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Sheryl Crow-If It Makes You Happy - sr - 0

The  key  to  getting  this  song  to  sound  just  like  the  original  is  to  play  a  standard
G  chord  with  fingers  1,  2  &  3  and  then  use  finger  4  (index)  to  tap  on  and  off  fret
1  string  2  then  again  fret  2  string  3  (verses  only,  not  the  chorus).  Listen  to  the  
song  to  get  the  feel  for  the  strum  and  the  tap  on/off  timing.  It’ll  come  to  you
easily  enough  …  enjoy!
  
  
[Verse  1]
  
G                                                                        G
I've  been  long,  a  long  way  from  here
G
Put  on  a  poncho,  played  for  mosquitoes,
G                                                                C*
And  drank  'til  I  was  thirsty  again
  
G                                                                                                G
We  went  searching  through  thrift  store  jungles
G
Found  Geronimo's  rifle,  Marilyn's  shampoo
G                                                              C*
And  Benny  Goodman's  corset  and  fan
  
  
[Pre-Chorus]
  
                                                D            C                                                        D
Well,  o.k.  I  made  this  up…    I  promised  you  I'd  never  give  up
  
  
[Chorus]
  
                              Am              C                                    G                    D
If  it  makes  you  happy          it  can't  be  that  ba-aa-aa-ad
                                    Am        C                                                              G
If  it  makes  you  happy      then  why  the  hell  are  you  so  sad?
  
  
[Verse  2]
  
You  get  down,  real  low  down
You  listen  to  Coltrane,  derail  your  own  train
Well  who  hasn't  been  there  before?
  
I  come  round,  around  the  hard  way
Bring  you  comics  in  bed;  scrape  the  mold  off  the  bread,
And  serve  you  French  toast  again
  
  
[Pre-Chorus]
  
Well,  o.k.  I  still  get  stoned…  I'm  not  the  kind  of  girl  you'd  take  home
  
  
[Chorus]
  
  
[Verse  3]
  
G                                                                    G
We've  been  far,  far  away  from  here
G
Put  on  a  poncho,  played  for  mosquitoes,
G                                              C*
And  everywhere  in  between
  
  
[Pre-Chorus]
  
                                              D            C                                                                  D
Well,  o.k.  we  get  along…      so  what  if  right  now  everything's  wrong?
  
[Chorus  &  close]
  
  
C*  -  this  particular  C  chord  is  played  similarly  to  the  preceding  G  chord  with
your  pinky  on  the  string  1;  G  note  (fret  3).  When  changing  from  the  preceding  G
chord  merely  drop  fingers  2  and  3  one  string  down  

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Lenny Kravitz-Are You Gonna Go My Way

On acoustic how riff for E and G could work
DURING VERSE YOU CAN PLUCK LOW E AS WELL AS NOT PLAYING SNARE ON EACH 1/4 NOTE
Ch E                                                
E --------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------8-
G 2h4p0-------------every 2nd time----7-
D -----2---0--2-----------------------6-
A -----2---0--2-----------------------7-
E (0)--0---0--0-------------------------
Dr     S        S

Ch G - Pluck bass note with thumb and treble line with first finger
E ---------------
B ---------------------------
G 5h7p5p3------------------------
D -------5---3--5-----------------
A -------5---3--5-----------------
E 3------3---3--3---------------33-22-11-22-33
Dr       S        S

[Intro - BPM 129 - E Riff with drums snare on each beat] x16
  
[Verse - Drums straight now - no Hendrix chords whilst playing] 
[E] I was born long ago
[E] I am the chosen, I'm the one
[E] I have come to save the day
[E] And I won't leave until I'm done
[G] So, that's why you've got to try
[G] You got to breath and have some fun 
[Riff at end - 33x22x11x22x33x - Play double snares on each fretted not SSxSSxSSxSSxSS)]
[E] Though I'm not paid, I play this game
[E] And I won't stop until I'm done
  
[Chorus] 
[G(xxx430)] But what I  [A(x0x220)] really want to know is (E D and G riff - see notes)
[E]     [D]     [E]    Are you gonna go my way?   [E]    [E]    [G]    [E] 
[G(xxx430)] And I got to,  [A(x0x220)] got to know
  
[Riff with drums - snare on all to start then straight] x8
  
[Verse - no Hendrix chords whilst playing] 
[E] I don't know why we always cry
[E] This we must leave and get undone
[E] We must engage and rearrange
[E] And turn this planet back to one
[G] So, tell me why we got to die
[G] And kill each other one by one
[E] We've got to hurt and rub a dub
[E] We've got to dance and be in love
  
[Chorus] 
[G(xxx430)] But what I  [A(x0x220)] really want to know is (E D and G riff - see notes)
[E]     [D]     [E]    Are you gonna go my way?
[G(xxx430)] And I got to  [A(x0x220)] got to know  (hold) 
 
[Riff Vamp with solo halfway through]

[E]   [D]    [A]  x12
E -------------------
B -9---7--7--5-7-5---
G -9---7--7--6-6-6---
D -9---7--7--7-7-7---
A -7---7--7--0-0-0---
E -------------------

Stop on [G]
  
[E Riff] x8 
[G(xxx430)]  [A(x0x220)] [G(xxx430)]  [A(x0x220)]
  
[Outro] 
[E]    [D]    [E]           Are you gonna go my way?
[E]    [D]    [E]           G(xxx430)    A(x0x220)
              And I got to got to know

E D and G riff
E -------------------------
B --9-9-7-9--9-9-12-9------
G --9-9-7-9--9-9-12-9------
D --9-9-7-9--9-9-12-9------
A --7-7-7-7----------------
E --(0)ring to fatten sound

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