Never Had It So Good Mary Chapin Carpenter
<br/> NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD (Mary Chapin Carpenter & John Jennings)<br/> ------------------------------------------------------------<br/> [Each chord, or pair of chords joined by hyphens, is one measure.]<br/> [D* means mix up a D(9) with the D. D** means play D-D11-D-Dsus-D-D11-D,<br/> as shown in the tab at the end.]<br/> <br/> G G C(9) D G G C(9) D<br/> [intro]<br/> <br/> G G C D*<br/> No one's got to tell me it's over, I could see it from miles away<br/> G C D** D**<br/> No one's got to tell me what I don't already know today<br/> G G C D*<br/> No one's got to tell me they've seen you looking like a brand new man<br/> Em C D** D**<br/> No one's got to tell me you look like you've fallen in love again<br/> <br/> G C G - D/F# Em<br/> 'Cause you're out of my life now with a wave of her hand<br/> C C D** D**<br/> You never had it so good babe, I never had it so bad<br/> G C G - D/F# Em<br/> Now you can do what you want to and never feel sad<br/> C D [stop] G G C(9) D<br/> You never had it so good babe, I never had it so bad [repeat intro]<br/> <br/> No one's got to tell me the difference between me and the one who's returned<br/> No one's got to tell me you never really got over her<br/> No one's got to tell me they've seen you looking like a brand new man<br/> No one's got to tell me you look like you've fallen in love again<br/> <br/> 'Cause you're out of my life now with a wave of her hand<br/> You never had it so good babe, I never had it so bad<br/> Now you can do what you want to and never feel sad<br/> C D [stop] G G<br/> You never had it so good babe, I never had it so bad<br/> <br/> C D<br/> So you just go where you go and do what you do, and<br/> G - G/B C<br/> Be who you want to be<br/> C D<br/> But when she burns you again and your phone doesn't ring<br/> Em - C D D<br/> Baby, it's me<br/> <br/> 'Cause you're out of my life now with a wave of her hand<br/> You never had it so good babe, I never had it so bad<br/> Now you can do what you want to and never feel sad<br/> C D G - D/F# Em<br/> You never had it so good babe, I never had it so bad<br/> C D G - D/F# Em<br/> You never had it so good babe, I never had it so bad<br/> C D [stop] G G C D<br/> You never had it so good babe, I never had it so bad<br/> <br/> G G C(9) D G G C(9) D etc.<br/> [repeat intro and fade]<br/> <br/> <br/> TAB:<br/> <br/> This is the D** part:<br/> <br/> D D11 D Dsus D D11 D<br/> | \ | | | | /<br/> E 2---2---2-0-2-3^|3---3-2-0-2-----| A note on all these D chords: I<br/> B 3---3---3-3-3-3^|3---3-3-3-3-----| wrote down pretty much what Mary-Chapin<br/> G 2---2---2-0-2-2^|2---2-2-0-2-----| played on "Austin City Limits," but it's<br/> D 0---0---0-0-0-0^|0---0-0-0-0-----| open to improvisation; I'm sure she<br/> A ----------------|----------------| doesn't play it the same every time.<br/> E ----------------|----------------| (The ^ is a tie across measures.)<br/> ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .<br/> <br/> The electric guitar plays the following part in the intro and fade-out;<br/> at the very least, the acoustic guitar does the hammer-on in the 2nd bar.<br/> <br/> E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> D ----------------|------------0---|0---------------|----------------|<br/> A 2-----2---------|0=2---2---------|------3-----2---|2=0---0---------|<br/> E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .<br/> <br/> <br/> CHORDS:<br/> <br/> G: 320033 in the intro; 320033 or 320003 elsewhere.<br/> C: 332010 C(9): x32033<br/> D: x00232 normally; see tab above for variations. D(9): x00230<br/> D/F#: 200232 Em: 022000<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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