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From: minstrel71@yahoo.com (Stephen Mabry)

"Circle" by Edie Brickell (Revision)(6-12-01)

From: "Shooting rubberbands at the stars" Album

Music-Kenny Withrow

Melody/lyrics-Edie Brickell

The speed of this song makes it a pain to tab

so some notes may be missing.

Notes: *=pinch s=slide h=hammer-on p=pull off

Intro: x2 * * ** * *

e|----------------------0---2---------------------5------------------|
B|-----3-----3----------------3-------------2-3-----------5--3-------|
G|-------2------------2---2-----2---------2-------------2------6-4-2-|
D|-0-------0--------------------------0-4-----------0-4--------------|
A|------------------4------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

*

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------3-----------------------|
G|-------2---------4p0------------4-6-2-4---2-------|
D|-0---0------0h2h5-----------------------5---5-4-2-|
A|---2-----------------0----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Verse: x2

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

strum

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

Pre-chorus: x2

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

1st 2nd: leads into chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------3----------3-3-----------------------|
G|----2---2-----2----------2---4-6-2-4-0-2-----------|
D|--------------0----------0---------------4---------|
A|-0-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Verse: 1

D D/C# D/B D/A

Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends

D D/C# D/B D/As

And we notice you dont come around

D D/C# D/B D/A

Me, I think it all depends

D D/C# D/B D/As

On you touching ground with us but

Pre-chorus: x2

D D/C#

I quit, I give up

D/B D/A D/G

Nothing's good enough for anybody else

D/A D

It seems

Chorus

Bm D Em G

And being alone is the best way to be

Bm D Em G

When I'm by myself it's the best way to be

Bm D Em G

When I'm all alone it's the best way to be

Bm D Em A

When I'm by myself nobody else can say good-bye

Main riff x1

Verse: 2

D D/C# D/B D/A

Everything is temporary anyway

D D/C# D/B

When the streets are wet-the colors slip into

D/As D D/C#

The sky but I don't know why that means you

D/B D/A

And I are that means you and

Pre-chorus: x2

D D/C#

I quit, I give up

D/B D/A D/G

Nothing's good enough for anybody else

D/A D

It seems

Chorus

Verse: 3

D D/C# D/B D/A

Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends

D D/C# D/B D/A

And we notice you don't come a-r-o-u-n---d

Outro: Fast triplets

Ha la la la la la la la

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3--------3-------3------2-------0------2-------10s15---15--|
G|------2----------2-----2------2-------2------2-----11s---------|
D|--0-----0----------------0------0-------0------0--0------------|
A|-----------4-------2-------0--------------0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

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