Sympathy Chords

SONG:   SYMPATHY
ARTIST: MELISSA ETHERIDGE
ALBUM:  4th STREET FEELING
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
 
 
                             SYMPATHY
                        MELISSA  ETHERIDGE
 
INTRO:  A A* D C A - 2x's
 
Note: When playing the A barre chord in the beginning
      of the INTRO alternate (A*-see below) by lifting
      your finger on and off the low E string. Then
      when going from the D barre chord hit the C barre
      chord once and then back to the A.
 
      - LISTEN FOR THE TIMING TO GET THE PATTERN DOWN-
 
   A  A*   D    C   A
 
E -5--5----5----3---5--|
B -5--5----7----5---5--|
G -6--6----7----5---6--|
D -7--7----7----5---7--|
A -7--7----5----3---7--|
E -5--0----5----3---5--|
 
CONTINUE PLAYING THE INTRO PATTERN
FOR THE VERSE UP UNTIL THE BREAK ...
 
 
VERSE:
There's a liar in your bed
And there's a shotgun to your head
You can't breathe but you can smoke
              N.C
You can't cry
But you can joke about it
 
VERSE:
You can drink yourself to chills
You can hide your little pills
As your life slowly explodes
You can believe nobody knows about it
 
 
BREAK:
         C
Do you think that you're the only one
E                    D
 Who's losing their minds
 C
Keeping it together
   B            A        E
Is  everyone's favorite pastime, well
 
 
CHORUS:
 A                    D
Everybody's had some really, really bad
       A                     D
Some this has got to be the end
         A
I would really like to try for you
D
Sit around and cry for you
 F                   E
Muster up some sympathy yeah
      D                           A A
Well that's too much to ask of me
 
 
VERSE: (play the INTRO pattern 2x's until BREAK)
 
You try so hard to be discreet
With all your secrets in the sheets
 As you solemnly refuse
The very spark that lights your fuse
 
 
BREAK:
         C                            E
Do you think that you're the only one
            D
Who can be unkind
 C
Tearing at each other's flesh
B               A        E
 Is everyone's favorite pastime, well
 
 
CHORUS:
 A                    D
Everybody's had some really, really bad
       A                     D
Some this has got to be the end
         A
I would really like to try for you
D
Sit around and cry for you
 F                   E
Muster up some sympathy, yeah
      D
Well that's too much to ask of me
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL: SOLO over the following chords
                    F C G D     F
C G A
 
BREAK 2:
 A
Have some, have some sympathy now
F#m                               F
Have some, have some sympathy now
 
Have some now
 
 
CHORUS:
 A                    D
Everybody's had some really, really bad
       A                     D
Some this has got to be the end
         A
I would really like to try for you
D
Sit around and cry for you
 F
Muster up some sympathy
       E
Well that's too much to ask of me
 
 
(SOLO OVER THE CHORDS)
      A D   A D
 
 
OUTRO:
A         D
 Sympathy, sympathy
 
F E                             A
  That's too much, too much to ask of me
D         A                  D
 Sympathy, sympathy honey, that's too much to ask of me
A       D
Oh-oooooh, Sympathy,
F E                         (A)
  That's too much to ask of me
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