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                             A Stitch in Time - The Smashing Pumpkins
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Tabbed by: delaopm
*Capo - 5th fret
Chords used:
 Am- x02210
 C/G- 332010
 D/F#- 2x023x
 Asus2- x02200
 Cadd9- x32030
 G/B- x2003x
 Em- 022000
*Strum chords all down 
*Watch out for changes (*) to Am and C/G chords
*Repeat those changes anytime you see the Am - C/G - D/F# Asus2 chord progression
[Intro] - *Repeat 2 times
          Am*             C/G*                     D/F#  Asus2  
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
B|--1-1-1-1-3-3-1-1--1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
G|o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------o|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
A|o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------o|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------| 
                                                                       It’s
[Verse 1] - *Play like the intro
Amjust a stitch in time, it's C/Gperfect I don't mind, 
D/F#sailing on your endless Asus2sea.     You’re
Amperfect I don't mind, I C/Ggot your stitch in mine, 
D/F#everywhere I wanna Asus2be.      Don’t
[Pre - chorus]
Cadd9say you want too G/Bmuch.  They'll Emsay you've had eD/F#nough.  Don’t 
Cadd9let them G/Blay their D/F#trips Asus2on       
Amyou.          C/GThere's D/F#somewhere I just gotta Asus2be.
         Am       C/GThere's D/F#somewhere I just gotta Asus2be.
[Chorus]
e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--Cadd90-0-0-0--G/B-----------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----|
D|-----------------------------------2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0----|
A|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--||
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--||
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
D|-----------------------------------||
A|-----------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------||
                                       You’re
Cadd9everywhere at G/Bonce and you D/F#can't break Asus2free.
e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--||
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--||
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
D|-----------------------------------||
A|-----------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------||
                                       You’re
Cadd9everywhere at G/Bonce and you D/F#can't break Asus2free.  You’re
Cadd9everywhere at G/Bonce and you D/F#can't catch Asus2me, watch out.
         Am       C/GThere's D/F#somewhere I just gotta Asus2be.
         Am               C/G                         D/F#         Asus2It’s
[Verse 2]
Amjust a stitch in time, we C/Gfit together fine, a 
D/F#puzzle looking for its Asus2piece.  You’re
Amperfect, I don't mind, your C/Gtravel makes you mine,
D/F#everywhere I look, I Asus2see.     Don’t
[Pre - chorus]
Cadd9say you want too G/Bmuch.  They'll Emsay you've had eD/F#nough.  Don’t 
Cadd9let them G/Blay their D/F#trips Asus2on
Amyou.          C/GThere's D/F#somewhere I just gotta Asus2be.
         Am       C/GThere's D/F#somewhere I just gotta Asus2be.
[Chorus]
e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0-Cadd9-0-0-0-0-G/B------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----|
D|-----------------------------------2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0----|
A|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--||
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--||
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
D|-----------------------------------||
A|-----------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------||
                                       You’re
Cadd9everywhere at G/Bonce and you D/F#can't break Asus2free.
e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--||
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--||
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
D|-----------------------------------||
A|-----------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------||
                                       You’re
Cadd9everywhere at G/Bonce and you D/F#can't break Asus2free.  You’re
Cadd9everywhere at G/Bonce and you D/F#can't catch Asus2me, watch out.
         Am       C/GThere's D/F#somewhere I just gotta Asus2be.
         Am       C/GThere's D/F#somewhere I just gotta Asus2be.
         Am       C/GThere's D/F#somewhere I just gotta Asus2be.
         Am       C/GThere's D/F#somewhere I just gotta Asus2be.
[Outro]
e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-Cadd90-0-0-0--G/B--------D/F#----------Asus20-0-0-0--Cadd90-0-0-0--G/B---------D/F#---------Asus20-------||
B|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--0-------||
G|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-------||
D|-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-------||
A|-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--x-x-x-x--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--x-x-x-x--0-------||
E|-------------------2-2-2-2-----------------------------2-2-2-2----------||

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A Stitch In Time

by The Smashing Pumpkins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A Stitch in Time - The Smashing Pumpkins

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by: delaopm

*Capo - 5th fret

Chords used:

- x02210

C/G

- 332010

D/F#

- 2x023x

Asus2

- x02200

Cadd9

- x32030

G/B

- x2003x

- 022000

*Strum chords all down

*Watch out for changes (*) to Am and C/G chords

*Repeat those changes anytime you see the Am - C/G - D/F# Asus2 chord progression

[Intro] - *Repeat 2 times

Am C/G D/F# Asus2

* *

e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

B|--1-1-1-1-3-3-1-1--1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|

G|o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------o|

D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|

A|o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------o|

E|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|

It’s

[Verse 1] - *Play like the intro

Am C/G

just a stitch in time, it's perfect I don't mind,

D/F# Asus2

sailing on your endless sea. You’re

Am C/G

perfect I don't mind, I got your stitch in mine,

D/F# Asus2

everywhere I wanna be. Don’t

[Pre - chorus]

Cadd9 G/B Em D/F#

say you want too much. They'll say you've had enough. Don’t

Cadd9 G/B D/F# Asus2

let them lay their trips on

Am C/G D/F# Asus2

you. There's somewhere I just gotta be.

Am C/G D/F# Asus2

There's somewhere I just gotta be.

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G/B

e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------|

B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----|

G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----|

D|-----------------------------------2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0----|

A|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2----|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--||

B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--||

G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||

D|-----------------------------------||

A|-----------------------------------||

E|-----------------------------------||

You’re

Cadd9 G/B D/F# Asus2

everywhere at once and you can't break free.

e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--||

B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--||

G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||

D|-----------------------------------||

A|-----------------------------------||

E|-----------------------------------||

You’re

Cadd9 G/B D/F# Asus2

everywhere at once and you can't break free. You’re

Cadd9 G/B D/F# Asus2

everywhere at once and you can't catch me, watch out.

Am C/G D/F# Asus2

There's somewhere I just gotta be.

Am C/G D/F# Asus2

It’s

[Verse 2]

Am C/G

just a stitch in time, we fit together fine, a

D/F# Asus2

puzzle looking for its piece. You’re

Am C/G

perfect, I don't mind, your travel makes you mine,

D/F# Asus2

everywhere I look, I see. Don’t

[Pre - chorus]

Cadd9 G/B Em D/F#

say you want too much. They'll say you've had enough. Don’t

Cadd9 G/B D/F# Asus2

let them lay their trips on

Am C/G D/F# Asus2

you. There's somewhere I just gotta be.

Am C/G D/F# Asus2

There's somewhere I just gotta be.

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G/B

e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------|

B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----|

G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----|

D|-----------------------------------2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0----|

A|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2----|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--||

B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--||

G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||

D|-----------------------------------||

A|-----------------------------------||

E|-----------------------------------||

You’re

Cadd9 G/B D/F# Asus2

everywhere at once and you can't break free.

e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--||

B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--||

G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||

D|-----------------------------------||

A|-----------------------------------||

E|-----------------------------------||

You’re

Cadd9 G/B D/F# Asus2

everywhere at once and you can't break free. You’re

Cadd9 G/B D/F# Asus2

everywhere at once and you can't catch me, watch out.

Am C/G D/F# Asus2

There's somewhere I just gotta be.

Am C/G D/F# Asus2

There's somewhere I just gotta be.

Am C/G D/F# Asus2

There's somewhere I just gotta be.

Am C/G D/F# Asus2

There's somewhere I just gotta be.

[Outro]

e|-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--|

B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--|

G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

Cadd9 G/B D/F# Asus2 Cadd9 G/B D/F# Asus2

e|-0-0-0-0--------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------0-------||

B|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--0-------||

G|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-------||

D|-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-------||

A|-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--x-x-x-x--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--x-x-x-x--0-------||

E|-------------------2-2-2-2-----------------------------2-2-2-2----------||

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