--------------------|-------------|-----------------------12-|
[Chorus]
A G#m G#m Gm7 F#m7 F#m7
N.C. N.C. N.C.
So many say that there's somebody gone
F#m7 Gm7 G#m G#m F#m7
N.C. N.C.
But I can't ignore that there's nobody mourning, mourning their love
[Verse 3]
E B
Well I had a real good lover
C#m A
She's so far from me now
E B
She know I had a real good lover
C#m A
She made promises now
E B
Well I had a real good lover
C#m A
She's gone from me now
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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