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Esmerelda

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The Mother Hips ~ Esmerelda ~ from "Later Days" 1998
            .             pb     *                        pb     *
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-5h7--7-5--4\2---4b5--5-4-2----2--/7~--5---4\2---4b5--5-4-2----0---|
A|-x---------------0------------3b-0-3-------x-----0------------3b---3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
(play twice more with variations)
4 bars of A
ATell me what is wrong
And I'll Eput it in a F#msong
And I'll Dplay it on the Astage
AShow me where it hurts
And I'll Ewrite it down in F#mwords
And I'll Dplay it on the Astage
AEsmerelda Eyou're so contiF#mnental
DMany people Aknow your Ename
AI don't know when it was
I got Erabbit in my F#mblood
I do not Drecall the Aage
AI always did feel bad
But I Edon't know what F#mI had
But Dnow it's all the Arage
AEsmerelda Eyou're so contiF#mnental
DMany people Aknow your Ename
(Solo)
AEsmeCrelda Eyou're so coDntinenAtal
AEsmeCrelda Eyou're so coDntinenAtal
EYou're so coDntinenAtal
ESo  very  coDntinenAtal
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer on
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| *  1/4 tone bend
| ~  Vibrato
| .  Staccato
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Esmerelda

by The Mother Hips

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F#m

The Mother Hips ~ Esmerelda ~ from "Later Days" 1998

. pb * pb *

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

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-x-5h7--7-5--4\2---4b5--5-4-2----2--/7~--5---4\2---4b5--5-4-2----0---|

A|-x---------------0------------3b-0-3-------x-----0------------3b---3-|

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

(play twice more with variations)

4 bars of A

Tell me what is wrong

E F#m

And I'll put it in a song

D A

And I'll play it on the stage

Show me where it hurts

E F#m

And I'll write it down in words

D A

And I'll play it on the stage

A E F#m

Esmerelda you're so continental

D A E

Many people know your name

I don't know when it was

E F#m

I got rabbit in my blood

D A

I do not recall the age

I always did feel bad

E F#m

But I don't know what I had

D A

But now it's all the rage

A E F#m

Esmerelda you're so continental

D A E

Many people know your name

(Solo)

A C E D A

Esmerelda you're so continental

A C E D A

Esmerelda you're so continental

E D A

You're so continental

E D A

So very continental

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer on

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| b Bend

| pb Pre-bend

| * 1/4 tone bend

| ~ Vibrato

| . Staccato

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