Willie Nelson – The Scientist (Guitar Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)

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Chords

   E6      A    E7Major  Bsus4
Eb|----------------------------|
Bb|--5------2-------5------5---|
Gb|--4------2-------4------4---|
Db|--2------2-------2------4---|
Ab|--4------0-------2------2---|
Eb|----------------------------|

(The acoustic parts can seem as if they need more fill, to do so play both the G and D strings when playing the picking patterns)

[Intro/Verses]
    E6                        A
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2-----5/7-5--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2---------|
Ab|--4-------------------------0------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

   E7Major
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
Ab|--2-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

E6 A E7M Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry You don't know how lovely you are E6 A E7M I had to find you, Tell you I need you Tell you I set you apart E6 A E7M Tell me your secrets, And ask me your questions Oh, let's go back to the start E6 A E7M Running in circles, Coming up tails Heads on a science apart (For the strumming parts such as the chorus, just strum the chords and you can add in this during the a chord if you want) (this is where you choose to play it or play another 2 "A" chords instead)

    E6                        A
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2-----5/7-5--|
Gb|--4-----4-----4-----4-------2-----2-----2/4-2--|
Db|--2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2/4-2--|
Ab|--4-----4-----4-----4-------0-----0------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

   E7Major
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
Gb|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
Db|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

E6 A E7M Nobody said it was easy, It's such a shame for us to part E6 A E7M Nobody said it was easy, No one ever said it would be this hard Oh, take me back to the start

[Verses]
    E6                        A
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2-----5/7-5--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2---------|
Ab|--4-------------------------0------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

   E7Major
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
Ab|--2-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

E6 A E7M I was just guessing, At numbers and figures Pulling the puzzles apart E6 A E7M Questions of science, Science and progress Don't speak as loud as my heart E6 A E7M Tell me you love me, Come back and haunt me Oh, and I rush to the start E6 A E7M Running in circles, Chasing tails Coming back as we are E6 A E7M Nobody said it was easy, Oh It's such a shame for us to part E6 A E7M Nobody said it was easy, No one ever said it would be this hard

(little ending acoustic part)
Eb|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
Gb|------2--4--2---2--4---|
Db|----2---------4--------|
Ab|--2--------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|

I'm going back to the start Ending Rhythm Guitar (you can choose to play it this way the whole song)

    E6                        A
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2-----5/7-5--|
Gb|--4-----4-----4-----4-------2-----2-----2/4-2--|
Db|--2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2/4-2--|
Ab|--4-----4-----4-----4-------0-----0------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

   E7Major                 Bsus2
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
Gb|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
Db|--2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
Ab|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

   (Extra leads in song)
 INTRO LEAD Guitar
Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|---5-7b9r7--7b9r7p5---7b9r7--5--|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------9h10p9---5--5------5--9-9------|
Gb|-------6--4--4---------------------------4-----------9----|
Db|-/4-7-------------------------------2------2-----------9--|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------7--------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

[Lead verses]
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|---7b9r7--5---------5--7----------7--5--|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

[violin solo]
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--/12--12--10-9-10--9--10--14--12--------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------13/11--13/11--11br--9-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--/13--11--9--------12br--12br---9----12br---12br---9--|
Db|--------------9----------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Lead Guitar acoustic out

Eb|--12-12-12-12---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------14--14-14-14---12-12-12-12-12--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

Lead Electric out

Eb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--12--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11--|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|