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Every Little Thing He

Shawn Colvin

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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 09:25:00 +1300
From: "Kean, John" 
Subject: TAB: Every Little Thing (S)he Does Is Magic - Shawn Colvin


Howdy,
The guitar disappears underneath the string orchestra in much of this
recording, so I'm not 100% sure of some of the tab. Sounds OK though. If
somebody has a recording of Shawn playing it solo (is there one?) thay
might be able to fix it up here and there (please let me know if you
do).
Enjoy,
JK


 Every Little Thing (S)he Does is Magic  - The Police, arr. Shawn Colvin
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 From "Cover Girl".
 Transcribed and tabbed by John Kean.

 Tuning: Open-D (DADF#AD).
 Capo: none.
 Timing: 4/4.


 INTRO:

        Gsus2           A+4               Gsus2           A+4
  4/4   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .


D ||---------0---------------0---------|-------0-----------0-------------|
A ||-T---4-------4-------4-------4-----|---4-------4---------------4-----|
F#||-A---------------3---------------3-|---------------3-------3-------3-|
D ||-B---------------------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A ||-------------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
D ||---5-------------------------------|-5-------5---------------4-------|

   Gsus2           A+4               Gsus2           Dmaj7
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-------0---------------0---------|-------0-----------0--------------||
 |---4-------4-------4-------4-----|---4-------4---------------4------||
 |---------------3---------------3-|---------------3-------3-------3--||
 |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0----||
 |-----------------0---------------|----------------------------------||
 |-5-------------------------------|-5-----------------------0--------||


 VERSES:

     Gsus2           A+4               Gsus2           A+4
     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 ||--------0---------------0---------|-------0-----------0-------------|
 ||----4-------4-------4-------4-----|---4-------4---------------4-----|
 ||*---------------3---------------3-|---------------3-------3-------3-|
 ||*-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
 ||------------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
 ||--5-----------------------0-------|-5-----------------------4-------|

   Gsus2           A+4               Gsus2           Dmaj7
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-------0---------------0---------|-------0-----------0--------------|
 |---4-------4-------4-------4-----|---4-------4---------------4------|
 |---------------3---------------3-|---------------3-------3-------3--|
 |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0----|
 |-----------------0---------------|----------------------------------|
 |-5-------------------------------|-5-----------------------0--------|
                                                         1.Though I've
                                                                2.Do I


    Gsus2           A+4               Gsus2           A+4
    ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |--------0---------------0---------|-------0-----------0-------------|
 |----4-------4-------4-------4-----|---4-------4---------------4-----|
 |----------------3---------------3-|---------------3-------3-------3-|
 |------0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
 |------------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
 |--5-------------------------------|-5-----------------------4-------|
    tried before to tell him   Of the feelings I have for him  in  my
    have to tell the story     Of a thousand rainy days since we first


    Gsus2           A+4               Gsus2           Dmaj7
    ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |--------0---------------0---------|-------0-----------0-------------|
 |----4-------4-------4-------4-----|---4-------4---------------4-----|
 |----------------3---------------3-|---------------3-------3-------3-|
 |------0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
 |------------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
 |--5-------------------------------|-5-----------------------0-------|
    heart                                                     Every
    met                                                       It's a


    Gsus2           A+4                 Gsus2           Em7+4
    ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .       ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .


|--------0--------------------------|------------------0-------0--------|
|----4-------4-------0---0---0------|----0---0---0-----0-------0--------|
|----------------3---3---3---3------|----3---3---3-----1-------1--------|
|------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0---2-------2--------|
|------------------0-------0--------|------------------x-------x--------|
|--5--------------------------------|--5-------5-------2-------2--------|
  time that I come near him  I just lose my nerve like I've done  from the
    big enough umbrella      But it's always me who ends up getting


   D
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-----|-0-----0---0---0-0---------------||
 |-0-0-0-2---4---0-0-0-0-2---4---0-|-0---0-2---4---0-0---------------||
 |-0---0-1---3---0-0---0-1---3---0-|-0---0-1---3---0-0---x-----------||
 |-0---0-----------0---0---------0-|-0---0-----------0---x-----------||
 |-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---x-----------||
 |-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------||
   start                                            'Cos every little
   wet                                              'Cos every little

 CHORUS:

     A               D                   A               D
     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .       ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .


||--------2---2-----------0---0------|--------2---2---------------0---0--|
||--0---0-0---0-----0-----0---0------|--0-----0---0-----0---------0-0-0--|
||--1---1-1---1-----3-----3---3------|--1---1-1---1-----3---------3-3----|
||--2---2-----2-----4---4-----4------|--2---2-2---------4-----4----------|
||--0---0-----------0---0------------|--0---0-----------0-----0----------|
||------------------0---0------------|------------------0-----0----------|
  thing he does is magic Everything he does just turns me on Even though my


    A               D                   A
    ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   2/4 ,   .   ,   . 4/4
 |--------2---2-----------0---0------|--------2---2-----|
 |--0---0-0---0-----0-----0---0------|--0---0-0---0-----|
 |--1---1-1---1-----3-----3---3------|--1---1-1---1-----|
 |--2---2-----2-----4---4------------|--2---2-----2-----|
 |--0---0-----------0---0------------|--0---0-----------|
 |------------------0---0------------|------------------|
  life before was tragic Now I know my love for him goes


  1.-----------------------------------------------------------------.
   Gm/Bb           C                 D
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------||
 |-----1p0-------------3p0---------|-----0-----------0---------0-----||
 |-----------1---------------1-----|-----------0-----0--------------*||
 |-----0-------0-------2-------2---|-----0-5-----0---0--------------*||
 |-1-------1-------3-------3-------|-5-------5-------0---------------||
 |---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------||
   on


  2.------------------------------------------------------------------
   Bb              Bb/C              Bb              Bb/C
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |-----------8---------------8-----|-----------8---------------8-8---||
 |-------8---------------8---------|-------8-----8---------8-----8---||
 |-----8-------8-------8-------8---|-----8-------8-------8-------8---||
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |-8-------8-------10------10------|-8-------8-------10------10------||
   on

 BRIDGE:

    Bb              Bb/C              Bb              Bb/C
    ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 ||-----8-----------8---------8-----|-8---------8-----8---------8-----|
 ||---8-------8-----------8-----8---|-------8-----8---------8---------|
 ||-----8-------8-------8-------8---|-----8-------8-------8-------8---|
 ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 ||-8-------8-------10------10------|-8-------8-------10------10------|
       I resolve to call him up           A thousand times a day   And

   Bb              Bb/C              Bb              Bb/C
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---8-------8-----8---------8-----|-8---------8-----8---------8-----|
 |-------8-----8---------8-----8---|-------8-----8---------8---------|
 |-----8-------8-------8-------8---|-----8-------8-------8-------8---|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-8-------8-------10------10------|-8-------8-------10------10------|
    ask him if he'll marry me     In some old-fashioned way    But my

   Bb              Bb/C              Bb              Bb/C
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-----------------------8---------|-----------------------8---------|
 |---------------------------8-----|---------------------------8-----|
 |-8-----8-8-----------8-------8---|-8-----8-8-----------8-------8---|
 |-8-----8-8----10--10-------------|-8-----8-8----10--10-------------|
 |-8-----8-8----10--10-------------|-8-----8-8----10--10-------------|
   silent fears have gripped me Long before I reach the phone   Long

   Bb              Bb/C              Bb
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------8-----|-----------8-----------8---------|
 |-----------------------8-------8-|---8-----------8---8---8---8-----|
 |-------------------------8-------|-----8-------8-------8-------8---|
 |-8-------8-------8---------------|---------------------------------|
 |-8---------------8h10------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
   before my tongue has tripped me Must I always

   C                                 D
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |---------------------------------|-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-|
 |-----------3---------------3-----|-0-0-0-2---4---0-0-0-0-2---4---0-|
 |-------1-------1-------1---------|-0---0-1---3---0-0---0-1---3---0-|
 |-2---2-------2-------2-------2---|-0---0-----------0---0-----------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-0---------------0---------------|
 |---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|
   be                             alone


   D
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-0-0---0---0---0-0---------------||
 |-0-0-0-2---4---0-0---------------||
 |-0---0-1---3---0-0---x-----------||
 |-0---0-----------0---x-----------||
 |-0---------------0---x-----------||
 |-0---------------0---------------||
                        Every little

 CHORUS:

      A               D                   A               D
      ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .       ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .


||---------2---2-----------0---0------|--------2---2---------------0---0--|
||---0---0-0---0-----0-----0---0------|--0-----0---0-----0---------0-0-0--|
||*--1---1-1---1-----3-----3---3------|--1---1-1---1-----3---------3-3----|
||*--2---2-----2-----4---4-----4------|--2---2-2---------4-----4----------|
||---0---0-----------0---0------------|--0---0-----------0-----0----------|
||-------------------0---0------------|------------------0-----0----------|
   thing he does is magic Everything he does just turns me on Even though my


1.---------------------------------.
    A               D                   A               D
    ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .       ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .


|--------2---2-----------0---0------|--------2---2-------0---0---0------||
|--0---0-0---0-----0-----0---0------|--0---0-0---0-----0-0---0---0------||
|--1---1-1---1-----3-----3---3------|--1---1-1---1-----0-0---0---0-----*||
|--2---2-----2-----4---4------------|--2---2-----2-----0---x---x---x---*||
|--0---0-----------0---0------------|--0---0-----------0---x---x---x----||
|------------------0---0------------|------------------0----------------||
  life before was tragic Now I know my love for him goes on  Every little

  2.-----------------
     A                 Bb              Bb/C
 2/4 ,   .   ,   . 4/4 ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |---------2---2----|----------------------------------||
 |---0---0-0---0----|------------8-----8-----8---------||
 |---1---1-1---1----|----8---8-----------8-------8-----||
 |---2---2-----2----|------8-------8-------8-------8---||
 |---0---0----------|----------------------------------||
 |------------------|--8-------8-------10------10------||
   love for him goes on

CODA:

    Bb              Bb/C              Bb              Bb/C
    ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 ||-------8---------8-----8---------|-8-----8---------------8---------|
 ||---8-------8-------8-------8-----|---8-------8-------8-----10-p8---|
 ||-----8-------8-------8-------8---|-----8-------8-------8-------8---|
 ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 ||-8-------8-------10------10------|-8-------8-------10------10------|
                             It goes on...


   Bb              Bb/C              Bb              Bb/C
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-8-----8---------------8---------|-8-----8---------8-----8---------|
 |---8-------8------10-------8-----|---8-------8------10-------8-----|
 |-----8-------8-------8-------8---|-----8-------8-------8-------8---|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-8-------8-------10------10------|-8-------8-------10------10------|
                             It goes on...


   Bb/C
    ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .  2/4 ,   .   ,   . 4/4
 |----------------------------------|------------------|
 |--------8---------------8---------|--------8---------|
 |----8-----10-p8-----8-----10-p8---|----8-----10-p8---|
 |------8-------8-------8-------8---|------8-------8---|
 |----------------------------------|------------------|
 |-10------10------10------10-------|-10------10-------|

   D
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-----|-0-----0---0---0-0---------------||
 |-0-0-0-2---4---0-0-0-0-2---4---0-|-0---0-2---4---0-0---------------||
 |-0---0-1---3---0-0---0-1---3---0-|-0---0-1---3---0-0---------------||
 |-0---0-----------0---0---------0-|-0---0-----------0-------0-------||
 |-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------5-------5-------||
 |-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0-------0-------||


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 John Kean
 (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz)
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