I Told You So

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                         I TOLD YOU SO - Girlschool
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Written by: K.McAuliffe/K.Johnson/T.Lamb/D.Dufort
CD: "21st Anniversary: Not That Innocent"   (2002, Communique Records)

Tabbed by: A. Drury   (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: December 6, 2006

INTRO:

Figure 1 -

   D5                 A5             G5                 F#5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G -7-------7-----7-7---------------|---------------------------------| 4x
 D -7-------7-----7-7-7-7---7---7-7-|-5-------5---5-5-x-4-4---4---4-4-|
 A -5-------5-----5-5-7-7---7---7-7-|-5-------5---5-5-x-4-4---4---4-4-|
 E -------------------5-5---5---5-5-|-3-------3---3-3-x-2-2---2---2-2-|

    1   .   2   .   3   .   4   .     1   .   2   .   3   .   4   .


Starting with the 2nd time through Figure 1, play the 3 staff part
below along with Fig. 1:

   D5                 A5             G5                 F#5
E ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------|----/4---4---4--<3>--------------|
D ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


   D5                 A5             G5                 F#5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D -------------------------7h9p7---|-9~~-------------8~~-------------|
 A ---------------------7h9-------9-|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


   D5                 A5             G5                 F#5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|-------------------------7-------|
 G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D -------------------------7h9p7---|-9~~---=---=---\-4---------------|
 A ---------------------7h9-------9-|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


1ST VERSE:

D5      (A) (G)       (F#)
You... me,        ...true

(D)     (A) (G)       (F#)
My... sweet,       ...you

D5      (A) (G)       (F#)
You... me,        ...fire

(D)     (A) (G)       (F#)
You... me,  so...    yeah


CHORUS:

Gt1 D5                A5             G5                 F#5
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-7-------7-----7-7---------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-7-------7-----7-7-7-7---7---7-7-|-5-------5---5-5-x-4-4---4---4-4-|
 A|-5-------5-----5-5-7-7---7---7-7-|-5-------5---5-5-x-4-4---4---4-4-|
 E|-------------------5-5---5---5-5-|-3-------3---3-3-x-2-2---2---2-2-|
  |                                                                   |
Gt2                                                                   | 2x
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------7h9p7---|-9~~-------------8~~-------------|
 A|---------------------7h9-------9-|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                         I told...


2ND VERSE:  (strummed acoustic guitar)

    D                 A               G                 F#
 E -2-------2-----2-2-0-0---0---0-0-|-3-------3---3-3-x-2-3---3---3-3-|
 B -3-------3-----3-3-2-2---2---2-2-|-3-------3---3-3-x-2-3---3---3-3-|
 G -2-------2-----2-2-2-2---2---2-2-|-0-------0---0-0-x-3-3---3---3-3-| 4x
 D -0-------0-----0-0-2-2---2---2-2-|-0-------0---0-0-x-4-4---4---4-4-|
 A -------------------0-0---0---0-0-|-2-------2---2-2-x-4-4---4---4-4-|
 E ---------------------------------|-3-------3---3-3-x-2-2---2---2-2-|
    1   +   2   +   .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .

1.          It's...
2.      And I'm...
3.          This is...
4.      And you...


Play CHORUS


    E5                     G5     (3x) E5                   G5
 E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|o-----5-5-----5-5-----5-----------o|-----5-5-----5-----5-------------|
 G|--7^w-----7^w-----7^w---7^w-7~-----|-7^w-----7^w---7^w---7^w-7^w-----|
 D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|o---------------------------------o|---------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                      |                                 |
                                      |(Solo)                           |
                                     E|---------------------------------|
                                     B|-----------------------12--\-----|
                                     G|---------------------------------|
                                     D|---------------------------------|
                                     A|---------------------------------|
                                     E|---------------------------------|


GUITAR SOLO:

   D5                A5              G5                 F#5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D ---------------7~------------7---|-9---9---9h11p9-8~~--------------|
 A -5~--------7/9-------------9-----|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


   D5                 A5                     G5                  F#5
 E -----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 B -----6---8-6-------10-10-10-----10-10-10-|-----------------------------|
 G -----7---7-7--9^w-----------9^w----hb----|-(11)r9-7---7h9p7-6~~--------|
 D -----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 A -----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


   D5                      A5             G5                    F#5
 E -----------10-------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B ------10------10---13^w---13^w--13^w--|-15-15-----------16^(18)~~------|
 G -12^w---------------------------------|-14----17=^wr^wr----------------|
 D --------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 A --------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E --------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


   D5                   A5           G5                  F#5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|-------------------------/14\----|
 G ----------------14~----------14--|-16~~------------15~~------------|
 D -12~------14/16-----------16-----|---------------------------------|
 A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


    E5                     G5     (3x) E5                     G5
 E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 B|o-----5-5-----5-5-----5-----------o|-----5-5-----5-5-----5---------|
 G|--7^w-----7^w-----7^w---7^w-7~-----|-7^w-----7^w-----7^w---7^w-----|
 D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|o---------------------------------o|-------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|


CHORUS:   (play Figure 1 with the 2 staves below through to fade)

    D5                A5             G5                 F#5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D -------------------------7h9p7---|-9~~-------------8~~-------------| 3x
 A ---------------------7h9-------9-|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                         I told you so


    D5                A5             G5                 F#5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G ---------------------------------|---------6^s---------------------|
 D -------------------------7h9p7---|-9---9-----------8~~-------------|
 A ---------------------7h9-------9-|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                         I told...

(fade)

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Notes:
-4/4 time, bar lines do indicate timing
-the 1st Verse is carried mostly by bass -- the chord changes are included,
 but only unbracketed chords are actually played

^...bend  (s=semi-tone, w=whole tone)         /...slide up
r...release bend                              \...slide down
hb..hold bend                                 =...hold note
h...hammer on                                 ~...vibrato
p...pulloff                                   x...muted note
o                                             <>..pinch harmonic
o...repeat (the part between repeat symbols)

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)