• Song:

    Small World

  • Artist:

    Ani Difranco

  • Album:

    Ani DiFranco +

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Date: 27 Nov 1997 15:35:07 Z
From: "Boulton, Nic" 
Subject: TAB:/d/difranco_ani/small_world.tab


/d/difranco_ani/small_world.tab

>From Not So Soft. Standard tuning.


[intro and most of the verse]:

   //           Eb(VI)    Gm(III)      Ab (xx1114@1)         Bbe-||--(8)-------------------------------4--------------------------| (x1333x@1)B-||--------------------------4-3-4--------4-----------(6----------|
G-||.------------------8----------------------5--/--7-----7--/-10)-|
D-||.--8h10p8-------8---------5---5--------------------------------|
A-||-------------6-------------------------------------------------|
E-||----------------------3-------------4--------------------------|
   \
          Eb(XI)      Gm(X)           Ab (xx1114@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)        \
e---------11----------10---------------4--------6--------||----|
B-------------11----------11-----11)---4--------6--------||----|
G-----------------12------------------------------------.||----|
D-----------------------------------------6/(8)---------.||----|
A---------------------10-------10------------------------||----|
E---------11----------------(10--------4--------6--------||----|
                                                         //

         Eb(VI)     Gm(III)   Ab (xx1114@1)      BbShe (x1333x@1)was shaking and talking louder and louder

    Eb(XI)        Gm(X)       Ab (xx1114@1)       Bbeach (x1333x@1)sentence was sifted to a very fine powder

       Eb(VI)    Gm(III)       Ab (xx1114@1)           Bband (x1333x@1)her face was wet and tight, her grip was cold and light


   Eb(XI)    Gm(X)           Ab (xx1114@1)                     Gm(III)
e---11-------10----------------4------------------------------|
B------11-------11-----11)-----------------4------------------|
G---------12-----------------------------------5--------------|
D------------------------------6-----------------------5------|
A------------10-------10-------6-----------------------5---5--|
E---11--------------(10--------4--4--------------------3--3---|
"a strong wind could blow you down",   I heard myself say


   Gm(III)                    Fme------3----------3-----3-----1------------------------------1-----| (133111@1)B-----(3)--------(3)---------(1)----------------------------(1)----|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--5----------5----------------------------------------3-----------|
A----5----------5-----------------------------------------3--------|
E------3----------3---------0-1------------------------------1-----|
                     & she  said  "word up, sister,  astrong (x02210@1)wind

N.C.
could take me away"


Eb(VI) Gm(III) Ab  Bb        Eb(XI) Gm(X) Ab  Bb   x 2


Eb(VI)       Gm(III)      Ab (xx1114@1)     BbI (x1333x@1)said, "How long have you been at large?

     Eb(XI)           Gm(X)    Ab (xx1114@1)        Bbthey (x1333x@1)told me you were stashed last time I asked"

              Eb(VI)     Gm(III)    Ab (xx1114@1)          Bband (x1333x@1)she said, "I've been out now for all of three hours

Eb(XI)    Gm(X)        Ab (xx1114@1)            Gm(III)
I just resurfaced and       here you are

FmI (133111@1)must admit that it has been hard so far"

Eb(VI) Gm(III) Ab  Bb        Eb(XI) Gm(X) Ab  Bb   x 2

  Eb(VI)             Gm(III)    Ab (xx1114@1)           BbI (x1333x@1)said, "skeletons are fine,     your closet or mine"

Eb(XI)   Gm(X)                 Ab (xx1114@1)         Bbwe (x1333x@1)took turns recounting the details of lost time

 Eb(VI)         Gm(III)     Ab (xx1114@1)     Bband (x1333x@1)when we had both     admitted it all

Eb(XI)       Gm(X)              Ab (xx1114@1)            Gm(III)
we threw our heads back and we laughed until we cried

Fmwe (133111@1)laughed coz the world is absurd and beautiful and small

Eb(VI) Gm(III) Ab  Bb        Eb(XI) Gm(X) Ab  Bb   x 2

    Eb(VI)    Gm(III)    Ab (xx1114@1)      Bband (x1333x@1)there we were washed up on the curb

        Eb(XI) Gm(X)             Ab (xx1114@1)          Bbas (x1333x@1)the  rush   hour traffic went out with the tide

      Eb(VI) Gm(III)      Ab (xx1114@1)         Bband (x1333x@1)I was  aware   that    with every word

 Eb(XI)     Gm(X)                  Ab (xx1114@1)        Gm(III)
spoken and shared, I could see her   shaking subside


FmI (133111@1)said, "sister, looks to me    like you're going to be fine"


Eb(VI) Gm(III) Ab  Bb        Eb(XI) Gm(X) Ab  Bb   x 2

Eb(VI) Gm(III)  x 3

Eb(VI)


  E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)B (x2444x@1)e (022000@1) x  6  8  8  8  6  -  Eb(VI)
  3  5  5  3  3  3  -  Gm(III)
  4  6  6  5  4  4  -  Ab (xx1114@1) 6  8  8  7  6  6  -  Bb (x1333x@1)11 13 13 12 11 11  -  Eb(XI)
  x 10 12 12 11 10  -  Gm(X)
  1  3  3  1  1  1  -  Fm (133111@1)enjoy....


Nic

Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com

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