Hurricane - Lisa Loeb - Tails
This song always seems to be a work in progress for me (like most of Lisa’s songs), but this is pretty close, and sounds good, I think. Feel free to play around with it once you’re comfortable with the fingerings.
Capo on the 5th fret
*str=strum
str str str
|-------------------------0-2--------0--0---------|
|---------------3-------3-------3----1--1---------|
|---0------0--0-------2-------2------0--0------0--|
|---2------0--------0----------------0--0-2--2----|
|---2------x-------------------------3--3---------|
|---0------3--------------------------------------|
str
|-----------------------3---------------0-2-------0---0---------|
|--------3-1-0----------3------------3--3-----3---1---1---------|
|------0-------0--------0----0-----2----2---2-----0---0------0--|
|----2---------------0--0--0-----0------0---------0---0-2--2----|
|-------------------------------------------------3---3---------|
|--0---------------3--------------------------------------------|
str->
|---0------------------3-----------------0---0-2-------0----0---------|
|---0------------------3-----------------3---3---------1----1---------|
|---0------------------0-----------------2---2---------0----0---------|
|---2------------------0-----------------0---0---------0----0-2-------|
|---2------------------x-------------------------------3----3---------|
|---0------------------3----------------------------------------------|
Skeleton boy by the side of the road, he warned me, he told me.
str str str
|---0---------0----0--0-2----0---------------|
|---0---------3----3--3------1---------------|
|---0---------0----2--2------0------------0--|
|---2------0--0----0--0------0---------2-----|
|---2---------3--------------3---------------|
|---0----3----3------------------------------|
He said,
str str->
|----------------0----------------------0-----------0--------0-2h-----|
|----------------0----------------------3-----------3--------3--------|
|----------------0----------------------0-----------2--------2--------|
|------------2---2-------------------0--0-----------0--------0--------|
|----------------2----------------------x-----------------------------|
|---0------------0--------------3-------3-----------------------------|
there’s this woman, she’s a hurricane. She will heal you heart up.
str str str->
|---0---0------------------0------------0-----0---0-2----0---0-----|
|---1---1------------------0------------3-----3---3------1---1-----|
|---0---0--------0---------0------------0-----2---2------0---0-----|
|---0---0-2---2---------2--2--------0---0-----0---0------0---0-2---|
|---3---3------------------2------------x----------------3---3-----|
|--------------------0-----0-----3------3--------------------------|
She is hurrying. He said,
|-----------------------------------0-----------|
|------------3---------------3---------3--------|
|------0--------0--------0-----0-----------0----|
|---------4-------4--------4-----4-------4------|
|---2----------------2--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Don’t look for ho____lidays
|-------------------------------------0----------|
|------------3-----------------3---------3-------|
|------0--------0--------0-------0-----------0---|
|---------4-------4--------4-------4-------4-----|
|---3----------------3---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
Don’t look just run away
str->
|---3-------------------3-----------------|
|---3-------------------3-----------------|
|---0-------------------0-----------------|
|---0-------------------2-----------------|
|---x-------------------3-----------------|
|---3-------------------------------------|
Go suffocate and choke your own cry.
str->
|---3-------------------3------------3-----------2--------------|
|---3-------------------3------------1-----------3--------------|
|---0-------------------0------------2-----------4--------------|
|---0-------------------2------------3-----------4--------------|
|---x-------------------2------------0-----------2--------------|
|---3-------------------0---------------------------------------|
Go where the water, where the water seeps from the pink sky.
str str->
|---------0------------0-----0---0-2----0---0-----|
|---------0------------3-----3---3------1---1-----|
|---------0------------0-----2---2------0---0-----|
|------2--2--------0---0-----0---0------0---0-2---|
|---------2------------x----------------3---3-----|
|---0-----0-----3------3--------------------------|
str->
|-----------------------3------0---0-2---0------|
|--------3-1-0----------3------3---3-----1------|
|------0-------0--------0------2---2-----0------|
|----2---------------0--0------0---0-----0------|
|-----------------------3----------------3------|
|--0---------------3----3-----------------------|
str str->
|----------------0----------------------0-----------0--------0-2h-----|
|----------------0----------------------3-----------3--------3--------|
|----------------0----------------------0-----------2--------2--------|
|-----------2----2-------------------0--0-----------0--------0--------|
|----------------2----------------------x-----------------------------|
|------0---------0--------------3-------3-----------------------------|
But behead this woman, she’s a hurricane. She will heal your heart up
str str str->
|---0---0----------------0------------0-----0---0-2----0---0-----|
|---1---1----------------0------------3-----3---3------1---1-----|
|---0---0----------------0------------0-----2---2------0---0-----|
|---0---0-2-----------2--2--------0---0-----0---0------0---0-2---|
|---3---3----------------2------------x----------------3---3-----|
|------------------0-----0-----3------3--------------------------|
She is hurrying.
|------------------------------------------0------------|
|---------------3------------------3----------3---------|
|------0-----------0----------0-------0-------------0---|
|----------4----------4---------4--------4-------4------|
|---2----------------------2----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Remember your reflection in a pool, in a puddle
|--------------------------------------0----------|
|------------3------------------3---------3-------|
|------0--------0---------0-------0------------0--|
|---------4--------4--------4-------4-------4-----|
|---3-----------------3---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
and the
str->
|----3---------------------------------------3----------------|
|----3---------------------------------------3----------------|
|----0---------------------------------------0----------------|
|----0---------------------------------------2----------------|
|----x---------------------------------------3----------------|
|----3--------------------------------------------------------|
leaves sped top speed towards me and my image was muddled.
|-----------------------------0--------|
|---------3------------3--------3------|
|-------0-----0------0---0--------0----|
|-----4------------4-------4-----------|
|---2------------3---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
|----0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
1. I’m a light-headed wonder, she said, don’t you see my mind slow down?
2. I’m a light-headed wonder, don’t you see my mind slow down?
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|
|----0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
1. ~
2. Slow down.
|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
|----0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
I’ve compassion for strangers, an affinity for danger, won’t you
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0-----|
|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Be my sacrifice?
|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
|----0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
I’m a light-headed wonder, she said, don’t you see my mind slow down
str->
|---0------------------0----0------|
|---1------------------1----0-1----|
|---0------------------0----0------|
|---2------------------2----2------|
|---3------------------0----0------|
|----------------------------------|
for you, for you?
str str->
|-----------------0----------------------0-----------0--------0-2h-----|
|-----------------0----------------------3-----------3--------3--------|
|-----------------0----------------------0-----------2--------2--------|
|------------2----2-------------------0--0-----------0--------0--------|
|-----------------2----------------------x-----------------------------|
|--------0--------0--------------3-------3-----------------------------|
You’re a headless woman you’re a hurricane. You will heal my heart up?
str str str->
|---0---0--------------------0-----------0----------------0---0-2---0---|
|---1---1--------------------0-----------3----------------3---3-----1---|
|---0---0--------------------0-----------0----------------2---2-----0---|
|---0---0-2---------------2--2-------0---0----------------0---0-----0---|
|---3---3--------------------2-----------x--------------------------3---|
|--------------------0-------0----3------3------------------------------|
No, I will heal my own heart up, ‘cause you are hurting.
str
|-----2-------x-------------------------------------------------------0------|
|-----3-------x--------------3------------------3----------------3-------3---|
|-----4-------x-----------0----0----0--------0-----0-----------0---0---------|
|-----4-------x--------4----------4-------4------------4-----4------4--------|
|-----2-------x-----2------------------3-------------------3-----------------|
|-------------x--------------------------------------------------------------|
I’m a sunburn slap upon your arm, I’ll twist you til you break
|-----------------------------------0--------|
|---------------3------------3--------3------|
|---0---------0---0--------0---0--------0----|
|------4----4-------4----4-------4-----------|
|---------2------------3---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
You’re a hurricane.
[the following is not exactly what Lisa does, but it works, and gives you a way to end the song... I like it anyway :]
|---------0---------5---3-----5-----------|
|-------0---0-------5---3-----5-------0---|
|-----0-------0------------0-------0------|
|---4-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
repeat over and over until you want to end with this:
|---------0---------5---3-----10----|
|-------0---0-------5---3-----10----|
|-----0-------0------------0--------|
|---4-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
To tell you the truth, I didn't do this tab, it was some chick, but I figured I would put it in anyway to help some of you people out cause it's a cool song.
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