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Innocent One

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: [email protected] (Todd E. Wayne)
> Post 'Em, post 'Em, post 'Em!!!
Notes: 1) I assume you've heard the song.
       2) No capo - all chords are first position open.
       3) For the C chords during the bridge, use a standard 1st
       position C but play the G on the high E string with the pinky so
       that the voicing moves more like the slide guitar on the album.
       4) I finger the F#7b9 lick at the end of Chorus I like this:
       XX____                         _XOOO_
       |||||| first fret              ||||||
       ------                         -------|
       ||1111                   ----> ||||---|   wrapping the thumb
       ------                         -------|   makes it much easier
       |||2|3 (lift up '3'...)        Tx|||3   to grab the G chord...
       ------                         ------   (x = mute ; O = open)
       5) The G->G/F#->Em and D(sus) stuff is very typical of Penn...
I wish I had time to type in all the lovely twiddles and chord patterns,
but this is the best I can do and still have a job...  If you've heard
the song, it'll be easy to figure out those details...
	 "Innocent One" by Michael Penn, from the album "March"
Intro (2 bars) G
VersGe I:   Sweet MDiranda brings me the wine
	   CWe have Emhad our fill   Cof almost Emeverything
	   Cturning Emthistledown  Dlaughter
	   GI would take her Dblue cue too late
	   I would Csay the Emwords - almost CanythinEmg
	   just to Ccatch wEmhat she's afterA  Am  
Chorus IG:  BDut you-ou doCn't believEme that I'm
	   a pAmartner Am/Gin this Dsus4gameD  
	    Dsus2    D     Em       D          C        Em  Am(sus2)     F#7(b9) G  
	   how  can you-ou believe that I'm the innocent one
Verse II:  GWhen the bow broke in pDieces we fell
	   Cwe would sEmcream and shout Calmost Emanything
	   Cbut the pEmoint is we fDell dear
	   GThere will be no more Dwishlessness
	   Cthere may Embe some doubt Cno new Em7day witEm6hout
	   Cbest that Emwe say farewAell hereAm  
Chorus IGI: BDut you-ou doCn't believEme that I'm
	   a pAmarty Am/Gto the Dsus4painD  
	     Dsus2    D     G       D           C        Em  Am(sus2)      C  
	   how   can you-ou believe that I'm the innocent one
Bridge:	   I Dsaw Dsus2this  Dgirl Ccrying by the Dwheel Dsus2of   Dher Ccar
	   she had ballGoons G/F#in the Embackseat the fAront door ajarAm  
	   she ne-   DvDsus2er movDed sCo I just whispereDd gDsus2oodbyeD  C  
	   she remGinded G/F#me of Emyou when you Acry
	   and I didn't mean to make yoAmu cry
Chorus II: (chords only - no vocal)
Verse I:   (chords and vocal)
Chorus I:  (chords and vocal)
	     A rose by any other name... still has thorns.

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Innocent One

by Michael Penn

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Am/G

Dsus4

Dsus2

F#7

Em7

Em6

G/F#

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

From: [email protected] (Todd E. Wayne)

Em Em Em

> Post ', post ', post '!!!

Notes: 1) I assume you've heard the song.

2) No capo - all chords are first position open.

3) For the C chords during the bridge, use a standard 1st

position C but play the G on the high E string with the pinky so

that the voicing moves more like the slide guitar on the album.

4) I finger the F#7b9 lick at the end of Chorus I like this:

XX____ _XOOO_

|||||| first fret ||||||

------ -------|

||1111 ----> ||||---| wrapping the thumb

------ -------| makes it much easier

|||2|3 (lift up '3'...) Tx|||3 to grab the G chord...

------ ------ (x = mute ; O = open)

5) The G->G/F#->Em and D(sus) stuff is very typical of Penn...

I wish I had time to type in all the lovely twiddles and chord patterns,

but this is the best I can do and still have a job... If you've heard

the song, it'll be easy to figure out those details...

"Innocent One" by Michael Penn, from the album "March"

Intro (2 bars) G

G D

Verse I: Sweet Miranda brings me the wine

C Em C Em

We have had our fill of almost everything

C Em D

turning thistledown laughter

G D

I would take her blue cue too late

C Em C Em

I would say the words - almost anything

C Em A Am

just to catch what she's after

G D C Em

Chorus I: But you-ou don't believe that I'm

Am Am/G Dsus4 D

a partner in this game

Dsus2 D Em D C Em Am F#7 G

(sus2) (b9)

how can you-ou believe that I'm the innocent one

G D

Verse II: When the bow broke in pieces we fell

C Em C Em

we would scream and shout almost anything

C Em D

but the point is we fell dear

G D

There will be no more wishlessness

C Em C Em7 Em6

there may be some doubt no new day without

C Em A Am

best that we say farewell here

G D C Em

Chorus II: But you-ou don't believe that I'm

Am Am/G Dsus4 D

a party to the pain

Dsus2 D G D C Em Am C

(sus2)

how can you-ou believe that I'm the innocent one

D Dsus2 D C D Dsus2 D C

Bridge: I saw this girl crying by the wheel of her car

G G/F# Em A Am

she had balloons in the backseat the front door ajar

D Dsus2 D C D Dsus2 D C

she ne- ver moved so I just whispered goodbye

G G/F# Em A

she reminded me of you when you cry

and I didn't mean to make you cry

Chorus II: (chords only - no vocal)

Verse I: (chords and vocal)

Chorus I: (chords and vocal)

A rose by any other name... still has thorns.

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