• Song:

    I Forgot To Be Your Lover

  • Artist:

    William Bell

  • Album:

    Greatest Hits Volume On...

Tabbed by: Joe Roberts


Tuning: Standard

Intro:
                                       G         D

e|-12---10---7----7h10p7-------------------------10-------------------------|
B|-12---12---8-----------8h10p8--------12--10----10-------------------------|
G|-12---12---(b9)-----------------(b9)-----12-----12-11-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------12--------12-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------10--------12-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------10-------------------------|

    G    Am    Bm    Em        Bm    Am    G  G

e|--3----5/----7-----7---------7\----5-----3--3-----------------------------|
B|--3----5/----7-----8---------7\----5-----3--3-----------------------------|
G|--4----5/----7-----(b9)--------7\----5-----4--4-----------------------------|
D|--5----7/----(b9)----(b9)--------9\----7-----5--5-----------------------------|
A|--5----7/----(b9)----7---------9\----7-----5--5-----------------------------|
E|--3----5/----7---------------7\----5-----3--3-----------------------------|

First Verse:

(Have I told you...)

    Em     G                            C    Am                   Repeat x 2

e|--7------3----------------------------8----5------------------------------|
B|--8------3----------------------------8----5------------------------------|
G|--(b9)-----4----------------------------(b9)---5-------5---5------------------|
D|--(b9)-----5-------5-7-7(b9)9p5-7p5----10---7------5-5--5h7----------------|
A|--7------5---5/7-------------------7--10---7----/7---7-----7--------------|
E|---------3----------------------------8----5------------------------------|

Build up and Chorus

(Now I realize...)                   (I forgot to be your lover)

   Em         G      G    Am    Bm    Em

e|-7----7-----3----|-3-----5/----7-----7------------------------------------|
B|-8----8-----3----|-3-----5/----7-----8------------------------------------|
G|-(b9)---(b9)----4----|-4-----5/----7-----(b9)-----------------------------------|
D|-(b9)---(b9)----5----|-5-----7/----(b9)----(b9)-----------------------------------|
A|-7----7-----5----|-5-----7/----(b9)----7------------------------------------|
E|------------3----|-3-----5/----7------------------------------------------|

              (And I'm sorry...)

   Bm    Am    G    D

e|-7\----5-----3---(5)------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7\----5-----3----7-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7\----5-----4----7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9\----7-----5----7-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9\----7-----5----5-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7\----5-----3------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat first verse then build up and chorus. Then repeat intro followed by this until finish:

   G    Am    Bm    Em    Bm    Am    G    D

e|-3----5\----7-----7---|-7------5----3----(5)------------------------------|
B|-3----5\----7-----8---|-7------5----3-----7-------------------------------|
G|-4----5\----7-----(b9)--|-7------5----4-----7-------------------------------|
D|-5----7\----(b9)----(b9)--|-(b9)-----7----5-----7-------------------------------|
A|-5----7\----(b9)----7---|-(b9)-----7----5-----5-------------------------------|
E|-3----5\----7---------|-7------5----3-------------------------------------|

I think I can hear a slight tremolo effect on the guitar on the record so play around 
that if you're trying to get a similar tone.

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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