artist : emmylou harris
song : wrecking ball
tabbed by : dj
11th dec 2012

tuning : standard

emmylou harris’s atmospheric version

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C D C D
| | : / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / : | | ( twice )

C D C D
my life’s an open book , you read it on the radi – o ,
C D C D
we got no where to hide , we got no where to go ,
C D C D D7
but if you still decide . . . you want . . . to take . . . a ride – – – !

G Gmaj7/D G ( G/F# ) Em
meet me at the wrecking ball , wrecking ball ,
C D C D Dsus2 D
i’ll wear something pretty in white , and we’ll go dancing to – night – – – – – – – – – ,
G Gmaj7/D G ( G/F# ) Em
meet me at the wrecking ball , wrecking ball ,
C D C D Dsus2 D
i’ll wear something pretty in white , and we’ll go dancing to – night – – – – – – – – – !

C D C D
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C D C D
i see your smokey eyes , right across the floor ,
C D C D
i’ve seen that look before , shining from star to star ,
C D C D D7
though i can’t take that chance , if you’ve got time for one dance – – – !

G Gmaj7/D G ( G/F# ) Em
meet me at the wrecking ball , wrecking ball ,
C D C D Dsus2 D
i’ll wear something pretty in white , and we’ll go dancing to – night – – – – – – – – – ,
G Gmaj7/D G ( G/F# ) Em
meet me at the wrecking ball , wrecking ball ,
C D C D Dsus2 D C
i’ll wear something pretty in white , and we’ll go dancing to – night – – – – – – – – – – – – !

C D C D
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C D C D
the restless line of cars goes stretching down the road ,
C D C D
but i won’t telephone , ’cause you might say , ’hell – o!’
C D C D D7
what is it makes me feel this way? what is it makes me want to say . . .

G Gmaj7/D G ( G/F# ) Em
. . . meet me at the wrecking ball , wrecking ball ,
C D C D Dsus2 D
i’ll wear something pretty in white , and we’ll go dancing to – night – – – – – – – – – ,
G Gmaj7/D G ( G/F# ) Em
meet me at the wrecking ball , wrecking ball ,
C D C D Dsus2 D
i’ll wear something pretty in white , and we’ll go dancing to – night – – – – – – – – – !

C D C D
| | : / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / : | | ( repeat 4 times )

C ( Cadd9 )
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C = x32010
D = xx0232
D7 = xx0212
G = 320033
Gmaj7/D = xx0032
( G/F# ) = 3
xxxxxem = 022000
Dsus2 = xx0230
( Cadd9 ) = x32030