Sick Of Me
from Reckoning
by Ani Difranco
Tuning: Standard

Here's my own simple simple version of "Sick Of Me", 
fun to play and pretty to listen to.... I've never 
seen the proper tabs for this song, this may be nothing
like the real method but we can't all be guitar ninjas 
like Ani, and it fits the melody of the lyrics perfectly 
so... enjoy! Any problems or gratuitous praise email me 
at elsiemarley(at)gmail.com.

In 3/4 time, play with a country/swing rhythm.... 
vocals start on a B note if that's any help.

Chords you need... some are kinda made up

    E (022100@1)  Aadd9 (x02420@1)  A (x02220@1)   A7 (x02020@1)    E*    F#*    F#***
e---0------0------0------0------0------0------2----
B---0------0------2------2------5------5------0----
G---1------2------2------0------4------3------3----
D---2------2------2------2------6------4------4----
A---2------0------0------0------x------x------x----
E---0------0------0------0------0------x------x----


Intro Tab/Strumming Example 
(same pattern in verses and chorus except simpler, ad lib)
(To avoid confusion, ^ = down stroke, v = up stroke,
it's relative to the tab)

      ^   .   .   ^   .   .      .   .   .   ^   . v ^ v  
e-||--------------0-----------|--------------0-------0---|
B-||--------------0-----------|--------------0-----0-0-0-|
G-||--------1-----1-----------|--------2-----2-----2-2-0-|
D-||--2-------2---2-----------|----------2---2-----2-2-0-|
A-||--2-------------------2---|--0-------------------0-0-|
E-||--0-----------------------|--------------------------|

      ^   .   .   ^   ^ v ^ v    ^   . v ^   ^   ^ v ^ v
   |--------------0-----------|--------0-----0---0-0-0-0-|
   |--------------0---0-0-0-0-|--2-----2-----2---2-2-2-2-|
   |--1---1-------1---1-1-1-0-|--0-------0---0---0-0-0-0-|
   |--2-------2---2---2-2-2-0-|--2-------2---2---2-2-2-2-|
   |--2-----------2-----2-2-0-|--0-------0---------------|
   |--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|


INTRO: (E Aadd9 E A7)

VERSE
E (022100@1)         Aadd9how (x02420@1)sick of me
         Emust (022100@1)you be
    Aby (x02220@1)now
              E (022100@1)           Aadd9while (x02420@1)you're standing just outside
              E (022100@1)        A7of (x02020@1)what your pride will allow
        E (022100@1)            Aadd9always (x02420@1)reaching into yourself
           E (022100@1)          Ato (x02220@1)find a new way to understand me
          E (022100@1)                   Aadd9when (x02420@1)i'm sure that there's no one else
        Ein (022100@1)the world
              A7who (x02020@1)could withstand me

CHORUS
     E (022100@1)                 Aadd9the (x02420@1)first person in your life
    E*          F#*
to ever really matter
                Eis (022100@1)saying the last thing
      F#*        E*
that you want to hear
                          F#*
and you are listening hard
                              Athrough (x02220@1)the splintering shards
                       F#***
of your life as it shatters
                     A7and (x02020@1)you're standing firm
                    F#*
and you're staying close
                    Eand (022100@1)you're seeing clear


2ND VERSE (Same as the first)
i took to the stage
with my outrage
in the bad old days
when you were the make-me-mad guy
but the songs
they come out more slowly
now that i am the bad guy
and i say, i'm sorry i'm so crazy
I am astounded by your patience
and you say, believe it or not, baby
the joy you bring me
still outweighs it


CHORUS
the first person in your life
to ever really matter
is saying the last thing
that you want to hear
and you are listening hard
through the splintering shards
of your life as it shatters
and you're standing firm
and you're staying close
and you're seeing clear

***(Insert instrumental-y bit here...
     I like to go F#* Am E E x2)***

 E (022100@1)       Aadd9how (x02420@1)sick of me
         Emust (022100@1)you be
    A7by (x02020@1)now?

(Slow down to finish on E)


Cheers,
Bec Johnson
elsiemarley(at)gmail.com

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