Jackson Browne – Song For Adam (Guitar Tab)

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From the C/D "Saturate Before Using" Standard E tuning: EADGBE, Capo on 1st fret

Intro:
Am
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G|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------2-------2-|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
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D|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3--3|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E|-1-------1-------|-1--------1------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
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D|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3--3|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------2-------|
E|-1-------1-------|-1--------1------|---------3-------|-3---------------|
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   Am
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 Verse 1:
   Am                G                 F
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B|-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
G|---------0-----2-|---------0-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|
D|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
A|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------0-------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
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  Oh Adam was a     friend of mine I  did not know him  well,     He was

   C       G/D       Am      G         F
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B|---------3-------|-1-------0-------|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
G|-------0-------0-|-------2-------0-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|
D|-----2-------0---|-----2-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
A|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
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 alone in his    existence     he was deep into his well,         I
could

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G|-------0-------0-|-------2-------0-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|
D|-----2-------0---|-----2-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
A|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
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guess what he was laughing at but I  couldn't really tell,       Now the

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B|---------3-------|-1-------0-------|-1---------1------|
G|-------2-------0-|-------2-------0-|---------2-----2--|
D|-----2-------0---|-----2-------0---|-----3-------3----|
A|-0---------------|-0---------------|------------------|
E|---------3-------|---------3-------|-1-------1--------|
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story's told that Adam jumped but I'm thinking that he

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G|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------2-------2-|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
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  fell.

Verse 2: (same tab as Verse 1)

 Chorus:
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G|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
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      I    sit    before my only     candle,                       but
it's

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A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
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 so   little       light to find my  way,                          now
this

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 journey  appears   before    my     candle.                       Which
is

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G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------3-------|---------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
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 shorter every      hour as it        reaches for the   day         well
I

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  feel just like a  candle  in  a     way              but I guess I'll

   F                                   C
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D|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3--3|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E|-1-------1-------|-1--------1------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
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  get there,           but I wouldn't say_______________________________

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D|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3--3|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------2-------|
E|-1-------1-------|-1--------1------|---------3-------|-3---------------|
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  for sure...

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