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Consequence Free (Doyle/McCann) 
From "Turn"(1999)
Notes:
An attempt at getting this tune right in all its surprising subtleties.
Other tabs use Sean's (easier) capoed part, but Alan's uncapoed part is 
a bit more distinctive, including on the LP version his Takamine 12 string,
(also heard on GOIN' UP and TROIS NAVIRES DE BLE)
[Chords]
     EADGBe     
B*   7998x0 
A*   5776x0 
  C#m4x6654 
These are all played with the thumb.
[Intro]
Na na na na nya nana Ena  |E B*| A* B*|
              E  B*    A*    E  
oh, na na nah na nya nana na
[Verse 1] 
                E  B*              A*         B*
  Wouldn’t it be great if no one ever got offended?
                   E  B*                  A*            B*
And wouldn’t it be great to say what’s really on your mind?
              E  B*           A*                  B*
I have always said all the rules are made for bending
               E  B*                A*              B*
And if I let my hair down, would that be such a crime?
[Chorus]
AI wanna Bbe cEonsequence fC#mree
AI wanna Bbe where notC#mhing needs to maBtter
AI wanna Bbe cEonsequence fC#mree just sing
ENa Na BNa ANa Na Ne BNa Na ENa 
ENa Na BNa ANa Na Ne BNa Na ENa 
[Verse 2]
                E  B*        A*                B*
  I could really use to lose my Catholic conscience
                    E  B*              A*           B*
'Cause I’m getting sick of feeling guilty all the time
         E  B*             A*                  B*
I won’t abuse it, yeah I’ve got the best intentions
                     E  B*        A*              B*
For a little bit of anarchy but not the hurting kind
[Chorus]
AI wanna Bbe cEonsequence fC#mree
and AI wanna Bbe where notC#mhing needs to maBtter
AI wanna Bbe cEonsequence fC#mree just sing
ENa Na BNa ANa Na Ne BNa Na ENa 
ENa Na BNa ANa Na Ne BNa Na ENa 
[Bridge]
AI couldn’t sleEep at all last niC#mght
            B*             A*
Cause I had so much on my mind
B*            A*           C#m  
I’d like to leave it all behind,
          B*                A*
But you know it’s not that easy
     B*
ooh, for just one night
[Verse 3] 
                  E  B*          A*               B*
  Wouldn’t it be great, if the band just never ended
                  E  B*                A*             B*
We could stay out late and we would never hear last call
                    E  B*              A*        B*
We wouldn’t need to worry about approval or permission, we could
               E  B*            A*            B*
Slip off the edge and never worry about the fall (worry 'bout the fall)
[Outro]
AI wanna Bbe cEonsequence fC#mree
and AI wanna Bbe where notC#mhing needs to maBtter
AI wanna Bbe cEonsequence fC#mree just sing
ENa Na BNa ANa Na Ne BNa Na ENa 
ENa Na BNa ANa Na Ne BNa Na ENa 

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Consequence Free

by Great Big Sea

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Consequence Free (Doyle/McCann)

From "Turn"(1999)

Notes:

An attempt at getting this tune right in all its surprising subtleties.

Other tabs use Sean's (easier) capoed part, but Alan's uncapoed part is

a bit more distinctive, including on the LP version his Takamine 12 string,

(also heard on GOIN' UP and TROIS NAVIRES DE BLE)

[Chords]

EADGBe

* 7998x0

* 5776x0

C#m

4x6654

These are all played with the thumb.

[Intro]

Na na na na nya nana na |E B*| A* B*|

E B A E

* *

oh, na na nah na nya nana na

[Verse 1]

E B A B

* * *

Wouldn’t it be great if no one ever got offended?

E B A B

* * *

And wouldn’t it be great to say what’s really on your mind?

E B A B

* * *

I have always said all the rules are made for bending

E B A B

* * *

And if I let my hair down, would that be such a crime?

[Chorus]

A B E C#m

I wanna be consequence free

A B C#m B

I wanna be where nothing needs to matter

A B E C#m

I wanna be consequence free just sing

E B A B E

Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na

E B A B E

Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na

[Verse 2]

E B A B

* * *

I could really use to lose my Catholic conscience

E B A B

* * *

'Cause I’m getting sick of feeling guilty all the time

E B A B

* * *

I won’t abuse it, yeah I’ve got the best intentions

E B A B

* * *

For a little bit of anarchy but not the hurting kind

[Chorus]

A B E C#m

I wanna be consequence free

A B C#m B

and I wanna be where nothing needs to matter

A B E C#m

I wanna be consequence free just sing

E B A B E

Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na

E B A B E

Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na

[Bridge]

A E C#m

I couldn’t sleep at all last night

B A

* *

Cause I had so much on my mind

B A C#m

* *

I’d like to leave it all behind,

B A

* *

But you know it’s not that easy

ooh, for just one night

[Verse 3]

E B A B

* * *

Wouldn’t it be great, if the band just never ended

E B A B

* * *

We could stay out late and we would never hear last call

E B A B

* * *

We wouldn’t need to worry about approval or permission, we could

E B A B

* * *

Slip off the edge and never worry about the fall (worry 'bout the fall)

[Outro]

A B E C#m

I wanna be consequence free

A B C#m B

and I wanna be where nothing needs to matter

A B E C#m

I wanna be consequence free just sing

E B A B E

Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na

E B A B E

Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na

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