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Ode to Clarissa
tabbed by thefade.org

Tuning - C F Bb Eb G C

intro riff:
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---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-9---|
---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-7---|
---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|

lead:
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---------14-16b--14-16-14-------------14------|
---14-16------------------16-16-14-16----16---|
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verse riff:
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---9--12-12--9-9\7/12\7---|
---9--12-12--9-9\7/12\7---|
---7--10-10--7-7\5/10\5---|

verse fill:
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---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

chorus:
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------7-7-------7-7-------7-7--9---|
---9--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--9---|
---9--5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7--5-5--7---|
---7-------5-5-------5-5-----------|

intro riff 2x

lead 2x

verse:
I knock on your door
I tiptoe on the floor
I hope your daddy ain’t home right now
He warned me once before

verse fill:
You know he warned me once before

verse:
I stay up late
So we can keep our date
I love that we don’t get no sleep
So to your window I creep

verse fill:
You know he warned me once before

chorus:
I’m the one your mamma told ya ‘bout
I’m the one your pappa told ya ‘bout

intro riff 2x

lead 2x

verse:
Now you’re in love
And why shouldn’t you be

verse fill:
I’m everything you’ll never be

verse:
You say don’t leave
Baby, I can’t wait

verse fill:
Next stop: Michelle, my second date

chorus:
I’m the one your mamma told ya ‘bout
I’m the one your pappa told ya ‘bout

end on:
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