...PARDON ME SIR... by Joe Cocker
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*Released 1973*


*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: F)


Intro:

D

Verse 1:

D                                                Bm
 Pardon me friend, if what I'm saying don't seem right,
E7                                                  A7  B C C#
 But that's the only chance I get now, both day and ni......ght.

Verse 2:

      D                                            Bm
Yeah, pardon me sir, if what I'm saying brings you down,
E7                                               A7  B C C#
 But that's the only way to show you; that I'm a clo......wn, oh-oh, yeah.

Chorus 1:

G    D     G    D     G  Ab  A7*
 I'm quite sure you'd un-der-stand, my baby.
G    D     G    D     G  Ab  A7*
 I'm quite sure you'd un-der-stand.

Verse 3:

D                                               Bm
 Pardon me friend, if all I'm saying don't ring true,
E7                                                     A7  B  C  C#
 But that's the only way I know now; to get through to you...

Verse 4:

      D                                            Bm
Well, pardon me sir, if what I'm saying brings you down,
E7                                                     A7  B  C  C#
 But that's the only place I know, sir, it is time for town...

Chorus 2:

G    D     G    D     G  Ab  A7*
 I'm quite sure you'd un-der-stand, my baby.
G    D     G    D     G  Ab  A7*
 I'm quite sure you'd un-der-stand.

Solo:

D  Bm  E7, A7  B  C  C#

Chorus 3:

G    D     G    D     G  Ab  A7*
 I'm quite sure you'd un-der-stand, my baby.
G    D     G    D     G  Ab  A7*
 I'm quite sure you'd un-der-stand.

Verse 5:

      D                                               Bm
Yeah, pardon me friend, if what I'm saying don't seem right,
         D              Bm               G          A
Ooh now, but that's the only, yeah, yes, that's the only way, now.

Coda:

D               Bm                        G           A
 Oh, that's the only, that's the only way, that's the only way,
D           Bm        G          A          D
 That's the only, oh, that's the only way I know.
           Bm    G          A
That's the only, that's the only way,
D            Bm    G    A       D
 That's the, only, only thing I know.

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   D       Bm      E7      A       A7      B

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  x24432  020100  x02220  x02223  x24442

   C       C#      G       Ab      A7*

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x35553  x46664  320003  466544  575655


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)