capo at 4th fret [sounds in the key of F#]:
FIGURE #1 (play twice):
D Daug5 D6 D7
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-----2-2-----2-2-----2-0---2-0---|-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2.....----|
b-----3-3-----3-3-----3-----3-----|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3.....----|
g-----2-2-----2-2-----3-----3-----|-----4-4-----4-4-----5-5.....----|
D-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
A---------0-----------------------|---------0-----------------------|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
FIGURE #2:
D D/A Gsus4/B Gsus4/D Bb Bb/F C C/G
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|---------------------------------|
b-----3-3-----3-3-----2-2-----2-2-|-----3-3-----3-3-----1-1-----1-1-|
g-----2-2-----2-2-----0-0-----0-0-|-----3-3-----3-3-----0-0-----0-0-|
D-0-----------------------0-------|-----3-3-----3-3-----2-2-----2-2-|
A---------0-------2---------------|-1---------------3---------------|
E---------------------------------|---------1---------------3-------|
I can't believe you you bend your words like Uri Geller's
D D/A F# F#/C# G G/B F# F#/C#
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-----2-2-----2-2-----------------|---------------------------------|
b-----3-3-----3-3-----2-2-----2-2-|-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|
g-----2-2-----2-2-----3-3-----3-3-|-----0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-|
D-0-------------------4-4-----4-4-|-----0-0-----0-0-----4-4-----4-4-|
A---------0---------------4-------|---------2---------------4-------|
E-----------------2---------------|-3---------------2---------------|
spoons Not quite safe here when every judgment seems to smack of
G G D Csus2 G/B G E
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e---------------------2-2-----3-3-|-----3-3-----3-3-0---------------|
b-----0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-|-----3-3-----3-3-0---------------|
g-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-1---------------|
D-----0-0-----0-0-0---------------|-----------------2---------------|
A-------------------------3-------|-2---------------2---------------|
E-3-------3-----------------------|---------3-------0---------------|
doom Are you okay? ______________ I'm just fine
E G G/F# A A/E
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-0---------------|----------------------------------|
b-0---------------|------0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|
g-1---------------|------0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|
D-2---------------|------0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-| FIGURE #1
A-2---------------|------------------0---------------|
E-0-----------0-2-|--3-------2---------------0-------|
You take Nanci, for me Loretta's fine
[same beginning as figure #2]
D D/A Gsus4/B Gsus4/D Bb Bb/F C C/G
A legal precedent could set us straight but no one's brought up
D D/A F# F#/C# G F# G
suit And I'm assuming that if they did the point would still be moot
D Csus2 G/B G E E
Are you joking?___________ I'm just fine
G G/F# A A/E [to FIGURE #3]
You take Nanci, for me Loretta's fine
FIGURE #3
D D/A F# F#/C# C C B7 B7/F#
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-----2-2-----2-2-----------------|---------------------2-2-----2-2-|
b-----3-3-----3-3-----2-2-----2-2-|-----1-1-----1-1-----0-0-----0-0-|
g-----2-2-----2-2-----3-3-----3-3-|-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|
D-0-------------------4-4-----4-4-|-----2-2-----2-2-----1-1-----1-1-|
A---------0---------------4-------|-3-------3-------2---------------|
E-----------------2---------------|-------------------------2-------|
No I've changed my mind
G G/F# A A/E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e---------------------------------|-----2-2---3-2-------2-2---3-2---|
b-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|-----3-3-----3-------3-3-----3---|
g-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-------2-2-----2---|
D-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|-0---------------0---------------|
A-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
E-3-------2---------------0-------|---------------------------------|
I'll take Nanci for you Loretta's fine
BRIDGE:
C C/G C C/G G G/B G Gmaj7 G6
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e---------------------------------|-----------------3-2---0---------|
b-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----0-0-----0-0-0-----0---3-----|
g-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-0-----0-------0-|
D-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|-----0-0-----0-0-0---------------|
A-3---------------3---------------|---------2-------2---------------|
E---------3---------------3-------|-3---------------3---------------|
And still we walk without quite seeing things
C C/G C C/G G G/B G
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----0-0-----0-0-0-1-3-1---0-----|
g-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-0---------------|
D-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|-----0-0-----0-0-0---------------|
A-3---------------3---------------|---------2-------2---------------|
E---------3---------------3-------|-3---------------3---------------|
And I'll admit there's not that much to see And
Em Em(maj7) Em7 A A/E
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
b-0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------2-2-----2-2-|
g-0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------2-2-----2-2-|
D-2---------------1---------------|-0-------------------2-2-----2-2-|
A-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------0---------------|
E-0---------------0---------------|-0-----------------------0-------|
I will follow through and expect that you would follow
FIGURE #1 (one time)
...suit
repeat FIGURE #2, except with FIGURE #3 ending:
I can't believe you, you bend your words like Uri Geller's spoons
Not quite safe here, when every judgment seems to smack of doom
Are you okay?______ I'm just fine
You take Nanci, for me Loretta's fine
No I've changed my mind, I'll take Nanci, for you Loretta's...
[these two bars twice]:
D Daug5 D6 D7
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-----2-2-----2-2-----2-0---2-0---|-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---2-3---|
b-----3-3-----3-3-----3-----3-----|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3---3-3---|
g-----2-2-----2-2-----3-----3-----|-----4-4-----4-4-----5-5---5-5---|
D-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
A---------0-----------------------|---------0-----------------------|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
fine Loretta's fine Loretta's
D Db D
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-2-------1-------2...........----|
b-3-------2-------3...........----|
g-2-------1-------2...........----|
D-0-------0-------0...........----|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
fine
This key to this song is getting the back-and-forth bass lines, and
following the tempo (which I have done my best to designate). I would
recommend using a flat pick and -- in general -- let it ring! Give a
listen to the CD (which I would highly recommend if you don't already have
it). This will help with the vocal line as it changes from chromatic keys
like G to F# and back -- really, this is what makes the song sound so cool.
PLAY TOO ..