Tabbed by: Doug Schmitz
Tuning: standard tuning, capo 3rd fret
This is a beautiful little song by Romantica from their America CD. It's only a few
chords, but it's fun to play and sing along with. Listen to the recording for the
strumming pattern.
Chords (positions of hands in relation to the 3rd fret capo)
Am G E C/G
e | -----0-------3-------0-------0----- |
b | -----1-------0-------0-------1----- |
g | -----2-------0-------0-------2----- |
d | -----2-------0-------2-------0----- |
a | -----0-------2-------2-------3----- |
e | -----x-------3-------0-------3----- |
INTRO
Am G
(Verse 1)
G
Left the house at six-forty-five
E C/G
Caught the 76 downtown on time
Am
Stood there in the rain
G
She called out my name, and I just cried
G
Took the 17 uptown
E C/G
From the back of the bus you could hear the sound
Am G
Of the bombs explode, and our fears implode into the night
(CHORUS)
Am
Oh Fiona
I had something to show you, honey
G
Wanna walk you home, baby, maybe tonight
Am
Oh Fiona
I had something to show you, honey
G
Wanna walk you home, baby, maybe tonight
G
Baby, tonight
G
Baby, maybe tonight
G
Baby, tonight
(FILL [same timing as Chorus])
Am G
Ahh - Ahh- Ahh
Am G
Ahh - Ahh- Ahh
(Verse 2)
G
Got out of school at half-past three
E C/G
Took a bus from Methody downtown
Am G
Stood outside the shops, everything had stopped, like the end of time
G
The sun was going down too fast
E C/G
I couldn?t wait to leave Belfast on time
Am
No one?s going anywhere
G
Even the cops were scared out of their minds
(Repeat CHORUS)
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