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I Shall Believe by Sheryl Crow
I Shall Believe
INTRO E A E A
(A) E A
COME TO ME NOW, AND LAY YOUR HANDS OVER ME
(A) E C#m7 B A
EVEN IF IT'S A LIE, SAY IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT, AND I SHALL BELIEVE
(A) E A
BROKEN IN TWO, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE ON TO ME
(A) E C#m7 B A
THAT I ONLY COME HOME WHEN I'M SO ALL ALONE, BUT I DO BELIEVE
(A) C#m B A
SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING AIN'T GONNA BE THE WAY YOU THINK IT OUGHTA BE
(A) C#m B A
SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME I TRY TO MAKE IT RIGHT IT ALL COMES DOWN ON ME
(A) C#m B F#MAJ A
PLEASE SAY HONESTLY YOU WON'T GIVE UP ON ME
(A) E A E A
AND I SHALL BELIEVE
(A) E A
OPEN THE DOOR, AND SHOW ME YOUR FACE TONIGHT
(A) E C#m B A
I KNOW ITS TRUE, NO ONE HEALS ME LIKE YOU AND YOU HOLD THE KEY
(A) E D A
NEVER AGAIN WILL I TURN AWAY FROM YOU
(A) E C#m B A
I'M SO HEAVY TONIGHT, BUT YOUR LOVE IS ALL RIGHT, AND I DO BELIEVE
(repeat chorus)
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version 2
Capo 1, Standard Tuning
D
Come to me now
G
And lay your hands over me
D
Even if it's a lie
A
Say it will be alright
G
And I shall believe
D
I'm broken in two
G
And I know you're on to me
D
That I only come home
A
When I'm so all alone
G
But I do believe
Bm A
That not everything is gonna be the way
G
You think it ought to be
Bm A
It seems like every time I try to make it right
G
It all comes down on me
Bm A E G
Please say honestly you won't give up on me
D G
And I shall believe
D G
And I shall believe
D
Open the door
G
And show me your face tonight
D
I know it's true
A
No one heals me like you
G
And you hold the key
D
Never again
G
would I turn away from you
D
I'm so heavy tonight
A
But your love is alright
G
And I do believe
Bm A
That not everything is gonna be the way
G
You think it ought to be
Bm A
It seems like every time I try to make it right
G
It all comes down on me
Bm A E G
Please say honestly you won't give up on me
D G
And I shall believe
D G
And I shall believe
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version 3
01) THE CHORDS USED
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E A C#m7 B F#7 A?
?-----------------5---------------x------------?
?--------2--------6------4--------2------------?
?-1------2--------5------4--------1-------2----?
?-2------2--------7------4--------2-------2----?
?-2---------------5------2--------x------------?
?--------x--------x------x--------2-------x----?
02) INTRO
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?-----7------?(7)---------?(7)---------?(7)---------?
?-----5------?(5)---------?(5)---------?(5)---------?
?------------?------------?------------?------------?
?------------?------------?------------?------------?
?------------?------------?------------?------------?
?------------?------------?------------?------------?
There is two guitar, the second one goes like this:
?------------?------------?------------?------------?
?------------?------------?------------?------------?
?------------?------------?------------?------------?
?------------?------------?------------?------------?
?------------?-----2------?-----2------?-----2------?
?------------?-0----------?-0----------?-0----------?
Lyrics for the intro are just "Come to me". When Sheryl says "now" you
are already in the first verse (guitar talking) it means you should play
what comes just next:
03) VERSE
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GUITAR ONE:
?-----------------------?------------------------?
?-----------------------?------------------------?
?-----------------------?------------------------?
?-----------4----2------?----------4----2--------?
?--2--------------------?--2---------------------?
?-----------------------?------------------------?
GUITAR TWO:
just rhytm guitar
E A
...now And leave your hands over me
E C#m7 B
Even if it's a lie, say it will be al'''right
A
And I shall be'''lieve
04) LYRICS NEXT VERSES:
verse 2:
Broken in two
I know you are on to me
That I only come home
When I'm so all alone
But I do believe
verse 3:
Open the door
And show me your face tonight
I know it's true
No one heals me like you
And you hold the key
verse 4:
Never again
Would I turn away from you
I'm so heavy tonight
But your love is alright
And I do believe
05) CHORUS:
guitar one plays the same thing as in the verse
until "won't" where she goes on like a second
rythm guitar playing a F something chord.
guitar two plays the rythm guitar as indicated:
c#m7 B
That's not everything is gonna be
A
the way I think it ought to be
c#m7 B
It seems like everytime I try to make it
A
all comes down on me
c#m7 B F? (by guitar one until....)
Please say honestly you won't give up on me
...........now, then it goes on as in the verse four times)
E (by guitar two) A (guitar two again)
And I shall believe
E
And I shall believe
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version 4
E A
Come to me now, and lay your hands over me
E C#m B
Even if it's a lie say it will be alright
A
And I shall believe
E A
I'm broken in two, and I know you're on to me
E C#m B
That I only come home when I'm so all alone
A E
But I do believe
C#m B A
That not everything is gonna be the way you think it ought to be
C#m B A
It seems like every time I try to make it right it all comes down on me
C#m B F# A
Please say honestly you won't give up on me
E A E A
And I shall believe, and I shall believe
Open the door and show me your face tonight
I know it's true, no one heals me like you
And you hold the key
Never again would I turn away from you
I'm so heavy tonight, but your love is alright
And I do believe
That not everything is gonna be the way you think it ought to be
It seems like every time I try to make it right it all comes down on me
Please say honestly you won't give up on me
And I shall believe, I shall believe
And I shall believe
(Same chords as chorus)
That not everything is gonna be the way you think it ought to be
It seems like every time I try to make it right it all comes down on me
Please say honestly you won't give up on me
And I shall believe, I shall believe
I shall believe, I shall believe
I shall believe, and I shall believe
C#m B A (hold)
Please say honestly you won't give up on me...
And I shall believe. (x15)
.............
Another song that demonstrates the power of underplaying.
One acoustic guitar does this -
+ + + + + +
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------| (repeat ad infinitum)
|-4---4-2-----|-4---4-2-----|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
throughout. One electric with its tone control turned down does this -
(-------------Intro-------------)
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-2-----|
|-2-----|-2-----|-2-----|-------|-2-----|-2-----|-2-----|-2-----|-0-----|
|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-------|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-------|
(etc) throughout with plam muting - follow the chords, obviously. The only
variation in this is on the F# chord in the chorus -
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-2-----|-------|
|-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-|-0-----|-------|
|-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-|-------|-------|
There is also another part which I think is a guitar, but a pretty strange
sounding one. I suspect that it must be using a volume pedal or else some
kind of sustaining device like an E-bow, a Fernandes sustainer pickup or
good old fashioned compression. Once again, it's wonderfully underplayed,
so tabbing it out completely would be pointless.
However, it comes in on the second half of the first verse and goes
something like this -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|/9-----|-----9-|-8-----|-------|-6----6|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-7-----|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
The first half of the second verse goes like this -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-9-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|-----7-|-6-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-7-----|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
The first chorus and link into the third verse go like this -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------7|
|h9-----|p8-----|-6-----|------8|h9-----|p8-----|-6-----|------8|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|h9-----|p7-----|-------|-------|-------|------7|
|h9-----|p8-----|-6-----|-------|/9-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-8-----|-------|/11----|------9|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|h9-----|-------|\5-----|------7|h9-----|-------|\5-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|\7-----|------9|-------|-------|\7-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
The solo goes like this -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|h9-----|p8-----|p6-----|---6/8-|h9-----|p8-----|p6-----|---6/8-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---7/9-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------7|
|-9-----|p8-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-9-----|-------|-8-----|-------|/11----|------9|
|-------|-------|-9-----|-------|/12----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Finally, note that any of the guitars can simulate the hammond organ intro
by doing this -
(NH - natural harmonics)
|--------|
|-12-----|
|--------|
|--------|
|-7------|
|--------|
Tab explanation:
+ = Beat marker
. = Eighth note marker
/ = Slide
h = Hammer-on
p = Pull-off
b = Bend to the equivalent of the fret indicated
r = Relase bend back to fret indicated
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