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Head Over Feet

Alanis Morissette

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HEAD OVER FEET - ALANIS MORISSETTE
>From the album `Jagged little pill'

Transcribed by Louis Visscher 
Comments, suggestions, additions, everything is welcome at my email-address.
This tab is partially based on the chord-file done by      
randell@heinous.music.uiowa.edu

DISTORTED GUITAR

Chords used:
Verses:             Chorus:
C:  335553          D:  557775
G:  355433          Bm: 224432
Am: 577555          A:  577655 or 002220
F:  133211          Bb: 113331

Notation legend
^   --> upstroke
v   --> downstroke
/   --> slide up
\   --> slide down
!*! --> turn your guitar from distorted to clean (in verse 6))
$#$ --> turn your guitar from clean to distorted (after verse 6)
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VERSE 1

  C           G                     Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------------2-----|
|-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-----|
|-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-----|
|-------------3-------------3-----|-5-----------1-------------------|
  v     ^     v             ^       v     ^     v             ^
           I  had         no  choice                but to  hear you

  C           G                     Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-1---|
|-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-1---|
|-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------------2-2---|
|-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-3---|
|-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-3---|
|-------------3-------------3-----|-5-----------1-------------1-----|
  v     ^     v             ^       v     ^     v             v ^
          You sta-----ted     your      case        time and a--gain

  C           G                     Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------------2-----|
|-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-----|
|-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-----|
|-------------3-------------3-----|-5-----------1-------------------|
  v     ^     v             ^       v     ^     v             ^
          I thought       a---bout      it.


VERSE 2

  C           G                     Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----4-----------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2-----------2-2-----|
|-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----|
|-3-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----|
|-------------3-----------3-------|-5-----------1-----------1-------|
  v     ^     v           v ^       v     ^     v           v ^
          You treat       me  like                  I'm a   princess

  C           G                     Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------------|
|-5-----5-----4-----------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2---------2---------|
|-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-------3-----------|
|-3-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-------------------|
|-------------3-----------3-------|-5-----------1-------------------|
  v     ^     v           v ^       v     ^     v              
          I'm not         used to                   liking  that

  C           G                     Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------1-----------|
|-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------------|
|-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------------------|
|-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------------|
|-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------------|
|-------------3-------------3-----|-5-----------1-------------------|
  v     ^     v             ^       v     ^     v              
          You ask     how my  day       was.              You've already


CHORUS

  D             Bm                  G       A
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-5-----5-5-----2-----0---0-------|-3------/5---5-------5---5-5-----|
|-7-----7-7-----3-----------2-----|-3------/5---5-------5---5-5-----|
|-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-4------/6---6-------6---6-6-----|
|-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-5------/7---7-------7---7-7-----|
|-5-------5-----2-----------------|-5------/7---7-------7---7-------|
|---------------2-----------------|-3------/5---5-------5---5-------|
  v     ^ v     v                   v           v       v   v ^
  won me o----ve------er           in spite of me.         Don't be a-

  D             Bm                  Bb          A
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-5-----5-5-----2---------0-------|-1-----1-----0-------0---0-0-0---|
|-7-----7-7-----3-----------2-----|-3-----3-----2-------2---2-2-2---|
|-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-3-----3-----2-------2---2-2-2---|
|-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-3-----3-----2-------2---2-2-2---|
|-5-------5-----2-----------------|-1-----1-----0-------0---0-0-0---|
|---------------2-----------------|-------------0-------0---0-0-0---|
  v     ^ v     v                   v     ^     v       v   v ^ v
 larmed if I  fa------all           head o--ver feet.       Don't be sur-

  D             Bm                  G       A
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-5-----5-5-----2---------0-------|-3------/5---5-------5---5-5-----|
|-7-----7-7-----3-----------2-----|-3------/5---5-------5---5-5-----|
|-7-----7-7-----4-----4-----------|-4------/6---6-------6---6-6-----|
|-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-5------/7---7-------7---7-7-----|
|-5-------5-----2-----------------|-5------/7---7-------7---7-7-----|
|---------------2-----------------|-3------/5---5-------5---5-------|
  v     ^ v     v                   v           v       v   v ^
 prised if I  love    you      for all that you are

  F           C                     G
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .     |
|-1-----1-1---3-------3---3-------|-3-------------------3---3---3/8-\-|
|-1-----1-1---5-------5---5-------|-3-------------------3---3---3/8-\-|
|-2-----2-2---5-------5---5-------|-4-------------------4---4---4/9-\-|
|-3-----3-3---5-------5---5-------|-5-------------------5---5---5/10\-|
|-3-----3-3---3-------3---3-------|-5-------------------5---5---5/10\-|
|-1-----1-1-----------------------|-3-------------------3---3---3/8-\-|
  v     ^ v   v       v   v         v                   v   v
  I couldn't  help    it            It's all your fault.


VERSE 3 (same guitar as in verse 2)

Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole.
You're so much braver than I gave you credit for.
That's not lip service.


CHORUS (guitar: don't do the slide up and down in the last bar)


VERSE 4

  C                   G             Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-------------3-----3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----|
|-5-----5-------------3-----3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----|
|-5-----5-------------4-----4-----|-5-----5-----2-----------2-2-----|
|-5-------------------5-----5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----|
|-3-------------------5-----5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----|
|---------------------3-----------|-5-----------1-----------1-------|
  v     ^             v     ^       v     ^     v           v ^
          You are         the bea-------rer      of un--conditional

  C                       G         Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-----------------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----------------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1---------1---------|
|-5-----5-----------------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2-------2-----------|
|-5-----------------------5-5-----|-7-----------3---------------3---|
|-3-----------------------5-5-----|-7-----------3-------------------|
|-------------------------3-------|-5-----------1-------------------|
  v     ^                 v ^       v     ^     v                
  things. You held        your breath               and the door for me

  C           G                     Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------1---1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------1---1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------2---2-2-----|
|-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------3---3-3-----|
|-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------3---3-3-----|
|-------------3-------------------|-5-----------1-------1-----1-----|
  v     ^     v             ^       v     ^     v       v   ^ v
          Thanks for      your pa-------tience


HARMONICA SOLO (over chorus-chords, with slide up and down in the last bar)


VERSE 5 (same guitar as in verses 2 and 3)

You're the best listener that I've ever met
You're my best friend, best friend with benefits
What took me so long


VERSE 6

  C           G                     Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----4-----------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2-----------2-2-----|
|-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----|
|-3-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----|
|-------------3-----------3-------|-5-----------1-----------1-------|
  v     ^     v           v ^       v     ^     v           v ^
          I've ne---------ver felt              this healthy before

  C           G                     Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------------|
|-5-----5-----4-----------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2---------2---------|
|-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----7-----3-------3-----------|
|-3-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----7-----3-------------------|
|-------------3-----------3-------|-5-----------1-------------------|
  v     ^     v           v ^       v     ^     v              
          I've ne---------ver wan------ted          something rational

  C           G                     Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-----3-----!*!---3-3-----|-5-----5-5---1-----1-1---1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-----!*!---3-3-----|-5-----5-5---1-----1-1---1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----4-----!*!---4-4-----|-5-----5-5---2-----2-2---2-2-----|
|-5-----------5-----!*!---5-5-----|-7-----7-7---3-----3-3---3-3-----|
|-3-----------5-----!*!---5-5-----|-7-----7-7---3-----3-3---3-3-----|
|-3-----------3-----!*!---3-------|-5-------5---1-------1---1-------|
  v     ^     v           v ^       v     ^ v   v     ^ v   v ^
          I   am          a---ware      now-------------ow

  C           G                     Am          F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |
|-3-----3-3---3-----3-3---3-3-----|-5-----5-5---1-----1-1---1-1-----|$#$
|-5-----5-5---3-----3-3---3-3-----|-5-----5-5---1-----1-1---1-1-----|$#$
|-5-----5-5---4-----4-4---4-4-----|-5-----5-5---2-----2-2---2-2-----|$#$
|-5-----5-5---5-----5-5---5-5-----|-7-----7-7---3-----3-3---3-3-----|$#$
|-3-----3-3---5-----5-5---5-5-----|-7-----7-7---3-----3-3---3-3-----|$#$
|-------------3-------3---3-------|-5-------5---1-------1---1-------|$#$
  v     ^ v   v     ^ v   v ^       v     ^ v   v     ^ v   v ^
          I   am          a---ware      now.            You've already
                   
CHORUS (without the slides)
CHORUS (with the slides)

HARMONICA (over chorus-chords)
*fade*
^Z