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Step 1 / 17Position: 1
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Intro + verses, as promised!
tuning: standard
tabbed by: retrofunked
e-mail: [email protected]
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B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3------4----------------1--------|
Lady sing the blues so well as if she mean it
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B|----------------------------------1----------------------------0---------|
G|------------1------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------1---------------------1----------------------------1---------|
as if it's hell down here in the smoke filled world where the jokes are cold
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------1---------------------------0-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------1---------------------------3-----------------------|
they don't laugh at jokes, they laugh at tragedies
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--4-----------------1--------------|
Corner street societies, they believe her,
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B|----------------------1---------0----------------------------------------|
G|------1-----------------------------------------------------0------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------1---------------1---------1---------------------------3------------|
They never leave her while she sings, she makes them feel things
she says "CmI can sGing this Cmsong so blFmue
that yCmou will cry in sFmpite of yGou
Cmlittle wet tears Gon your baby's Fmshoulder
Cmlittle wet tears on your baby's shouGlder
Cmand I have wGalked these sCmtreets so lFmong
there ain't Cmnothin' right, there ain't nothinFm' wronGg
but the lCmittle wet tears Gon my baby's Fmshoulder
Cmlittle wet tears on my baby's FmshoulderG"
Cmlady lights a Gcigarette, Fmpuffs away, Gno regrets
Fmtakes a look around, no reGgrets no regrets
Cmstretches out like Gbranches of a Fmpoplar tGree
says "FmI am free", Gsings so soft as if she'll break
says "CmI can sing this Gsong so blue
that Fmyou will cry in spGite of you
Cmlittle wet tears Gon your baby's Fmshoulder
Cmlittle wet tears on your baby's shoGulder
Cmand I have waGlked these Cmstreets so lFmong
there ain't noCmthin' right, nFmothin' wrongG
but the liCmttle wet tears Gon my baby's Fmshoulder
Cmlittle wet tears on my baby's shGoulder
Cbut on this stage I've lC7earned to fly
Flearned to sing and lDearned to cry
Dmlittle wet tears on my baby's shoulder
Flittle wet tears on my bGaby's shoulder
Cbut now it's time to C7say goodbye
Fsome might laugh, buDt I will surely cry
Dmlittle wet tears on my baby's shoulder
Flittle wet tears on my bGaby's shoulder"
Cmlady lights a Gcigarette
Fmpuffs away
and wGinter comesFm
and Gshe
Cmforgets
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Lady
by Regina Spektor
Chords in this song · guitar
Cm
G
Fm
C
C7
F
D
Dm
Intro + verses, as promised!
tuning: standard
tabbed by: retrofunked
e-mail: [email protected]
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3------4----------------1--------|
Lady sing the blues so well as if she mean it
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------1----------------------------0---------|
G|------------1------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------1---------------------1----------------------------1---------|
as if it's hell down here in the smoke filled world where the jokes are cold
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------1---------------------------0-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------1---------------------------3-----------------------|
they don't laugh at jokes, they laugh at tragedies
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--4-----------------1--------------|
Corner street societies, they believe her,
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------1---------0----------------------------------------|
G|------1-----------------------------------------------------0------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------1---------------1---------1---------------------------3------------|
They never leave her while she sings, she makes them feel things
Cm G Cm Fm
she says "I can sing this song so blue
Cm Fm G
that you will cry in spite of you
Cm G Fm
little wet tears on your baby's shoulder
Cm G
little wet tears on your baby's shoulder
Cm G Cm Fm
and I have walked these streets so long
Cm Fm G
there ain't nothin' right, there ain't nothin' wrong
Cm G Fm
but the little wet tears on my baby's shoulder
Cm Fm G
little wet tears on my baby's shoulder"
Cm G Fm G
lady lights a cigarette, puffs away, no regrets
Fm G
takes a look around, no regrets no regrets
Cm G Fm G
stretches out like branches of a poplar tree
Fm G
says "I am free", sings so soft as if she'll break
Cm G
says "I can sing this song so blue
Fm G
that you will cry in spite of you
Cm G Fm
little wet tears on your baby's shoulder
Cm G
little wet tears on your baby's shoulder
Cm G Cm Fm
and I have walked these streets so long
Cm Fm G
there ain't nothin' right, nothin' wrong
Cm G Fm
but the little wet tears on my baby's shoulder
Cm G
little wet tears on my baby's shoulder
C C7
but on this stage I've learned to fly
F D
learned to sing and learned to cry
Dm
little wet tears on my baby's shoulder
F G
little wet tears on my baby's shoulder
C C7
but now it's time to say goodbye
F D
some might laugh, but I will surely cry
Dm
little wet tears on my baby's shoulder
F G
little wet tears on my baby's shoulder"
Cm G
lady lights a cigarette
Fm
puffs away
G Fm
and winter comes
G
and she
Cm
forgets
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