I'm Not Supposed to Care Gordon Lightfoot
Here's my latest Lightfoot tab offering: I'm Not Supposed To Care. I
would appreciate any comments or corrections being emailed or posted, and
questions can be mailed straight to me. I've checked it out fairly well,
but it seems I usually miss something tiny. :-(
Also, this appears to have come out a bit wider that 80 columns, so if you
have the luxury of using a *really* small font, please do so, especially
to print.
Sorry this is so long. It just seemed it had to be that way. I tried to
make it as short as possible without (hopefully) making it confusing.
Enjoy!!!
-- Matthew
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I'm Not Supposed To Care, by Gordon Lightfoot, from the album Summertime Dream
(c) 1976 Moose Music
Song Notes:
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This song is played using a capo on the third fret. The chords are based on the
apparent key of A. This is a bit of a difficult song to tab by hand, so I
expect it won't be a snap to read immediately. I recommend printing it
out and making yourself familiar with the chord structures and then
working your way through the song. It is quite a pretty song , so take
your time and work the whole thing out!!!
THE CHORDS:
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=====[A]====== ====[A/G#]======= ====[A/F#]======= =====[D]====== ==[E7sus4]=========
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E7 A+ A6 A/G E(hi)
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----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
====[E/D]======= ====[E/C#]======= ====[E/B]======= =========== ===========
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INTRO
[A] [A/G#] [bass] [A/F#] [bass] [A] [D]
-----------------------------------------------------2---2-------2----| -----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3---3-------3----| ---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| ---------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---0-----------0--------| -0--------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------4-----------2-----------0--------------------------------| -2--------------------------------------------------------------------| -3---------0-----------0----------------------------------------------| ---2-----2---2-------1---1---1----------------------------------------| -------0-------0---0-------0------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----0-----------0----------------------------------------------------|
SHORT VERSE PATTERN 1:
[A] [A+] [A6]
----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------------| -----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2------------| ---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3---3-------3---4-------4----------| -0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[A/G] [A7] [G/B] [D]
-----------------------------------------2---2-------2---2------------| -------2-----------2-----2---3---5-------3---3-------3---3------------| -----2---2-------2---2-----0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2----------| ---4-------4---5-------5-------------0-----------0--------------------| -0-----------0-----------0---2---4------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E7sus4] [E7]
-----2---2-------2---2------------------------------------------------| -----3---3-------3---3---------0-----------0-----------0--------------| ---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---2-------2---2-------1---1------------| -0-----------0-------------0-------0---0-------0---0-------0----------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------0-----------0-----------0--------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------0--------------------------------------------------------------| -----1---1------------------------------------------------------------| ---0-------0----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
LONG VERSE PATTERN 2:
[A] [A/G#] [A/F#] [A] [D]
----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3----------------| ---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------| ---------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---0-------0------------| -0--------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------4-----------2-----------0--------------------------------|
D/C# D/B D/A E(hi) E/D
----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----3-----------3-----------3-----------5-----------5----------------| ---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---4---4---2---4---4---4----------| ---------0-----------0-----------0---2-------2---0-------0------------| -4-----------2-----------0--------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E/C#] [E/B] [A] [A/G#] [A/F#]
----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----5-----------5-----------2-----------2-----------2----------------| ---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------| ---------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----------2------------| -4-----------2-----------0--------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------4-----------2--------------------|
[A/E] [D] [E7sus4] [E7]
-----------------2---2-------2---2------------------------------------| -----2-----------3---3-------3---3---------0-----------0--------------| ---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---2-------1---1------------| ---------2---0-----------0-------------0-------0---0-------0----------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -0-----------------------------------0-----------0--------------------|
[A] [A/G] [D/F#] [D/F] [A]
----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------3-----------3---------2----------------| -----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2---2---2----------| ---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0---0-------0---------2------------| -0-----------------------------------------------0--------------------| -------------3-----------2-----------1--------------------------------|
[D/A] [E] [A]
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LAST VERSE PATTERN 3
[D] [E7sus4] [E7]
-----2-----------2----------------------------------------------------| -------3---3-------3---2-------0-----------0--------------------------| ---2-----2-----2-----2-------2---2-------1---1------------------------| -0-----------0-------------0-------0---0-------0----------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------0-----------0--------------------------------|
[A] [A/G] [D/F#] [D/F] [A]
----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------3-----------3---------2----------------| -----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2---2---2----------| ---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0---0-------0---------2------------| -0-----------------------------------------------0--------------------| -------------3-----------2-----------1--------------------------------|
[D/A] [E] [A] [A/G#]
----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----2-----------3-----------0-----------2-----------2----------------| ---2---2---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---2---2---2---2---2---2----------| ---------2-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------2------------| -0-----------0-----------------------0--------------------------------| -------------------------0-----------------------4--------------------|
[D/F#] [D/F] [A]
----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----3-----------3---------2-----------2------------------------------| ---2---2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---2---2---2------------------------| ---------0-----------0---------2-----------2--------------------------| -----------------------0-----------0----------------------------------| -2-----------1--------------------------------------------------------|
[D/A] [E] [A]
--------------------------------------5-4-----------------------------| -----3-----------0------------------------5---------------------------| ---2---2---2---1---1---1------------2-------2-------------------------| ---------4-----------2------------2-----------------------------------| -0------------------------------0-------------------------------------| -------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics / Chord Sections
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(Short Verse Pattern 1)
I [A]think you have somebody [A+]waiting outside in the [A6]rain to take you a[A/G]way
You got [D]places to go, you got people to see still I'm gonna [E7sus4]miss you
but [E7]anyway...
(Long Verse Pattern 2)
I [A]wish you good [A/G#]spaces in the [A/F#]far away [A/E]places you [D]go[D/C#] [D/B] [D/A]
[E]If it [E/D]rains or it [E/C#]snows [E/B]may you be [A]safe and war[A/G#]m and [A/F#]never grow [A/E]old
And [D]if you need someone who[E7sus4] loves [E7]you, you [A]know I [A/G]will always be [D/F#]there[D/F]
I'll [A]do it although I'm [D/A]not sup[E]posed to [A]care[E7sus4] [E7]
(Long Verse Pattern 2)
I'll [A]give you the [A/G#]keys to my [A/F#]flying ma[A/E]chine if you'd [D]like[D/C#] [D/B] [D/A]
[E]I will [E/D]show you the[E/C#] ligh[E/B]t and [A]when you cal[A/G#]l I'm gonna [A/F#]come to you[A/E]
[D] [E7sus4] [E7] [A] [A/G]
[D/F#]And w[D/F]hen you find someone who loves you, I'll know you would treat me the same
Just [A]lie there, you're [D/A]not sup[E]posed to [A]care
(Short Verse Pattern 1)
I [A]think you have somebody [A+]waiting outside in the [A6]rain to take you a[A/G]way.
That's [D]some kind of a game still I'm glad it came down to the [E7sus4]final round
but a[E7]nyway...
(Last Verse Pattern 3)
If you [D]think you need someone who [E7sus4]needs you[E7], you [A]know I will [A/G]always be [D/F#]there[D/F]
I'll [A]do it although I'm [D/A]not sup[E]posed to [A]care[A/G#] [D/F#] [D/F]
I'll [A]do it although I'm [D/A]not sup[E]posed to [A]care
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[--]Matthew Fifer
mfifer@merle.acns.nwu.edu
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