Al Stewart – Almost Lucy (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Al Stewart From: "Time Passages" (1978) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard I've been listening to Stewart's recording lately and suddenly realized that the chord sequence in the last line of the BRIDGE has a beautifully weird ring to it. When I submitted this tab some years ago, I heard a G/B there. The changes are so fast there and it's all so hazy, but now I think the chord is actually Bdim7. Sounds great and fits the vocal melody perfectly. Let me know what you think!
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CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
Bdim7  x-x-0-1-0-1  or x-2-3-1-3-x
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Am | % | [Verse 1]
Am                                 C
Lucy worked a different club every day

                       G
And though she put her mind to it

    Dm              F
Her heart was never in it

    Am                                    C
She stayed around just long enough to get paid

                   G              Dm               F
She won't pass the time with you, she can't stay a minute
[Bridge]
    G                  G7          Am
And all these changing faces never bothered her at all

          G              F              C              G
They just existed like a back-drop or a pattern on the wall

G7                             Am
Lucy looks like someone who is waiting for a call

    Bdim7      Am        Bdim7  Am       Bdim7   E    | Am | % |
She knows will come, but no-one else can hear at all
[Verse 2]
Am                                   C
Lucy finds the dressing room and the bar

                      G
Hangs her clothes up, hopes tonight

    Dm                F
The contract won't be broken

           Am                                       C
Well, they kick you round so much when you're not a star

                  G                Dm            F
Make you play all night just for a pittance or a token
[Bridge]
    G              G7             Am
But all these imperfections never bothered her at all

            G             F                    C                  G
She says it sharpens your perception when your back's against the wall

        G7                            Am
There's something that enables her to rise above it all

   Bdim7    Am        Bdim7   Am       Bdim7  E
To shrug it off, just when it seems to go too far
[Chorus]
Am                         G      Fmaj7                 Esus4 Em
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost  feel the pain comin' on  inside

Am                         G      Fmaj7                           Esus4 Em
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost  feel it now and you don't know why

               Dm      | Am | % |
You don't know why, mmmmh
[Solo] | Am | C | G Dm | F | | Am | C | G Dm | F | [Bridge]
    G                G7              Am
The last time that I saw her she had given up the chase

      G           F             C             G
Moved away to California, got a suntan on her face

    G7                              Am
She says that life was just another time another space

     Bdim7 Am       Bdim7     Am        Bdim7 E
It's over  now, she learned a lot, it's not a waste
[Chorus]
Am                         G      Fmaj7                 Esus4 Em
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost  feel the pain comin' on  inside

Am                         G      Fmaj7                           Esus4 Em
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost  feel it now and you don't know why

Am                         G      Fmaj7                 Esus4 Em
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost  feel the pain comin' on  inside

Am                         G      Fmaj7                           Esus4 Em
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost  feel it now and you don't know why

               Dm      Am 
You don't know why, mmmmh    [repeat Am and fade)