MIA Emmy the Great
My first guitar tab / chords - woo hoo! I don't think I have got one of the chords quite
(which I have named G* - 302010), but it sounds close enough.
If you are struggling to get the timing right, each chord letter equals 4 counts (so "C
means C is played for 8 counts). The words are written out with each line representing
breath (roughly).
Have a go and see what you think....
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Capo required on the FIRST fret (then you can sing along with the track).
C X32010
C/B X20010
Am 002210
G 320003
[F]G* [133211]302010
E 022100
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[C] [C]
---Verse One---
The [C]day that we, [C/B]took out a car in the [Am]rain
Is the [G]day you forgot how to [C]brake
And see, how [C/B]quickly the picture will [Am]change
Filled with f[G]ingers and voices and [F]teeth
I still rem[G]ember holding my h[Am]and
G* F
Against your face just before it was splayed
Across the [G]radio, as it p[C]layed
[C]
---Verse Two---
And [C]you and me are [C/B]still as the scenery [Am]moves
Oh, [G]why should it stop, just â??cause
[C]Suddenly, thereâ??[C/B]s one where there used to b[Am]e two,
And [G]everythingâ??s quiet bu[F]t then
Looks like the [G]speaker lived through the [Am]blow
G* F
Still playing some compilation you made
Feels like a l[G]ifetime sitting al[Am]one
G* F
So I start humming along to the tape
---Chorus---
I always l[G]iked this singer, I rem[C]ember
How you were the [E]one who told me that her [F]name
Was either [G]Mia or M.I.[C]A.
[C]
---Bridge---
And I am [F]thinking,[F]
How many h[C]ours â??til Iâ??m home?
How [C]long do I stay in this [F]place?
Whoâ??[F]s going to wash all th[C]e blood from my clothes?
[C]Whoâ??s gonna cancel m[F]y date?
[F]Whoâ??s gonna cancel m[G]y date[G]?
And I think....[F]
---Chorus---
I always [G]liked this singer, I re[C]member
How you were the [E]one who told me that her [F]name
Was either [G]Mia...[G]
Oh I think...[F]
---Chorus---
I always [G]liked this singer, I re[C]member
How you were the [E]one who told me that her [F]name
Was either [G]Mia, or M.I.[C]A.
[C]
---Verse Three---
The [C]day that we [C/B]took out a car in the [Am]rain
I t[G]hought to myself that the [C]sky was blue
As [C/B]Iâ??d ever seen it bu[Am]t yet
Still [G]tainted with red.....
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I think it sounds particularly good if you choose a finger-picking pattern rather than
through the whole song.
I hope you all enjoy singing about car crashes as much as I do!
Amy x
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