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Almost Lucy – Al Stewart
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Al Stewart
Almost Lucy (1978)
(Al Stewart)
From: "Time Passages"
I've been listening to Stewart's recording lately and suddenly realized
that the chord sequence in the last line of the BRIDGE has a beautifully
weird ring to it. When I submitted this tab some years ago, I heard a G/B
there. The changes are so fast there and it's all so hazy, but now I think
the chord is actually Bdim7. Sounds great and fits the vocal melody
perfectly. Let me know what you think!
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bdim7 x-x-0-1-0-1 or x-2-3-1-3-x
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INTRO
| Am | % |
VERSE
Am C
Lucy worked a different club every day
G
And though she put her mind to it
Dm F
Her heart was never in it
Am C
She stayed around just long enough to get paid
G Dm F
She won't pass the time with you, she can't stay a minute
BRIDGE
G G7 Am
And all these changing faces never bothered her at all
G F C G
They just existed like a back-drop or a pattern on the wall
G7 Am
Lucy looks like someone who is waiting for a call
Bdim7 Am Bdim7 Am Bdim7 E | Am | % |
She knows will come, but no-one else can hear at all
VERSE
Am C
Lucy finds the dressing room and the bar
G
Hangs her clothes up, hopes tonight
Dm F
The contract won't be broken
Am C
Well, they kick you round so much when you're not a star
G Dm F
Make you play all night just for a pittance or a token
BRIDGE
G G7 Am
But all these imperfections never bothered her at all
G F C G
She says it sharpens your perception when your back's against the wall
G7 Am
There's something that enables her to rise above it all
Bdim7 Am Bdim7 Am Bdim7 E
To shrug it off, just when it seems to go too far
CHORUS
Am G Fmaj7 Em
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost feel the pain comin' on inside
Am G Fmaj7 Em
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost feel it now and you don't know why
Dm | Am | % |
You don't know why, mmmmh
SOLO
| Am | C | G Dm | F |
| Am | C | G Dm | F |
BRIDGE
G G7 Am
The last time that I saw her she had given up the chase
G F C G
Moved away to California, got a suntan on her face
G7 Am
She says that life was just another time another space
Bdim7 Am Bdim7 Am Bdim7 E
It's over now, she learned a lot, it's not a waste
CHORUS
Am G Fmaj7 Em
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost feel the pain comin' on inside
Am G Fmaj7 Em
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost feel it now and you don't know why
Dm Am
You don't know why
CHORUS (+ outro)
Am G Fmaj7 Em
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost feel the pain comin' on inside
Am G Fmaj7 Em
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost feel it now and you don't know why
Dm Am
You don't know why, mmmmh [FADE on Am]
