Great Big Sea – Consequence Free (Guitar)

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From "Turn"(1999) Notes: An attempt at getting this tune right in all its surprising subtleties. Other tabs use Sean's (easier) capoed part, but Alan's uncapoed part is a bit more distinctive, including on the LP version his Takamine 12 string, (also heard on GOIN' UP and TROIS NAVIRES DE BLE) [Chords] EADGBe B* 7998x0 A* 5776x0 C#m 4x6654 These are all played with the thumb. [Intro]
                     E
Na na na na nya nana na  |E B*| A* B*|

    E          B*    A*   E 
oh, na na nah na nya nana na
[Verse 1]
E                B*              A*         B*
  Wouldn’t it be great if no one ever got offended?

    E               B*                  A*            B*
And wouldn’t it be great to say what’s really on your mind?

E              B*           A*                  B*
I have always said all the rules are made for bending

    E           B*                A*              B*
And if I let my hair down, would that be such a crime?
[Chorus]
A       B   E           C#m
I wanna be consequence free

A       B           C#m             B
I wanna be where nothing needs to matter

A       B   E           C#m 
I wanna be consequence free just sing

E     B  A        B     E
Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na 

E     B  A        B     E
Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na 
[Verse 2]
E                B*        A*                B*
  I could really use to lose my Catholic conscience

E                    B*              A*           B*
'Cause I’m getting sick of feeling guilty all the time

E         B*             A*                  B*
I won’t abuse it, yeah I’ve got the best intentions

E                     B*        A*              B*
For a little bit of anarchy but not the hurting kind
[Chorus]
A       B   E           C#m
I wanna be consequence free

    A       B           C#m             B
and I wanna be where nothing needs to matter

A       B   E           C#m 
I wanna be consequence free just sing

E     B  A        B     E
Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na 

E     B  A        B     E
Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na 
[Bridge]
A             E                C#m
I couldn’t sleep at all last night

            B*             A*
Cause I had so much on my mind

B*            A*           C#m
I’d like to leave it all behind,

          B*                A*
But you know it’s not that easy

     B*
ooh, for just one night
[Verse 3]
E                  B*          A*               B*
  Wouldn’t it be great, if the band just never ended

E                  B*                A*             B*
We could stay out late and we would never hear last call

E                    B*              A*        B*
We wouldn’t need to worry about approval or permission, we could

E               B*            A*            B*
Slip off the edge and never worry about the fall (worry 'bout the fall)
[Outro]
A       B   E           C#m
I wanna be consequence free

    A       B           C#m             B
and I wanna be where nothing needs to matter

A       B   E           C#m 
I wanna be consequence free just sing

E     B  A        B     E
Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na 

E     B  A        B     E
Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na