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From: [email protected] (Todd E. Wayne)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab
Subject: Innocent One (Michael Penn)
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Date: 20 Oct 92 21:52:59 GMT
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Well, here’s the best response I can think of to:
[email protected] (Dennis J. Wilkinson) writes:
Subject: Re: Michael Penn transcriptions can be made available
Post ’em, post ’em, post ’em!!!
Notes: 1) I assume you’ve heard the song.
2) No capo — all chords are first position open.
3) For the C chords during the bridge, use a standard 1st
position C but play the G on the high E string with the pinky so
that the voicing moves more like the slide guitar on the album.
4) I finger the F#7b9 lick at the end of Chorus I like this:
XX____ _XOOO_
|||||| first fret ||||||
—— ——
||1111 —-> |||||| wrapping the thumb
—— —— makes it much easier
|||2|3 (lift up ‘3’…) Tx|||3 to grab the G chord…
—— —— (x = mute ; O = open)
5) The G->G/F#->Em and D(sus) stuff is very typical of Penn…
I wish I had time to type in all the lovely twiddles and chord patterns,
but this is the best I can do and still have a job… If you’ve heard
the song, it’ll be easy to figure out those details…
«Innocent One» by Michael Penn, from the album «March»
Intro (2 bars) G
G D
Verse I: Sweet Miranda brings me the wine
C Em C Em
We have had our fill of almost everything
C Em D
turning thistledown laughter
G D
I would take her blue cue too late
C Em C Em
I would say the words — almost anything
C Em A Am
just to catch what she’s after
G D C Em
Chorus I: But you-ou don’t believe that I’m
Am Am/G Dsus4 D
a partner in this game
Dsus2 D Em D C Em Am(sus2) F#7(b9) G
how can you-ou believe that I’m the innocent one
G D
Verse II: When the bow broke in pieces we fell
C Em C Em
we would scream and shout almost anything
C Em D
but the point is we fell dear
G D
There will be no more wishlessness
C Em C Em7 Em6
there may be some doubt no new day without
C Em A Am
best that we say farewell here
G D C Em
Chorus II: But you-ou don’t believe that I’m
Am Am/G Dsus4 D
a party to the pain
Dsus2 D G D C Em Am(sus2) C
how can you-ou believe that I’m the innocent one
D Dsus2 D C D Dsus2 D C
Bridge: I saw this girl crying by the wheel of her car
G G/F# Em A Am
she had balloons in the backseat the front door ajar
D Dsus2 D C D Dsus2 D C
she ne- ver moved so I just whispered goodbye
G G/F# Em A
she reminded me of you when you cry
Am
and I didn’t mean to make you cry
Chorus II: (chords only — no vocal)
Verse I: (chords and vocal)
Chorus I: (chords and vocal)
A rose by any other name… still has thorns.
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