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[Actually in F; capo 5.]
[The lines that are just F and C actually have some F(9)'s and C(9)'s in
  FShe threw her purse upCon the bed
  FShe looked around and shCook her head
  FThere's really nothing lCeft, she said
  GThere's nothing I ain't dCone
  FShe wore your favorite drCess tonight
  FShe hoped her hair would cCatch the light
  FAnd you just sat there Cgettin' tight
  GOn double shots of rCum
  AmYou don't care what Fpeople say
  GThey're gonna say it Canyway
  AmYou don't hear what Fyou can't use
  GIt's always been the sCame old news
  AmYou don't beg and yFou don't plead
  GOr miss a thing that Cyou don't need
  FShe knew by the Cway you kissed her
  GWhen she's gone, Cyou won't miss her
F[instCrumentFal]C  F  C  G  C  
Morning comes on an old cat's paws
And when the sun hits the walls
The light's as bright as it ever was
After or before
And you wince as waking pounds your head
And you drag your arm across the bed
And the tangled sheets and the twisted spread
Fall onto the floor
And the kitchen table finds you silent
If you had a thought, now you can't find it
You take a long drag on your smoke
And taste your coffee growing cold
She didn't beg and you didn't plead
She knew exactly how to leave
The way she knew when you kissed her
When she's gone, you won't miss her
She didn't beg and you didn't plead
She knew exactly when to leave
The way she knew as you kissed her
When she's gone, you won't miss her
F[InstCrumentFal; rCepeat Fand fCade]G  C  
   Here's the strumming pattern for most of the song.  The funny-looking
   The first chord of each line is actually just a single note, or perhaps
of the measure, and other times there's _no_ chord after the C*.
   F: x33211 or 133211 (fret the E string with your thumb)
   F(9): x33011 or 133011 (fret the E string with your thumb)
   C(9): 330010
   C*: hammer-on (quickly) from 330010 to 332010
   C: 332010
   G: 320003
   Am: x02210
 2     1  1  1  1      2           3           3           2
 |     +--+--+--+      |           |           |           |
 |     |  |  |  |      |           |           |           |
/     /  /  /  /      /           / .         / .         /
     F    F    F    F  F(9)  F(9)                 C(9)  C*         C(9)  
 2     1  1  1  1      2           3           3           2
 |     +--+--+--+      |           |           |           |
 |     |  |  |  |      |           |           |           |
/     /  /  /  /      /           / .         / .         /
     F    F    F    F  F(9)  F(9)                 C(9)  C*         C(9)  
 2     1  1  1  1      2           3           3           2
 |     +--+--+--+      |           |           |           |
 |     |  |  |  |      |           |           |           |
/     /  /  /  /      /           / .         / .         /
     F    F    F    F  F(9)  F(9)                 C(9)  C*         C(9)  
 2     1  1    2       2           3           2       1  1  1
 |     +--+    |       |           |           |       +--+--+
 |     |  |    |       |           |           |       |  |  |
/     /  /    /       /           / .         /       /  /  /
GFor thGe oGther Gparts (eG.g., the Am CF G C part), Cit's neCver CveCry complex;
 2     1  1    2     1  1
 |     +--+    |     +--+
 |     |  |    |     |  |
/     /  /    /     /  /

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When Shes Gone

by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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C(9)

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[Actually in F; capo 5.]

[The lines that are just F and C actually have some F(9)'s and C(9)'s in

F C

She threw her purse upon the bed

F C

She looked around and shook her head

F C

There's really nothing left, she said

G C

There's nothing I ain't done

F C

She wore your favorite dress tonight

F C

She hoped her hair would catch the light

F C

And you just sat there gettin' tight

G C

On double shots of rum

Am F

You don't care what people say

G C

They're gonna say it anyway

Am F

You don't hear what you can't use

G C

It's always been the same old news

Am F

You don't beg and you don't plead

G C

Or miss a thing that you don't need

F C

She knew by the way you kissed her

G C

When she's gone, you won't miss her

F C F C F C G C

[instrumental]

Morning comes on an old cat's paws

And when the sun hits the walls

The light's as bright as it ever was

After or before

And you wince as waking pounds your head

And you drag your arm across the bed

And the tangled sheets and the twisted spread

Fall onto the floor

And the kitchen table finds you silent

If you had a thought, now you can't find it

You take a long drag on your smoke

And taste your coffee growing cold

She didn't beg and you didn't plead

She knew exactly how to leave

The way she knew when you kissed her

When she's gone, you won't miss her

She didn't beg and you didn't plead

She knew exactly when to leave

The way she knew as you kissed her

When she's gone, you won't miss her

F C F C F C G C

[Instrumental; repeat and fade]

Here's the strumming pattern for most of the song. The funny-looking

The first chord of each line is actually just a single note, or perhaps

of the measure, and other times there's _no_ chord after the C*.

F: x33211 or 133211 (fret the E string with your thumb)

F(9): x33011 or 133011 (fret the E string with your thumb)

C(9)

: 330010

C*: hammer-on (quickly) from 330010 to 332010

: 332010

: 320003

: x02210

2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2

| +--+--+--+ | | | |

| | | | | | | | |

/ / / / / / / . / . /

F F F F F F C(9) C C(9)

(9) (9) *

2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2

| +--+--+--+ | | | |

| | | | | | | | |

/ / / / / / / . / . /

F F F F F F C(9) C C(9)

(9) (9) *

2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2

| +--+--+--+ | | | |

| | | | | | | | |

/ / / / / / / . / . /

F F F F F F C(9) C C(9)

(9) (9) *

2 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1

| +--+ | | | | +--+--+

| | | | | | | | | |

/ / / / / / . / / / /

G G G G G C C C C C

For the other parts (e.g., the Am F G C part), it's never very complex;

2 1 1 2 1 1

| +--+ | +--+

| | | | | |

/ / / / / /

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