• Song:

    The Last And

  • Artist:

    John K Samson

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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 (x2444x@1)  Emaj9 (021102@1) C#m9 (x4244x@1)  Abaug5  Bb5 (x133xx@1) B2Emaj9(2) (135211@7)E6 (04xxxx@1)E (022100@1)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 (x2444x@1)                  Emaj9So (021102@1)I'm the first one in again
         C#m9 (x4244x@1)                       Bwith (x2444x@1)the quiet and the window growing snow.
B (x2444x@1)                     Emaj9When (021102@1)I hear the furnace rouse itself
         C#m9 (x4244x@1)                       BFrom (x2444x@1)its slumber, somehow suddenly I know

Abaug5           Bb5 (x133xx@1)           B2 (135211@7)        Emaj9(2) E6 (04xxxx@1)E (022100@1)*walk down
As my eye stops on one curled up in my lesson plan
         Bbaug5           BThat (x2444x@1)I'm just your little ampersand

B (x2444x@1)                              Emaj9When (021102@1)your voice springs from the intercom
      C#m9 (x4244x@1)                           Bwith (x2444x@1)announcements and reminders and a prayer
B (x2444x@1)                Emaj9 (021102@1)I remember how you made me feel
      C#m9 (x4244x@1)                         BI (x2444x@1)was funny, I was thoughtful, I was rare

Abaug5            Bb5But (x133xx@1)like the jokes about my figure
           B2 (135211@7)             Emaj9(2)  E6 (04xxxx@1)Ekids (022100@1)think I don't understand
           Bbaug5            BI (x2444x@1)know I'm just your little ampersand.

B (x2444x@1)             Emaj9After (021102@1)Christmas holidays
    C#m9 (x4244x@1)                         B (x2444x@1)you never asked to drive me home again
B (x2444x@1)              Emaj9Sometimes (021102@1)in the staff room I'd
C#m9 (x4244x@1)                                B (x2444x@1)catch your eye with "why'd it have to end"

Abaug5            Bb5 (x133xx@1)         B2 (135211@7)         Emaj9(2)  E6 (04xxxx@1)EBut (022100@1)I know from how you worry at your wedding band
         Bbaug5           BThat (x2444x@1)I'm just your little ampersand

Interlude:

B (x2444x@1)                Emaj9 (021102@1)        C#m9 (x4244x@1)           Be-------7-6------7-6----------------------7-6-----------| (x2444x@1)B-----------7------------------------0--------7---------|
G-8------------------/8--------8-----8---------------8--|
D---9--------------------------6-----9------------------|
A------------------------------7-----7------------------|
E------------------------6/76-0-----9------------------|
                                                  pm .

B (x2444x@1)                  Emaj9 (021102@1)     C#m9 (x4244x@1)           Be--------7-6------19-18--------------------11--7----------------| (x2444x@1)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 (x133xx@1)       B2 (135211@7)      Emaj9(2)  E6 (04xxxx@1)EAt (022100@1)the last conjunction after every other and
      Bbaug5           BI (x2444x@1)was just your little ampersand.

Abaug5     Bb5 (x133xx@1)       B2 (135211@7)        Emaj9(2)    E6e-------------------7--6-----------7--9--11--7--| (04xxxx@1)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 (022100@1)        Bbaug5        Be-------------6-----------------| (x2444x@1)B-------4--7----------------0---|
G----4----------------------8---|
D---------------------------9---|
A---------------------------9---|
E--0------------------------7---|
pm . .  .  .  .
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