Tabbed By: Mike / = slide up \ = slide down pm = palm mute *Standard Tuning* These are all the chords you will need. In brackets are alternative positions which in some cases I think sound better. B Emaj9 C#m9 Abaug5 Bb5 B2 Emaj9(2) E6 E Bbaug5 e--0----0-(0)---------|--------------------------------------| B--0----0-(0)----0----|--------------------------------0-----| G--8----8-(8)----8----|----(4)----(6)--4---------------1-----| D--9----9-(6)----9----|--6-(2)--8-(4)--4---4-------2---2---8-| A--9----9-(7)----7----|--7-(2)--7-(4)--6---6-------4---2---9-| E--7----0-(0)----9----|--4-(4)--6-(6)--7---0-------0---0---6-| B Emaj9 So I'm the first one in again C#m9 B with the quiet and the window growing snow. B Emaj9 When I hear the furnace rouse itself C#m9 B From its slumber, somehow suddenly I know Abaug5 Bb5 B2 Emaj9(2) E6 E *walk down As my eye stops on one curled up in my lesson plan Bbaug5 B That I'm just your little ampersand B Emaj9 When your voice springs from the intercom C#m9 B with announcements and reminders and a prayer B Emaj9 I remember how you made me feel C#m9 B I was funny, I was thoughtful, I was rare Abaug5 Bb5 But like the jokes about my figure B2 Emaj9(2) E6 E kids think I don't understand Bbaug5 B I know I'm just your little ampersand. B Emaj9 After Christmas holidays C#m9 B you never asked to drive me home again B Emaj9 Sometimes in the staff room I'd C#m9 B catch your eye with "why'd it have to end" Abaug5 Bb5 B2 Emaj9(2) E6 E But I know from how you worry at your wedding band Bbaug5 B That I'm just your little ampersand Interlude: B Emaj9 C#m9 B e-------7-6------7-6----------------------7-6-----------| B-----------7------------------------0--------7---------| G-8------------------/8--------8-----8---------------8--| D---9--------------------------6-----9------------------| A------------------------------7-----7------------------| E------------------------6/7\6-0-----9------------------| pm . B Emaj9 C#m9 B e--------7-6------19-18--------------------11--7----------------| B------------7----------19-----------0------------9-------------| G--8-------------------------8\-4----8------8--4-----8----\6-\4-| D------------------------------------9------------6-------------| A------------------------------------7--------------------------| E------------------------------------9--------------------------| pm . . Outro: Abaug5 Bb5 B2 Emaj9(2) E6 E At the last conjunction after every other and Bbaug5 B I was just your little ampersand. Abaug5 Bb5 B2 Emaj9(2) E6 e-------------------7--6-----------7--9--11--7--| B----0--4--7--2--4-----------4--7---------------| *this is the little bit that's fingerpicked G-------------------------4---------------------| * on the violin during the outro D-----------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------| *I've aligned the chords to help show the pattern E--4--------------------------------------------| Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E Bbaug5 B e-------------6-----------------| B-------4--7----------------0---| G----4----------------------8---| D---------------------------9---| A---------------------------9---| E--0------------------------7---| pm . . . . .