Innocent One Chords & Tabs
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From uunet!charon.amdahl.com!amdahl!key!elektra!pokey Sun Oct 25 13:48:10 PST 1992
Article: 3082 of alt.guitar.tab
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From: pokey@key.amdahl.com (Todd E. Wayne)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab
Subject: Innocent One (Michael Penn)
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Date: 20 Oct 92 21:52:59 GMT
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Well, here's the best response I can think of to:
pnsf01dw@UMASSD.EDU (Dennis J. Wilkinson) writes:
> Subject: Re: Michael Penn transcriptions can be made available
>
> Post 'em, post 'em, post 'em!!!
Notes: 1) I assume you've heard the song.
2) No capo - all chords are first position open.
3) For the C chords during the bridge, use a standard 1st
position C but play the G on the high E string with the pinky so
that the voicing moves more like the slide guitar on the album.
4) I finger the F#7b9 lick at the end of Chorus I like this:
XX____ _XOOO_
|||||| first fret ||||||
------ ------
||1111 ----> |||||| wrapping the thumb
------ ------ makes it much easier
|||2|3 (lift up '3'...) Tx|||3 to grab the G chord...
------ ------ (x = mute ; O = open)
5) The G->G/F#->Em and D(sus) stuff is very typical of Penn...
I wish I had time to type in all the lovely twiddles and chord patterns,
but this is the best I can do and still have a job... If you've heard
the song, it'll be easy to figure out those details...
"Innocent One" by Michael Penn, from the album "March"
Intro (2 bars) G
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/penn_michael/innocent_one_tab.html ]
G D
Verse I: Sweet Miranda brings me the wine
C em C em
We have had our fill of almost everything
C em D
turning thistledown laughter
G D
I would take her blue cue too late
C em C em
I would say the words - almost anything
C em A Am
just to catch what she's after
G D C em
Chorus I: But you-ou don't believe that I'm
Am Am/G Dsus4 D
a partner in this game
Dsus2 D em D C em Am(sus2) F#7(b9) G
how can you-ou believe that I'm the innocent one
G D
Verse II: When the bow broke in pieces we fell
C em C em
we would scream and shout almost anything
C em D
but the point is we fell dear
G D
There will be no more wishlessness
C em C Em7 Em6
there may be some doubt no new day without
C em A Am
best that we say farewell here
G D C em
Chorus II: But you-ou don't believe that I'm
Am Am/G Dsus4 D
a party to the pain
Dsus2 D G D C em Am(sus2) C
how can you-ou believe that I'm the innocent one
D Dsus2 D C D Dsus2 D C
Bridge: I saw this girl crying by the wheel of her car
G G/F# em A Am
she had balloons in the backseat the front door ajar
D Dsus2 D C D Dsus2 D C
she ne- ver moved so I just whispered goodbye
G G/F# em A
she reminded me of you when you cry
Am
and I didn't mean to make you cry
Chorus II: (chords only - no vocal)
Verse I: (chords and vocal)
Chorus I: (chords and vocal)
A rose by any other name... still has thorns.
pokey@media-lab.media.mit.edu | pokey@key.amdahl.com
