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Sort Of – Ingrid Michaelson
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Tabbed by: Bob
This song was super hard to tab because of the drifting bass notes along with the sustained high D throughout
most of the song. Thank you to all prior authors on this site for helping me form a basis for this tab.
If you find that there is a better way to translate some of the notes, if I've named any of my chords
incorrectly, you know of better hand positions or really anything that you think could help please let me know
and I will update this tab accordingly. You are also more than welcome to copy and paste my tab and make your
own version from it. Enjoy.
Once you have the basic pattern down, there are essentially two progressions that only differ from one another
by removing the first chord and adding a chord at the end of the progression for the chorus:
Intro/Verse: D -> Em7 -> D/F# -> Gsus2
Chorus/Bridge: Em7 -> D/F# -> Gsus2 -> A
Finger-pick throughout: P,I,M,I,M,I,M,I
There is a part at "But here I am, and here we go again" where you play each chord (of the chorus progression)
one time by simultaneously plucking all three strings of the respective chord. Play it through a few times
against the original and you'll figure it out pretty easily.
Also, there is a bridge at "tell me what to do to take away the you" The Chord progression is the same as the
Chorus, just slow and linger on the last A for a while and then play the last chorus as full chords (like the
bridge).
Tuning: standard
Capo: 3rd Fret
All Tabs Relative to Capo
Chords and picking patterns:
D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------0---------0---------0-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------1---------1---------1---------1------------------------------------|
A|-----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------0---------0---------0-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2---------2---------2---------2------------------------------------|
A|-----4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D/F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------0---------0---------0-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4---------4---------4---------4------------------------------------|
A|-----6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gsus2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------0---------0---------0-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4---------4---------4---------4------------------------------------|
A|-----7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------0---------0---------0-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------8---------8---------8---------8------------------------------------|
A|-----9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse:
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
Baby you've got the sort of hands to rip me apart
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
And baby you've got the sort of face to start this old heart
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
Your eyes are warning me this early morning
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
That my love's too big for you my love
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
Baby you've got the sort of laugh that waters me
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
And makes me grow tall and strong and proud and flattens me
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
I find you stunning, but you are running me down
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
My love's too big for you my love
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
My love's too big for you my love
Chorus:
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
And if I was stronger then I would tell you no
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
And if I was stronger then I would leave this show
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
And if I was stronger then I would up and go
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
But here I am and here we go again
Verse:
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
Baby you've got the sort of eyes that tell me tales
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
That your sort of mouth just will not say, the truth impales
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
That you don't need me, but you won't leave me
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
My love's too big for you my love
D Em7 D/F# Gsus2
My love's too big for you my love
Chorus:
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
And if I was stronger then I would tell you no
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
And if I was stronger then I would leave this show
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
And if I was stronger then I would up and go
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
But here I am and here we go again
Bridge:
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
Tell me what to do to take away the you
Em7 D/F#
Take away the you
Gsus2 A...........
Take away the you.....
Chorus:
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
And if I was stronger then I would tell you no
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
And if I was stronger then I would leave this show
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
And if I was stronger then I would up and go
Em7 D/F# Gsus2 A
But here I am and here we go again
