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The Scientist by Willie Nelson

The Scientist tab by Willie Nelson

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E6   A  E7Major Bsus4
E|----------------------------|
B|--5------2-------5------5---|
G|--4------2-------4------4---|
D|--2------2-------2------4---|
A|--4------0-------2------2---|
E|----------------------------|

(The acoustic parts can seem as if they need more fill, to do so play both the G and D
strings when playing the picking patterns)


Intro/Verses
  E6            A
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2-----5/7-5--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2---------|
A|--4-------------------------0------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
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  E7Major
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



E6      A           E7M
 Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
E6     A          E7M
 I had to find you, Tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart
E6       A            E7M
 Tell me your secrets, And ask me your questions
Oh, let's go back to the start

E6      A         E7M
 Running in circles, Coming up tails
Heads on a science apart


(For the strumming parts such as the chorus, just strum the chords and you can add in
this during the a chord if you want)

                    (this is where you choose to play it or play
another 2 "A" chords instead)

  E6            A
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2-----5/7-5--|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-------2-----2-----2/4-2--|
D|--2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2/4-2--|
A|--4-----4-----4-----4-------0-----0------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

  E7Major
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
D|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E6    A        E7M
 Nobody said it was easy,  It's such a shame for us to part
E6    A        E7M
 Nobody said it was easy,  No one ever said it would be this hard

Oh, take me back to the start

Verses
  E6            A
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2-----5/7-5--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2---------|
A|--4-------------------------0------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

  E7Major
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E6      A            E7M
 I was just guessing, At numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart
E6       A          E7M
 Questions of science, Science and progress
Don't speak as loud as my heart
E6      A           E7M
 Tell me you love me, Come back and haunt me
Oh, and I rush to the start
E6      A        E7M
 Running in circles, Chasing tails
Coming back as we are

E6    A        E7M
 Nobody said it was easy, Oh It's such a shame for us to part
E6    A        E7M
 Nobody said it was easy,  No one ever said it would be this hard

(little ending acoustic part)
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|------2--4--2---2--4---|
D|----2---------4--------|
A|--2--------------------|
E|-----------------------|

I'm going back to the start


Ending Rhythm Guitar (you can choose to play it this way the whole song)

  E6            A
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2-----5/7-5--|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-------2-----2-----2/4-2--|
D|--2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2/4-2--|
A|--4-----4-----4-----4-------0-----0------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

  E7Major         Bsus2
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
D|--2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



  (Extra leads in song)
 INTRO LEAD Guitar
E|--------------------------------|
B|---5-7b9r7--7b9r7p5---7b9r7--5--|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------9h10p9---5--5------5--9-9------|
G|-------6--4--4---------------------------4-----------9----|
D|-/4-7-------------------------------2------2-----------9--|
A|-------------------------------------------------7--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Lead verses
E|----------------------------------------|
B|---7b9r7--5---------5--7----------7--5--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|



violin solo
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/12--12--10-9-10--9--10--14--12--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------13/11--13/11--11br--9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/13--11--9--------12br--12br---9----12br---12br---9--|
D|--------------9----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Lead Guitar acoustic out

E|--12-12-12-12---------------------------------|
B|---------------14--14-14-14---12-12-12-12-12--|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Lead Electric out

E|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--12--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11--|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|

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