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HEAD OVER FEET - ALANIS MORISSETTE
>From the album `Jagged little pill'
Transcribed by Louis Visscher
Comments, suggestions, additions, everything is welcome at my email-address.
This tab is partially based on the chord-file done by
randell@heinous.music.uiowa.edu
DISTORTED GUITAR
Chords used:
Verses: Chorus:
C: 335553 D: 557775
G: 355433 Bm: 224432
Am: 577555 A: 577655 or 002220
F: 133211 Bb: 113331
Notation legend
^ --> upstroke
v --> downstroke
/ --> slide up
\ --> slide down
!*! --> turn your guitar from distorted to clean (in verse 6))
$#$ --> turn your guitar from clean to distorted (after verse 6)
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VERSE 1
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----||-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----||-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------------2-----||-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-----||-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-----||-------------3-------------3-----|-5-----------1-------------------| v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ I had no choice but to hear you
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-1---||-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-1---||-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------------2-2---||-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-3---||-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-3---||-------------3-------------3-----|-5-----------1-------------1-----| v ^ v ^ v ^ v v ^ You sta-----ted your case time and a--gain
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----||-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----||-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------------2-----||-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-----||-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-----||-------------3-------------3-----|-5-----------1-------------------| v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ I thought a---bout it.
VERSE 2
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----||-5-----5-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----||-5-----5-----4-----------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2-----------2-2-----||-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----||-3-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----||-------------3-----------3-------|-5-----------1-----------1-------| v ^ v v ^ v ^ v v ^ You treat me like I'm a princess
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----||-5-----5-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------------||-5-----5-----4-----------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2---------2---------||-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-------3-----------||-3-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-------------------||-------------3-----------3-------|-5-----------1-------------------| v ^ v v ^ v ^ v I'm not used to liking that
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------1-----------||-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------------||-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------------------||-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------------||-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------------||-------------3-------------3-----|-5-----------1-------------------| v ^ v ^ v ^ v You ask how my day was. You've already
CHORUS
D Bm G A| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-5-----5-5-----2-----0---0-------|-3------/5---5-------5---5-5-----||-7-----7-7-----3-----------2-----|-3------/5---5-------5---5-5-----||-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-4------/6---6-------6---6-6-----||-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-5------/7---7-------7---7-7-----||-5-------5-----2-----------------|-5------/7---7-------7---7-------||---------------2-----------------|-3------/5---5-------5---5-------| v ^ v v v v v v ^ won me o----ve------er in spite of me. Don't be a-
D Bm Bb A| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-5-----5-5-----2---------0-------|-1-----1-----0-------0---0-0-0---||-7-----7-7-----3-----------2-----|-3-----3-----2-------2---2-2-2---||-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-3-----3-----2-------2---2-2-2---||-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-3-----3-----2-------2---2-2-2---||-5-------5-----2-----------------|-1-----1-----0-------0---0-0-0---||---------------2-----------------|-------------0-------0---0-0-0---| v ^ v v v ^ v v v ^ v larmed if I fa------all head o--ver feet. Don't be sur-
D Bm G A| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-5-----5-5-----2---------0-------|-3------/5---5-------5---5-5-----||-7-----7-7-----3-----------2-----|-3------/5---5-------5---5-5-----||-7-----7-7-----4-----4-----------|-4------/6---6-------6---6-6-----||-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-5------/7---7-------7---7-7-----||-5-------5-----2-----------------|-5------/7---7-------7---7-7-----||---------------2-----------------|-3------/5---5-------5---5-------| v ^ v v v v v v ^ prised if I love you for all that you are
F C G| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-1-----1-1---3-------3---3-------|-3-------------------3---3---3/8-\-||-1-----1-1---5-------5---5-------|-3-------------------3---3---3/8-\-||-2-----2-2---5-------5---5-------|-4-------------------4---4---4/9-\-||-3-----3-3---5-------5---5-------|-5-------------------5---5---5/10\-||-3-----3-3---3-------3---3-------|-5-------------------5---5---5/10\-||-1-----1-1-----------------------|-3-------------------3---3---3/8-\-| v ^ v v v v v v v I couldn't help it It's all your fault.
VERSE 3 (same guitar as in verse 2)
Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole.
You're so much braver than I gave you credit for.
That's not lip service.
CHORUS (guitar: don't do the slide up and down in the last bar)
VERSE 4
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-------------3-----3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----||-5-----5-------------3-----3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----||-5-----5-------------4-----4-----|-5-----5-----2-----------2-2-----||-5-------------------5-----5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----||-3-------------------5-----5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----||---------------------3-----------|-5-----------1-----------1-------| v ^ v ^ v ^ v v ^ You are the bea-------rer of un--conditional
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-----------------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----||-5-----5-----------------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1---------1---------||-5-----5-----------------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2-------2-----------||-5-----------------------5-5-----|-7-----------3---------------3---||-3-----------------------5-5-----|-7-----------3-------------------||-------------------------3-------|-5-----------1-------------------| v ^ v ^ v ^ v things. You held your breath and the door for me
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------1---1-1-----||-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------1---1-1-----||-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------2---2-2-----||-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------3---3-3-----||-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------3---3-3-----||-------------3-------------------|-5-----------1-------1-----1-----| v ^ v ^ v ^ v v ^ v Thanks for your pa-------tience
HARMONICA SOLO (over chorus-chords, with slide up and down in the last bar)
VERSE 5 (same guitar as in verses 2 and 3)
You're the best listener that I've ever met
You're my best friend, best friend with benefits
What took me so long
VERSE 6
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----||-5-----5-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----||-5-----5-----4-----------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2-----------2-2-----||-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----||-3-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----||-------------3-----------3-------|-5-----------1-----------1-------| v ^ v v ^ v ^ v v ^ I've ne---------ver felt this healthy before
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----||-5-----5-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------------||-5-----5-----4-----------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2---------2---------||-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----7-----3-------3-----------||-3-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----7-----3-------------------||-------------3-----------3-------|-5-----------1-------------------| v ^ v v ^ v ^ v I've ne---------ver wan------ted something rational
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-----3-----!*!---3-3-----|-5-----5-5---1-----1-1---1-1-----||-5-----5-----3-----!*!---3-3-----|-5-----5-5---1-----1-1---1-1-----||-5-----5-----4-----!*!---4-4-----|-5-----5-5---2-----2-2---2-2-----||-5-----------5-----!*!---5-5-----|-7-----7-7---3-----3-3---3-3-----||-3-----------5-----!*!---5-5-----|-7-----7-7---3-----3-3---3-3-----||-3-----------3-----!*!---3-------|-5-------5---1-------1---1-------| v ^ v v ^ v ^ v v ^ v v ^ I am a---ware now-------------ow
C G Am F| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . ||-3-----3-3---3-----3-3---3-3-----|-5-----5-5---1-----1-1---1-1-----|$#$|-5-----5-5---3-----3-3---3-3-----|-5-----5-5---1-----1-1---1-1-----|$#$|-5-----5-5---4-----4-4---4-4-----|-5-----5-5---2-----2-2---2-2-----|$#$|-5-----5-5---5-----5-5---5-5-----|-7-----7-7---3-----3-3---3-3-----|$#$|-3-----3-3---5-----5-5---5-5-----|-7-----7-7---3-----3-3---3-3-----|$#$|-------------3-------3---3-------|-5-------5---1-------1---1-------|$#$ v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v ^ v v ^ v v ^ I am a---ware now. You've already
CHORUS (without the slides)
CHORUS (with the slides)
HARMONICA (over chorus-chords)
*fade*
^Z