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This is It

Ryan Adams
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Song

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Title : This Is It

Artist : Ryan Adams

Album : Rock 'N Roll

Transcribed by : Ferry Falkenburg (ferry@ryan-adams.org)

Notes : -

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Ryan Adams - This Is It

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Standard tuning.

Chords used:

Emaj9/C# Emaj9 B(add E) A(add B) E

    e --0--      --0--    --0--     --0--    --0--
    B --7--      --7--    --0--     --0--    --0--
    G --8--      --8--    --8--     --6--    --1--
    D --9--      --9--    --9--     --7--    --2--
    A --x--      --7--    --9--     --7--    --2--
    E --9--      --0--    --7--     --5--    --0--

Intro: Emaj9/C# Emaj9

Emaj9/C# Emaj9

Let me sing a song for you that's never been sung before

Emaj9/C# Emaj9

All the words are writ' for you and never been said before

Emaj9/C#

She kisses when she sleeps

Emaj9

She kisses when she's sleepin'

Emaj9/C# Emaj9

Let me sing a song for you, a song that's worth dreamin'

B(add E)

Don't waste my time

A(add B)

This is it

E

This is really happening

Solo 1:

e||-------------------------------------------------s0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------|

W(-1/2)

e||-------------------------------------------------s0-0-0-0-(0)-0-||
B||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\2-2-2-2-(1)-2-||
G||----------------------------------------------------------------||
D||----------------------------------------------------------------||
A||----------------------------------------------------------------||
E||----------------------------------------------------------------||

Emaj9/C# Emaj9

What's the use in marigolds, these flowers are for you

Emaj9/C# Emaj9

All the lights go after-burn, the sky, it splits into

Emaj9/C#

I kiss her on her teeth

Emaj9

I kiss her on her teeth, mmm.

Emaj9/C# Emaj9

Let me sing a song for you that alters your belief

B(add E)

Don't waste my time

A(add B)

This is it

E

This is really happening

B(add E)

Don't waste my time

A(add B)

This is it

E

This is really happening

E

Happening

Solo 2:

e||-------------------------------------------------s0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e||-------------------------------------------------s0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e||-------------------------------------------------|
B||----7-9-7-7-7---7-9-7-------7-9-7-7-7---7-9-7----|
G||--9-----------9-------6---9-----------9-------6--|
D||-------------------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------------------|
e||--------------------------------------------------||
B||----7-9-7-7-7---7-9-7-------7-9-7-7-7---7-9-7-----||
G||--9-----------9-------6---9-----------9-------6---||
D||--------------------------------------------------||
A||--------------------------------------------------||
E||--------------------------------------------------||

B(add E)

Don't waste my time

A(add B)

This is it

E

This is really happening

B(add E)

Don't waste my time

A(add B)

This is it

E

This is really happening

E

This is really happening

E

This is really happening

E

This is really happening

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