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You and I Know

Melissa Etheridge
Tab

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

play three times

[verse] :

E n.c. D A

e-|(0)-----(0)m-----|----------------|----0-0h2p0(0)--|---0----0-------|
B-|(0)-----(0)m-----|----------------|3---3-3-----2---|----2-----2---2-|
G-|-1-------1m------|----------------|2-----------2---|-----2------2---|
D-|-2-------2m------|----------------|0-----------2---|----------------|
A-|-2-------2m------|----------------|------------0---|----------------|
E-|-0-------0m------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

They ask why dwe liv luv die do we

E D A

They ask why do we live, love die do we

Take a chance maybe ask a dance do we

Risk the pain never quite regain never

bleed the dark never miss the mark never

[chorus]:

E E7 hE D A

e-|(0)-----(0)m-----|-------(0)------|----2---0--(0)--|---0----0-------|
B-|(0)-----(0)m-----|-------(0)------|3---------0-2---|----2-----2---2-|
G-|-1-------1m-----1|1--11---1-xx----|2-----------2---|-----2------2---|
D-|-2-------2m-----0|0h222---2-xx----|0-----------2---|----------------|
A-|-2-------2m-----2|2--22---2-xx----|------------0---|----------------|
E-|-0-------0m-----0|0--0----0-------|----------------|----------------|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

y&I k I k y & I k y & I know

y&I k I k y & I k y & I know

y&I k I k y & I k y & I know

[that's: you & I know I know you & I know you & I kno-o-ow ] x3

chorus riff×2

[verse pattern again]:

E D A

They don't know what place we go lover

The blues are green nothing in between lover

And when the darkness falls through the fine glass walls lover

Oh it makes the sound of the outward bound lover

chorus riff×2

[bridge]:

Asus9 E E7 E E7 E

e-|--------0-------0|---0----0-------|----------------|----------------|
B-|-0-------0-------0----0----0------|--------0m------|----------------|
G-|-2--------2------|2----2----2-----|1-------1m--1---|1---1---1---1---|
D-|-2---------------|----------------|2-------2m--0---|0h2-2---0h2-2---|
A-|-0-[let ring]----|----------------|2-------2m--2---|2---2---2---2---|
E-|-----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

they lking right thro me

& backinto them-selves

thinking tht they knew me

laugh at someone else

chorus, then

E D A

I know I know you and I know you and I kno-o-oow

I knoo hooooooooooo o o o o ooooo

you and I knoo hooooooooooo o o o o ooo o o o o

chorus riff×2

[outro]:

E n.c. D A

e-|-----------------|----------------|------0h2p0-----|----------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|----3-3-------2-|----------------|
G-|-1m--------------|----------------|--2-----------2-|----------------|
D-|-2m--------------|----------------|0-------------2-|----------------|
A-|-2m--------------|----------------|--------------0-|-[let ring]-----|
E-|-0m--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

they ask why do we l l die, do we

********************

melody for the vocal /chords

chord E D A

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----1---1----1------------------1----1-----------------------------|
D--------------------4--4----4-------------4--2----------------------|

They ask why do we live love die do we

chord E D A

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----0---0----0---------------0--0-----------------------------------|
G-------------------2-2---2------------2--1--------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Take a chance maybe ask a dance do we

chord E D A

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----1---1----1------------------1---1------------------------------|
D--------------------4--4----4------------4--2-----------------------|

Risk the pain never quite regain never

chord E D A

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------0----0----0---------------0--0-------------------------------|
G----------------------2-2---2------------2--1-----------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

bleed the dark never miss the mark never

[chorus]:

chord E D A

beats 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 234 12

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------2---2--2---1--1---1--------------1---1---1--1---2-1-----------|
D----------------------------4---4--4----------------------2---------|

You and I know I know you and I know you and I kno-o-ow

chord E D A

beats 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 234 12

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------2---2--2---0--0---0--------------0---0---0--0----------------|
G----------------------------2---2--2------------------2-1----------|
D----------------------------------------------------------2--------|

You and I know I know you and I know you and I kno-o-ow

chord E D A

beats 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2341234

e-----------------0--0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0--0----------------|
B------2---2--2----------------------------------------3-2----------|
G----------------------------------------------------------2--------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|

You and I know I know you and I know you and I kno-o-ow

[same melody as verse 1]:

They don't know what place we go lover

The blues are green nothing in between lover

And when the darkness falls through the fine glass walls lover

Oh it makes the sound of the outward bound lover

chorus

[bridge] :

chord Asus9 E

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e----------------0------0----0----0-------0----0---------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

they're look--ing right through me

chord Asus9 E

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------0------------0-------------------------------------|
G-------------2---------2-2--------1---------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

And back into themselves

chord Asus9 E

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e--------------0----0--0-----0----0----------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
G------------------------------------------1-------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

And thinking that they knew me

chord Asus9 E

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------0-----------0-------------------------------|
G--------------------2--------2---2-------1--------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

and laugh at someone else

chord E D A

beats 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 234 12

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------2---2--2---1--1---1--------------1---1---1--1---2-1-----------|
D----------------------------4---4--4----------------------2---------|

You and I know I know you and I know you and I kno-o-ow

chord E D A

beats 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 234 12

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------2---2--2---0--0---0--------------0---0---0--0----------------|
G----------------------------2---2--2------------------2-1----------|
D----------------------------------------------------------2--------|

You and I know I know you and I know you and I kno-o-ow

chord E D A

beats 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 234123

e-----------------0--0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0--0----------------|
B------2---2--2----------------------------------------3-2----------|
G----------------------------------------------------------2--------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|

You and I know I know you and I know you and I kno-o-ow

chord E D A

beats 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4123

e-------------0------4---0---4---4--4--4---4---4---4---5-4--0--------|
B-----------------0--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

I know I know you and I know you and I kno-o-oow

chord E D A

beats 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e-------------0--2-----4--------------2--4--5--4--0------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

yes I knoo hooooooooooo o o o o ooooo

chord E D A

beats 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e------0---0--0--2-----4--------------2--4--5--4--0------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------20----0-----|
G------------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|

you and I knoo hooooooooooo o o o o ooo o o o o

chorus riff x 2, no vocal×2

[outro]:

chord E D A

beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----1---1----1------------------1----1-----------------------------|
D--------------------4--4----4-------------4--2----------------------|

They ask why do we live love die, do we

h is a hammer-on

p is a pull off

m is mute the strings immediately after you have strummed them to give a

percussive sound

x is mute the strings at the neck *as* you strum them

n.c. is no chord

Words by Kelley Piper (well, by Melissa actually, but y'know -taken from

Kelley's page).

enjoy

Nic

Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com

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