Cracking by Suzanne Vega

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CRACKING (Suzanne Vega)
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[Actually in B; capo up four frets.]

Csus2  G/B  G5  G5/F#    Csus2  G/B  G5  G5/F#  G5/F#
[intro]
Em7  Em7/B  A7  A7    C  Cmaj7  G5  G[single note]
[intro]

       Csus2     G/B          G5      G5/F#
It's a one time thing, it just happens a lot
Csus2        G/B   G                G5/F#
  Walk with me and we will see what we have got
Csus2  G/B  G5  G5/F#    Csus2  G/B  G5  G5/F#
Ahhhhhhh...              Ahhhhhhh...

   Csus2         G/B           G5            G5/F#
My footsteps are ticking, like water dripping from a tree
Csus2      G/B          G5            G5/F#
Walking a hairline, and stepping very carefully
Csus2  G/B  G5  G5/F#    Csus2  G/B  G5  G5/F#  G5/F#
Ahhhhhhh...              Ahhhhhhh...
Em7  Em7/B  A7  A7    C  Cmaj7  G5  G[single note]
Ahhhhhhh...

   Csus2    G/B    G5          G5/F#
My heart is broken; it's worn out at the knees
Csus2            G/B           G5            G5/F#
Hearing muffled, seeing blind, soon it will hit the deep freeze
Csus2  G/B  G5  G5/F#    Csus2  G/B  G5  G5/F#
Ahhhhhhh...

    Csus2        G/B      G5             G5/F#
And something is cracking, I don't know where
Csus2       G/B      G5               G5/F#
Ice on the sidewalk, brittle branches in the air

    Csus2    G/B     G5             G5/F#
The sun is blinding, dizzy golden, dancing green
Csus2                   G/B        G5                  F#[single note]
Through the park in the afternoon, wondering where the hell

 Csus2    G/B    G5  G5/F#  G5/F#
I     have   been
Em7     Em7/B  A7  A7    C  Cmaj7  A7  A7    C  Cmaj7  G5  G[single note]
Ah ha haaaaa...


INTRO AND VERSE:

[Most of the verse just uses the first four measures of tab.]
[Note that whenever the G5 measure comes before the Em7-A7 part,
 there is also an A bass note in the second half of the measure.]

Csus2            G/B              G5               G5/F#
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
------3---------|------3---------|------3---------|------3---------|
----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|
----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
3---------------|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|3---------------|2---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

Csus2            G/B              G5               G5/F#              G5/F#
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
------3---------|------3---------|------3---------|------3---------|---3----|
----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|-----0--|
----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|--0---0-|
3---------------|2---------------|--------0-------|----------------|--------|
----------------|----------------|3---------------|0=2-------------|2-------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^.^.^.^.

Em7              Em7/B            A7               A7
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
------3---------|------3---------|------2---------|------2---------|
----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|
----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
----------------|2---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

C                Cmaj7            G5               G5 [single note]
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
------1---------|------0---------|------3---------|----------------|
----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|----------------|
----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----------------|
3---------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|3---------------|3---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

"THE SUN IS BLINDING...":

  Csus2                    G/B
E ------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  The quick notes there
B ---------3-----------3--|---------3-----------3--|  are actually 16-------|th-note
G ---0-----------0--------|---0-----------0--------|  triplets; the "03-----|s
D --0-----0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-----0-----0---|  and "02"s are hammer--|
A 03----03----03----03----|02----02----02----02-----------------------------|  ons, obviously.  Good
E ------------------------|------------------------|  luck.  You can subs---|
  ^  .  ^  .  ^  .  ^  .   ^  .  ^  .  ^  .  ^  .     titute something easier.
..sun               is     blind  - ing,

  G5                       G5/F#
E ------------------------|------------------------|
B ---------3-----------3--|---------3-----------3--|
G ---0-----------0--------|---0-----------0--------|
D --0-----0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-----0-----0---|
A ------------------------|------------------------|
E 03----03----03----03----|02----02----02----02----|
  ^  .  ^  .  ^  .  ^  .   ^  .  ^  .  ^  .  ^  .
  dizzy,   gol - den,  danc - ing   green

  Csus2                    G/B
E ------------------------|------------------------|
B ---------3-----------3--|---------3-----------3--|
G ---0-----------0--------|---0-----------0--------|
D --0-----0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-----0-----0---|
A 03----03----03----03----|02----02----02----02----|
E ------------------------|------------------------|
  ^  .  ^  .  ^  .  ^  .   ^  .  ^  .  ^  .  ^  .
  Through the park in the  af  - ter - noon,

  G5                       G5/F#
E ------------------------|------------------------|
B ---------3-----------3--|------------------------|
G ---0-----------0--------|------------------------|
D --0-----0-----0-----0---|------------------------|
A ------------------------|------------------------|
E 03----03----03----03----|2-----------------------|
  ^  .  ^  .  ^  .  ^  .   ^  .  ^  .  ^  .  ^  .
  wondering   where the hell           I              have     been...

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