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CAPO at II
[Intro]
E/ G//A//E/ / ///// / ///// / //// /
[Verse 1]
I Eremember it all very well lookin' back
It wDas the summer I turned eighteen
We Alived in a one room, rundown shack
OCn thEe outskirts of New Orleans
We Edidn't have money for food or rent
To saDy the least we were hard pressed
Then AMama spent every last penny we had
To Cbuy me a dancin' dressE
MEama washed and combed and curled my hair
aAnd she painted my eyes and lEips then I stepped into a satin
Edancin' dress that had a spAlit on the side clean Eup to my hip
EIt was red velvet tArim and it fit me gEood
StEandin' back from the lookin' glass
There stood a woman where a Ahalf grown kid had Estood
[Chorus 1]
C D Erun#1
She said here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
G A Erun#2 E
Here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
[Verse 2]
Mama Edabbed a little bit of perfume on my neck
ADnd she kissed my cheek
TAhen I saw the tears wellin' up in her troubled Ceyes
As Cshe started to speak
She Elooked at a pitiful shack
And then she looked at Dme and took a ragged breath
She saiAd your Pa's run off and I'm real sick
ACnd the baby's gonna starve to death
She Ehanded me a heart shaped locket that said
"To Dthine own self be true"
AAnd I shivered as I watched a roach crawl across
the Ctoe of my high heeled shoe
It Esounded like somebody else that was talkin'
AG#skin' MamC#ma what do I do
SAhe said just be nice to the gentlemen Fancy
And Bthey'll be nice to you
[Chorus 1]
C D Erun#1
She said here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
G A Erun#2 E
Here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
[Chorus 2]
Lord Gforgive me for what I Ado, but if Cyou want out
Well it's uDp to you
Now don't Clet me down your mBama's gonna move you uptoEwn
[Verse 3]
Well Ethat was the last time I saw my Mama
TDhe night I left that rickety shack
TAhe welfare people came and took the baby
Mama dCied and I ain't been back
But Ethe wheel of fate had started to turn
ADnd for me there was no way out
AAnd it wasn't very long 'til I knew exactly
WChat my Mama'd been talkin' about
I Eknew what I had to do but I made mDyself this solemn vow
That IA's gonna be a lady someday
Though I Cdidn't know when or how
I Ecouldn't see spending the rest of my life
With my G#head hung down in sC#mhame you know
I Amight have been born just plain white trash
But FBancy was my name
[Chorus 1]
C D Erun#1
Here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
G A Erun#2 E
Here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
[Verse 4]
* Guitar in next verse is played almost as percussion
* Fret-hand dampens strings, pick-hand keeps tempo
It wasn't long after a benevolent man
Took me off the street
And one week later I was pourin' his tea
In a five room hotel suite
I charmed a king, a congressman
And an occasional aristocrat
Then I got me a Georgia mansion
And an elegant New York townhouse flat
* Guitar comes back in...
Erepeat intro E G A E
And I ain't done bad
NEow in this world there's a lot of self-righteous hAippocrits
That would call me Ebad
And Ecriticize Mama for turning me out
No mAatter how little we hadE
BEut though I ain't had to worry 'bout nothin'
For G#nigh on fifteen C#myears
I can Astill hear the desparation in my poor
MBama's voice ringin' in my ear
[Chorus 1]
C D Erun#1
She said here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
G A Erun#2 E
Here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
[Chorus 2]
Lord Gforgive me for what I Ado
But if yCou want out well iDt's up to you
Now dCon't let me down
Your BMama's goina help you Euptown
E G A(repeat intro/outro to end)
I guess she did
--------------------------------------------------------------
Comments:
Play the following sequence of notes (open strings correspond
to CAPO at II).
Run#1 e|---------- Run#2 |----------|
B|---------- |-0--------|
G|-----0---- |---2-0----|
D|-0-2---0-2 |-------0-2|
A|---------- |----------|
E|---------- |----------|
Similar note runs occur throughout the song, so listen for them.
Or make up your own, like me (i.e., whenever I hit a wrong note -
which is pretty often).
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Fancy
by Reba McEntire
Chords in this song · guitar
E
G
A
D
C
G#
C#m
B
CAPO at II
[Intro]
E G A E
/ ///// / ///// / ///// / //// /
[Verse 1]
E
I remember it all very well lookin' back
D
It was the summer I turned eighteen
A
We lived in a one room, rundown shack
C E
On the outskirts of New Orleans
E
We didn't have money for food or rent
D
To say the least we were hard pressed
A
Then Mama spent every last penny we had
C E
To buy me a dancin' dress
E
Mama washed and combed and curled my hair
A E
and she painted my eyes and lips then I stepped into a satin
E A E
dancin' dress that had a split on the side clean up to my hip
E A E
It was red velvet trim and it fit me good
E
Standin' back from the lookin' glass
A E
There stood a woman where a half grown kid had stood
[Chorus 1]
C D E
run#1
She said here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
G A E E
run#2
Here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
[Verse 2]
E
Mama dabbed a little bit of perfume on my neck
D
And she kissed my cheek
A C
Then I saw the tears wellin' up in her troubled eyes
C
As she started to speak
E
She looked at a pitiful shack
D
And then she looked at me and took a ragged breath
A
She said your Pa's run off and I'm real sick
C
And the baby's gonna starve to death
E
She handed me a heart shaped locket that said
D
"To thine own self be true"
A
And I shivered as I watched a roach crawl across
C
the toe of my high heeled shoe
E
It sounded like somebody else that was talkin'
G# C#m
Askin' Mama what do I do
A
She said just be nice to the gentlemen Fancy
B
And they'll be nice to you
[Chorus 1]
C D E
run#1
She said here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
G A E E
run#2
Here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
[Chorus 2]
G A C
Lord forgive me for what I do, but if you want out
D
Well it's up to you
C B E
Now don't let me down your mama's gonna move you uptown
[Verse 3]
E
Well that was the last time I saw my Mama
D
The night I left that rickety shack
A
The welfare people came and took the baby
C
Mama died and I ain't been back
E
But the wheel of fate had started to turn
D
And for me there was no way out
A
And it wasn't very long 'til I knew exactly
C
What my Mama'd been talkin' about
E D
I knew what I had to do but I made myself this solemn vow
A
That I's gonna be a lady someday
C
Though I didn't know when or how
E
I couldn't see spending the rest of my life
G# C#m
With my head hung down in shame you know
A
I might have been born just plain white trash
B
But Fancy was my name
[Chorus 1]
C D E
run#1
Here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
G A E E
run#2
Here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
[Verse 4]
* Guitar in next verse is played almost as percussion
* Fret-hand dampens strings, pick-hand keeps tempo
It wasn't long after a benevolent man
Took me off the street
And one week later I was pourin' his tea
In a five room hotel suite
I charmed a king, a congressman
And an occasional aristocrat
Then I got me a Georgia mansion
And an elegant New York townhouse flat
* Guitar comes back in...
E E G A E
repeat intro
And I ain't done bad
E A
Now in this world there's a lot of self-righteous hippocrits
E
That would call me bad
E
And criticize Mama for turning me out
A E
No matter how little we had
E
But though I ain't had to worry 'bout nothin'
G# C#m
For nigh on fifteen years
A
I can still hear the desparation in my poor
B
Mama's voice ringin' in my ear
[Chorus 1]
C D E
run#1
She said here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
G A E E
run#2
Here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down
[Chorus 2]
G A
Lord forgive me for what I do
C D
But if you want out well it's up to you
C
Now don't let me down
B E
Your Mama's goina help you uptown
E G A
(repeat intro/outro to end)
I guess she did
--------------------------------------------------------------
Comments:
Play the following sequence of notes (open strings correspond
to CAPO at II).
Run#1 e|---------- Run#2 |----------|
B|---------- |-0--------|
G|-----0---- |---2-0----|
D|-0-2---0-2 |-------0-2|
A|---------- |----------|
E|---------- |----------|
Similar note runs occur throughout the song, so listen for them.
Or make up your own, like me (i.e., whenever I hit a wrong note -
which is pretty often).
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