Colette Langhorne Slim
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Colette - Langhorne Slim
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Tabbed by: Nate Mitchell
Email: nmitchell076@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Capo on 2
Notes concerning chord shapes at the bottom of the page.
Intro:
F Fadd11* F C C
[F] [Fadd11] [F] [C] [C]
[F] [Fadd11] [F] [C] [C]
[G]
Verse 1:
[F]All I wante[Fadd11]d was a[F] g[C]ood song and a [C]fair friend
[F]Yo[Fadd11]u came[F] a[C]long j[C]ust then
[F]You gave me[Fadd11] crazy [F]lo[C]ve and you whis[C]pered,
[G]"You got a bottle and nobody that your missin'."
[F]I wasn't m[Fadd11]uch of [F]a [C]fighter or a lo[C]ver
[F]You said, "Don't[Fadd11] get ex[F]ci[C]ted, but take c[C]over"
[F]We stepped [Fadd11]into th[F]e [C]light to pictur[C]es of each other
[G]Some were in black and white, the others were in color
Chorus:
Co[F]lette, I knew the [Fadd11]second [F]we [G]met, you'd [G]go to my [C]head
we [C]took a breath and [Am]leapt into the [Am]atmosphere
an[F]d I guess it was s[Fadd11]omething [F]you [G]said, we'll [G]rest when we're [C]dead
[C]now it [Am]must seem [Am]pretty clear
That [F]I [C]love [G]you. [F]Yes, [C]I [G]do.
(repeat intro and verse 1, lyrics are the same, sing one octave higher)
Break:
C/G D5** C F C G G
(repeat x8)
Chorus (2x as fast as previously played)
[F] [Fadd11] [F] [G] [G] [C]
[C] [Am] [Am]
[F] [Fadd11] [F] [G] [G] [C]
[C] [Am] [Am]
Co[F]lette, I knew the [Fadd11]second [F]we [G]met, you'd [G]go to my [C]head
we [C]took a breath and [Am]leapt into the [Am]atmosphere
an[F]d I guess it was s[Fadd11]omething [F]you [G]said, we'll [G]rest when we're [C]dead
[C]now it [Am]must seem [Am]pretty clear
That [F]I [C]love [G]you. [F] [C] [C/G]
* Fadd11 is used as a passing tone, hammer your pink onto an A# and then
immediately release back into F Chord shape for Fadd11 is simply
[-1-]
[-1-]
[-3-]
[-3-]-0-
[---]
** the D5 of the break is used as a passing tone, just release your fingers from
the C/G shape and pick the A and D strings. Part is so fast that it won't be
noticable and sounds correct in the context.
Note concerning chord shapes:
As with many of Folk musicians, Langhorne Slim uses a slight variation in chord
shapes. The chords will usually feel like they are shaped like C, that is:
-0-
[-1-]-0-
[-2-]
[-3-]-0-
To form an F Chord, all you would have to do would be to move your 2 fingers from
the D and A Strings to the G and D strings, and mute (or don't play) the E
strings. So F would then be formed like this:
[---]
[-1-]
[-2-]
[-3-]-0-
[---]
similarly, G would be played like this:
[-3-]-0-
-0-
-0-
[-2-]
[-3-]
Note that your pinky is on the high G.
Another note is that for this song, Langhorne plays C with the added 5th, so just
keep your pinky like its playing G and your good to go.
The final chord of this song is C/G, the G is the lower G, not the higher one, so
the chord would be:
-0-
[-1-]-0-
[-2-]
[-3-]
[-3-]
Forming these chords is far easier then explaining how to :), but I hope this
helped some people who are new to folk chord shapes.
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