Bee Gees – Massachusetts (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Massachusetts Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Tempo: 4/4 time, q=110, Capo 2nd fret, optionally. Beats on eighths are marked "+", on sixteenths "s". The chord names indicate the left-hand position. Use thumb-fretting. Emphasize melody notes and let ring.
[Intro]  (2x)
   C
E|-------------------|----0--0-----0-------|
B|---------------1---|-3--------3----------|
G|-0------0--2-------|---------------------|
D|-----2---------0---|-------2---------2---|
A|-3-----------------|-3-------------------|
E|-----------3-------|-------------3-------|

[Verse]   (2x)
   C      +     +  Dm             +  F         C                    +     +
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|----0--0-----0-------|
B|--------------1-----3--|-----------1---1---|-------------1---|-3--------3----------|
G|-0------0--2--------2--|--------2----------|-2---0-----------|---------------------|
D|-----2-----------0-----|-----0---------3---|-----2-------2---|-------2---------2---|
A|-3---------------------|-------------------|-3---------------|-3-------------------|
E|-----------3-----------|-1---------1-------|---------3-------|-------------3-------|
   Feel   I'm going   back        to Massa-    chusetts
   Try    to hitch a ride         to San Fran- cisco

   C      +     +  Dm +           +  F         C  +                   +     +     +  G7 +
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----0--0-----0-----1-----|
B|--------------1-----3--|-----------1---1---|---------------1---|-3--------3--------------|
G|-0------0--2--------2--|--------2----------|-2-p0--------------|----------------0-----0--|
D|-----2-----------0-----|-----0---------3---|-------2-------2---|-------2-----------0-----|
A|-3---------------------|-------------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------------|
E|-----------3-----------|-1---------1-------|-----------3-------|-------------3-----------|
   Something's telling me         I  must go   home                            And   the
   Gotta  do the     things       I  wanna     do                              And   the

   C      +     +        C  +     +     +     +    G  +  F  +     +     +    F  +     +     +
E|-3---------0-----3---|-8--------8--8--------7--|-7-----5--------3-p1-p0--|-----------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----1-p0------------|
G|--------0-----0------|----0-----------0--------|----0-----5--------------|----2-----------2------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-------0-----------0-----|-------3-----------0-----|-------3-----------3---|
A|-3---------3---------|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|-------------0---------|
E|---------------------|-8-----------8-----------|-7-----------------------|-1---------------------|
   lights    all   went  out      in Massa-        chusetts,                       the day  I 
   lights    all   went  out      in Massa-        chusetts,                       they brought me 

   C          +        G  +     +     +        C      +     +        G      +     +
E|---------------0---|-1-----1-----0---------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|-0-----------------3---|-1-------------------|---------------------|
G|-0----------0------|----0-----0-----0------|--------0-----0------|--------0-----0------|
D|-----2---------2---|-------0-----------0---|-----2-----------2---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-3-----------------|-------------2---------|-3-------------------|-----------2---------|
E|---------3---------|-3---------------------|-----------3---------|-3-------------------|
   left          her   standing    on    her   own
   back          to    see   my    way   with  you

[Verse]
   C      +     +  Dm             +  F         C          +     +       +     +     +     +
E|-----------------------|-------------------|---------5-\3-p0-----|-5-\3-p0-----5-\3-p0-----|
B|--------------1-----3--|-----------1---1---|------------------1--|----------1-----------1--|
G|-0------0--2--------2--|--------2----------|-2---0---------------|-------------------------|
D|-----2-----------0-----|-----0---------3---|-----2---------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A|-3---------------------|-------------------|-3-------0-----------|-0-----------------------|
E|-----------3-----------|-1---------1-------|---------------------|-------------0-----------|
   Talk   about the   life        in Massa-    chusetts

   C      +     +  Dm +           +  F         C  +    s + s        +       +     +     +  G7 +
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-------0h1p0h1-3------0--|-5-\3-p0-----0-----1-----|
B|--------------1-----3--|-----------1---1---|-------------------------|----------1--------------|
G|-0------0--2--------2--|--------2----------|-2-p0--------------------|----------------0-----0--|
D|-----2-----------0-----|-----0---------3---|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------0-----|
A|-3---------------------|-------------------|-3-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|-----------3-----------|-1---------1-------|---------------3---------|-------------3-----------|
   Speak  about the  peo-         ple I have   seen                                  And   the

   C      +     +        C  +     +     +     +    G  +  F  +     +     +    F  +     +     +
E|-3---------0-----3---|-8--------8--8--------7--|-7-----5--------3-p1-p0--|-----------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-----1-p0------------|
G|--------0-----0------|----0-----------0--------|----0-----5--------------|----2-----------2------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-------0-----------0-----|-------3-----------0-----|-------3-----------3---|
A|-3---------3---------|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|-------------0---------|
E|---------------------|-8-----------8-----------|-7-----------------------|-1---------------------|
   lights    all   went  out      in Massa-        chusetts,                       and Massa- 

   C          +        G  +     +     +        C      +     +        G      +     +
E|---------------0---|-1-----1-----0---------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|-0-----------------3---|-1-------------------|---------------------|
G|-0----------0------|----0-----0-----0------|--------0-----0------|--------0-----0------|
D|-----2---------2---|-------0-----------0---|-----2-----------2---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-3-----------------|-------------2---------|-3-------------------|-----------2---------|
E|---------3---------|-3---------------------|-----------3---------|-3-------------------|
   chusetts      is    one   place I     have  seen.

[Outro]               /-------------repeat+fade-----------\ 
   C      +            Dm     +  F         C
E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------1---|-3---------1---1---|-------------1---|
G|-0------0--2-------|-2------2----------|-2---0---2-------|
D|-----2---------0---|-----0---------3---|-----2-------2---|
A|-3-----------------|-------------------|-3---------------|
E|-----------3-------|-1---------1-------|---------3-------|
   I         will re-  member    Massa-    chusetts
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