Ani Difranco - Sick of me
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Sick Of Me
from Reckoning
by Ani Difranco
Tuning: Standard
Here's my own simple simple version of "Sick Of Me",
fun to play and pretty to listen to.... I've never
seen the proper tabs for this song, this may be nothing
like the real method but we can't all be guitar ninjas
like Ani, and it fits the melody of the lyrics perfectly
so... enjoy! Any problems or gratuitous praise email me
at elsiemarley(at)gmail.com.
In 3/4 time, play with a country/swing rhythm....
vocals start on a B note if that's any help.
Chords you need... some are kinda made up
E Aadd9 A A7 E* F#* F#***
e---0------0------0------0------0------0------2----
B---0------0------2------2------5------5------0----
G---1------2------2------0------4------3------3----
D---2------2------2------2------6------4------4----
A---2------0------0------0------x------x------x----
E---0------0------0------0------0------x------x----
Intro Tab/Strumming Example
(same pattern in verses and chorus except simpler, ad lib)
(To avoid confusion, ^ = down stroke, v = up stroke,
it's relative to the tab)
^ . . ^ . . . . . ^ . v ^ v
e-||--------------0-----------|--------------0-------0---|
B-||--------------0-----------|--------------0-----0-0-0-|
G-||--------1-----1-----------|--------2-----2-----2-2-0-|
D-||--2-------2---2-----------|----------2---2-----2-2-0-|
A-||--2-------------------2---|--0-------------------0-0-|
E-||--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
^ . . ^ ^ v ^ v ^ . v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v
|--------------0-----------|--------0-----0---0-0-0-0-|
|--------------0---0-0-0-0-|--2-----2-----2---2-2-2-2-|
|--1---1-------1---1-1-1-0-|--0-------0---0---0-0-0-0-|
|--2-------2---2---2-2-2-0-|--2-------2---2---2-2-2-2-|
|--2-----------2-----2-2-0-|--0-------0---------------|
|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
INTRO: (E Aadd9 E A7)
VERSE
Ehow sick of Aadd9me
must you Ebe
by nAow
while you're sEtanding just oAadd9utside
of what your pEride will aA7llow
always rEeaching into yoAadd9urself
to find a nEew way to undAerstand me
when i'm sEure that there's no onAadd9e else
in the wEorld
who could withA7stand me
CHORUS
the fEirst person in your Aadd9life
E* F#*
to ever really matter
is saying the laEst thing
F#* E*
that you want to hear
F#*
and you are listening hard
through the splintering shardsA
F#***
of your life as it shatters
and you're standing fA7irm
F#*
and you're staying close
and you're seeing clEear
2ND VERSE (Same as the first)
i took to the stage
with my outrage
in the bad old days
when you were the make-me-mad guy
but the songs
they come out more slowly
now that i am the bad guy
and i say, i'm sorry i'm so crazy
I am astounded by your patience
and you say, believe it or not, baby
the joy you bring me
still outweighs it
CHORUS
the first person in your life
to ever really matter
is saying the last thing
that you want to hear
and you are listening hard
through the splintering shards
of your life as it shatters
and you're standing firm
and you're staying close
and you're seeing clear
***(Insert instrumental-y bit here...
I like to go F#* Am E E x2)***
hEow sick ofAadd9 me
must you Ebe
by nA7ow'
(Slow down to finish on E)
Cheers,
Bec Johnson
elsiemarley(at)gmail.com
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