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a chords tab because it is mostly chords but I'll tab out the intro and a fill.
mix between picking and finger picking basically. So for this intro just use 
Dsus4: x54010
Intro: (make the chord shapes. the tabbing is based around them)
E|------Dsus4----------------C-----------------------------|G  Dsus4  C  
B|----3-3---0-1-----1------0--------3-3---0-1--------|
G|--------0-----------0-2----2-0--------0------------|
D|--4-----------2-----------------4------------------|
A|--5-------------3---------------5-----------2-3-0--|
E|-------------------------3-------------------------|
E|-----G------------------G------------|G  G  
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--------0-------0-------0-------0--|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|
A|----2-------2-------2-------2------|
E|--3-------3-------3-------3--------|
Fill
E|--0--------1--|
B|--1--------0--|
G|--0--------0--|
D|--2--------0--|
A|--3--3-2-0-2--|
E|-----------3--|
Verse 1
GLady, come into my room,Bm  
I pretend I'm sleeping, Emhalf an eye on you,Dsus4  
GSlow, you take of your clothes,Bm  
You knew I was watching, Em  
Said "How'd you like to show?'Dsus4  
    DThen I told you I loved youC  
                 Fill             
And you said yeah I know,
    DBabe I thought I could dieC  
                  Fill      
Before I'd ever let go.
E|-----G------------------G------------|G  G  
B|------------------------0-----------|
G|--------0-------0---------------0--|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|
A|----2-------2-------2-------2------|
E|--3-------3-------3-------3--------|
Verse 2
GWell, I fell under a spellBm  
All the love you gave meEm  
I took it from myself,Dsus4  
And no mGatter what you triedBm  
I wouldn't let you help meEm  
Or look you in the eye,Dsus4  
    DI remember the day that we C  
Fill
Said our goodbyes,
    DThough I can't for the life of meC  
Fill
Remember why
    DI'm still going into town now tEmoo often,
AmNails in my coffin, to auld lang sDyne,B7  Em  
EverytimeD, everytimeC  Dsus4  
Violin solo
Em       Am       D     B7     Em
D          C         C
Verse 3
GI, I was afraid of time,Bm  
I I didn't changEme me
I would fall behind,Dsus4  
And so, GI went on the road,Bm  
On to California, Em  
Here I am aloneDsus4  
    DI know how to do rightC  
                        Fill
But I've been getting it wrong,
     DNow I'm sitting here hopingC  
     Fill
I'll come back to form
E|----G------------------G-------------|G  G  
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--------0-------0-------0-------0--|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|
A|----2-------2-------2-------2------|
E|--3-------3-------3-------3--------|
GOoooooh  OoooooohBm  
EmOoooooh  OoooooDsus4oh
GOoooooh  OoooooohBm  
EmOoooooh  OoooooDsus4oh
Outro (much the same as intro)
E|-----Dsus4----------------C-------G-------------Dsus4---------1---|C  G  
B|----3-3---0-1-----1------0--------3-3---0-1-------0---|
G|--------0-----------0-2----2-0--------0-----------0---|
D|--4-----------2-----------------4-----------------0---|
A|--5-------------3---------------5-----------2-3-0-2---|
E|-------------------------3------------------------3---|

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California

by Mick Flannery

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Dsus4

a chords tab because it is mostly chords but I'll tab out the intro and a fill.

mix between picking and finger picking basically. So for this intro just use

Dsus4

: x54010

Intro: (make the chord shapes. the tabbing is based around them)

Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C

E|---------------------------------------------------|

B|----3-3---0-1-----1------0--------3-3---0-1--------|

G|--------0-----------0-2----2-0--------0------------|

D|--4-----------2-----------------4------------------|

A|--5-------------3---------------5-----------2-3-0--|

E|-------------------------3-------------------------|

G G G G

E|-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------|

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

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

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

E|--3-------3-------3-------3--------|

Fill

E|--0--------1--|

B|--1--------0--|

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

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

A|--3--3-2-0-2--|

E|-----------3--|

Verse 1

G Bm

Lady, come into my room,

Em Dsus4

I pretend I'm sleeping, half an eye on you,

G Bm

Slow, you take of your clothes,

You knew I was watching,

Dsus4

Said "How'd you like to show?'

D C

Then I told you I loved you

Fill

And you said yeah I know,

D C

Babe I thought I could die

Fill

Before I'd ever let go.

G G G G

E|-----------------------------------|

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

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

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

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

E|--3-------3-------3-------3--------|

Verse 2

G Bm

Well, I fell under a spell

All the love you gave me

Dsus4

I took it from myself,

G Bm

And no matter what you tried

I wouldn't let you help me

Dsus4

Or look you in the eye,

D C

I remember the day that we

Fill

Said our goodbyes,

D C

Though I can't for the life of me

Fill

Remember why

D Em

I'm still going into town now too often,

Am D B7 Em

Nails in my coffin, to auld lang syne,

D C Dsus4

Everytime, everytime

Violin solo

Em Am D B7 Em

D C C

Verse 3

G Bm

I, I was afraid of time,

I I didn't change me

Dsus4

I would fall behind,

G Bm

And so, I went on the road,

On to California,

Dsus4

Here I am alone

D C

I know how to do right

Fill

But I've been getting it wrong,

D C

Now I'm sitting here hoping

Fill

I'll come back to form

G G G G

E|-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------|

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

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

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

E|--3-------3-------3-------3--------|

G Bm

Ooooooh Oooooooh

Em Dsus4

Ooooooh Oooooooh

G Bm

Ooooooh Oooooooh

Em Dsus4

Ooooooh Oooooooh

Outro (much the same as intro)

Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C G

E|--------------------------------------------------1---|

B|----3-3---0-1-----1------0--------3-3---0-1-------0---|

G|--------0-----------0-2----2-0--------0-----------0---|

D|--4-----------2-----------------4-----------------0---|

A|--5-------------3---------------5-----------2-3-0-2---|

E|-------------------------3------------------------3---|

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