John K Samson - The Last And Chords & Tabs

Tabbed By: Mike

/ = slide up
\ = slide down
pm = palm mute

*Standard Tuning*

These are all the chords you will need. In brackets are alternative positions 
which in some cases I think sound better.

   B    Emaj9   C#m9    Abaug5  Bb5   B2 Emaj9(2) E6  E  Bbaug5  
e--0----0-(0)---------|--------------------------------------|
B--0----0-(0)----0----|--------------------------------0-----|
G--8----8-(8)----8----|----(4)----(6)--4---------------1-----|
D--9----9-(6)----9----|--6-(2)--8-(4)--4---4-------2---2---8-|
A--9----9-(7)----7----|--7-(2)--7-(4)--6---6-------4---2---9-|
E--7----0-(0)----9----|--4-(4)--6-(6)--7---0-------0---0---6-|


B                    Emaj9
So I'm the first one in again
         C#m9                         B
with the quiet and the window growing snow.
B                       Emaj9
When I hear the furnace rouse itself
         C#m9                         B
From its slumber, somehow suddenly I know

      Abaug5           Bb5             B2          Emaj9(2) E6  E  *walk down
As my eye stops on one curled up in my lesson plan
         Bbaug5           B
That I'm just your little ampersand


B                                Emaj9
When your voice springs from the intercom
      C#m9                             B
with announcements and reminders and a prayer
B                  Emaj9 
I remember how you made me feel
      C#m9                           B
I was funny, I was thoughtful, I was rare

             Abaug5            Bb5
But like the jokes about my figure
           B2               Emaj9(2)  E6  E
kids think I don't understand
           Bbaug5            B
I know I'm just your little ampersand.

                
B               Emaj9
After Christmas holidays
    C#m9                           B 
you never asked to drive me home again
B                Emaj9
Sometimes in the staff room I'd
C#m9                                  B 
catch your eye with "why'd it have to end"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_k_samson/the_last_and_crd_ver_2.html ]
      Abaug5            Bb5           B2           Emaj9(2)  E6  E
But I know from how you worry at your wedding band
         Bbaug5           B
That I'm just your little ampersand


Interlude:

  B                  Emaj9          C#m9             B
e-------7-6------7-6----------------------7-6-----------|
B-----------7------------------------0--------7---------|
G-8------------------/8--------8-----8---------------8--|
D---9--------------------------6-----9------------------|
A------------------------------7-----7------------------|
E------------------------6/7\6-0-----9------------------|
                                                  pm .


   B                    Emaj9       C#m9             B
e--------7-6------19-18--------------------11--7----------------|
B------------7----------19-----------0------------9-------------|
G--8-------------------------8\-4----8------8--4-----8----\6-\4-|
D------------------------------------9------------6-------------|
A------------------------------------7--------------------------|
E------------------------------------9--------------------------|
pm .                                                 .


Outro:

       Abaug5           Bb5         B2        Emaj9(2)  E6  E
At the last conjunction after every other and
      Bbaug5           B
I was just your little ampersand. 


   Abaug5     Bb5         B2          Emaj9(2)    E6
e-------------------7--6-----------7--9--11--7--|
B----0--4--7--2--4-----------4--7---------------|  *this is the little bit that's fingerpicked 
G-------------------------4---------------------|  * on the violin during the outro
D-----------------------------------------------|  
A-----------------------------------------------|  *I've aligned the chords to help show the pattern
E--4--------------------------------------------|
Pm . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .

   E          Bbaug5        B
e-------------6-----------------|
B-------4--7----------------0---|
G----4----------------------8---|
D---------------------------9---|
A---------------------------9---|
E--0------------------------7---|
pm . .  .  .  .