• Song:

    Lucky Penny

  • Artist:

    Regina Spektor

My first tab EVER, so I hope it's good enough :)I know it's not completely 
accurate, sorry about that...

Listen to the song in order to know how fast you pluck.
intro:

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------2-------2-------2-------2-|
G|-----2-------2--------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
D|---2---2---2--------2---2---2-------2---2---2-------2---2---2---|
A|-0-------0--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------3-----3---3---------------|
G|-----2-------2--------2-------2------2---2-------------2-------2-|
D|---2---2---2--------2---2---2------0-------3---2-----2---2---2---|
A|-0-------0--------0-------0------------------------0-------0-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

I didn't  find a lucky penny...


E|------0----------------------------------0--------------|
B|------0--------3-----2-------3-----2-----0-----2------2-|
G|---------------2-----2-------2-----2-----------2------2-|
D|------2*-----0-----2-------0-----2-----2-----2---2--2---|
A|---2-----2-0-----0-------0-----0-----------0------0-----|
E|-0-----------------------------------0------------------|

And a dime, just in time....
* optional, a little easier choice perhaps


E|-------------0--------------0--------1-----1---1---------------|
B|-----2--------------2----------------3-----3---3-----2-------2-|
G|-----2-------2------2-------2------2---2-------------2-------2-|
D|---2---2---2------2---2---2------0-------3---2-----2---2---2---|
A|-0-------0------0-------0------------------------0-------0-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Then I turned around the corner...


E|------0----------------------------------0--------------|
B|------0--------3-----2-------3-----2-----0-----2------2-|
G|---------------2-----2-------2-----2-----------2------2-|
D|------2*-----0-----2-------0-----2-----2-----2---2--2---|
A|---2-----2-0-----0-------0-----0-----------0------0-----|
E|-0-----------------------------------0------------------|

In the end, I made it home...

E|-------------0-----------------------1-----1---1------------|
B|-----2--------------3-------2--------3-----3---3-----3----2-|
G|-----2-------2------2-------2------2---2-------------2----2-|
D|---2---2---2------2---2---2------0-------3---2-----2---2----|
A|-0-------0------0-------0------------------------0----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

I pick 'em up when I go walking...

E|------0----------------------------------0---------------|
B|------0--------3-----2-------3-----2-----0-----2-------2-|
G|---------------2-----2-------2-----2-----------2-------2-|
D|------2*-----0-----2-------0-----2-----2-----2---2---2---|
A|---2-----2-0-----0-------0-----0-----------0-------0-----|
E|-0-----------------------------------0-------------------|

As an adult, no one can stop you...

E|-----0-------3*-----2-------0*------1-----1---1------------|
B|------------------------------------3-----3---3------3---2-|
G|----------------------------------2---2--------------2---2-|
D|---2---2---2------2---2---2-----0-------3---2------2---2---|
A|-0-------0------0-------0------------------------0---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

then I saw a little black cat...
*it should be an octave higher, but let's ignore that, shall we?


E|------0--------------------------------------------|
B|------0--------3-----2-------3-----2-----2-----3-0-|
G|---------------2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----4-1-|
D|------2*-----0-----2-------0-----2-----2-----------|
A|---2-----2-0-----0-------0-----0-----0-------2-----|
E|-0-----------------------------------------0-------|

He glanced back, in understanding...

fortissimo (=play a lot louder) and give an accent to the base note.
E|------------------------------------------1--------------------|
B|-----2-------2-------2-------2------------3---3---3------3---2-|
G|----------------------------------------2----------------2---2-|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----0---------3---2----2-------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------------0-----0---|
E|--------------------------------------------1---0--------------|

I didn't find a lucky penny...

E|------0----------------------------------0---------------|
B|------0--------3-----2-------3-----2-----0-----2------2--|
G|---------------2-----2-------2-----2-----------2------2--|
D|------2*-----0-----2-------0-----2-----2-----2---2---2---|
A|---2------0-----0-------0-----0------------0-------0-----|
E|-0-----------------------------------0-------------------|

and a dime just in time...
-
E|------------0-----------------------0---------------------0------|
B|-----2------0-----2--3--------2-----0-----2-------2-----2-0-3--2-|
G|-----2------------2--2--------2-----------2-------2-----2---2--2-|
D|---2------------2----0------2-----------2---2---2-----2---2-0--2-|
A|-0--------2---0-----------0-------2---0-------0-----0-------0--0-|
E|--------0-----------------------0-------------------------0------|

And a dime just in time for the little kid behind me...
To pick it up and yell: "Hey mom, I found a dime!"
To pick it up and yell: "Hey mom, I found a dime!"

Aaaand that was it for the lucky penny!
I hope you found it useful :D

XJane
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