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“sober” by edwin mccain
from the album “mercy bound”
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tabbed by : aaron field
email : edhead@tampabay . rr . com

standard tuning

chords used :

Csus2 G Em7 D Em/D D/F# Am Bm
E | – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – |
B | – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – 3 – – |
G | – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – 4 – – |
D | – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – 4 – – |
A | – – 3 – – – – x – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – |
E | – – x – – – – 3 – – – – 0 – – – – x – – – – x – – – – – 2 – – – – – x – – – – 2 – – |

verse 1 :

Csus2 G
baby , i’m embarrassed
Csus2 G
i’m still wearing all my clothes
Csus2 Em7
it’s my fault , i was careless
D
now i don’t know how this goes
Csus2 G
i’m a little worried nothin’s spinnin’
Csus2 G
i can walk a steady line
Csus2 Em7
this unusual condition
D
wasn’t by design

chorus 1 :

Csus2
sorry , i’m a little sober
D Csus2
in the morning i’ll be nursing and cursing
Em/D D/F# G
my clarity hangover
Csus2
i didn’t mean to leave you swaying
D Csus2 Em/D
but now that i’ve stopped seeing double , you know
D/F# G
there’s no sense in staying
Am Csus2
sorry , i’m a little sober

verse 2 :

Csus2 G
i’m so heavy headed
Csus2 G
i tried one foot off the floor
Csus2 Em7
i know that i’ll regret it
D
but i don’t want any more
Csus2 G
i wasn’t trying to feel this
Csus2 G
when i woke up on the street
Csus2 Em7
with all my weary senses
D
swept back on my feet

chorus 2 :

Csus2
sorry , i’m a little sober
D Csus2
in the morning i’ll be nursing and cursing
Em/D D/F# G
my clarity hangover
Csus2
i didn’t mean to leave you swaying
D Csus2 Em/D
but now that i’ve stopped seeing double , you know
D/F# G
there’s no sense in staying
Csus2
sorry , i’m a little sober
D
sorry , i’m a little sober

solo : Am – Csus2 – G – G/F# – Em7 – D – Csus2

verse 3 :

Csus2 G
the glow and the forgetting
Csus2 G
the blurriness of it
Bm Em7
the thing is , i don’t know you
D/F# – D – D/F# – G
i never really did

chorus 3 :

Csus2
sorry , i’m a little sober
D Csus2
in the morning i’ll be nursing and cursing
Em/D D/F# G
my clarity hangover
Csus2
i didn’t mean to leave you swaying
D Csus2 Em/D
but now that i’ve stopped seeing double , you know
D/F# G
there’s no sense in staying
Am Csus2
sorry , i’m a little sober
G G/F# D Csus2 G G/F#
woooooo
D Csus2 G G/F# D Csus2 G G/F#
sober
D Csus2 G G/F# D Csus2 G G/F#
sober

repeat chords & fade : Csus2 – G – G/F# – D