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Official JMTabs.Com Tab
Song Name: City Love - Discuss this tab
Album: Room For Squares
Tabbed by: richie@jmtabs.com
Tuning: D-A-D-G-B-E (Drop D)
Comments: Tabbed from AGT concert and RFS audio version.
Playing style: Pick
Difficulty:  - Star Rating System Info
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Verse

"I never liked this apple much..."
"She keeps a toothbrush at my place
e---------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------
g------4--7--/4-------------------------------
d--/7--5--7--/5-7--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--
a--/7-----------7--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--
d---------------------7--5--5--0--5--5--0--5--

e---------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------
g------4--7--/4-------------------------------
d--/7--5--7--/5-7--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--
a--/7-----------7--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--
d---------------------7--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
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Chorus

"I tell everyone I smile..."
e--------------------x---x----x---x--
b-------------------12---7---12---7--
g-------------------12---7---12---7--
d--2---7---2---7-----9---4----9---4--
a--3---8---3---8----10---5---10---5--
d--3---8---3---8----10---5---10---5--

First time through chorus, play this next
Second time, go to Bridge
e--------------------
b--------------------
g--------------------
d--7--7/9\7--7--7/9--
a--7--7/9\7--7--7/9--
d--------------------
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Bridge

"...she called up and came to me..."
e--x----x----x---x----x--
b--3---10---11---3---10--
g--0----x----x---0----x--
d--3---10---10---3---10--
a--x----x----x---x----x--
d--1----8----8---1----8--

"And as her clothes spun we spooned..."
e---x------3---x---x---2(3)--
b--11(10)--3---5---3---3-----
g---x------3---5---0---2-----
d--10------5---5---3---0-----
a---x------x---3---x---------
d---8------5-------1---------
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Solo
Note during rhythm guitar that an open Low E string is hit
between these chords.

Rhythym Guitar:
e-----------------------------
b----------------------5---5--
g----------------------7---6--
d--4---4---4---4---2---7---7--
a--5---5---5---5---3---x---x--
d--0---5---0---5---3---7---7--
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Lead Guitar:
e-----------------------------------------------------
b--10/12------10--------------------------------------
g--------9/11----11\9p7---9/11-10/11-----7-9----------
d-----------------------9-------------/9-----/9--7-9--
a-----------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------
b-------------------10---7----------------------------
g--7-9/11-10/11------------7\6---/9-9\7/9\7-------7---
d-----------------7----9-------0-/9-9\7/9\7---7h9-----
a-----------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------

e------10----10h12b13-10/--------10----13b-10-12----10
b--------------------------10h12----12-----------13---
g-9/11----11------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------
b-13-10-----------12-10--------10----------10---------
g-------13\12-10--12-10h11-----9h11--9------9--9------
d--------------------------12----------12--11--9------
a------------------------------------------------12---
d-----------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------
b--10--10-----------10-----
g---9---9------------9-----
d--12--11p9--12------9h11--
a------------12--12--------
d--------------------------
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Verse

"Friday evening we've been drinking..."
e-----------
b-----------
g----------- x3
d--4--4-----
a--5--5-----
d--5--5--0--

e----------------------------------
b----------------------------------
g----------------------------------
d--4--2----------4--4--5--5--4--7--
a--5--5--5p2p0---5--5--7--7--5--9--
d--5--5----------------------------

e--------------------------------
b--------------------------------
g--------------------------------
d--5--5--4--4--2--2--5--5--4--4--
a--7--7--5--5--4--4--7--7--5--5--
d--------------------------------

"But we close a tab..."
e-----------    --------------------
b-----------    --------------------
g----------- x3 --------------------
d--4--4-----    --4--4-----------4--
a--5--5-----    --5--5--2-5p2----5--
d--5--5--0--    --5--5--------4--0--


"Falling asleep to the sounds..."
e---------
b---------
g---------
d--4---4--
a--5---5--
d--5---5--
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Ending

"I've got a city love..."
e----------
b----------
g---------- x6
d---2---7--
a---3---8--
d---3---8--


"And I can't remember..."
e----------    -----------------5-----------
b--12---7--    --------------5-----7--5-----
g--12---7-- x2 --------4--7--6-----7--6-----
d---9---4--    --4--7--5--7--------------7--
a--10---5--    --5--7--------------------5--
d--10---5--    --0-----------------------0--
               Click here to listen to the audio
D chord is played over the riff at the end


 
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