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Song

Nada - The Refreshments

Albunm: Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy (1996)

tabbed by: Huskee (amlyons@live.com)

Tuning: standard EADGBe

Capo: No Capo

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Lead 1, before verse 1 (after harmonica intro):

Fsus2 C Fsus2 C

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8/10\8---|
B|------8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------8--8/10\8---|
G|--x-x-9h10-----9h10-9h10p9--------------0—12~~-10~-9~--9h10p9-9h10p9---------------7-9-------------|
D|--x-x—10------------------------------------------------------------10/12-/14~~--------------------|
A|--x-x-8--------------------7h8-7~~~~---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----(8)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fsus2 C Fsus2 C Fsus2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9h10-----9h10-9h10p9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-------------------------------5-7h8-7-5----------------2—3h5p3--2h3---------------------------|
A|--8--------------------7h8-7~~~~-------------7-7h8p7-3—--3h5---------------------------------------|
E|-(8)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm, verse 1:

C/F C/E C/F C/E

e|---------0------------------0---------------------0-----------------------0-----0h1p0---|
B|------1--------1---------1-------1-------------1--------1-------------1-------1------1--|
G|----0---0----0---0-----0---0---0---0--------0----0----0----0--------0---0---0---------0-|
D|-2h3-----------------2-----------------2h3-----------------------2----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I see the lightning...storm down in Mexico and I see my...doesn't work

I cross the desert..disappear...tumbleweeds I tip the bottle and.. lime

Lead 1 repeat, after verse 1:

Fsus2 C Fsus2 C

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8/10\8-----|
B|--x-x-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------8-—-8/10\8-----|
G|--x-x-9h10-----9h10-9h10p9------------0—12~~-10~-9~--9h10p9-9h10p9---------------7-9---------------|
D|--x-x—10----------------------------------------------------------10/12-/14~~----------------------|
A|--x-x-8------------------7h8-7~~~~-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fsus2 C Fsus2 C Fsus2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9h10-----9h10-9h10p9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-------------------------------5-7h8-7-5----------------2—3h5p3--2h3---------------------------|
A|--8--------------------7h8-7~~~~-------------7-7h8p7-3—--3h5---------------------------------------|
E|-(8)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm, verse 2:

C/F C/E C/F C/E

e|---------0------------------0---------------------0-----------------------0-----0h1p0---|
B|------1--------1---------1-------1-------------1--------1-------------1-------1------1--|
G|----0---0----0---0-----0---0---0---0--------0----0----0----0--------0---0---0---------0-|
D|-2h3-----------------2-----------------2h3-----------------------2----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I hear the thunder...storm down in Mexico and I leave the border far behind

I feel the dust coat my teeth...to mud I tip the bottle and...the lime

Chorus 1 (can use all barre chords if preferred):

Am G F Am G F

e|-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x------------0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x-----------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x------------1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x-----------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x------------2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x---0-0-----| :
D|-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x------------2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-------3-2-|
A|-------------2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3~-3~-2-0--------------2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-----------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x------------------------3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x-----------|

There ain’t no moral to this story at all Anything I tell you very well... lie

I’ve been away...living I don’t need to be forgiven...

(p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)

F

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

I’m just waiting for that coal black soul of mine to come alive

Lead 2, after chorus 1:

Fsus2 C Fsus2 C

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8/10\8----|
B|------8------------------------------------------------------------------------------8--—8/10\8----|
G|--x-x-9h10-----9h10-9h10p9------------0—12~~-10~-9~--9h10p9-9h10p9---------------7-9---------------|
D|--x-x—10----------------------------------------------------------10/12-12/14~~--------------------|
A|--x-x-8-------------------7h8-7~~~~----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

F C F C F

e|-----------------------------8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8---------------------------8-8---------------------5-5--5h6p5----------------------5h6p5—5h6~~|
G|--10-----9h10-9h10p9------------7b(9)—(9)r7--5-5--5/7------------7b(9)-(9)r7--5-5—-5/7-----------|
D|--10------------------------------------------7--------------------------------7-----------------|
A|--8-----------------7h8-7~~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm, verse 3

C/F C/E C/F C/E

e|----------0--------------------0--------------------0-----------------------0---0h1p0----|
B|-------1--------1----------1--------1-----------1--------1--------------1------------1---|
G|-----0---0----0---0-----0----0----0---0------0----0----0----0--------0----0------------0-|
D|-2h3-----------------2-------------------2h3-----------------------2---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I feel the wind...the storm down in Mexico, gasoline for another...miles

I cross the river...my shoes...the other side I tip the bottle...the lime

Repeat Chorus 1 (can use all barre chords if preferred)

Am G F Am G F

e|-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x------------0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x-----------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x------------1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x-----------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x------------2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x---0-0-----| :
D|-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x------------2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-------3-2-|
A|-------------2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3~-3~-2-0--------------2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-----------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x------------------------3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x-----------|

There ain’t no moral to this story at all Anything I tell you very well... lie

I’ve been away...living I don’t need to be forgiven...

(p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )

F

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

I’m just waiting for that coal black, sun-cracked soul of mine to come alive

Interlude (clean) (lead tone)

Csus4 C slow bend

e|-----------0----0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0----0---0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--|         |-20--------------|
B|-----------1----1----1--1--1--1----1--1--1----1---1----1--1--1--1----1--1--1--|         |--20-------------|
G|-----------0----0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0----0---0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--|         |---19-b(21) hold-|
D|-----------3----3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3----2---2----2--2--2--2----2--2--2--| X2 then |-----------------|
A|-----------3----3----3--3--3—-3----3--3--3----3---3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--|         |-----------------|
E|-----------x----x----x--x--x--x----x--x--x----x---x----x--x--x--x----x--x--x--|         |-----------------|

Solo:

Fsus2 C

e|---------20-------20--------20-------20--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--19b(21)--19b(21)---19b(21)--19b(21)---19b(21)--19b(21)-19b(21)-(21)r19--17--17~17------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------19-----19—17h19p17--17~--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fsus2 C

e|--20-20-17-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------20-18--17-17b18p17-----------------------------17-17-17h18p17------------------------------|
G|----------------------------19b(21)-(21)r19-17--17--17/19--------------19b(21)-(21)r19-17--17--------|
D|----------------------------------------------19-----------------------------------------19----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fsus2 C

e|---------20-------20--------20-------20-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--19b(21)--19b(21)---19b(21)--19b(21)---19b(21)--19b(21)-19b(21)r19--17--17-17----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------19-----19—17h19p17--17-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fsus2 C ||

e|--8----8------------------8-----8---------------8----8-----8-----8-----8----8--8------8---|
B|--8h10-8h10-8h10p8-8--8-----8-----8----8----8-----8----8-----8-----8-----8---8--8-----8---|
G|------------------9—--9h10--9h10—-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10-9h10---9---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm, verse 4

C/F C/E C/F C/E

e|---------0------------------0--------x-x------------0---------------------0-----0h1p0---x-x-|
B|------1--------1---------1-------1---x-x--------1--------1------------1-------1------1--x-x-|
G|----0---0----0---0-----0---0---0---0-x-x-----0----0----0----0-------0---0---0-----------x-x-|
D|-2h3-----------------2---------------x-x- 2h3---------------------2---------------------x-x-|
A|-------------------------------------x-x------------------------------------------------x-x-|
E|-------------------------------------x-x------------------------------------------------x-x-|

Well, I feel...drops...storm down in Mexico truck will go no further...gas

I walk...desert past a lizard and a rattlesnake I tip the bottle and bite the lime

Chorus 2 (can use all barred chords if preferred):

Am G F Am G F

e|-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x------------0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x-----------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x------------1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x-----------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x------------2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x---0-0-----| :
D|-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x------------2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-------3-2-|
A|-------------2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3~-3~-2-0--------------2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-----------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x------------------------3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x-----------|

There ain't no moral to this story at all Anything I tell you very well could be a lie

There ain't no morals to these stories at all and everything I tell you, you can bet will be a lie

I been away ...living, I don't need to be forgiven....

(p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)

F

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

I'm just waiting for that coal black, sun-cracked, numb-inside soul of mine to come alive

Outro Lead 3, after Chorus 2

Fsus2 C Fsus2 C

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8/10\8-----|
B|------8------------------------------------------------------------------------------8-—-8/10\8-----|
G|--x-x-9h10-----9h10-9h10p9------------0—12~~-10~-9~--9h10p9-9h10p9---------------7-9----------------|
D|--x-x—10----------------------------------------------------------10/12-/14~~-----------------------|
A|--x-x-8--------------------7h8-7~~~~----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

come aliiiiive

come

Fsus2 C Fsus2 end on C

e|-----------------------------8------------------------------------|
B|--8---------------------------8-8---------------------5h6p5-5~~---|
G|--10-----9h10-9h10p9------------7b(9)—(9)r7--5-5--5/7-------------|
D|--10------------------------------------------7-------------------|
A|--8-----------------7h8-7~~~~-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

aliiiiive come aliiiiive

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Effetcs legend:

h = hammer on

p = pull off

b = bend fretted note to note in parentheses

r = release bent note back to fretted note

~ = vibrato

pm = palm mute

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