Carpenter Mary Chapin

Carpenter Mary Chapin - Just Because guitar tab

JUST BECAUSE (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

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[Actually in E; capo 4. Tuning: EADGBD.]

[Note that the words aren't _exactly_ where they're supposed to be

with respect to the rhythm. But they're close.]

C(9) Am7(4) F6(9) C(9)/G G Gsus

D 0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|----------------|

B ------1---------|------1---------|------1---------|1-----0---1-----|

G ----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0---------0-| [play

D --2-----2-------|--2-----2-------|--3---------3---|--2---------0---| twice]

A 3-----3-----2---|0-----0---------|----------------|----------------|

E ----------------|------------3---|1-------1-------|3-------3-------|

[intro]

C(9) Am7(4) F6(9) G Gsus C(9) G(4)/B

D 0---------------|----------0-----|----------------|0---------------|

B ------1---------|------1-----1---|----1---0---1---|----1-------1---|

G ----0-----0---0-|----0---------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|

D --2-----2-------|--2-------------|--3-------0-----|--2-------0-----|

A 3-----3-----2---|0-------0-------|----------------|3-------2-------|

E ----------------|----------------|1-------3-------|----------------|

1. Have you ever loved someone you knew nothing of

2. Have you ever tried to speak the truth instead of lie

3. Now I see the ones who've lost too much, they swear they're done

F6 C(9)/E F6 Gsus G(9)

D ----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|----------------|

B ------1-----1---|------1-----1---|------1-----1---|1---0-----0-----|

G 2-------------0-|----0---------0-|----2---------0-|------2-------0-|

D ----3-----------|--2-------------|--3-------------|--------0-------|

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E 1-------1-------|0-------0-------|1-------1-------|3-----------3---|

except you'd seen the light inside their eyes

when it seemed you had everything to lose

with love and all the chance it brings for pain

C(9) Am7(4) F6(9) G C(9) G(4)/B

D 0---------------|------0---------|----------------|----0-----------|

B ------1---------|----------1-----|----------0-----|------------1---|

G ----0-----0---0-|----0---------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|

D --2-----2-------|--2---------0---|----3-------0---|--2-------0-----|

A 3-----3-----2---|0-------0-------|--3-------------|3-------2-------|

E ----------------|----------------|1-------3-------|----------------|

Have you ever loved someone just because

Have you ever tried to stand your ground instead of hide

But have you ever touched, and by itself it was enough

F6(9) G C(9) Csus C(9) G/B

D ----------0-----|----------0-----|----------------|--------------0-|

B --------1-------|------0---------|1-----1-----1---|1-----1---------|

G ------0-------0-|----0---------0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-------0---|

D ----3-------3---|--0---------0---|--2-----3-------|--2-------0-----|

A --3-------------|----------------|3-----3---------|3-------2-------|

E 1---------------|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|

nothing felt so easy or so right And I

when staying only made you look a fool And I

to make you want to reach out once again And I'll

Am7(4) Em7 F6(9) C(9) G/B Am C/G

D ----------------|----------0-----|--------------0-|----------------|

B ------1-----0---|------1---------|------1---------|----------1-----|

G ----0---------0-|----0---------0-|----0-------0---|----2-0-------0-|

D --2-------2-----|--3---------3---|--2-------0-----|--2---------2---|

A 0---------------|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|

E --------0-------|1-------1-------|----------------|--------3-------|

think of you like the others do, wondering if you think of me

stayed by you, though I think I knew it wouldn't change a thing

touch you when I need a friend or just a small reminder

F6(9) D7/F# G G/F Em7 Gsus

D ----------0-----|------0---------|------------0---|--0-------------|

B ------1-----1---|----------1-----|----------------|------0-1-------|

G ----0---------0-|----2---------0-|----0---------0-|----------0---0-|

D --3-------------|--0---------0---|--0---0---0-----|----2-------0---|

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E 1-------1-------|2-------2-------|3-------1-------|0---------------|

And if you do, if you really do, who is it that you see

Changes come to hearts with ease, but they come so hard to me

that I haven't grown too cold to feel you penetrate my armor [to coda]

C(9) Am7(4) Em7 F6(9)

D 0---------------|----------------|----------0-----|----------0-----|

B ------1---------|------1-------1-|----------------|------1-----1---|

G ----0-----0---0-|----0-----0-----|------0-0-----0-|----0---------0-|

D --2-----2-------|--2---------2---|----2-------2---|--3-------------|

A 3-----3-----2---|0-------0-------|--2-------------|----------------|

E ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|1-------1-------|

Have you ever loved whether right or wrong

Have you ever tried to make it last, not knowing why

C(9) G(4)/B F6(9) Gs G C(9) C(9)* G

D ----0-------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B ------1-------1-|----1---1=0-----|1-----1-----1---|1-----1---0-----|

G ----------------|------0-------0-|----0-----0---0-|----0---------0-|

D --2-------0-----|------------0---|--2-----2-------|--0---------0---|

A 3-------2-------|--3-------------|3-----3---------|3---------------|

E ----------------|1-------3-------|----------------|--------3-------|

Have you ever loved someone just because [go back, to verse 2]

Except you had to try, just because [continue to bridge]

[BRIDGE:]

D7/F# G F6(9) C(9)/G D7/F# G F6(9) C(9)/G

D ----0-------0---|----------------|------------0---|----------------|

B ----------------|----1-------1---|----1-----------|----1-------1---|

G --2---2---------|--0---0---------|--2---0---------|--0---0---------|

D ----------0---0-|----------2---0-|----------0---0-|----------2---0-|

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E 2-------3-------|1-------3-------|2-------3-------|1-------3-------|

And every day that passes now, I s'pose I'm getting older

D7/F# G F6(9) Em7 F6(9) Em7 C(9)/G G

D ----0-------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B ----------------|----1-------0---|----1-----------|----1---1=0-----|

G --2---2---------|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0-----0---|------0-------0-|

D ----------0---0-|----------------|----------2---2-|--2---------0---|

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E 2-------3-------|1-------0-------|1-------0-------|3-------3-------|

Wiser with the things I've done, but I hope I don't grow colder [to verse 3]

[CODA:]

C(9) Am7(4) Em7 F6(9)

D 0---------------|----------------|----------0-----|----------0-----|

B ------1---------|1-----1---------|----------------|------1---------|

G ----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|------0-------0-|----0---------0-|

D --2-----2-------|--2---------0---|----2-------2---|--3---------3---|

A 3-----3-----2---|0-------0-------|--2-------------|----------------|

E ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|1-------1-------|

Have you ever loved whether right or wrong

C(9) G/B F6(9) Gs G C(9) Am7(4) Am7(4)/G

D ------------0---|----------------|----------0-----|----------------|

B ----1---------1-|----1---0---1---|------1---------|----1-----1-----|

G --0---0---------|------0-------0-|----0---------0-|------0-------0-|

D ----------0-----|--3-------------|--2-------------|--2---------2---|

A 3-------2-------|----------------|3-------3---2---|0---------------|

E ----------------|1-------3-------|----------------|--------3-------|

Have you ever loved someone just because

F6(9) Gsus G C(9) C(9)* C(9)**

D ----------0-----|----------------|----------0---0-|0-------2-------|

B ------1-----1---|----1=0---------|------1---------|------1-1-------|

G ----0---------0-|--0-------------|----0-------0---|----0---0-------|

D --3-------------|----------------|--2-------------|--0-----0-------|

A ----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|

E 1-------1-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|

Have you ever loved someone just because

- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com

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