The other tabs for this song are not correct, or are simply rough estimates.
There are not very many chords in this song, but lots of variations thereof, so I've
just made some pseudo-names for them to
distinguish between them. It might look a little daunting with the symbols but it comes
naturally anyway. I am 100% confident that this is exactly how Foy Vance himself plays it.
There is no way to tab this song without having these bizarre symbols beside each
variation of each chord, because they are all the exact same chord!
Tuning: CGDGCE
C - [12,x,14,0,0,0]
C* - [0,5,5,0,0,0]
C' - [x,x,2,0,0,0]
C+ - [0,0,2,0,4,0]
F - [5,5,3,0,0,0]
F* - [5,x,7,0,0,0]
F' - [x,x,3,0,0,0]
F7 - [5,x,5,x,0,5]
G - [7,7,5,0,0,0]
G* - [7,x,9,0,0,0]
G+ - [0,0,0,0,4,0]
Am - [0,2,2,2,0,0]
[Intro]
C G*-F* C'-G C'-F G*
[Verse 1]
C G*-F*
She came in from the cold. Wet!
F* C'-G
Dropped her luggage bags; looked the concierge in the eye
G C'-F
And said ‚I need a room for the night but I don't got no money.
F
Will you take payment in kind?
C'-F'-C* (hammer each) G-F
He said ‚ alright. I've got a room here you can share mine.
F C'-G
Make the bed in the morning and that'll do fine.
G C'-F
You can change in the bathroom, hang your clothes on the line‚
F C'-F'-C* G-F
A tear came to her eye as she thought‚ how could he be so kind
F C'-G
How could he be so kind?
G G*-C
How could he be so kind?
C G*-F*
She sat down on the bed with a needle
F* C'-G
He said I'd hate to see you bleed I'll
G C'-F
Just fetch a warm towel and sit with you till your dry
F
She started to cry saying, why‚ why, why why why?
[Chorus]
C'-F'-C* G-F
Consider it, an indiscriminate act of kindness.
F C'-G
Consider it, an indiscriminate act of kindness.
G C'-F G*-C
Consider it, an indiscriminate act of kindness.
[Verse 2]
C G*-F*
She was cold turkey. He was holding her hand.
F* C'-G
She said I was ruined by a man‚ this was never in my plan,
G C'-F
I dreamed of men who loved me, together we'd see the world
F
But somehow I lost myself among the insults they hurled
C G*-F*
I'm sure you're a wonderful woman
F* C'-G
and someday there'll surely be someone
G C'-F
So just relax now, it's important that you're calm
F
She said‚ how is it you can see past me as I am?
[Chorus]
C'-F'-C* G-F
Consider it, an indiscriminate act of kindness.
F C'-G
Consider it, an indiscriminate act of kindness.
G C'-F
Consider it, an indiscriminate act of kindness.
[Bridge]
C'-F'-F7 (hammer) C+ (hammer) C+ (pull-off) G+
When you took your chances it was like you placed a bet
Am G F7
And sometimes this is the reward you can get
C+ (hammer) C+ (pull-off) G+
I was always taught when you see someone defiled
Am G F7
You should look them in the eye and smile
C+ (hammer D string) C+ (pull-off) G+
Take their hand or better still, take them home.
G+
Home.
C G*-F* C'-G C'-F G*
Hooo-ooo-ooomme?
[Verse 3]
C G*-F*
She awoke early in the morning
F* C'-G
made the bed gathered up her clothes to leave
G C'-F
Saw the concierge curled on the settee
F
And said what you did for me is hard for me to believe
C G*-F*
I was just doing what was right
F* C'-G
Nobody that knows love could leave you out there on such a night.
G C'-F
If you can help someone bear this in mind
F
and consider it an indiscriminate act of kindness!
[Chorus]
C'-F'-C* G-F
Consider it, an indiscriminate act of kindness.
F C'-G
Consider it, an indiscriminate act of kindness.
G C'-F
Consider it, an indiscriminate act of kindness
C'-F'-C* G-F
Consider it, an indiscriminate act of kindness.
F C'-G
Consider it, an indiscriminate act of kindness.
G C'-F
Consider it, an indiscriminate act of kindness
F C'-F'-C* C*
Of kind(ness).
