After You've Gone - Fiona Apple
(Henry Creamer & Turner Layton) tab by metonymo based on Fiona Apple's
live version (which has much in common with Bessie Smith's version)
Posted some variations for the chords. Apple's guitarist vary between barre and open chords.
Most of the embellishments are easy, and chords like D9 can be replaced by D7 etc.
C x32010/x35553/8.10.10.9.8.8
C/g 332010
C7 X32310/X35353
F#7 242322
D7 xx0212/x57775
D7/f# 2x0212
D9 x5455x/x54555 (or D7 xx0212)
G7 320001/353433
G13 xx3455/3x3455
E7 022130/020100/x79797
A7 x02020/575655
F 133211
Fm 133111/x.8.10.10.9.8
Dm xx0231/x57765
Cdim xx4545/xx1212/8.9.10.18.10.8
(Stars * and letters (a), (b), (c), etc. point to embellishments in the tab)
Intro C .G7 F#7 G7
C(/g) .D9 G7 * (a)
Now listen honey while I say
.D7 * (b)
How could you tell me that you're going away
E7 .Am E7 Am * (c)
Don't say that we must part
.G7 * (d)
Don't break my aching heart
.D7 * (d)
You know I've loved you true for many years
C(7) .F * (e)
Loved you night and day
.C
How could you leave me, can't you see my tears
D7 G7 .C (C7) * (f)
Now listen while I say
F .Fm
After you've gone, and left me cryin'
C * .A7 (g)
After you've gone, there's no denyin'
D9 .G7 * (d)
You feel blue, you feel sad
C/g * - - - - . - - - - C7 (h)
You miss the bestest pal you ever had
F .Fm
There'll come a time, now don't forget it
C * .A7 (g)
There'll come a time, when you'll regret it
.Dm
Someday when you grow lonely
.Am
Your heart will break like mine and you'll want me only
C * .G7 .C C7 (i)
After you've gone, after you've gone away
After you've gone, after the break up
After you've gone, you are gonna wake up
And you will find that you were blind
To let somebody come and change your mind
After the years that we've been together
The joy and all the tears, in all types of weather
Someday when you're down-hearted
You'll long to be with me right back where we started
After you've gone, after you've gone away
...(instr.)
...
Oh babe think what you're doin'
You know my love for you will drive me to ruin
After you've gone, after you've gone away
Embellishments:
a) b)
------------5---3---- --1-----------0--|
----5-------5---3---- --0-----------3--|
----5-------4---4---- --0-----------1--|
----4-------3---3---- --0-----------2--|
----5-----------5---- --2--2--1--0--2--|
-----------(3)--3---- --3-----------0--|
while i say
c) d)
D7(/f#)
--5----4----0----------2------- --1-----------0--|
--5----5----1----------1------- --0-----------1--|
--5----4----2----------2------- --0-----------0--|
-(5)--(6)---2----------0------- --0-----------2--|
-(0)--------0------------------ --2--2--0-----3--|
----------------4-3-2-(2)------ --3--------3-----|
we must part
e)
First strum down F, then pick (3-3-2-1),
strum up (11), and strum down (3321) f)
-------1---------------1----------------- --0-----------------1----|
-------1-----------1---1---1------------- --1-----------------1----|
-------2----------2--------2------------- --0-----------------2----|
-------3---------3---------3------------- --2-----------------3----|
-------3--------3----------3------------- --3-----3-2---1-0---3----|
-------1--------------------------------- --------------------1----|
and day How could...
g)
--0------------0--|
--1------------2--|
--0------------0--|
--2------------2--|
--3--3-2--1-0--0--|
------------------|
h)
Strum down the chord C/g once, and stop strumming, just tap the rhythm on the body
of the guitar (for three beats), and then strum C7.
i)
C/g G7
--0--------------1--|
--1--------------0--|
--0--------------0--|
--2--------------0--|
--3--2--1--0-----2--|
-(3)----------3--3--|
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