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• Intro Chords
• Practise this progression first then try sounding the intro notes either with plectrum or finger style [see Intro Tab below]

F / C / G / Am /

F / C / G / Dm /

F / C / G / Am /

F / C / G / / /

Intro Tab  [based on chord progression above]

• Finger the full chords when picking these notes.
• Play F barre chord at the 1st fret.
• C, G, Am & Dm are all normal open string chords.
• Play plectrum or finger style.

e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

b ----------1--------1---------------0------1-------------------------------------------------------

g ------2-----------------0------0---------------2-------------------------------------

d -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

a --------------------3----------------------0-------------------------------------------------

e ------1------------------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------

           F                   C               G              Am

e -------------------------------------------1-------------------------------------------------

b ----------1--------1---------------0------3-------------------------------------------------------

g ------2-----------------0------0----------2------------------------------------------

d -------------------------------------------0------------------------------------------

a --------------------3----------------------0-------------------------------------------------

e ------1------------------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------

           F                   C               G               Dm [strum down across this chord] 

e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

b ----------1--------1---------------0------1-------------------------------------------------------

g ------2-----------------0------0---------------2-------------------------------------

d -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

a --------------------3----------------------0-------------------------------------------------

e ------1------------------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------

           F                   C               G              Am

e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

b ----------1--------1-----------0------------------------------------------------------------------

g ------2-----------------0------0----------------------------------------------------

d --------------------------------0----------------------------------------------------

a --------------------3-----------2-------------------------------------------------------------

e ------1-------------------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------

           F                   C                G    [strum down across this chord]        

The chorus chords are as above... see below!

Chorus Chords... Tell Me Baby... what's your story...?

F / C / G / Am /

F / C / G / Dm /

F / C / G / Am /

F / C / G / / /  [play through twice then add an extra bar of G third time around]  G / / /

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