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t h E s t o r y s o F a r ( 2 0 0 4 )
z A C k h E x u m

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tabbed by jordan lapping

tuning : E ( standard )

chords used :
A#/D A#7/D A#m7 C7 C7#9 C#maj7 D# D#m69 F
E ] – – – x – – – – – x – – – – ( 6 ) – – – – 0 – – – – – x – – – – – 4 – – – – – 3 – – – – – x – – – – – 1 – – – |
B ] – – – 3 – – – – – 6 – – – – – 6 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 6 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 6 – – – – – 1 – – – |
G ] – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 6 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 2 – – – |
D ] – – – 3 – – – – – 6 – – – – – 6 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 6 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 3 – – – |
A ] – – – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – – – x – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 6 – – – – – 6 – – – – – 3 – – – |
E ] – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – |

intro :
F A#sus2 C Csus4
E ] – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B ] – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – |
G ] – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – 3 – – |
D ] – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – 3 – – – – – – | ( x2 )
A ] – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E ] – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse 1 :
F A#/D D#
i left a glass in the sun
C7
and ever since then
F A#/D D#
everything has come undone
C7 ( F )
but i know i’ll be

chorus 1 :
F C#maj7 A#m7 C#maj7 F
in simple city soon , just staring at the moon
C#maj7 A#m7 C#maj7 F
in simple city soon , just staring at the moon
A#7/D D#m69 C7#9 F
will you be there? can i take you there?
A#7/D D#m69 C7#9 ( F )
will you be there? can i take you there?

transition 1 :
F – A#/D – D# – C7 ( x2 )

verse 2 :
F A#/D D#
i saw a yin – yang girl today
C7 F
she was black and white
A#/D D#
she was a pile on a chair
C7
pale and dark

verse 3 :
F A#/D D#
she wore a shirt that left her breast
C7 F
for all of us to see
A#/D D#
i want to color her and then
C7 ( F )
maybe she’ll be

chorus 2 :
F C#maj7 A#m7 C#maj7 F
in simple city soon , just staring at the moon
C#maj7 A#m7 C#maj7 F
in simple city soon , just staring at the moon
A#7/D D#m69 C7#9 F
will you be there? can i take you there?
A#7/D D#m69 C7#9 ( F )
will you be there? can i take you there?

transition 2 :
F – A#/D – D# – C7 ( x4 )

bridge :
F A#/D D# C7 F
put me away and lose the key , if that makes it right
A#/D D# C7 F
she and i see eye to eye , but you see that as wrong
A#/D D# C7 F
i never meant to be the guy singing this song
A#/D D# C7 ( F )
i Am the one who made love blind; but you won’t let me be

chorus 3 :
F C#maj7 A#m7 C#maj7 F
in simple city soon , just staring at the moon
C#maj7 A#m7 C#maj7 F
in simple city soon , just staring at the moon
A#7/D D#m69 C7#9 F
will you be there? can i take you there?
A#7/D D#m69 C7#9 ( F )
will you be there? can i take you there?

transition 3 :
F – A#/D – D# – C7 ( x2 )

outro :
F A#/D D#
i left a glass in the sun
C7
and ever since then
F A#/D D#
everything has come undone
C7 F
but i know i’ll be

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