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I Know a Little

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

Intro

Bb7 A7 Eb9

D9

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

Bb7 A7 F9

E9

e|-----5---5-5-|-----5---5-5----6--5--|---------5-5-|---------5-5---8--7-|
B|-5-7---7-----|-5-7---7--------6--5--|-----5-7-----|-----5-7-------8--7-|
G|-------------|----------------7--6--|-5-6---------|-5-6-----------8--7-|
D|-------------|----------------6--5--|-------------|---------------7--6-|
A|-------------|----------------8--7--|-------------|---------------8--7-|
E|-------------|----------------6--5--|-------------|--------------------|
e|-----7-7-7-|-----5-5-5-|
B|-5/9-------|-3/7-------|
G|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|

|Rake------------|

e|-12------11----10------b8--|--8------5--5-|-------5------5-|----------|
B|----10------9--------------|-----8p5------|-8p7p5---b8-----|----------|
G|-------9-------------------|--------------|----------------|-8p7p5---5|
D|---------------------------|--------------|----------------|-------7--|
A|---------------------------|--------------|----------------|----------|
E|---------------------------|--------------|----------------|----------|
e|-------5-----8p5-----------|----------------|
B|-----5---8p5-----8p5-------|--------------5-|
G|-5-6-----------------8p7p5-|-7---5----------|
D|---------------------------|---7----7p5-----|
A|---------------------------|------------7---|
E|---------------------------|----------------|[This is the part that climbs up, group your notes]
e|-8p7p5------9p8p6------10p9p7------11p10----12|-----------------------|
B|-------6----------7-----------8----------9----|-b12--v10----v10---b12-|
G|----------------------------------------------|----------11-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
e|-12--10--12--10-|-b8----------------|----------------------|
B|----------------|----10---10--------|----------------------|
G|----------------|-------9-----8p7p5-|--7--5---5---------b5-|
D|----------------|-------------------|-------7---5--7-b7----|
A|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
e|---------5-5-|--------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----5-7-----|--8p7p5-------------------|------------------------------|
G|-5-6---------|--------8p7p5---7---5-7p5-|------------------------------|
D|-------------|--------------7---7-------|-7p5---5-7-5-----7-9----7---7-|
A|-------------|--------------------------|-----7-------7/9----------9---|
E|-------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-5------------|
D|----7---5--7--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

G G# A

e|-----------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
G|---4-----5-------6-----|-4p2p0----------2--2-----2-|-4p2p0----------2-|
D|---5-----6--6----7-7-7-|-------4p2p0----2--2-----2-|-------4p2p0----2-|
A|-5-5---6-6--6--7-7-7-7-|-------------b3------3h4---|-------------b3---|
E|-3-----4-------5-------|---------------------------|------------------|
e|--------------------| repeat this for the A chord
B|--------------------|
G|---2-----2-2-----2--|
D|---2-----2-2--4--2--|
A|-0---3h4------------|
E|--------------------|

Verse

A

Well the bigger the city the brighter the lights.

Bigger the dog, well, the harder the bite

I don't know where ya been last night,

but, I think, uh, mama you ani't doin' rightChorus:

Chorus

D9 A

Say I know a little, I know a little about it.

D9 A

I know a little, I know a little about it.

E9 D9

I know a little about love,

G G# A

but baby I can guess the rest.

Verse 2

Well I don't read their daily news

cause it ani't hard to think of why

people get the blues

they can't dig what they can't use.

If they'd stick to the surface

they'd be much less abused

Chorus

D9 A

Say I know a little, I know a little about it.

D9 A

I know a little, I know a little about it.

E9 D9

I know a little about love,

G G# A

but baby I can guess the rest.

Verse 3

You won't need to be romanced.

Said, listen up mama teach you what I can.

Do right baby by your man.

Dan't worry mama teach you what I can.

Chorus

D9 A

Say I know a little, I know a little about it.

D9 A

I know a little, I know a little about it.

E9 D9

I know a little about love,

G G# A

but baby I can guess the rest.

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| V Vibrato

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