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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 13:13:10 -0600
From: schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Adam Schneider)
ME BY THE SEA (Edie Brickell)
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[Capo 1.]
[The A* measures in the verses are actually A - Asus9 - A,
alternating between 0 and 2 on the B string. Similarly, E* is
E - Esus4 - E, switching between 1 and 2 on the G string.]
[Hammer on from 0 to 2 on the A string in the E chords after
the line, "I can't on my own."]
[F#m7(4) is 244200. Use your thumb.]
A* Dsus9 A* Asus9 A* Dsus9 A Asus9
[intro]
A* Dsus9 A* Asus9
I'm glad no one's here, just me by the sea
A* Dsus9 Esus4 E
I'm glad no one's here to mess it up for me
A* Dsus9 F#m7(4) E
I'm glad no one's here, just me by the sea
Bm G A A
But man, I wish I had a hand to hold
A* Dsus9 A* Asus9 A* Dsus9 A Asus9
[instrumental]
A Dsus9 A Asus9
I saw an orange starfish on the side of a rock
A* Dsus9 Esus4 E*
I poked on his back and tried to pull him off
A* Dsus9 F#m7(4) E
A crab scared me away, he ran close to my toes
Bm G A A
And man, I wish I had a hand to hold
A* Dsus9 A* Asus9 A* Dsus9 Esus4 E*
[instrumental]
A* Dsus9 F#m7(4) E Bm G A A
[instrumental]
A* Dsus9 A* Asus9
The moon is nowhere, almost time for the sun
A* Dsus9 Esus4 E*
The voice of the waves sounds anciently young
A* Dsus9 F#m7(4) E
I'm a prisoner of freedom, ten toes in the sand
Bm G A A
And man, I wish I had a hand to hold
G G D D
I'm in the habit of being alone
Dm Dm A E E E E
I try hard to break it, I can't on my own
A* Dsus9 A* Asus9
I'm glad no one's here, just me by the sea
A* Dsus9 Esus4 E*
I'm glad no one's here to mess it up for me
A* Dsus9 F#m7(4) E
I'm glad no one's here, just me by the sea
Bm G A A
But man, I wish I had a hand to hold
Bm G A A
[instrumental]
A* Dsus9 A* Asus9 A* Dsus9 Esus4 E*
[instrumental]
A* Dsus9 F#m7(4) E Bm G A A.
[instrumental]
- Adam Schneider, schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu
