Date: July 25, 2004 Album: Written by: Tabby Cat Music Archives Note: Recording key is D# and when you capo the first fret and play the easier D chord form, you are in the key of D#. Remove the capo and play these chords, you are in the key of D. Capo the second fret you are in the key of E, 3rd fret in the key of F and ect. Learn more at my web site or email me. ME AND EMILY Rachel Proctor (Remember to capo the first fret to play in D#) D vamp (guitar) Pluck the 323 Intro play these 2x E----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---- play it this way to get the B----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---- timing. G----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---- D--0---0---2---2---4---4---2---2------ A------------------------------------- E------------------------------------- Bass line pattern ** No capo on bass guitar ** S means slide (hammering on sounds good too) G---------------- D---------------- A------1-3-1----- E-3S4------------ G vamp no capo or 6's become 5's (listen to recording for timing) -6-6-6--6-6--- ect. -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- D vamp Floorboard is filled with baby toys And empty coke bottles and coffee cups D vamp Driving through the rain with no radio Tryin not to wake her up D vamp Cell-phone says 'low battery' God what if I break down D vamp I'm just looking for an exit with a lotta lights A safe little interstate town Dhold C D D D Chold C D D D Em D G Just a cheap hotel With a single bed And ca-ble T V A G A Bm Bm A G A Bm Bm A (one hit each GABmA) Is good enough for me and Emily **The following is mostly bass and drums with light piano ornamentation** hold = strum one strum and let it ring till the next notated chord. D vamp Some day when she's old enough She's gonna start askin' questions about him D vamp Some kid at school brings his Dad for show and tell And gets her little mind a-wonderin D vamp Where's my Daddy? Do I have one? Does he not love me like you do? D vamp Oh maybe I'll find someone to love the both of us D vamp Now I'll tell her when she's old enough to know the truth Dhold C D D D Chold C D D D Will it break her heart Will she understand Em D G A D That I had to leave That's what was best for me and Emi-ly Am G That house was never clean enough - his dinner never warm enough A D A G Nothing I did was ever good enough to make him happy A A A A A D A (A7) G So I guess he gave me what he thought I de-served Em A G G vamp But it would kill me if he ever raised his hand to her Back to the D vamp pattern. D vamp Big rigs are throwing rain on my windshield Now I feel like they're laughing at me D vamp A Fin'lly the storm is lettin up And the morning is breaking free Dhold C D D D Chold C D D D It's a brand new day It's a second chance Em D G A D G A Bm A G A Bm A Yester-day is just a memory For me and Emi-ly D vamp Floorboard is filled with baby toys And empty coke bottles and coffee cups D vamp D D Least there's one good thing that he gave me And she's startin to wake up