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From: mfifer@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Matthew R. Fifer)
Here's my latest Lightfoot tab offering: I'm Not Supposed To Care. I
would appreciate any comments or corrections being emailed or posted, and
questions can be mailed straight to me. I've checked it out fairly well,
but it seems I usually miss something tiny. :-(
Also, this appears to have come out a bit wider that 80 columns, so if you
have the luxury of using a *really* small font, please do so, especially
to print.
Sorry this is so long. It just seemed it had to be that way. I tried to
make it as short as possible without (hopefully) making it confusing.
Enjoy!!!
-- Matthew
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I'm Not Supposed To Care, by Gordon Lightfoot, from the album Summertime Dream
(c) 1976 Moose Music
Song Notes:
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This song is played using a capo on the third fret. The chords are based on the
apparent key of A. This is a bit of a difficult song to tab by hand, so I
expect it won't be a snap to read immediately. I recommend printing it
out and making yourself familiar with the chord structures and then
working your way through the song. It is quite a pretty song , so take
your time and work the whole thing out!!!
THE CHORDS:
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A (x02220@1) A/G# (402220@1) A/F# (202220@1) D (xx0232@1) E7sus4=========== (020200@1) =========== =========== =========== ===========
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | 1 1 1 | | | 1 1 1 | T | 1 1 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
E7 (020130@1) A+ A6 (x04xxx@1) A/G (302220@1) E(hi)
=========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
| | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| 2 | | | | | | 1 1 1 | | | 1 1 1 | | | 1 1 1 | | | 2 | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 4 |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
E/D (020100@1) E/C# (042100@1) E/B=========== (443121@4) =========== =========== =========== ===========
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | | 3 | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
| | | | 4 | | | | | 4 | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
INTRO
A (x02220@1) A/G#bass (402220@1) A/F#bass (202220@1) A (x02220@1) D-----------------------------------------------------2---2-------2----| (xx0232@1)-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3---3-------3----|
---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
---------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---0-----------0--------|
-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------4-----------2-----------0--------------------------------|
-2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-3---------0-----------0----------------------------------------------|
---2-----2---2-------1---1---1----------------------------------------|
-------0-------0---0-------0------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----0-----------0----------------------------------------------------|
SHORT VERSE PATTERN 1:
A (x02220@1) A+ A6----------------------------------------------------------------------| (x04xxx@1)-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------------|
-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2------------|
---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3---3-------3---4-------4----------|
-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A/G (302220@1) A7 (x02020@1)G/B (143121@7) D-----------------------------------------2---2-------2---2------------| (xx0232@1)-------2-----------2-----2---3---5-------3---3-------3---3------------|
-----2---2-------2---2-----0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2----------|
---4-------4---5-------5-------------0-----------0--------------------|
-0-----------0-----------0---2---4------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E7sus4 (020200@1) E7-----2---2-------2---2------------------------------------------------| (020130@1)-----3---3-------3---3---------0-----------0-----------0--------------|
---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---2-------2---2-------1---1------------|
-0-----------0-------------0-------0---0-------0---0-------0----------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------0-----------0-----------0--------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
-----1---1------------------------------------------------------------|
---0-------0----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
LONG VERSE PATTERN 2:
A (x02220@1) A/G# (402220@1) A/F# (202220@1) A (x02220@1) D----------------------------------------------------------------------| (xx0232@1)-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3----------------|
---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------|
---------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---0-------0------------|
-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------4-----------2-----------0--------------------------------|
D/C# (x40232@1) D/B (x20232@1) D/A (x00232@1) E(hi) E/D----------------------------------------------------------------------| (020100@1)-----3-----------3-----------3-----------5-----------5----------------|
---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---4---4---2---4---4---4----------|
---------0-----------0-----------0---2-------2---0-------0------------|
-4-----------2-----------0--------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E/C# (042100@1) E/B (443121@4) A (x02220@1) A/G# (402220@1) A/F#----------------------------------------------------------------------| (202220@1)-----5-----------5-----------2-----------2-----------2----------------|
---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------|
---------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----------2------------|
-4-----------2-----------0--------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------4-----------2--------------------|
A/E (002220@1) D (xx0232@1) E7sus4 (020200@1) E7-----------------2---2-------2---2------------------------------------| (020130@1)-----2-----------3---3-------3---3---------0-----------0--------------|
---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---2-------1---1------------|
---------2---0-----------0-------------0-------0---0-------0----------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0-----------------------------------0-----------0--------------------|
A (x02220@1) A/G (302220@1) D/F# (200232@1) D/F (100232@1) A----------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02220@1)-------2-----------2-----------3-----------3---------2----------------|
-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2---2---2----------|
---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0---0-------0---------2------------|
-0-----------------------------------------------0--------------------|
-------------3-----------2-----------1--------------------------------|
D/A (x00232@1) E (022100@1) A----------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02220@1)-----2-----------3-----------0-----------2-----------2----------------|
---2---2---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---2---2---2---2---2---2----------|
---------2-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------2------------|
-0-----------0-----------------------0-----------0--------------------|
-------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
LAST VERSE PATTERN 3
D (xx0232@1) E7sus4 (020200@1) E7-----2-----------2----------------------------------------------------| (020130@1)-------3---3-------3---2-------0-----------0--------------------------|
---2-----2-----2-----2-------2---2-------1---1------------------------|
-0-----------0-------------0-------0---0-------0----------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------0-----------0--------------------------------|
A (x02220@1) A/G (302220@1) D/F# (200232@1) D/F (100232@1) A----------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02220@1)-------2-----------2-----------3-----------3---------2----------------|
-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2---2---2----------|
---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0---0-------0---------2------------|
-0-----------------------------------------------0--------------------|
-------------3-----------2-----------1--------------------------------|
D/A (x00232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) A/G#----------------------------------------------------------------------| (402220@1)-----2-----------3-----------0-----------2-----------2----------------|
---2---2---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---2---2---2---2---2---2----------|
---------2-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------2------------|
-0-----------0-----------------------0--------------------------------|
-------------------------0-----------------------4--------------------|
D/F# (200232@1) D/F (100232@1) A----------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02220@1)-----3-----------3---------2-----------2------------------------------|
---2---2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---2---2---2------------------------|
---------0-----------0---------2-----------2--------------------------|
-----------------------0-----------0----------------------------------|
-2-----------1--------------------------------------------------------|
D/A (x00232@1) E (022100@1) A--------------------------------------5-4-----------------------------| (x02220@1)-----3-----------0------------------------5---------------------------|
---2---2---2---1---1---1------------2-------2-------------------------|
---------4-----------2------------2-----------------------------------|
-0------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
-------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics / Chord Sections
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(Short Verse Pattern 1)
A (x02220@1) A+ A6 (x04xxx@1) A/GI (302220@1)think you have somebody waiting outside in the rain to take you away
D (xx0232@1) E7sus4You (020200@1)got places to go, you got people to see still I'm gonna miss you
E7 (020130@1) but anyway...
(Long Verse Pattern 2)
A (x02220@1) A/G# (402220@1) A/F# (202220@1) A/E (002220@1) D (xx0232@1)D/C# (x40232@1)name="chord_x20232@1">D/B D/AI (x00232@1)wish you good spaces in the far away places you go
E (022100@1) E/D (020100@1) E/C# (042100@1)E/B (443121@4) A (x02220@1) A/G# (402220@1)A/F# (202220@1) A/EIf (002220@1)it rains or it snows may you be safe and warm and never grow old
D (xx0232@1) E7sus4 (020200@1)name="chord_020130@1">E7 A (x02220@1) A/G (302220@1) D/F# (200232@1)D/FAnd (100232@1)if you need someone who loves you, you know I will always be there
A (x02220@1) D/A (x00232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) E7sus4 (020200@1)name="chord_020130@1">E7
I'll do it although I'm not supposed to care
(Long Verse Pattern 2)
A (x02220@1) A/G# (402220@1) A/F# (202220@1) A/E (002220@1) D (xx0232@1) D/C# (x40232@1)name="chord_x20232@1">D/B D/AI'll (x00232@1)give you the keys to my flying machine if you'd like
E (022100@1) E/D (020100@1) E/C# (042100@1)name="chord_443121@4">E/B A (x02220@1) A/G# (402220@1) A/F# (202220@1) A/EI (002220@1)will show you the light and when you call I'm gonna come to you
D (xx0232@1) E7sus4 (020200@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) A/GD/F# (302220@1)D/F
And when you find someone who loves you, I'll know you would treat me the same
A (x02220@1) D/A (x00232@1) E (022100@1) AJust (x02220@1)lie there, you're not supposed to care
(Short Verse Pattern 1)
A (x02220@1) A+ A6 (x04xxx@1) A/GI (302220@1)think you have somebody waiting outside in the rain to take you away.
D (xx0232@1) E7sus4That's (020200@1)some kind of a game still I'm glad it came down to the final round
E7 (020130@1) but anyway...
(Last Verse Pattern 3)
D (xx0232@1) E7sus4 (020200@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) A/G (302220@1) D/F# (200232@1)D/FIf (100232@1)you think you need someone who needs you, you know I will always be there
A (x02220@1) D/A (x00232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) A/G# (402220@1)D/F# (200232@1)D/FI'll (100232@1)do it although I'm not supposed to care
A (x02220@1) D/A (x00232@1) E (022100@1) AI'll (x02220@1)do it although I'm not supposed to care
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--
Matthew Fifer
mfifer@merle.acns.nwu.edu
