Artist - Al Stewart ********************** Song - If It Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It *********************************************** Album - Year Of The Cat ************************* Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** INTRO ****** D G X4 ----------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE 1 (Section 1) ******** 00:20 D G Electric Guitar Nothing that's forced can ever be right [-----------] D G [-----------] If it doesn't come naturally, leave it [-----------] D G [-5-4-2-----] That's what she said as she turned out the light [-------0-5-] Bm F# [-----------] And we bent our backs as slaves of the night G she lowered her guard showed me the scars D A Bm She got from trying to fight G A D G D G Saying oh, you'd better believe it. ----------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE 2 ******** D G Well I'm up to my neck in the crumbling wreckage D G Of all that I wanted from life (Section 1) D G When I looked for respect all I got was neglect Bm F# Though I swallowed the lign as a sign of the times G But dealing a jack from the back of the pack D A Bm They said "You lose again" G A D Oh, I said, who needs it Guitar Notes 01:11 [--------------] [------s-------] [-7-9-9\11-9-7-] [--------------] [--------------] [--------------] ----------------------------------------------------------------- CHORUS ******* F# Well don't get me wrong now I tried to get on Bm A G With the jokers that got in my way D And I put on a smile and I tried all the while to be straight F# But they just wanted more all the time and I'm sure Bm A G That you know what I mean when I say A That I'm sick of the touch and there's only so much you can take. ----------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE 3 ******** D G Well nothing that's real is ever for free D G And you just have to pay for it sometime (Section 1) D G She said it before, she said it to me Bm F# I suppose she believed there was nothing to see G But the same old four imaginary walls D A Bm She built for living inside G A D I said oh, you just can't mean it SOLO 1 - D G X5 ******* Bm F# G D A Bm G A D G D 02:08 Guitar 1 [----------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------] [--b-10--b-|-15-12--b-------p----------------|----------------------------s] [-9-----9--|-------14-14--12-11-------12---s-|----------------s---14-16-16\] [----------|--------------------14-12----14\-|---h---12-12--14\16----------] [----------|---------------------------------|-12-14-----------------------] [----------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------] [-----------b----------|---h--p------|---h--p------|---h--p------|-------] [---h---15-17-17-17----|-15-17-15----|-15-17-15----|-15-17-15----|-15----] [-16-18-------------16-|----------16-|----------16-|----------16-|----16-] [----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------] [----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------] [----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------] [--b------p------h--------s-|---p---------------------|-----br----------] [-17-17-17-15--15-17-15-14\-|-15-14---p---------15-15-|-15-17--15-15-15-] [---------------------------|-------16-14-16-16-------|-----------------] [---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------] [---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------] [---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------] [--b--rb--br---|--brp---------|----------------|-----------------] [-20-20--20-19-|-17--15----15-|--b-------------|------b---p------] [--------------|--------16----|-14-14-12-11----|-11-12--12-11-11-] [--------------|--------------|-------------14-|-----------------] [--------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------] [--------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------] b S [------------------|-10-12-12--12-10\9-] [-brp-----brp------|-------------------] [-9--7----9-7----7-|-------------------] [------9------9----|-------------------] [------------------|-------------------] [------------------|-------------------] ----------------------------------------------------------------- CHORUS ******* F# Well there was never a doubt that she had to get out Bm A G she was just looking around for a way D In the pit of the night there was nowhere to hide any more F# She was out on a limb, she was reaching for things Bm A G That she wanted, but just couldn't say A And she had to be sure that she wouldn't get caught like before. ----------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE 4 ******** D G Well nothing that's forced can ever be right D G If it doesn't come naturally, leave it (Section 1) D G That's what she said as she turned out the light Bm F# And she may have been wrong, and she may have been right G But I woke with the frost, and noticed she'd lost D A Bm The veil that covered her eyes G A D I said oh, you can leave it. SOLO 2 - D G ******* 03:38 [-------------------------------------------------------] [------------------------------------s------------------] [--------------------------s---12--11\12-11--11-9-11-12-] [muffled-------s------9--11\12--------------------------] [--s--5--7-9--9\10-12-----------------------------------] [-5\7---------------------------------------------------] [---------------------------------|--------------------------------] [--b--b---------------------------|-------------------------h---15-] [-14-14-14--14-12-11-------12---s-|---------------s---14--14-16----] [--------------------14-12----14\-|---h---12----14\16--------------] [---------------------------------|-12-14----14--------------------] [---------------------------------|--------------------------------] [----------|-------------|-------------------------] [-14-15-17-|-15-14-------|---h---------------------] [----------|-------16----|-14-16-14-14----14-16----] [----------|----------16-|-------------16----------] [----------|-------------|----------------------17-] [----------|-------------|-------------------------] [--b--b--b--b--b--brp-------------------] [-17-17-17-17-17-17--15----15-----------] [-----------------------16-----16----14-] [---------------------------------16----] [---------------------------------------] [---------------------------------------] p b b [------s---14----15-14-------17-14-15-17-17-] [----15\17----17-------17-15----------------] [-14----------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------] [--brp-------------brp---------brp--------s-|----------------------------] [-17--15---17-15--17--15-----17--15----15-\-|-15-14----------------------] [------------------------16---------16------|-------16-14----------------] [-------------------------------------------|-------------16-14----------] [-------------------------------------------|-------------------17-16-14-] [-------------------------------------------|----------------------------] [----------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------] [---h---14---h---14---h---14---h---14----] [-14-16----14-16----14-16----14-16----14-] [----------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------] [---h---16---h---16---h---16---h---16---h---16-] [-16-17----16-17----16-17----16-17----16-17----] [----------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------] [---h---14---h---14---h---14---h---14----] [-14-16----14-16----14-16----14-16----14-] [----------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------] [---h---16---h---16---h---16---h---16---h---16-] [-16-17----16-17----16-17----16-17----16-17----] [----------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------] [---------------------------------------------------s-|--brp---------------] [-18-18--19-19--19-19--19-19--19-19--19-19--19-19~~~\-|-16--14----14-14-16-] [-----------------------------------------------------|--------16----------] [-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------] [-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------] Fade out.................... [----------|------------------------------------------------------] [-brp------|------------------------------------------------------] [-9--7-9---|--s--7-----s---11-------s---12-------s---14-------s---] [--------9-|-7\9---9--9\12----12--12\14----14--14\16----16--16\17-] [----------|------------------------------------------------------] [----------|------------------------------------------------------] A nice Al Stewart Song, Enjoy..............