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Aminor

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Voicings]
  D7sus4xx0788
    Am11x07788
[Intro detailed tab] u = upstroke
           u                 u
e|---------3-------|---------3-------|
B|---------0-------|---------0-------|
G|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---------0-------|---------2-------|
A|---------2-------|---------2-------|
E|-2-3-------------|-2-0-------------|
           G                 Em
[Instrumental riff based on D7sus4 xxx788]
e|--8--8---8--|--8--8-8--8--8---|--8--8---8--|--8-13--13-12-8--8---|
B|--8--10--8--|--8--8-10-8--10--|--8--10--8--|--8-13--13-12-8--10--|
G|--7--7---7--|--7--7-7--7--7---|--7--7---7--|--7-----------7--7---|
______________________________________
[Intro]
| G|Em  
[Verse]
  GWhat difference does it makeEm, baby
  GWe all make some mistakes, Embaby
  CHold my hand I
  Am7I think I'm your
[Chorus]
  D7sus4SentimeAm11ntal man D7sus4(Sentimental man), yeah
  D7sus4SentimeAm11ntal man D7sus4(Sentimental man)
[Break]
  Am7It's not about money
  Dm9It's not about love
  Am7It's not about Dm9the stars above
  Am7Only loveDm9, night and day
  Am7Yeah, yeah, Dm9yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
  D7sus4SentimeAm11ntal man D7sus4(Sentimental man)
  D7sus4SentimeAm11ntal man D7sus4(Sentimental man)
  D7sus4I do the best I caAm11n
D7sus4Hold me, hold me, hold me, baby yeah
  D7sus4SentimeAm11ntal manD7sus4  
[Break]
  Am7It's not about money
  Dm9It's not about love
  Am7It's not about Dm9the stars above
  Am7Only loveDm9, night and day
  Am7Oooh, Dm9yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
  D7sus4SentimeAm11ntal man D7sus4(Sentimental man)
  D7sus4SentimeAm11ntal man D7sus4(Sentimental man)
[Bridge]
Here I Am11come, girl
Here I Am11come, girl, ooooh
[Instrumental/see detailed riff above]
| D7sus4| Am11| D7sus4| D7sus4(x2)
[Break]
  Am7Not about money
  Dm9Just about love (yeah)
  Am7Not about money (no no)
  Dm9Just about love (yeah yeah)
  Am7Not about money (no no no)
  Dm9And all about love (yeah yeah)
|Am11  
[Chorus]
OooohD7sus4, SentimeAm11ntal man D7sus4(Sentimental man)
D7sus4SentimentAm11al man (SD7sus4entimental man) yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Instrumental/see detailed riff above]
| D7sus4| Am11| D7sus4| D7sus4(ad lib)

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Sentimental Man

by The Blue Nile

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D7sus4

Am11

Am7

Dm9

[Voicings]

D7sus4

xx0788

Am11

x07788

[Intro detailed tab] u = upstroke

u u

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

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

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

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

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

E|-2-3-------------|-2-0-------------|

G Em

[Instrumental riff based on D7sus4 xxx788]

e|--8--8---8--|--8--8-8--8--8---|--8--8---8--|--8-13--13-12-8--8---|

B|--8--10--8--|--8--8-10-8--10--|--8--10--8--|--8-13--13-12-8--10--|

G|--7--7---7--|--7--7-7--7--7---|--7--7---7--|--7-----------7--7---|

______________________________________

[Intro]

G Em

| |

[Verse]

G Em

What difference does it make, baby

G Em

We all make some mistakes, baby

Hold my hand I

Am7

I think I'm your

[Chorus]

D7sus4 Am11 D7sus4

Sentimental man (Sentimental man), yeah

D7sus4 Am11 D7sus4

Sentimental man (Sentimental man)

[Break]

Am7

It's not about money

Dm9

It's not about love

Am7 Dm9

It's not about the stars above

Am7 Dm9

Only love, night and day

Am7 Dm9

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

D7sus4 Am11 D7sus4

Sentimental man (Sentimental man)

D7sus4 Am11 D7sus4

Sentimental man (Sentimental man)

D7sus4 Am11

I do the best I can

D7sus4

Hold me, hold me, hold me, baby yeah

D7sus4 Am11 D7sus4

Sentimental man

[Break]

Am7

It's not about money

Dm9

It's not about love

Am7 Dm9

It's not about the stars above

Am7 Dm9

Only love, night and day

Am7 Dm9

Oooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

D7sus4 Am11 D7sus4

Sentimental man (Sentimental man)

D7sus4 Am11 D7sus4

Sentimental man (Sentimental man)

[Bridge]

Am11

Here I come, girl

Am11

Here I come, girl, ooooh

[Instrumental/see detailed riff above]

D7sus4 Am11 D7sus4 D7sus4

| | | | (x2)

[Break]

Am7

Not about money

Dm9

Just about love (yeah)

Am7

Not about money (no no)

Dm9

Just about love (yeah yeah)

Am7

Not about money (no no no)

Dm9

And all about love (yeah yeah)

Am11

[Chorus]

D7sus4 Am11 D7sus4

Ooooh, Sentimental man (Sentimental man)

D7sus4 Am11 D7sus4

Sentimental man (Sentimental man) yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Instrumental/see detailed riff above]

D7sus4 Am11 D7sus4 D7sus4

| | | | (ad lib)

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