Guitar 1 (rhythm): Capo on 2 Guitar 2 (lead): standard tuning {intro; verse pattern} {gtr 1} |E7 |E6 |E-6 |E | |4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4---4---4--| |5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5---5---5--| |7-7-7-7-|6-6-6-6-|5-5-5-5-|4-4---4---4--| |2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2| |--------|--------|--------|-------------| |--------|--------|--------|-------------| |E7 |E6 |E-6 |E | | |{gtr 1} |4-4-4-4-|4-4-4---4--|4-4-4---4--|4-4-4---4--|4-------| |5-5-5-5-|5-5-5---5--|5-5-5---5--|5-5-5---5--|5-------| |7-7-7-7-|6-6-6---6--|5-5-5---5--|4-4-4---4--|4-------| |2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-------| |--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------| |--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------| |{gtr 2} | |---4--0-|-4------0--|-4----4----|-----------|2/4-----| |-------0|----------0|----------0|-----------|3/5-----| |2/4--4--|3-----3----|2---2------|1----------|2/4-----| |--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------| |--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------| |--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------| /=slide |E7 |E6 |E-6 |E | She sang the best she'd ever sang, she couldn't ever sing any better {gtr 2} |-----4------0--|-4----0--|---------4--------0---|--4----0---| |--------------0|--------0|--------------------0-|---------0-| |2/4-------4----|3----3---|2--------------2------|1-----1----| |---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------| |---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------| |---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------| |E7 |E6 |E-6 |E | | But Mr. Davidson never rang, she knew he would forget her {gtr 2}|-----4-----0--|-4------0--|-----2------0---|--4----0-|4--------| |-------------0|----------0|--------------0-|---------|0-------0| |2/4------4----|3------3---|2-------2-------|(1)---1--|-------1-| |--------------|-----------|----------------|---------|---------| |--------------|-----------|----------------|---------|---------| |--------------|-----------|----------------|---------|---------| |B7 |E | She'd seen him there and put herself to ransom (He had) |{gtr 1} |5---5--4-------|5---5--4--4---|4--4--5--5--|4--4--4--4--| |4---4--4-------|4---4--4--4---|5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--5--| |4---4--4--4----|4---4--4--4---|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--| |4---4--4--4----|4---4--4--4---|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--| |2---2--2--2----|2---2--2--2---|------------|------------| |---------------|--------------|------------|------------| |{gtr 2} | | |---------------|--------------|------------|------------| |---------------|--------------|------------|------------| |---------------|--------------|------------|------------| |-------------9-|------------x-|9--9--9--9--|9--9--9--9--| |9---9--9-9h11--|9---------9-x-|7--7--7--7-7|7--7--7x-7--| |7---7--7-------|7---7--7--7---|-----------7|-------x----| |B7 | He had stared, he really was quite handsome |{gtr 1} | |5--5---4--4---|5---5-----------|4--4--4--5--|4--4--4--4--| |4--4---4--4---|5---5-----------|5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--5--| |4--4---4--4---|4---4---4--4----|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--| |4--4---4--4---|4---4---4--4----|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--| |2--2---2--2---|2---2---2--2----|------------|------------| |--------------|----------------|------------|------------| |{gr 2} | | |--------------|----------------|------------|------------| |---------7^---|----------------|------------|------------| |---------7^---|----------------|------------|------------| |------------9-|----------------|2---------2-|------x-----| |9--9---9----x-|9---9---9--9----|2------2h4--|------------| |7--7---7-----x|7---7---7--7----|0-----------|0-----------| {repeat verse} |E7 |E6 |E-6 |E | She had really looked her best, she couldn't ever look any better {gtr 2}|-----4-----0-----|--4-----0--|--------4--------0----|--4----0---| |--------------0--|----------0|--------------------0-|---------0-| |2/4------4-------|3------3---|2-------------2-------|1-----1----| |-----------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------| |E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |E But she knew she'd failed the test; she knew he would forget her {gtr 2}|------4-------0------|--4------4-|-----2------0---|---4-------|-- |-----------------0---|----x------|--------------0-|-------7^\-|5- |2/4---------4--------|3-------3-3|2---------2-----|1/4--------|-- |---------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|-- |---------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|-- |---------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|-- {Chorus} |E5 |A5 | Triumphant was the way she'd felt as she acknowledged the applause (Tri- |{gtr 1} | |---------------|------------------------|----------------|-------------| |5-4------------|------------------------|-----------3--3-|-------------| |4-4------------|4---9-----/11-----------|4---4------2--2-|-------------| |0-4------------|4---9-----/11-----------|5---5------4--4-|7-7-7-7-7-7--| |--2------------|2---7-----/9------------|5---5------5--5-|7-7-7-7-7-7--| |---------------|------------------------|3t--3t----------|5-5-5-5-5-5--| |{gtr 2} | |---------------|------------------------|3----------2----|-------------| |---------------|------------------------|3----------3----|-------------| |---------------|------------------------|0----------2----|2---4^\-2----| |9--------------|----9------11-----------|0----------0----|2------------| |7-9------------|9---7------9------------|----------------|0-------0----| |--7------------|7-----------------------|3---------------|-------------| |E5 | Triumphant was the way she'd felt when she saw him at the dressing room |{gtr 1} | |---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |5-4------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |4-4------------|4---9----/11-----------|12--12---------7--------7----| |2-4------------|4---9----/11-----------|12--12---------7--------7----| |--2------------|2---7----/9------------|10--10---------5--------5----| |---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |{gtr 2} | |---------------|-----------------------|3--------------2-------------| |---------------|-----------------------|3--------------3-------------| |---------------|-----------------------|0--------------2-------------| |9--------------|----9-----11--\--------|0--------------0-------------| |7-9------------|9---7-----9---\--------|-----------------------------| |--7------------|7----------------------|-----------------------------| |Db7-9 | |B5 | | door (She was) |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------| |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |(A7/C#) | |0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |2---3p2---------|----------------|----------------|4---------------| |2-------2---2---|0---0---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|----2-----------| |2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |0---------0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--2---2---2---2-|2-2---2---------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {repeat verse} |E7 |E6 |E-6 |E | She was happier than she'd ever been as he praised her for her grace {gtr 2}|--------4-------4------|--0----0--|--------2-------2--|--0--------| |-------------------0---|---------0|-----------------0-|-----------| |2/4-----------4--------|3-----3---|2-------------2----|1-----1----| |-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------| |-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------| |-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------| p.m. |E7 |E6 |E-6 |E | But his expression changed, she had seen as he leant to kiss her face {gtr 2}|---------4-------0------|--4------0--|-----4------0---|---4-------|-- |--------------------0---|-----------0|--------------0-|-------7^\-|5- |2/4------------4--------|3-------3---|2---------2-----|1----------|-- |------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|-- |------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|-- |------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|-- |B7 |E | It ended there, he claimed a late appointment {gtr 2} |------------------|------------------|------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------|------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------|------------|9--9--9------| |-----------------9|------------------|9--9--9--9--|9--9--9------| |9--9--9----9-9h11-|9----9-------9----|7--7--7--7--|7--7--7-----9| |7--7--7-/11-------|7----7---9/11-11/9|------------|------------7| |B7 |E | She quickly turned to hide her disappointment {gtr 2} |---------------|-------------|------------|------------| |---------7^----|-------------|------------|------------| |---------7^----|-------------|9-----------|9-----------| |---------7^-9-9|-------------|9-----------|9-----------| |9---9--9-------|--------9--9-|7-----------|7-----------| |7---7--7------7|7---7---7--7-|------------|------------| |E7 |E6 |E-6 |E | She ripped her glittering gown, couldn't face another show, no |-------4--------0----|--4------0----|----4----0--|--4----0x--| |-------------------0-|-----------0--|----------0-|-----------| |2/4-----------4------|3-------3-----|2------2----|1-----1----| |---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------| |---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------| |---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------| |E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |E Her deodorant had let her down, she should've used Odorono |----4--------0-----|--0----4-|--------0-------4-|--4--------|--- |-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|--- |2/4--------4-------|3-----3-3|2-------------2---|1------11^\|9~- |-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|--- |-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|--- |-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|--- {lost Chorus} Odorono, could've saved her day Could've helped her to get the part Odorono, and he would have stayed Could have helped to save her heart Save her heart

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