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I Got You Babe

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Tuning: DADGAD (Dropped D)
This is the main riff that goes over the D and G chords:
e|-D---------------G-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0--0-----4-----------0--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0--------------7-------0---------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------5--5--------------------------------------------------------|
A* chord:
e|-----|
B|--2--|
G|--2--|
D|--2--|
A|--4--|
D|-----|
G* chord (Afie seems to play it quite loosely...)
e|-----|
B|--0--|
G|--0--|
D|--5--|
A|--5--|
D|--5--|
DI sang Gloud
My voice Dcut through the Gcrowd
                       Bm                        D7G*      CA*  D  
As if I was anybody that might have something to say
Standing Gtall I seemed Dto know it Gall
                                     Bm                         D7G*
But the only thing I know is that I've never known someone like you
                 CA*            D  G  
I'm gonna figure out how it is
I got youD  G  
I got you bDabeG  
I held yoDuG  
And I lost DyouG  
D  G
D  G
D
Time stood Gstill
And DI had my Gfill
Of Bmall the things we did 
                                 D7G*      CA*  D  
And all the things we could have done
Looking Gback would youD  
Cut me some Gslack
                                  Bm                             D7G*
For all the times I left you when I should have stayed right by your side
                    CA*        D  G  
I'm gonna figure out how it is
I got youD  G  
I got you bDabeG  
I held yoDuG  
And I lost DyouG  

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I Got You Babe

by Bahamas

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Tuning: DADGAD (Dropped D)

This is the main riff that goes over the D and G chords:

D G

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----0--0-----4-----------0--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------0--------------7-------0---------------------------------------------|

D|--0--------------5--5--------------------------------------------------------|

A* chord:

e|-----|

B|--2--|

G|--2--|

D|--2--|

A|--4--|

D|-----|

G* chord (Afie seems to play it quite loosely...)

e|-----|

B|--0--|

G|--0--|

D|--5--|

A|--5--|

D|--5--|

D G

I sang loud

D G

My voice cut through the crowd

Bm D7 C D

G* A*

As if I was anybody that might have something to say

G D G

Standing tall I seemed to know it all

Bm D7

But the only thing I know is that I've never known someone like you

C D G

I'm gonna figure out how it is

D G

I got you

D G

I got you babe

D G

I held you

D G

And I lost you

D G

Time stood still

D G

And I had my fill

Of all the things we did

D7 C D

G* A*

And all the things we could have done

G D

Looking back would you

Cut me some slack

Bm D7

For all the times I left you when I should have stayed right by your side

C D G

I'm gonna figure out how it is

D G

I got you

D G

I got you babe

D G

I held you

D G

And I lost you

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