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Roberta

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Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Step 1 / 13Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
[Intro] suggestion for second guitar
capo 3
D1 + Em7/D2 + 3 + G/D4 + 1 + D2 Em7/D+ 3 + 4 +
e|----2-0----3----|----2-0---------|
B|----3-3----3----|----3-3---------|
G|--2---0----4----|----2-0---------|
D|0----------0----|----0-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
capo 1
E1 + F#m7/E2 + 3 + A/E4 + 1 + E2 F#m7/E+ 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|-----------2----|----------------|
G|----4-2----2----|----4-2---------|
D|----6-4---------|----6-4---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|----------------|
[Intro]
| F   Gm7/F   Bb/F| F   Gm7/F|
[Verse A]
FRoberta, Gyou say you Bb/Cknow mCeBb/C  
FBut I see Gonly what you're Bb/Cpaid Cto Bb/Cshow Cme
BbOh, I F/Awish you had the C7sus4timeF  
Bb   F/A   G7   C   C7[ F]
Oh, I wish you had the time, oh-oh- oh
[Verse B]
FRoberta, GI undersBb/Ctand yCouBb/C  C  
FI know you Gneed to move in Bb/Co- Cther Bb/Ccir- Ccles Dmtoo
G/BIt's tough for Cme,
F/A   Bb   C7sus4[ F]
It's tough for you-oooo-oo-oo-oo
[Interlude]
| F   Gm7/F   Bb/F| F   Gm7/F|
[Verse A]
FRoberta, Ghow I've aBb/Cdored CyouBb/C  
FI'd ask you Gover but I Bb/Ccan't CafBb/Cford Cyou
BbOh, I F/Awish you'd take the C7sus4timeF  
BbOh, I F/Awish you'd take the G7time, Coh-C7oh
[Verse B]
FRoberta, Gthe night goes Bb/CslowClyBb/C  C  
FI know you're Gworkin' but you Bb/Cmust gCet Bb/ClonelCy tDmoo
G/BIt's tough for mCe,
F/A   Bb   C7sus4| F   Gm/F   Bb/F| F   Gm/F   F|
It's tough for you-oooo-oo-oo-oo
[Bridge]
And I'm Eb/Gin a bad way and wF/Aanna make love to Bbmaj9youooooooBb6ooooBbmaj7ooooooBb6  
Bb/COoh, ooh, Bb/Cooh, Cooh
[Instrumental]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| F| % | % | Am   G| G   F| C   F| C|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| F| % | % | Am   G| G   F| C   F| C   D|
| G| C7|
[Verse A]
| F| G| Bb/C   C| % |
(instrumental)
| F| G| Bb/C   C| % |
(instrumental)
BbOh, I F/Awish you had the C7sus4timeF  
BbOh, I F/Awish you had the G7time, Coh.C7oh
[Verse B]
FRoberta, GI really Bb/Cneed yCouBb/C  C  
FBut I supGpose that my small Bb/Cchange Cwon't Bb/Csee Cyou Dmthrough
G/BIt's tough for Cme,
F/A   Bb   C7sus4[ F]
It's tough for you-oooo-oo-oo-oo
[Interlude]
| F   Gm7/F   Bb/F| F   Gm7/F|
| F   Gm7/F   Bb/F| F   Gm7/F|
| F   Gm7/F   Bb/F| F   Gm7/F|
| F   Gm7/F   Bb/F| N.C. |
[Outro]
FLa la la la la la
La la la la la Amla-lGa
GLa la la la la Fla-Cla Fla-Cla
FLa la la la la la
La la la la la Amla-lGa
GLa la la la la Fla-Cla Fla-Cla
(fade out)
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