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Jewel - Foolish+games

Subject:         TAB: 'Foolish Games' by 'Jewel'
   Date:         Mon, 27 Oct 1997 16:09:08 -0600
   From:         John Schneider 

NOTE: this is, basically, a piano tune transcribed for acoustic guitar.

NOTE: a tab already available on the web, done by Wilson Miner

      the tab provided here differs in the following respects:

   1) the guitar is tuned up; (low E and A strings tuned up 1/2 step

   2) the variation on the 'C' chord during the intro is different; 

   3) the chord progression during the chorus is different, 

      and has been tabbed in full.



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song:   Foolish Games

artist: Jewel Kilcher

from:   the CD 'Pieces of You', track 4.



(transcribed here by 'Daydreamer': schneids@centuryinter.net)

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guitar.  vocal.

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[intro.]

[v.line] You took your coat off and ....

[v.line] I watched from my ....

[v.line] You were always the mysterious one ....

[v.line] You stood in my doorway, with ....

[v.line] Well in case you failed to notice....



[c.line] These foolish games are ....

[c.line] Your thoughtless words ....

[intro.]

[v.line] You were always brilliant in ....

[v.line] Your philosophies on art, Baroque ....

[v.line] You'd teach me of honest things....

[v.line] So I hid my soiled hands .....

[v.line] Excuse me, think I've mistaken you ....



[c.line] These foolish games are ....

[c.line] Your thoughtless words ....

[intro.]

[Dm x 4]

[v.line] You took off your coat and ....

         



[repeat intro and fade...]

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Tab: (note the guitar tuning... tune 5th and 6th strings up 1/2 step to

      Bb and F respectively.  This makes it considerably easier to play.)



[intro]

-------

    Dm                                Bb

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

B |-----3---------------------------|-----3---------------------------|

G |---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|

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

Bb|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



    F                                 C

E |---------1---3---5---3---1-------|---------0---1---3---1---0-------|

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

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

D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|

F |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|



[v.line]

--------

    Dm                                Bb

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

B |-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-|

G |---2---2-----2-----2---2-----2---|---3---3-----3-----3---3-----3---|

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

Bb|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



    F                                 C

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

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

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

D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------|-2---------------2---------------|

F |-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|



[c.line]

--------

    Bb                                C

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

B |-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-|-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-|

G |---3---3-----3-----3---3-----3---|---0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---|

D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Bb|-0---------------0---------------|-2---------------2---------------|

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



    F                                 F/Dm

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

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

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

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

Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



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It's a fun one once you have it - vary the picking during 

 the verses and/or chorus to give more feel to things.



- Daydreamer (schneids@centuryinter.net)