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Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Society's child Artist: Janis Ian Composer: Janis Ian Album: Janis Ian Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com) 11th June 2019 1967 TV recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbVFy7nx88Q Song starts at [0.25] CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then match the original key of Cm) See below, after the tab, for other video references and Janis' performances in other lower keys NOTE: Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website might automatically suggest and use the typed shapes shown below: Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: Am = x02210 Dsus4 = xx0233 G6/E = xx2003 D7 = xx0212 Dsus2 = xx0230 G+/D# = xx1003 G = 355433 D = xx0232 Csus2#11 = x30032 B7 = x21202 F#m = xx4222 Csus2 = x30033 Em = 022000 F#mM7 = xx3222 Esus4 = 033300 Em7/D = xx0000 F#m7 = xx2222 E = 022100 C = x32010 B7/D# = xx1202 N.C. = No chords Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks ============================================================== [Whacky keyboard intro] [Verse 1]
Am You come to my D7door, baby, Am Your face is clean and shining D7black as night, Am My mother went to D7answer, You know ...that you Amlooked so fine, D7 Now GI could understand your tears and your shame, B7 She called you,"Boy", instead of your name, Em When she wouldn't let you inside, Em Em7/D C When she turned and said, "But, Choney, he's Dnot

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our kind" Dsus2 D
[Chorus]
She says, "F#mI can't F#mM7/Fsee you F#m7/Eany - B7/D#more, baby, F#m Can't F#mM7/Fsee you F#m7/Eany - B7/D#more"
[Verse 2]
Am You walk me down to D7school, baby, Am Everybody's acting D7deaf and blind, Am Until they turn and say, "D7Why don't you just stick to Amyour own kind?" D7 My Gteachers all laugh their smirking stares, B7 Cutting deep down in our affairs, Em Preachers of equali - Em7ty, C...if they believe it, Then Cwhy won't they just Dlet

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us be? Dsus4 Dsus2 D
[Chorus]
They say, "F#mI can't F#mM7/Fsee you F#m7/Eany - B7/D#more, baby, F#m Can't F#mM7/Fsee you F#m7/Eany - B7/D#more"
[Verse 3]
Am One of these days I'm gonna D7stop my listening, Am Gonna raise my head up D7high, Am One of these days I'm gonna... D7 ...Raise up my glistening Am ...wings and fly, D7 G But that day will have to wait for a while, B7 Baby, I'm only society's child, Em When we're older Em7things may change, C But, for now, this is the way, They Dmust

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remain Dsus4 Dsus2 D
[Chorus]
I say, F#m"I can'tF#mM7/F see youF#m7/E any -B7/D# more, baby, F#m Can't F#mM7/Fsee you F#m7/Eany - B7/D#more"
[Coda] (Based on solo acoustic versions)
No, G6/EI don't wanna G+/D#see you any - Dmore, Dsus4 Csus2#11 Csus2 Esus4 E Baby------------!
============================================================= A live solo performance at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HmutYNenWs Song starts at [3:05] CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in this videos key of Bm) Janis seems to have the bottom E string tuned down to D to add some of the bass riffs. With some different voicings to achieve these particular chords with the dropped D tuning: G = 55540x Em = 222000 Em7 = 220000 The rest of the chords are the same as in the chord legend in the header information. Audio of an even lower solo acoustic version of the song, in the key of Bbm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8byi2-HybQ CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in this versions key of Bbm) 'Songwriters circle' series TV performance also in Bbm: CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in this videos key of Bbm) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6cMiQzgwP4 Song starts at [22:49]