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Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) by John Mellencamp
Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
Capo:no capo
Intro: (x4)
Gtr 1.
|---------7-------------10----7--------------------------------|
|-------------8---10--------------8-----------8----------------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2.
|--3------2--2---------0-----3--------2--2-------0-------------|
|--3------3--3---------1-----3--------3--3-------1-------------|
|--0------2--2---------0-----0--------2--2-------0-------------|
|--0------0--0---------2-----0--------0--0-------2-------------|
|--2-------------------3-----2-------------------3-------------|
|--3-------------------------3---------------------------------|
G D D C G D D C
Verse 1:
|--3------2--2------0----------|
|--3------3--3------0----------|
|--0------2--2-----------------| (x8)
|--0------0--0-----------------|
|--2---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------|
G D D C
|--0~----0~--------0~----0~----|
|--1~----1~--------1~----1~----|
|--2~--------------2~----------|
|--2~--------------2~----------|
|--0~--------------0~----------|
|------------------------------|
Am Am
|--3------2--2------0----------|
|--3------3--3------0----------|
|--0------2--2-----------------| (x2)
|--0------0--0-----------------|
|--2---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------|
G D D C
|--0~----0~--------0~----3~----------|
|--1~-------1~-----1~--------1~------|
|--2~--------------2~----------------|
|--2~--------------2~----------------|
|--0~--------------0~----------------|
|------------------------------------|
Am Am
Gtr 1.
|--3------2--2------0----------|
|--3------3--3------0----------|
|--0------2--2-----------------| (x10)
|--0------0--0-----------------|
|--2---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------|
G D D C
Gtr 2.
|---------7-------------10----7--------------------------------|
|-------------8---10--------------8-----------8----------------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0~----0~--------0~----0~----|
|--1~----1~--------1~----1~----|
|--2~--------------2~----------|
|--2~--------------2~----------|
|--0~--------------0~----------|
|------------------------------|
Am Am
Gtr 1.
|--3------2--2------0----------|
|--3------3--3------0----------|
|--0------2--2-----------------| (x2)
|--0------0--0-----------------|
|--2---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------|
G D D C
Gtr 2.
|---------7-------------10----7--------------------------------|
|-------------8---10--------------8-----------8----------------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0~----0~--------0~----3~----------|
|--1~-------1~-----1~--------1~------|
|--2~--------------2~----------------|
|--2~--------------2~----------------|
|--0~--------------0~----------------|
|------------------------------------|
Am Am
Gtr 1.
|--3------2--2------0----------|
|--3------3--3------0----------|
|--0------2--2-----------------| (x2)
|--0------0--0-----------------|
|--2---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------|
G D D C
Gtr 2.
|---------7-------------10----7--------------------------------|
|-------------8---10--------------8-----------8----------------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Gtr 1. (x2)
|--0--0----0-0-0-0------3--3----3-3-3-3------0--0----0-0-0-0------3--3----3-3-3----------------------------|
|--1--1----1-1-1-1------3--3----3-3-3-3------1--1----1-1-1-1------3--3----3-3-3----------------------------|
|--0--0----0-0-0-0------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0----------------------------|
|--2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0----------------------------|
|--3--3----3-3-3-3------2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2----------------------------|
|-----------------------3--3----3-3-3-3---------------------------3--3----3-3-3----------------------------|
C G Am G
Gtr 2.
|------3~--3~----------------3~--3~---------------3~------------------3~--3~-----3~------------------------|
|--3~-------------------3~-------------------3~--------3~---------3~----------3~---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1.
|--0--0----0-0-0-0------3--3----3-3-3-3------0--0----0-0-0-0------3~----------------------------|
|--1--1----1-1-1-1------3--3----3-3-3-3------1--1----1-1-1-1------3~----------------------------|
|--0--0----0-0-0-0------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2-2------2~----------------------------|
|--2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2-2------0~----------------------------|
|--3--3----3-3-3-3------2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
|-----------------------3--3----3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|
C G Am Dsus
|------3~--3~---------------3~--3~---------------3~---------------3~----------------------------|
|--3~-------------------3~-------------------3~------3~-----------3~----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Post-Chorus:(x2)
Gtr 1.
|---------7-------------10----7--------------------------------|
|-------------8---10--------------8-----------8----------------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2.
|--3------2--2---------0-----3--------2--2-------0-------------|
|--3------3--3---------1-----3--------3--3-------1-------------|
|--0------2--2---------0-----0--------2--2-------0-------------|
|--0------0--0---------2-----0--------0--0-------2-------------|
|--2-------------------3-----2-------------------3-------------|
|--3-------------------------3---------------------------------|
G D D C G D D C
Verse 2:
Gtr 1.
|--3------2--2------0----------|
|--3------3--3------0----------|
|--0------2--2-----------------| (x8)
|--0------0--0-----------------|
|--2---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------|
G D D C
Gtr 2.
|-------------------3~---------|
|---------0h1h3----------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--0~----0~--------0~----0~----|
|--1~----1~--------1~----1~----|
|--2~--------------2~----------|
|--2~--------------2~----------|
|--0~--------------0~----------|
|------------------------------|
Am Am
Gtr 1.
|--3------2--2------0----------|
|--3------3--3------0----------|
|--0------2--2-----------------| (x2)
|--0------0--0-----------------|
|--2---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------|
G D D C
Gtr 2.
|-------------------3~---------|
|---------0h1h3----------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--0~----0~--------0~----3~----------|
|--1~-------1~-----1~--------1~------|
|--2~--------------2~----------------|
|--2~--------------2~----------------|
|--0~--------------0~----------------|
|------------------------------------|
Am Am
Gtr 1.
|--3------2--2------0----------|
|--3------3--3------0----------|
|--0------2--2-----------------| (x2)
|--0------0--0-----------------|
|--2---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------|
G D D C
Gtr 2.
|-------------------3~---------|
|---------0h1h3----------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
Chorus:
Gtr 1. (x2)
|--0--0----0-0-0-0------3--3----3-3-3-3------0--0----0-0-0-0------3--3----3-3-3----------------------------|
|--1--1----1-1-1-1------3--3----3-3-3-3------1--1----1-1-1-1------3--3----3-3-3----------------------------|
|--0--0----0-0-0-0------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0----------------------------|
|--2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0----------------------------|
|--3--3----3-3-3-3------2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2----------------------------|
|-----------------------3--3----3-3-3-3---------------------------3--3----3-3-3----------------------------|
C G Am G
Gtr 2.
|------3~--3~----------------3~--3~---------------3~------------------3~--3~-----3~------------------------|
|--3~-------------------3~-------------------3~--------3~---------3~----------3~---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1.
|--0--0----0-0-0-0------3--3----3-3-3-3------0--0----0-0-0-0------3~----------------------------|
|--1--1----1-1-1-1------3--3----3-3-3-3------1--1----1-1-1-1------3~----------------------------|
|--0--0----0-0-0-0------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2-2------2~----------------------------|
|--2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2-2------0~----------------------------|
|--3--3----3-3-3-3------2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
|-----------------------3--3----3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|
C G Am Dsus
|------3~--3~---------------3~--3~---------------3~---------------3~----------------------------|
|--3~-------------------3~-------------------3~------3~-----------3~----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
|--3------2--2------0----------|
|--3------3--3------0----------|
|--0------2--2-----------------| (x12)
|--0------0--0-----------------|
|--2---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------|
G D D C
|--0~----0~--------0~----0~----|
|--1~----1~--------1~----1~----|
|--2~--------------2~----------|
|--2~--------------2~----------|
|--0~--------------0~----------|
|------------------------------|
|--3------2--2------0----------|
|--3------3--3------0----------|
|--0------2--2-----------------| (x2)
|--0------0--0-----------------|
|--2---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------|
G D D C
|--0~----0~--------0~----3~----------|
|--1~-------1~-----1~--------1~------|
|--2~--------------2~----------------|
|--2~--------------2~----------------|
|--0~--------------0~----------------|
|------------------------------------|
Am Am
|--3------2--2------0----------|
|--3------3--3------0----------|
|--0------2--2-----------------| (x2)
|--0------0--0-----------------|
|--2---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------|
G D D C
Chorus:
Gtr 1. (x2)
|--0--0----0-0-0-0------3--3----3-3-3-3------0--0----0-0-0-0------3--3----3-3-3----------------------------|
|--1--1----1-1-1-1------3--3----3-3-3-3------1--1----1-1-1-1------3--3----3-3-3----------------------------|
|--0--0----0-0-0-0------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0----------------------------|
|--2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0----------------------------|
|--3--3----3-3-3-3------2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2----------------------------|
|-----------------------3--3----3-3-3-3---------------------------3--3----3-3-3----------------------------|
C G Am G
Gtr 2.
|------3~--3~----------------3~--3~---------------3~------------------3~--3~-----3~------------------------|
|--3~-------------------3~-------------------3~--------3~---------3~----------3~---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1.
|--0--0----0-0-0-0------3--3----3-3-3-3------0--0----0-0-0-0------3~----------------------------|
|--1--1----1-1-1-1------3--3----3-3-3-3------1--1----1-1-1-1------3~----------------------------|
|--0--0----0-0-0-0------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2-2------2~----------------------------|
|--2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0-0------2--2----2-2-2-2------0~----------------------------|
|--3--3----3-3-3-3------2--2----2-2-2-2------0--0----0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
|-----------------------3--3----3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|
C G Am Dsus
|------3~--3~---------------3~--3~---------------3~---------------3~----------------------------|
|--3~-------------------3~-------------------3~------3~-----------3~----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Post-Chorus:(x2)
|---------7-------------10----7--------------------------------|
|-------------8---10--------------8-----------8----------------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro:(fade out)
Gtr 1.
|---------7-------------10----7--------------------------------|
|-------------8---10--------------8-----------8----------------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|---------------------------------------7/9--------9p7---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2.
|--3------2--2---------0-----3--------2--2-------0-------------|
|--3------3--3---------1-----3--------3--3-------1-------------|
|--0------2--2---------0-----0--------2--2-------0-------------|
|--0------0--0---------2-----0--------0--0-------2-------------|
|--2-------------------3-----2-------------------3-------------|
|--3-------------------------3---------------------------------|
G D D C G D D C
In a hand painted night, me and Gypsy Scotty are partners
At the Hotel Flamingo, wearin black market shoes
This loud Cuban band is crucifying John Lennon
No one wants to be lonely, no one wants to sing the blues
She's perched like a parrot on his tuxedo shoulder
Christ, what's she doing with him she could be dancing with me
She stirs the ice in her glass with her elegant finger
I want to be what she's drinking, yeah I just want to be
I saw you first
I'm the first one tonight
I saw you first
Don't that give me the right
To move around in your heart
Everyone was lookin
But I saw you first
On a moon spattered road in her parrot rebozo
Gypsy Scotty is driving his big long yellow car
She flies like a bird over his shoulder
Se whispers in his ear, boy, you are my star
But I saw you first
I'm the first one tonight
Yes I saw you first
Don't that give me the right
To move around in your heart
Everyone was lookin'
In the bone colored dawn, me and Gypsy Scotty are singin'
The radio is playin, she left her shoes out in the back
He tells me a story about some girl he knows in Kentucky
He just made that story up, there ain't no girl like that
But I saw you first
I'm the first one tonight
Yes I saw you first
Don't that give me the right
To move around in your heart
Everyone was lookin
But I saw you first
I saw you first
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
b
e ---|-o-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|-x-|---|
G ---|---|---|-x-|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|-o-|---|---|---| G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---| D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Am
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---|
[Main Riff] (in Gb major scale- very easy to pick up)
Eb:-7----10-7---| Then you can play anything in the Gb
Bb:---10------8-| major scale to connect this riff
Gb:-------------| when it repeats at various intervals
Db:-------------| in the song.
Ab--------------|
Eb--------------|
[Alternate b/w G and D chords]
In a hand painted night, me and Gypsy Scotty are partners
At the hotel Flamingo wearing black market shoes
Am [Alternate b/w G&D]
This loud Cuban band is crucifying John Lennon
Am
No one wants to be lonely
Am [Alternate b/w G and D]
No one wants to sing the blues
She's perched like a parrot on his tuxedo shoulder
Christ, whatcha doing with him
When you could be dancing with me
She stirs the ice with her elegant finger
I want to be what she's drinking
Yeah, I just want to be
CHORUS:
C G
I saw you first
D G
I'm the first one tonight
C G
I saw you first
D G
Don't that give me the right
C G
To move around in your heart
D
Everyone was looking
But I saw you first
[Alternate between G & D]
On a moon spattered road in her parrot rebozo
Gypsy Scotty is driving his big long yellow car
She flies like a bird over her shoulder
She whispers in his ear, boy, you are my star
CHORUS
In the bone colored dawn
Me and Gypsy Scotty are singin'
The radio is playing
She left her shoes out in the back
He tells me a story about some girl he knows in Kentucky
He just made that story up; there ain't no girl like that
CHORUS and fade
NOTE: You can try changing from Am to Am7 in the verses to give
the song more jangle.
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version 3
Tuning:Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo:no capo
1/2 step down tuning
[Main Riff]
D/G
eb|-7------10-7---------------|
Bb|---8-10-------8------8-----|
Gb|-----------------7/9---9\7-|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
[Intro] (Main Riff)
D/G D/G D/G D/G
D/G D/G D/G D/G
[Verse 1]
G D C G D C G D C G D C
In a hand painted night, me and Gypsy Scotty are partners
G D C G D C G D C G D C
At the hotel Flamingo wearing black market shoes
Am G D C G D C
This loud Cuban band is crucifying John Lennon
Am G D C G D C
No one wants to be lonely, no one wants to sing the blues
[Verse 2]
G D C G D C G D C G D C
She's perched like a parrot on his tuxedo shoulder
G D C G D C G D C G D C
Christ, whatcha doing with him, when you could be dancing with me
Am G D C G D C
She stirs the ice in her glass with her elegant finger
Am G D C G D C
I want to be what she's drinking, yeah, I just want to be
[Chorus]
C G
I saw you first
Am G
I'm the first one tonight
C G
I saw you first
Am G
Don't that give me the right
C G
To move around in your heart
Am D
Everyone was looking...
[Post-Chorus]
G D C G D C G D C G D C
But I saw you first
[Verse 2]
G D C G D C G D C G D C
On a moon spattered road in her parrot rebozo
G D C G D C G D C G D C
Gypsy Scotty is driving his big long yellow car
Am G D C G D C
She flies like a bird over his shoulder
Am G D C G D C
She whispers in his ear, boy, you are my star
[Chorus]
C G
I saw you first
Am G
I'm the first one tonight
C G
I saw you first
Am G
Don't that give me the right
C G
To move around in your heart
Am D
Everyone was looking...
[Solo]
D
[Verse 3]
G D C G D C G D C G D C
In the bone colored dawn Me and Gypsy Scotty are singin'
G D C G D C G D C G D C
The radio is playing, she left her shoes out in the back
Am G D C G D C
He tells me a story about some girl he knows in Kentucky
Am G D C G D C
He just made that story up; there ain't no girl like that
[Chorus]
C G
I saw you first
Am G
I'm the first one tonight
C G
I saw you first
Am G
Don't that give me the right (ooh-ooh)
C G
To move around in your heart
Am D/G
Everyone was looking...
[Riff]
D/G D/G D/G D/G
[Post-Chorus]
G D C G
But I saw you first
D C G D C G D C
I saw you first hey!
G D C G D C G D C
I saw you first
G D C G D C G
G D C G D C G
yeah yeah-yeah yeah
G D C G D C
G D C G D C
(fade out)
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