song : sympathy
artist : melissa etheridge
album : 4th street feeling
tab by : don czarski
email : guitarzan7@hotmail . com

sympathy
melissa etheridge

intro : A A * D C A – 2x’s

note : when playing the a barre chord in the beginning
of the intro alternate ( A * – see below ) by lifting
your finger on and off the low E string . then
when going from the D barre chord hit the C barre
chord once and then back to the A .

– listen for the timing to get the pattern down –

A A * D C A

E – 5 – – 5 – – – – 5 – – – – 3 – – – 5 – – |
B – 5 – – 5 – – – – 7 – – – – 5 – – – 5 – – |
G – 6 – – 6 – – – – 7 – – – – 5 – – – 6 – – |
D – 7 – – 7 – – – – 7 – – – – 5 – – – 7 – – |
A – 7 – – 7 – – – – 5 – – – – 3 – – – 7 – – |
E – 5 – – 0 – – – – 5 – – – – 3 – – – 5 – – |

continue playing the intro pattern
for the verse up until the break . . .

verse :
there’s a liar in your bed
and there’s a shotgun to your head
you can’t breathe but you can smoke
n . C
you can’t cry
but you can joke about it

verse :
you can drink yourself to chills
you can hide your little pills
as your life slowly explodes
you can believe nobody knows about it

break :
C
do you think that you’re the only one
E D
who’s losing their minds
C
keeping it together
B A E
is everyone’s favorite pastime , well

chorus :
A D
everybody’s had some really , really bad
A D
some this has got to be the end
A
i would really like to try for you
D
sit around and cry for you
F E
muster up some sympathy yeah
D A A
well that’s too much to ask of me

verse : ( play the intro pattern 2x’s until break )

you try so hard to be discreet
with all your secrets in the sheets
as you solemnly refuse
the very spark that lights your fuse

break :
C E
do you think that you’re the only one
D
who can be unkind
C
tearing at each other’s flesh
B A E
is everyone’s favorite pastime , well

chorus :
A D
everybody’s had some really , really bad
A D
some this has got to be the end
A
i would really like to try for you
D
sit around and cry for you
F E
muster up some sympathy , yeah
D
well that’s too much to ask of me

instrumental : solo over the following chords
F C G D F
C G A

break 2 :
A
have some , have some sympathy now
F#m F
have some , have some sympathy now

have some now

chorus :
A D
everybody’s had some really , really bad
A D
some this has got to be the end
A
i would really like to try for you
D
sit around and cry for you
F
muster up some sympathy
E
well that’s too much to ask of me

( solo over the chords )
A D A D

outro :
A D
sympathy , sympathy

F E A
that’s too much , too much to ask of me
D A D
sympathy , sympathy honey , that’s too much to ask of me
A D
oh – oooooh , sympathy ,
F E ( A )
that’s too much to ask of me