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Here's my latest Lightfoot tab offering: I'm Not Supposed To Care. I would appreciate any comments or corrections being emailed or posted, and questions can be mailed straight to me. I've checked it out fairly well, but it seems I usually miss something tiny. :-( Also, this appears to have come out a bit wider that 80 columns, so if you have the luxury of using a *really* small font, please do so, especially to print. Sorry this is so long. It just seemed it had to be that way. I tried to make it as short as possible without (hopefully) making it confusing. Enjoy!!! -- Matthew =================================================================================== I'm Not Supposed To Care, by Gordon Lightfoot, from the album Summertime Dream (c) 1976 Moose Music Song Notes: ---------- This song is played using a capo on the third fret. The chords are based on the apparent key of A. This is a bit of a difficult song to tab by hand, so I expect it won't be a snap to read immediately. I recommend printing it out and making yourself familiar with the chord structures and then working your way through the song. It is quite a pretty song , so take your time and work the whole thing out!!! THE CHORDS: ---------- A A/G# A/F# D E7sus4 =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | 1 1 1 | | | 1 1 1 | T | 1 1 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- E7 A+ A6 A/G E(hi) =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | 2 | | | | | | 1 1 1 | | | 1 1 1 | | | 1 1 1 | | | 2 | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- 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----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- INTRO A A/G# bass A/F# bass A D -----------------------------------------------------2---2-------2----| -----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3---3-------3----| ---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| ---------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---0-----------0--------| -0--------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------4-----------2-----------0--------------------------------| -2--------------------------------------------------------------------| -3---------0-----------0----------------------------------------------| ---2-----2---2-------1---1---1----------------------------------------| -------0-------0---0-------0------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----0-----------0----------------------------------------------------| SHORT VERSE PATTERN 1: A A+ A6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------------| -----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2------------| ---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3---3-------3---4-------4----------| -0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| A/G A7 G/B D -----------------------------------------2---2-------2---2------------| -------2-----------2-----2---3---5-------3---3-------3---3------------| -----2---2-------2---2-----0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2----------| ---4-------4---5-------5-------------0-----------0--------------------| -0-----------0-----------0---2---4------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| E7sus4 E7 -----2---2-------2---2------------------------------------------------| -----3---3-------3---3---------0-----------0-----------0--------------| ---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---2-------2---2-------1---1------------| -0-----------0-------------0-------0---0-------0---0-------0----------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------0-----------0-----------0--------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------0--------------------------------------------------------------| -----1---1------------------------------------------------------------| ---0-------0----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -0--------------------------------------------------------------------| LONG VERSE PATTERN 2: A A/G# A/F# A D ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3----------------| ---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------| ---------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---0-------0------------| -0--------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------4-----------2-----------0--------------------------------| D/C# D/B D/A E(hi) E/D ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----3-----------3-----------3-----------5-----------5----------------| ---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---4---4---2---4---4---4----------| ---------0-----------0-----------0---2-------2---0-------0------------| -4-----------2-----------0--------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| E/C# E/B A A/G# A/F# ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----5-----------5-----------2-----------2-----------2----------------| ---4---4---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------| ---------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----------2------------| -4-----------2-----------0--------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------4-----------2--------------------| A/E D E7sus4 E7 -----------------2---2-------2---2------------------------------------| -----2-----------3---3-------3---3---------0-----------0--------------| ---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---2-------1---1------------| ---------2---0-----------0-------------0-------0---0-------0----------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -0-----------------------------------0-----------0--------------------| A A/G D/F# D/F A ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------3-----------3---------2----------------| -----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2---2---2----------| ---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0---0-------0---------2------------| -0-----------------------------------------------0--------------------| -------------3-----------2-----------1--------------------------------| D/A E A ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----2-----------3-----------0-----------2-----------2----------------| ---2---2---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---2---2---2---2---2---2----------| ---------2-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------2------------| -0-----------0-----------------------0-----------0--------------------| -------------------------0--------------------------------------------| LAST VERSE PATTERN 3 D E7sus4 E7 -----2-----------2----------------------------------------------------| -------3---3-------3---2-------0-----------0--------------------------| ---2-----2-----2-----2-------2---2-------1---1------------------------| -0-----------0-------------0-------0---0-------0----------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------0-----------0--------------------------------| A A/G D/F# D/F A ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------3-----------3---------2----------------| -----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2---2---2----------| ---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0---0-------0---------2------------| -0-----------------------------------------------0--------------------| -------------3-----------2-----------1--------------------------------| D/A E A A/G# ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----2-----------3-----------0-----------2-----------2----------------| ---2---2---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---2---2---2---2---2---2----------| ---------2-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------2------------| -0-----------0-----------------------0--------------------------------| -------------------------0-----------------------4--------------------| D/F# D/F A ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----3-----------3---------2-----------2------------------------------| ---2---2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---2---2---2------------------------| ---------0-----------0---------2-----------2--------------------------| -----------------------0-----------0----------------------------------| -2-----------1--------------------------------------------------------| D/A E A --------------------------------------5-4-----------------------------| -----3-----------0------------------------5---------------------------| ---2---2---2---1---1---1------------2-------2-------------------------| ---------4-----------2------------2-----------------------------------| -0------------------------------0-------------------------------------| -------------0--------------------------------------------------------| Lyrics / Chord Sections ======================= (Short Verse Pattern 1)

I ^Athink you have somebody ^A+waiting outside in the ^A6rain to take you a^A/Gway You got ^Dplaces to go, you got people to see still I'm gonna ^E7sus4miss you but ^E7anyway...

(Long Verse Pattern 2)

I ^Awish you good ^A/G#spaces in the ^A/F#far away ^A/Eplaces you ^Dgo ^D/C# ^D/B ^D/A ^EIf it ^E/Drains or it ^E/C#snows ^E/Bmay you be ^Asafe and war^A/G#m and ^A/F#never grow ^A/Eold And ^Dif you need someone who^E7sus4 loves ^E7you, you ^Aknow I ^A/Gwill always be ^D/F#there ^D/F I'll ^Ado it although I'm ^D/Anot sup^Eposed to ^Acare ^E7sus4 ^E7

(Long Verse Pattern 2)

I'll ^Agive you the ^A/G#keys to my ^A/F#flying ma^A/Echine if you'd ^Dlike^D/C# ^D/B ^D/A ^EI will ^E/Dshow you the^E/C# ligh^E/Bt and ^Awhen you cal^A/G#l I'm gonna ^A/F#come to you^A/E D E7sus4 E7 A A/G ^D/F#And w^D/Fhen you find someone who loves you, I'll know you would treat me the same Just ^Alie there, you're ^D/Anot sup^Eposed to ^Acare

(Short Verse Pattern 1)

I ^Athink you have somebody ^A+waiting outside in the ^A6rain to take you a^A/Gway. That's ^Dsome kind of a game still I'm glad it came down to the ^E7sus4final round but a^E7nyway...

(Last Verse Pattern 3)

If you ^Dthink you need someone who ^E7sus4needs you^E7, you ^Aknow I will ^A/Galways be ^D/F#there ^D/F I'll ^Ado it although I'm ^D/Anot sup^Eposed to ^Acare ^A/G# ^D/F# ^D/F I'll ^Ado it although I'm ^D/Anot sup^Eposed to ^Acare

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atthew Fifer mfifer@merle.acns.nwu.edu

Gordon Lightfoot - Im not supposed to care