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Bminor

90BPM

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1/20

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 20Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
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capo: 3rd fret
play: Em
key: Gm
For original chords transpose this tab +3
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[Main Riff]
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|2-2-4---5---4-2---2-------------|
A|--------------------5-2---2-5---|
E|--------------------------------|
[Intro]
  Em1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  F#7/E1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  F/E1 + 2 + B7/E3 + 4 +  Em1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3---------------|2---------------|1---------------|----------------|
B|5---------------|5---------------|1-------4-------|5---------------|
G|4---------------|3---------------|2-------2-------|4---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------4-------|5---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|0---------------|0-------0-------|0---------------|
[Link] verse to chorus
  Em/B1 + Bm72 + Em/B3 + Bm74 +
e|3---0-----------|
B|5---1---5---3---|
G|4---0---4---0---|
D|--------2---4---|
A|2---2---2---2---|
E|----------------|
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CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
Edim7   0-1-2-0-2-0
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[Intro]
|  Em|  F#7/E|  F/E   B7/E|  Em|
[Verse 1]
 EmLittle mama
 EmFrom Japan
 EmSent by her Masters
 EmTo a foreign land
 Em"Go out with the sailors
 EmHang 'round the dock
 EmGet out of the way
 Edim7When the bombs start to drop" - You know she's a ...
[Chorus]
|  Em   A| C  
         Spy
                       D[  Em]
 Careful what you say, boys
|  Em   A| C  
         Spy
                       D[  Em]
 Looks just like a schoolgirl
[Interlude]
|  Em|  F#7/E|      F/E   F#/E   F/E|
[Verse 2]
 EmBig fat Russian
 EmLooks into a buffalo
 EmCheck into a dude ranch
 EmIn New Mexico
 EmNearby in the desert
 F#7/EGreat scientific minds
 F/EStruggle with questions
Of Em/Bspace and Bm7time
 Em/BWatch Bm7out for him
[Chorus]
|  Em   A| C  
         Spy
                           D[  Em]
 You can tell he ain't no cowboy
[Chorus]
|  Em   A| C  
         Spy
       D[  Em]
 Whoaaa !
[Interlude]
|  Em|  F#7/E|      F/E   F#/E   F/E|
[Verse 3]
 EmIf you love this country
 EmAnd I hope you do
 EmThen listen closely
 EmTo what I say to you
 EmThey're in the shipyard
 F#7/EThey're in the factory
 F/EThey might look just like you
 EmAnd they might look just like me, but they're ...
[Chorus]
|  Em   A|          C  
        ( Spie-ie-ie-ie-ies)
                           D[  Em]
 Everywhere you go see 'em
|  Em   A|          C  
        ( Spie-ie-ie-ie-ies)
                        D[  Em]
 They even got 'em in Chicago
[Outro]
|  Em   F#7/E|      F/E   F#/E   F/E|
|  Em   F#7/E|      F/E   F#/E   F/E|
|  Em|  F#7/E|  F/E   B7/E|  Em|
|  Em|  F#7/E|  F/E   B7/E|  Em|
|  Em] % | % | % |
(repeat Riff and fade)

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Spies

by Randy Newman

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7/E

F/E

B7/E

Em/B

Bm7

Edim7

F#/E

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Tuning: Standard

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

capo: 3rd fret

play: Em

key: Gm

For original chords transpose this tab +3

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

[Main Riff]

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

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

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

D|2-2-4---5---4-2---2-------------|

A|--------------------5-2---2-5---|

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

[Intro]

Em F#7/E F/E B7/E Em

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|3---------------|2---------------|1---------------|----------------|

B|5---------------|5---------------|1-------4-------|5---------------|

G|4---------------|3---------------|2-------2-------|4---------------|

D|----------------|----------------|--------4-------|5---------------|

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

E|0---------------|0---------------|0-------0-------|0---------------|

[Link] verse to chorus

Em/B Bm7 Em/B Bm7

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

B|5---1---5---3---|

G|4---0---4---0---|

D|--------2---4---|

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

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

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Edim7 0-1-2-0-2-0

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[Intro]

Em F#7/E F/E B7/E Em

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[Verse 1]

Little mama

From Japan

Sent by her Masters

To a foreign land

"Go out with the sailors

Hang 'round the dock

Get out of the way

Edim7

When the bombs start to drop" - You know she's a ...

[Chorus]

Em A C

| |

Spy

D Em

[ ]

Careful what you say, boys

Em A C

| |

Spy

D Em

[ ]

Looks just like a schoolgirl

[Interlude]

Em F#7/E F/E F#/E F/E

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[Verse 2]

Big fat Russian

Looks into a buffalo

Check into a dude ranch

In New Mexico

Nearby in the desert

F#7/E

Great scientific minds

F/E

Struggle with questions

Em/B Bm7

Of space and time

Em/B Bm7

Watch out for him

[Chorus]

Em A C

| |

Spy

D Em

[ ]

You can tell he ain't no cowboy

[Chorus]

Em A C

| |

Spy

D Em

[ ]

Whoaaa !

[Interlude]

Em F#7/E F/E F#/E F/E

| | | |

[Verse 3]

If you love this country

And I hope you do

Then listen closely

To what I say to you

They're in the shipyard

F#7/E

They're in the factory

F/E

They might look just like you

And they might look just like me, but they're ...

[Chorus]

Em A C

| |

( Spie-ie-ie-ie-ies)

D Em

[ ]

Everywhere you go see 'em

Em A C

| |

( Spie-ie-ie-ie-ies)

D Em

[ ]

They even got 'em in Chicago

[Outro]

Em F#7/E F/E F#/E F/E

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Em F#7/E F/E F#/E F/E

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Em F#7/E F/E B7/E Em

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Em F#7/E F/E B7/E Em

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| ] % | % | % |

(repeat Riff and fade)

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