Sister Madly

Song

Sister Madly

(N. Finn)

NOTES:

-- to play this the way it was originally played, all chords on the

verses are bar chords: Em on the 7th fret, A on the 5th fret, and

C on the 8th fret.

-- in the tab of the Richard Thompson solo, the notation "11^" means to

play the 11th fret but bend the note up (not necessarily all the way up

to the tone of the 12th fret--just a quick, ornamental bend. you know,

Thompson is famous for this kind of thing.)

INTRO: Em A Em C

Em A

now you're heading down to get someone

Em C

should've done what he had to do years ago

Em A

the position is coming through

Em C

all the people that you're standing on

Em A

all the people that you're standing on

Em C

now you're heading down to be someone

Em A

someone that you've seen in a magazine

Em C

your premonition is coming true

Em A

oh baby you're not so green

Em C

no baby you're not so green

Em A

no baby you're nutso

Am D G D

sister madly waking up the dead

Am D G D

you're systematically stepping on my head

Am D G D

sister madly waking up the dead

Am B7 E

you're systematically stepping on my head

now you're heading down to find something

something that you buried in your back yard

the position is coming through

from all the dirt that you're digging up

from all the dirt that you're digging up

now you're heading down to be somewhere

somewhere you imagined in your wildest dream

the opposition is coming through

from all the people that you're standing on

from all the people that you're standing on

now you better you'd better take a firm hand

sister madly waking up the dead

you're systematically stepping on my head

sister madly waking up the dead

you're systematically stepping on my head

SOLO:

-0---0---0-|---------7-7-----------------------------------------------7--|
-5---0---5-|-7⌃------8-8--7b--7--------------------7-7---7--7p8---7-------|
-----------|-8⌃--7/9------------9----------------------9--------9---9---9-|
-----------|----------------9-----9-8-7-----------9-----------------------|
-----------|----------------------------10-7-9h10-------------------------|
-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
---11b---12b---13b---14-----15--|
--------------------------------|
-9-----9-----9----12----12--12--|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|

now you're heading down to get someone...

14--------12----------8---------7-------------------12----------12--14--|
12--------12----------8---------8-------------------15b17-------12--12--|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
------------------------------------5h7---7h5\3--0----------------------|

the position is coming through

Em A

all the people that you're standing on

Em C

all the people that you're standing on

Em A

you're hard to get a hand on

sister madly waking up the dead

you're systematically stepping on my head

sister madly waking up the dead

you're systematically stepping on my head

------0--------------|
-1-0-----------------|
--------2>4>2--------|
--------------2--0-2-|   F9*
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* UNUSUAL CHORD

F9 XX988(11)

(Transcription by Marck Bailey)