• Song:

    Sylvia

  • Artist:

    Pulp

  • Album:

    Alternative Collection

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                          "Sylvia" by Pulp
                  From the album "This Is Hardcore"
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Tabbed by: Aaron Field
Email: Oasis4U2NV@tampabay.rr.com


Standard Tuning

Listen to song for strumming patterns


Chords Used:


     E   C#m   Abm    A    F#m    B     B2  B7sus4   B7   Ab   C
e|---0----4-----4-----5-----2-----2-----7------7-----7----4----8----|
B|---0----5-----4-----5-----2-----4-----7------7-----7----4----8----|
G|---1----6-----4-----6-----2-----4-----8------9-----8----5----9----|
D|---2----6-----6-----7-----4-----4-----9------7-----7----6----10---|
A|---2----4-----6-----7-----4-----2-----9------9-----9----6----10---|
E|---0----4-----4-----5-----2-----2-----7------7-----7----4----8----|




Verse 1:

E                         C#m
 You look just like Sylvia, Well you look like her to me

E                     Abm  A
 The way she wore her hair, Oh, the way she used to be

F#m                                    E                              C#m
 Oh, I've not seen her for a long time, though I've heard she's still around

B                                   A
 Her father's living with some girl, who's a year younger than her



Bridge 1:

Abm                  A               Abm                       A
 She's living in the country now yeah, Oh, she's trying to get better

Abm                 A                     B7sus4     B7
 Her beauty was her only crime, Yeah, I remember Sylvia



Chorus 1:

   E                   Ab          A
So keep believin', and do what you do

F#m                     C#m             B         A
 I can't help you but I know things are gonna get better

    E                            Ab             A
And please stop asking what it's got to do with you

F#m                         C#m       B           A
 Oh, keep believing cos you know that you deserve better



Verse 2:

E                                C#m
 Who's this man you're talking to? Can't you see what he wants to do?

E                       Abm        A
 He thinks if he stands near enough then he will look as good as you

F#m                                    E                          C#m
 Oh, he don't care about your problems, He just wants to show his friends

B                                 A
 I guess I'm just the same as him, I just didn't know it then



Bridge 2:

Abm           A               Abm                   A
 I never understood you really, and I know it's too late now

Abm                A                    B7sus4    B7      
 You didn't ask to be that way, oh, I'm sorry Sylvia



Chorus 2:

   E                   Ab          A
So keep believin', and do what you do

F#m                     C#m             B         A
 I can't help you but I know things are gonna get better

    E                            Ab             A
And please stop asking what it's got to do with you

F#m                         C#m       B           A
 Oh, keep believing cos you know that you deserve better

        Ab
Oh it's true, yeah



Solo:  E - Ab - Ab

       E - B - F#m - Ab - A - B2 - C

       E - Ab - A - F#m - C#m - B - A



Chorus 3:

   E                   Ab          A
So keep believin', and do what you do

F#m                     C#m             B         A
 I can't help you but I know things are gonna get better

    E                            Ab             A
And please stop asking what it's got to do with you

F#m                         C#m       B           A
 Oh, keep believing cos you know that you deserve better

            C#m       B           A                   C#m       B           A
Oh yeah you know that you deserve better, Oh yeah you know that you deserve better

   E
Oh Sylvia



Outro:  Ab - Ab - E - Ab - Ab

        E - B - F#m - Ab - Ab

        E - Ab - Ab

        E - B - F#m - Ab - Ab

        E - Ab - Ab

        E - B - F#m - Ab - A - B2 - C - E
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