Kenny Rogers – Lady (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

The chords are played with the thumb, but rolled slowly rather than strummed. Also, the chords and tabs line up with the lyrics as they are played in the original, so the words are positioned below the notes and chords on purpose to show rhythm and timing. Intro:

   Dm                   Dm
|-----------0---1----|-----------0---1----|
|--3----3------------|--3----3------------|
|--2--2---2---2------|--2--2---2---2------|
|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|

Verse 1:

   Dm                           Gm/A      Gm      C
|------------0---1-------5---|--5---------3-------0-----------|
|--3-----3----------3--------|--3---------3-------1-----------|
|--2--2----2---2-------------|--3---------3-------0-----------|
|--0-------------------------|--0---------0-------2-----------|
|--0-------------------------|--------------------3-----------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
   La-dy            I'm your  knight in shining armor, and I

   Dm                               Gm\A    Gm       C
|---------------0---1------------|--5-------3--------8----------|
|--3--------3--------------------|--3-------3--------8----------|
|--2-----2----2---2--------------|--3-------3--------9----------|
|--0-----------------------------|--0-------0--------10---------|
|--0-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
   Love you            You have    made me who I am and   I am

   Dm                      Dm
|--5h6p5-------0---1----|-----------0---1----|
|----------3------------|--3----3------------|
|--------2---2---2------|--2--2---2---2------|
|--0--------------------|--0-----------------|
|--0--------------------|--0-----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
   Yours               

   Dm                            Gm/A Gm      C
|------------0---1--------5---|--5----3-------0--------------|
|--3-----3----------3---------|--3----3-------1--------------|
|--2--2----2---2--------------|--3----3-------0--------------|
|--0--------------------------|--0----0-------2--------------|
|--0--------------------------|---------------3--------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
   My Love        There's so    many ways I want to say, "I

   Dm                              Gm/A    Gm         C
|---------------0---1------5----|--5-------3----------8----------|
|--3--------3----------3--------|--3-------3----------8----------|
|--2-----2----2---2-------------|--3-------3----------9----------|
|--0----------------------------|--0-------0----------10---------|
|--0----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   Love you            Let me     hold you in my arms for  ever

   Dm                      Dm           Am7
|--5h6p5-------0---1----|-----------0---5---8-----|
|----------3------------|--3----3-----------------|
|--------2---2---2---2--|--2--2---2---2-----------|
|--0--------------------|--0----------------------|
|--0--------------------|--0----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
   More                                 You have

Chorus: (strum freely)

   Gm7          Am7           Dsus4 D
|--10--------|--8--------------5----5--|
|--11--------|--5--------------8----7--|
|--10--------|--5--------------7----7--|
|--0---------|--7--------------7----7--|
|------------|--7--------------5----5--|
|------------|--5--------------5----5--|
   Gone and    made me such a fool  

   Bb               Am7        Dsus4 D
|-----13p12-12-10---5--8----|--10---10------|
|--11---------------5--5----|--10---10------|
|--10-----------------------|--12---11------|
|--0------------------------|--12---12------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
      I  am so lost in your   love     And

   Gm  Gm\A   Bb   Am7  Dsus4 D
|--10--10--|--10---8------5---5--|
|--11--11--|--11---5------8---7--|
|--0---0---|--10---5------7---7--|
|--0---0---|--0----7------7---7--|
|------0---|-------7------5---5--|
|----------|-------5------5---5--|
   Oh,        We belong together 

   Bb                     Am7       Dsus4 D 
|-----13p12-----12-12p10--5--8---|--10----10--|
|--11-----------------5--5-------|--10----10--|
|--10----------------------------|--12----11--|
|--0-----------------------------|--12----12--|
|--------------------------------|------------|
|--------------------------------|------------|
      Won't you believe   in my    song?

Verse 2: (follows Verse 1) Lady, for so many years I'd thought I'd never find you You have come into my life and made me whole Forever let me wake to see you each and every morning Let me hear you whisper softly in my ear Chorus 2: (follows Chorus 1) In my eyes, I see no one else but you There's no other love like our love And yes, oh yes, I'll always want you near me I've waited for you for so long Chorus 3: (strum freely)

     Bb      Am7
|----10---|--8------------------|
|----11---|--5------------------|
|----10---|--5------------------|
|----0----|--7------------------|
|---------|--7------------------|
|---------|--5------------------|
And lady       your love's the 

   F     Am7       Dm   C
|--5-----8------|--5----3--|
|--6-----5------|--6----5--|
|--5-----5------|--7----5--|
|--7-----7------|--7----5--|
|--8-----7------|--5----3--|
|--5-----5------|--5----3--|
   Only love I     need  

     Bb       Am7
|----10-----|--8------------|
|----11-----|--5------------|
|----10-----|--5------------|
|----0------|--7------------|
|-----------|--7------------|
|-----------|--5------------|
And beside     me is where 

   F      Am7        Dm   C
|--5-------8------|--5----3--|
|--6-------5------|--6----5--|
|--5-------5------|--7----5--|
|--7-------7------|--7----5--|
|--8-------7------|--5----3--|
|--5-------5------|--5----3--|
   I want you to     be 

    Bb         Am7
|---10-------|--8------------------|
|---11-------|--5------------------|
|---10-------|--5------------------|
|---0--------|--7------------------|
|------------|--7------------------|
|------------|--5------------------|
Cuz my love    there is something 

   F      Am7       Dm   C
|--5-------8------|--5----3--------------|
|--6-------5------|--6----5--------------|
|--5-------5------|--7----5--------------|
|--7-------7------|--7----5--------------|
|--8-------7------|--5----3--------------|
|--5-------5------|--5----3--------------|
   I want you to     know    You're the

    Bb         Gm      Gm7
|---1-----------3----|--1-------------|
|---3-----------3----|--3-------------|
|---3-----------3----|--3-------------|
|---3-----------0----|--0-------------|
|---1----------------|----------------|
|---1----------------|----------------|
    Love of my life        You're my

Outro:

   Dm                   Dm
|-----------0---1----|-----------0---1----|
|--3----3------------|--3----3------------|
|--2--2---2---2------|--2--2---2---2------|
|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
|--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
   Lady

   Dm
|-----||
|--3--||
|--2--||
|--0--||
|--0--||
|-----||