"Rebecca Deville" By Mason Jennings Tabbed by Jay Cobbs **Tune 1/2 Step Down** On most of the C chords during the chorus and the long C part at the end, do this: e---0-- B---1-- G---0-- D-0h2-- x4 A---3-- E---3-- Intro e---3-- B---0-- G---0-- D---0-- x4 A---2-- E-2h3-- Verse:

^FLast night the willows stopped ^Fweep^E7ing And ^Feverything ^Gsat hushed and ^Fstill And ^Fwhile my body lay ^Fsleep^E7ing I ^Fdreamt of Reb^Gecca De^Fville Now I w^Fonder if she was a ^Freal g^E7irl ^FDid she d^Gie when I ^Fwoke? ^FWell I'll sleep st^Graight through to t^E7omorrow And ^Flook for her t^Gill I go b^Froke

Intro x1 Verse: I found myself by the highway That I ride in all my dreams I met her while i was hitchhiking From England to New Orleans She rode shotgun but stayed facing me And I laid down in the back I fell in love somewhere near Illinois And she said she loved me right back Chorus:

^FAny^Gbody,^F has ^Ganybody seen ^Fmy little g^Girl ^Faround ^FI last ^Gsaw her^F in New^G Orleans ^FI can't^G find her n^Fow

Verse:

^FI stepped into the nearest ^Ftwilight ^E7bar To ^Fask if ^Ganyone ^Fknew The w^Fhereabouts of my R^Febecca D^E7eville The ^Fbartender s^Gaid that he ^Fknew ^FHe said that just a few ^Fweek^E7s ago She ^Fhitched a ri^Gde out ^Fwest With a m^Fan who said he'd show her the ^Fbig ^E7time Sai^Fd he would ^Gshow her the ^Fbest ^FBut he stopped the car two mil^Fes down the r^E7oad And he p^Fut a g^Gun to her h^Fead And ^Fraped her of a^Gll that s^E7he ever had When ^FRebecca was f^Gound she was d^Fead

pause Chorus x

^E7Low d^Foesn't even beg^Fin To d^E7escribe the s^Fhape that I am ^Fin Bu^E7t you can d^Fream in both d^Firections And ^E7bring the pas^Ft back ^Fagain So m^E7aybe i can f^Find ^Fher Bef^E7ore h^Feaven goes an^Fd hides her ^E7Hope and k^Feep her from ^Fgoing C (add some CMaj7's in there, too) Away Well i saw her again It was a sunday evening She had flagged a ride It was a Lincoln Continental She was on the passenger side She had a hold of the handle I said Rebecca don't go He's not what he seems I said Rebecca don't go He's not what he seems Take my word darling And drop out of this dream She said He's going to The big city And I'm going too You know how that is with me I said stop Don't you get in the car Don't you get in the car 'cause I won't be coming back If you get in the back Don't you get in the car Don't you get in the car 'cause I won't be coming back If you get in the back My sweetheart My sweetheart I will just stay awake Six years or maybe eight Till I lose your memory And all that you've meant to me 'cause I can't stand to see this I can't stand to see this I can't stand to see this Well she got inside And waved goodbye And I watched the tail lights They danced like candle light And then they went out Goodbye My sweetheart Goodbye My sweetheart

(walk down from C to the G that goes into the final Chorus) Chorus (walk down from C and end on G)

Mason Jennings - Rebecca deville