Superstar

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Song Title: Superstar (Groupie)

Artist: (The) Carpenters

Tabbed By: bmchrestoff (Arrangement October 1974 USN CVA42 - Committed to paper August 4, 2021)

IMPORTANTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1) Clip a Capo to the first Fret to play in song's Original Key of Ab

2) Be sure to catch the little fill at the end of the Bridge

CHORDS IN THIS SONG:

Guitar #1 (Capo I)

Em9 0 2 0 0 0 2

Em/D X X 0 0 0 0

C X 3 2 0 1 0

G6/B X 2 0 0 3 0

A7 X 0 2 0 2 0

D X X 0 7 7 5

C* X 3 X 5 5 3

A5 X 0 X X 5 0

Bm X 2 4 4 3 2

Em 0 2 2 0 0 0

Em9* 0 2 2 0 3 2

Am X 0 2 2 1 0

G 3 2 0 0 0 3

Fmaj7 1 3 3 2 1 0

Cmaj7 3 3 2 0 0 0

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[Intro] Reeds and Horns arranged f/ Acoustic Guitar

E9 Em/D C G6/B A7 D C A5 Bm Em

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Verse 1

Em9 Em/D C G6/B A7 C Bm

e|---2----0-------0-----0-----0--0----------------0----0----0----------------0----------------2----------|
B|---3-------0----0-----0--3-----1-----------3----3--3------2-------------2--1----------------3----------|
G|---0------------0-----0--------0-----------0----0---------0------------0---0----------------4----------|
D|---2------------0--------------2-----------0--------------2-----------2----2----------------4----------|
A|---2---------------------------3-----------2--------------0----------0-----3----------------2----------|
E|---0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Long ago and oh so far a - way I fell in love w/you before the second show

Em9 Em/D C G6/B A7 C Bm B7

e|---2----0-------0-----0-----0--0----------------0----0----0----------------0----------------2------2---|
B|---3-------0----0-----0--3-----1-----------3----3--3------2-------------2--1----------------3------4---|
G|---0------------0-----0--------0-----------0----0---------0------------0---0----------------4------2---|
D|---2------------0--------------2-----------0--------------2-----------2----2----------------4------4---|
A|---2---------------------------3-----------2--------------0----------0-----3----------------2------2---|
E|---0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Your guitar, it sounds so sweet & clear but your not really hear It's just the radio

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Chorus 1

C Bm Am G

e|---0--------------------------------2-------------------0--------------3-------------------------------|
B|---1--------------------------------3-------------------1--------------0-------------------------------|
G|---0--------------------------------4-------------------2--------------0-------------------------------|
D|---2--------------------------------4-------------------2--------------0-------------------------------|
A|---3--------------------------------2-------------------0--------------2-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|

Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby

C Bm Am G

e|---0--------------------------------2-------------------0--------------3-------------------------------|
B|---1--------------------------------3-------------------1--------------0-------------------------------|
G|---0--------------------------------4-------------------2--------------0-------------------------------|
D|---2--------------------------------4-------------------2--------------0-------------------------------|
A|---3--------------------------------2-------------------0--------------2-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|

You said you'd be coming back this way again baby

C Bm Am G Fmaj7 Cmaj7

e|---0--------------------------------2-------------------0--------------3----------0---------0----------|
B|---1--------------------------------3-------------------1--------------0----------1---------0----------|
G|---0--------------------------------4-------------------2--------------0----------2---------0----------|
D|---2--------------------------------4-------------------2--------------0----------3---------2----------|
A|---3--------------------------------2-------------------0--------------2----------3---------3----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------3----------1---------3----------|

Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby I love you, I really do

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[Bridge] Horns arranged f/ Acoustic Guitar

E9 Em/D C G6/B A7 D C A5 Bm Em

e|---2----0-------0-----2--0--2--3--2--0-----0----------0----0--2--3--5----3----0----2----0----2h3p2p0h2-|
B|---0-------0----0-----0--------1-----1-----3--3-------2-------------7----5----5----3----0----0---------|
G|---0------------0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----0----0-------------7----5---------4----0----0---------|
D|---2------------0--------------2-----2-----0----------2----2--0--2--0--------------4----2----2---------|
A|---2---------------------------------3-----2----------0------------------3----0----2----2--------------|
E|---0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------|

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Verse 2

Em9 Em/D C G6/B A7 C Bm

e|---2----0-------0-----0-----0--0----------------0----0----0----------------0----------------2----------|
B|---3-------0----0-----0--3-----1-----------3----3--3------2-------------2--1----------------3----------|
G|---0------------0-----0--------0-----------0----0---------0------------0---0----------------4----------|
D|---2------------0--------------2-----------0--------------2-----------2----2----------------4----------|
A|---2---------------------------3-----------2--------------0----------0-----3----------------2----------|
E|---0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Loneliness is a such a sad affair And I can hardly wait to be with you again

Em9 Em/D C G6/B A7 C Bm B7

e|---2----0-------0-----0-----0--0----------------0----0----0----------------0----------------2------2---|
B|---3-------0----0-----0--3-----1-----------3----3--3------2-------------2--1----------------3------4---|
G|---0------------0-----0--------0-----------0----0---------0------------0---0----------------4------2---|
D|---2------------0--------------2-----------0--------------2-----------2----2----------------4------4---|
A|---2---------------------------3-----------2--------------0----------0-----3----------------2------2---|
E|---0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

What to say to make you come again Come back to me again And play ur sad guitar

(Ooo baby) (Ooo baby)

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[Chorus 2] Strum Guitar

C Bm Am G

e|---0--------------------------------2-------------------0--------------3-------------------------------|
B|---1--------------------------------3-------------------1--------------0-------------------------------|
G|---0--------------------------------4-------------------2--------------0-------------------------------|
D|---2--------------------------------4-------------------2--------------0-------------------------------|
A|---3--------------------------------2-------------------0--------------2-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|

Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby

C Bm Am G

e|---0--------------------------------2-------------------0--------------3-------------------------------|
B|---1--------------------------------3-------------------1--------------0-------------------------------|
G|---0--------------------------------4-------------------2--------------0-------------------------------|
D|---2--------------------------------4-------------------2--------------0-------------------------------|
A|---3--------------------------------2-------------------0--------------2-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|

You said you'd be coming back this way again baby

C Bm Am G Fmaj7 Cmaj7

e|---0--------------------------------2-------------------0--------------3----------0---------0----------|
B|---1--------------------------------3-------------------1--------------0----------1---------0----------|
G|---0--------------------------------4-------------------2--------------0----------2---------0----------|
D|---2--------------------------------4-------------------2--------------0----------3---------2----------|
A|---3--------------------------------2-------------------0--------------2----------3---------3----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------3----------1---------3----------|

Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby I love you, I really do

==========================================================================================================

[Chorus 3] Strum Guitar

C Bm Am G

e|---0---------------------------2-------------------0--------------3------------------------------------|
B|---1---------------------------3-------------------1--------------0------------------------------------|
G|---0---------------------------4-------------------2--------------0------------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------4-------------------2--------------0------------------------------------|
A|---3---------------------------2-------------------0--------------2------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------|

Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby

C Bm Am G

e|---0---------------------------2-------------------0--------------3------------------------------------|
B|---1---------------------------3-------------------1--------------0------------------------------------|
G|---0---------------------------4-------------------2--------------0------------------------------------|
D|---2---------------------------4-------------------2--------------0------------------------------------|
A|---3---------------------------2-------------------0--------------2------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------|

You said you'd be coming back this way again baby

C Bm Am G Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Bm

e|---0------------------2-------------------0--------------3----------0-----------0-----------0------2---|
B|---1------------------3-------------------1--------------0----------1-----------0----------0-------3---|
G|---0------------------4-------------------2--------------0----------2------2----0---------0--------4---|
D|---2------------------4-------------------2--------------0----------3-----3-----2--------2---------4---|
A|---3------------------2-------------------0--------------2----------3----3------3-------3----------2---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------3----------1-----------3----------------------|

Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby I love you, I really do

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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