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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

# #

E|--|0-0-0---|--------|--------|--------|0-0-0---|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--0---0-|--0---0-|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|
E|--|4-2-00-0|-0-00-0-|2---2---|2---2---|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|2---2---|2---2---|2---2---|
B|0-|------4-|2-0--0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
E|--|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--2---2-|
B|--|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|

* * *

Verse 1

"Please, give me a second grace|Please, give me a second face

E|0-0-0---|--------|--------|--------|0-0-0---|--------|--------|--------|
B|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4---4-|--4---4-|-0-0-00-|0-0-----|--4---4-|--4---4-|
E|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|2---2---|4-2-0--0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|2---2---|
B|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
E|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|
B|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|

* * *

"I've fallen far down the first time around.

Now I just sit on the ground in your way"

E|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|------0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|
B|5---5---|4---4---|5---5---|4---4---|5---5---|4---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-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-|
E|5---5---|4---4---|5---5---|4---4---|5---5---|4---4---|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

Bridge

E|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|----0----|
B|4---4---|4---4---|4---4---|4-----4--|
E|------2-|------2-|------2-|--2------|
B|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-|
E|--2---2-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--2-2---2|
B|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|0-----0--|

Verse 2

"And now, if it's time for

recompense for what's done|

|Come, come sit down on the fence in the sun

E|0-0-0---|--------|------0-|--------|--0-0---|--------|------0-|--------|
B|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4-----|4---4---|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4-----|4---4---|
E|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|--2---2-|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|--2---2-|
B|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
E|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|
B|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|

* * *

"And the clouds will roll by

And we'll never deny

It's really too hard for the fly"

E|--0---0-|--0---0-|
B|5---5---|4---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0| (x3)
B|--0---0-|--0---0-|
E|5---5---|4---4---|
B|--------|--------|

Bridge 2

E|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|---0-----|
B|4---4---|4---4---|4---4---|4----4---|
E|------2-|------2-|------2-|-------2-|
B|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0--0-0|
E|--2---2-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--2----2-|
B|0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|0----0---|

[Verse 3] (The lyrics in the first take differ from the final version)

"Please, show me your second game|Please, tell me your second name"

E|0-0-0---|--------|--------|--------|0-0-0---|--------|--------|--0-----|
B|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4---4-|--4---4-|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4---4-|----4---|
E|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|2---2---|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|2-----2-|
B|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
E|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|
B|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|

* * * * *

"I've fallen far down the first time around.

Now I just sit on the ground in your way"

E|--0---0-|--0---0-|
B|5---5---|4---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0| (x3)
B|--0---0-|--0---0-|
E|5---5---|4---4---|
B|--------|--------|

Bridge 3

#

E|----0-----|--0-----|--0-----|0---------|
B|--4---4---|4---4---|4---4---|--4---4---|
E|2-------2-|------2-|------2-|----2---2-|
B|-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0|
E|----2---2-|--2---2-|--2---2-|2---2---2-|
B|0-0---0---|0---0---|0---0---|--0---0---|

Verse 4

"So come, come ride in my merry car |

by the bay"|For now, I must know how fine you are in your way

E|0-0-0---|--------|----0-----------|0-0-0---|--------|------0-|--------|
B|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4---4---4---4-|-0-0--0-|0-0-----|--4-----|4---4---|
E|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2-------2---2---|4-2-00-0|-0--0-0-|2---2---|--2---2-|
B|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|------4-|2-00-0-0|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
E|--------|----5-4-|--2-2---2---2-2-|--------|----5-4-|--2---2-|--2---2-|
B|--------|--------|0-----0---0-----|--------|--------|0---0---|0---0---|

* * * * *

"And the sea she will sigh, And I'll never deny

It's really too hard for the fly"

E|--0---0-|--0---0-|
B|5---5---|4---4---|
E|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0| (x3)
B|--0---0-|--0---0-|
E|5---5---|4---4---|
B|--------|--------|

Bridge 4

E|--0-----|----0---|
B|4---4---|4-----4-|
E|------2-|--2-----|
B|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|
E|--2---2-|--2-2---|
B|0---0---|0-----0-|

Bridge 5

E|----0---|----0---|---0----|---0----|---0----|---0----|
B|--5---5-|--4---4-|--5--5--|--4--4--|--5--5--|--4--4--|
E|-0-0-0-0|-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|
E|5---5---|4---4---|5--5----|4--4----|5--5----|4--4----|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

Outro

E|-------0|----0---|-------0|----0---|-------0|----0---|-------0|-------|-------0|----0---|
B|----4---|-4----4-|----4---|-4----4-|----4---|-4----4-|----4---|-4-4---|----4---|-4----4-|
E|--2-----|---2----|--2-----|---2----|--2-----|---2----|--2-----|-----2-|--2-----|---2----|
B|-0-0-0--|0-0--0-0|-0-0-0--|0-0--0-0|-0-0-0--|0-0--0-0|-0-0-0--|0-0-0-0|-0-0-0--|0-0--0-0|
E|--2---2-|-2-2--2-|--2---2-|-2-2--2-|--2---2-|-2-2--2-|--2---2-|-2-2-2-|--2---2-|-2-2--2-|
B|0---0--0|----0---|0---0--0|----0---|0---0--0|----0---|0---0--0|-------|0---0--0|----0---|
E|-------0|----0---|-------0|----0---|-------0|------|
B|----4---|-4----4-|----4---|-4----4-|----4---|-4---4|
E|--2-----|---2----|--2-----|---2----|--2-----|------|
B|-0-0-0--|0-0--0-0|-0-0-0--|0-0--0-0|-0-0-0--|0-0---|
E|--2---2-|-2-2--2-|--2---2-|-2-2--2-|--2---2-|-2-2-2|
B|0---0--0|----0---|0---0--0|----0---|0---0--0|------|

(* - sometimes you slide up to these notes from the fret below)

(# - hammer on the 2 (on both strings)

Tabbed by Chris Healey, rearranged/expanded by TwilightPeaks

Original Tab: http://nickhealey.com/chndtabs/fly.htm

Lyrics for Take 1 version

Please, give me a second grace

Please, give me a second face

I've fallen far down the first time around

Now I just sit on the ground in your way

And now, if it's time for recompense for what's done

Come, come sit down on the fence in the sun

And the clouds will roll by

And we'll never deny

It's really too hard for the fly

Please, show me your second game

Please, tell me your second name

I've fallen far down the first time around

Now I just sit on the ground in your way

So come, come ride in my merry car by the bay

For now, I must know how fine you are in your way

And the sea she will sigh

And I'll never deny

It's really too hard for the fly

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