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John Butler Trio
Tab

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Song

Zebra

Standard Tuning

The version of Zebra thats on this site is crap so heres the proper one

Intro

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|-7h9-9-9-7-9--------------------------------------| X2
|--------------7-9-7-9----5-5--7-5-7-------8p7-5---|
|--------------------------------------5h7-------7-|

Verse

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|---------------------------|
|-------11-11---------------|
|-9--9---------12--12--9--9-| X4
|-------9--9----------------|
|-7--7---------10--10--7--7-|

Chorus

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|-7h9-9-9-7-9--------------------------------------| X2
|--------------7-9-7-9----5-5--7-5-7-------8p7-5---|
|--------------------------------------5h7-------7-|
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|------------------------------------------------10p9-7---|
|-7h9-9-9/12-11-9--7h9-7h9--7-9-7-9-7-9-7h9-—7h9--------9-|
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|-7h9-9-9-7-9--------------------------------------|
|--------------7-9-7-9----5-5--7-5-7-------8p7-5---|
|--------------------------------------5h7-------7-|

Verse

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-------11-11---------------|
|-9--9---------12--12--9--9-| X4
|-------9--9----------------|
|-7--7---------10--10--7--7-|

Chorus 2

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|-7h9-9-9-7-9--------------------------------------| X2
|--------------7-9-7-9----5-5--7-5-7-------8p7-5---|
|--------------------------------------5h7-------7-|
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|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-7h9-9-9/12-11-9-----------------------------------|
|-----------------7h9-7h9--5-5--7-5-7-------8p7-5---|
|---------------------------------------5h7-------7-|
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|-7h9-9-9-7-9--------------------------------------|
|--------------7-9-7-9----5-5--7-5-7-------8p7-5---|
|--------------------------------------5h7-------7-|

Solo

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|-7/9~-------------------9-12--9-------14-12--------------|
|--------------------------------9h12--------14-9h12------|
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|-------------------------------------7/9-----------------|
|-14^-14-12p9-12p9-12-14------7-9p7-----------------------|
|---------------------------7-------9---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------7-------------------|
|------------------7--9---9-----------------|
|-7p4—9p4-7p4-9p4-----------8---------------|
|----4---4---4---4------------9-------------|
|-------------------------------9-----------|
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|-9^-9-7---7---9^-9-7---7---9^-9-7---7----7-|
|--------9------------9------------9---9----|
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|-0-------------------------------10----------------------|
|-12^--12p10----10h12-10h12-12p10----10h12-12-12p10-12-12-|
|------------11-------------------------------------------|
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|-10--------10------10------10------10------10------10------10-|
|------9h11----9h11----9h11----9h11----9h11----9h11----9h11----|
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|-12-10-12p10----10-----------------------------------|
|-------------11----11p9-9---7------------------------|
|------------------------------9-7-7------------------|
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|---------------5-7----10-----------------------------|
|------------/7-----------12-10-----------------------|
|----7-9------------------------10-9\7----------------|
|-/7-----------------------------------9-9------------|
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|-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7—-7^-|

|-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7-5/7—-7^-|

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Bridge

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|------------5h7p5-----------------8p7-5--------------|
|-0-0----5h7-------7----0-0----5h7-------7------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------4h7----------------------------------|
|------------5h7-------------------8p7-5--------------|
|-0-0----5h7------------0-0----5h7-------7------------|

Verse

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-------11-11---------------|
|-9--9---------12--12--9--9-| X4
|-------9--9----------------|
|-7--7---------10--10--7--7-|

Chorus 2

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|--------------------------------------------------|
|-7h9-9-9-7-9--------------------------------------| X2
|--------------7-9-7-9----5-5--7-5-7-------8p7-5---|
|--------------------------------------5h7-------7-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-7h9-9-9/12-11-9-----------------------------------|
|-----------------7h9-7h9--5-5--7-5-7-------8p7-5---|
|---------------------------------------5h7-------7-|
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|--------------------------------------------------|
|-7h9-9-9-7-9--------------------------------------|
|--------------7-9-7-9----5-5--7-5-7-------8p7-5---|
|--------------------------------------5h7-------7-|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-----8p7-5---|
|-5h7-------7-|

Lyrics

I could be loud man, I could be silent

I could be young man or I could be old

I could be a gentleman, or I could be violent

I could turn hot man or I could be cold

I could be just like the calm before the storm boy waitin' for all hell yeah to break loose

I could be innocent or I could be guilty

Doesn't mean that I won't believe in the news

So I'm singing ...

I could be rich like a wondering gypsy

I could be poor like a fat wallet lost

I could be the first man or I could come last

It's not who breaks the ribbon boy it's how you get across

I could be red, blue, black or white sunset

As dark as a day boy or bright as a night

I could be the sun boy or I could be the moon

I made it from the stars boy I'm shining so bright

So I'm singing...

I could be asleep boy, or I could be awake

I could be alive and a be the walking dead

I could be ignorant or I could be informed

I could lead my life man or I could be lead

I could be anything I put my mind to boy all I gotta do is give myself a half a chance

I could bring love back into my life

And share it with the world if I had some balance

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