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Have a Little Faith in Me

John Hiatt
Tab
4.5(7)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

The changing chord shapes and progessions in this song really make you

understand why it should be played on the piano rather than the guitar,

but dammit, this is RMMGT and OLGA, not RMMPT and OLPA.

This should sound like something vaguely resembling what's on the CD.

Note that the lyrics are not properly lined up in synch with the tab,

and I suspect that the timing on "0 24 5 7" and "0 242 6" is a little

off. So, don't take it too literally or you'll end up looking like

a musician in a Japanese Godzilla movie.

"Have a Little Faith in Me", by John Hiatt, from the album "Bring the Family".

Capo on first fret to be in tune with the recorded version.

E

e|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|12-----------9-------------------|-5-----------0-------------------|
e|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|12-----------9-------------------|-5-----------0-------------------|
e|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|12-----------9-------------------|-5-----------0-------------------|

When the road gets dark

e|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|12-----------9-------------------|-5-----------0-------------------|

And you can no longer see

Let my love throw a spark baby

And have a little faith in me

And when the tears you cry

Are all you can believe

Just give these loving arms a try

And have a little faith in me. Have a little

Chorus:

E B C#m E

e|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-4-------4-------4-------4-------|
B|-9-------9-------7-------7-------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
G|-9-------9-------8-------8-------|-6-------6-------4-------4-------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-6-------6-------6-------6-------|
A|-7-------7-------9-------9-------|-4-------4-------7-------7-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

faith in me

A B

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

Have a little faith in me

Have a little faith in me

Have a little faith in me

E

e|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|12-----------9-------------------|-5-----------0-------------------|

When your secret heart

Cannot speak so easily

Come here darlin', from a whisper start

To have a little faith in me

And when your back's against the wall

Just turn around and you will see

I will catch, I will catch your fall, baby

So have a little faith in me

Repeat chorus, except on the last line:

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

B F# G#m B

e|-7-------7-------6-------6-------|-4-------4-------2------2--------|
B|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-4-------4-------4------4--------|
G|-8-------8-------6-------6-------|-4-------4-------4------4--------|
D|-9-------9-------8-------8-------|-6-------6-------4------4--------|
A|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-6-------6-------2------2--------|
E|-7-------7-------6-------6-------|-4-------4-----------------------|

Well I been loving you such a long time now expecting nothing in

E F#

e|-0-------0-------2-------2-------|---------------------------------|
B|-0-------0-------2-------2-------|---------------------------------|
G|-1-------1-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------4-------4-------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------2-------4-------4-------|-----2-----4-6---7------9--------|
E|-0-------0-------2-------2-------|---------------------------------|

return, just for you to have a little faith in me

You see time, time is our friend, 'Cause for us there is no end

And all you gotta do is have a little faith in me

I said I will hold you up, I will hold you up,

Cause your love gives me strength enough so have a little faith in me.

Jeremy Crowhurst

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