Tabithas Secret — Dear Joan Tab
DEAR JOAN
BY TABITHA'S SECRET
Transcription Courtesy of Ryan Short
Please note that this transcription represents one persons interpretation,
and is not guaranteed to be a perfect mirror of the artists performance
from which the following was derived.
CAPO ON 5TH FRET
INTRO: Am, C, G, C,
Am, C, G(2) (x2)
"Here's the's basic picking pattern for the song, this isn't exact, but will
give a general idea. Also, This should give you a good enough idea on how
to pick the other chord progressions."
Am C G C
e|———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B|—————————0h1————————————1p0————————————0————————————1p0————|
G|——————2——————2———————0——————0————————————0———————0——————0——|
D|————2—————————————2—————————————————0——————0———2———————————|
A|——0—————————————3—————————————————2——————————3—————————————|
E|————————————————————————————————3——————————————————————————|
Am C G(2)
e|——————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B|—————————0h1————————————1p0————————————0———————3——|
G|——————2——————2———————0——————0————————————0————————|
D|————2—————————————2—————————————————0———————0—————|
A|——0—————————————3—————————————————2———————————————|
E|————————————————————————————————3—————————————————|
Am C G C
e|———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B|—————————0h1————————————1p0————————————0————————————1p0————|
G|——————2——————2———————0——————0————————————0———————0——————0——|
D|————2—————————————2—————————————————0——————0———2———————————|
A|——0—————————————3—————————————————2——————————3—————————————|
E|————————————————————————————————3——————————————————————————|
Am C G(2)
e|———————————————————————————————————————————3———|
B|—————————0h1————————————1p0——————0————3————3———|
G|——————2——————2———————0——————0————0————0————————|
D|————2—————————————2————————————————0————0——————|
A|——0—————————————3——————————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————————3————3————3———|
VERSE
Am C G C Am C G(2)
Dear Joan, I've almost forgotten,
Am C G C Am C G(2)
the pain in the window, blue dress in the doorway
Am C G C Am C G(2) Am C G
dear joan, help me remember, the face I forget
C Am C G(2)
and the traps that I've sprung
C Bm Am G F
I guess I've grown tired it's just what's expected of me
G
to tear your heart from the inside to the outside
C Bm Am G
you know I was wired, I just couldn't help it
F G
the hundred thousand times I hurt you
CHORUS
C Bm Am
dear joan, I wanted to say
G F
that I'm sorry for the screaming last night
G
and the nights before
C Bm Am G
well I've wanted more from this
F G
than anything I've ever known
dear joan
Am, C, G, C,
Am, C, G(2)
VERSE
Am C G
dear joan
C Am C G(2) Am C G
your face has a brightness that I've never seen
C Am C G(2)
in the years that I've known you
Am C G
dear joan
C Am C G(2) Am C G
I pick up the pieces, but some scattered too far
C Am C G(2)
you see they flew and I kicked them
C Bm Am G
I know you believed when I said it was over
F G
you stood by me patiently waiting and brooding
C Bm Am G F G
so deeply in love with every face that I've shown
(CHORUS)
BRIDGE
Am G F G
once I forget, twice I'm a fool,
Am G F G Am C G C
three times I've wrapped my hands around your neck
Am C G(2)
while you're sleepin',
Am C G C Am C G(2)
you're quietly sleepin', sleepin' and dreamin'
Am C G
dear joan
C Am C G(2)
don't walk out that doorway
Am C
because if you did
G C Am C G(2)
I believe I could honestly kill you
(Chorus X2, end on Am with your pinky on the 3rd fret, bottom string)
Chords
Am C G G(2) Bm F
e|——————————————3——————————|
B|——1———1———0———3———3———1——|
G|——2———0———0———0———4———2——|
D|——2———2———0———0———4———3——|
A|——0———3———2———2———2———3——|
E|——————————3———3———————1——|
Substitute chords (if you don't want to use a capo)
G=C Am=Dm Bm=Em(7th fret bar chord)
C=F F=A#
Email me with any suggestions, comments or corrections,
Ryan Short — nouse4aname007@hotmail.com