Date: Thu, 28 Nov 1996 18:58:19 +0000
From: [email protected]
Subject: /e/Melissa_Etheridge/Similar_Features.tab
Similar Features
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From Melissa Etheridge’s first album.
[intro]: (bass)
// \
A —||————————————.||—-
E —||—0——0——7h10—0——-0—-.||—-
\ // x 2
[chorus]:
Em Em Em Em
Go on and close your eyes, (go on) imagine me there
A A A A
She got similar features, with longer hair
Em Em Em Em
and if that’s what it takes to get you through
A *A slide C
go on and close your eyes, it shouldn’t bother you
(Em) (A)
e —3—2——-3—2——3—2—0——
B ———3———-3—————-
[verse]:
G
you never had to wait for nothing in your life
Bm
i guess wanting you must have been a steel blue knife
G
and when night after night the scent of passion would linger
Bm
you had to have the jewels wrapped around your finger
C D
now you keep running down the road in your midnight state of mind
C D
curiosity kills if you can’t read the signs
[chorus]
G
dancing with the ?wall made you bitter sweet
Bm
there ain’t much you can do when they just lay it at your feet
G
but could you tell by the song I wanted to be the one
Bm
did you listen again when the damage was done
C D
now the paint’s still wet in your do-it-by-number dream
C D
were you gonna tell me how it felt, will you tell me what it means
[chorus]
[bridge]:
C D Em
was it want with no desire
C D Em
was it smoke with no fire
C
did I say it doesn’t rip me apart, I lied
D
I’m sorry dear my ha-a-a-a-a-ands are …
Em A
e —3—2——-3—2——3—2————/5—
B ———3———-3———3—2———
G ————————————0——
..tied
Em A+8 A
e —3—2——-3—2——3—2————5—-0—0-0-0-0-
B —0—0—3—-0—0—3—0—0—3—2——2—-2—2-2-2-2-
G —0—0—0—-0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—2—-2—2-2-2-2-
D —2—2—2—-2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—-2—2-2-2-2-
A -(2)————————————0—-0—0-0-0-0-
E -(0)—————————————————-
[chorus] x 2
// Em A \
|| e —3—2——-3—2———3—2—0—||
|| B —0—0—0—-0—0—0——0—0—2—||
||. G —0—0—0—-0—0—0——0—0—2—.||
||. D —2—2—2—-2—2—2——2—2—2—.||
|| A -(2)—————————0—||
|| E -(0)——————————-||
\ …it shouldn’t bother you //
[repeat to fade]
EADGBe
022000 — Em
x02220 — A
355433 — G
x24432 — Bm
x32010 — C
xx0232 — D
x02225 — A+8, (ok, it’s just another A)
h is a hammer on
/ is a slide up
* A slide C is :
A C
e —0———-
B —2—/-5—-
G —2—/-5—-
D —2—/-5—-
A —0—h(3)— (but don’t worry too much about the A string)
E ————-
Any improvements, etc. welcome
Nic
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