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It Couldve Been Me
Phil Keaggy

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It Could've Been Me
Words by Sheila Walsh
Music by Phil Keaggy
Tab transcription and Keaggy-esque approximations
by Mark Soileau
Tuning: Open G
1 D
2 B
3 G
4 D
5 G
6 D
r^ =3D rake the strings downward with the back of nail
G G2/C
|--5--------5-------------------------5----5-----------5---|
|--3------------3---------------------3----3---------------|
|--------0----------------------------0----0--------0------|
|--5------------4-p-0------------5---------5---------------|
|----------------------0-h-4-s-5-----------5---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
r^
(repeat 4 times)



G G2/C
|--5--------5-------------------------5----5-----------x---|
|--3------------3---------------------3----3---------------|
|--------0----------------------------0----0--------0------|
|--5------------4-p-0------------5---------5---------------|
|----------------------0-h-4-s-5-----------5---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
r^
I heard the news to-day that a-
F F2/Bb
|--3--------3-------------------------3----3-----------3---|
|--1------------1---------------------1----1---------------|
|--------0----------------------------0----0--------0------|
|--3------------2-p-0------------3---------3---------------|
|----------------------0-h-2-s-3-----------3---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
r^
no- ther sold - ier tumb-led a
F C/G
|--3--------3-------------------------0----0--------0------|
|--1------------1---------------------1----1--------1------|
|--------0----------------------------0----0--------0------|
|--3------------2-p-0------------0---------2---------------|
|----------------------0-h-2-s-3-----------0---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
r^
fragile warrior slipped and fell from
G G2/C
|--5--------5-------------------------5----5-----------5---|
|--3------------3---------------------3----3---------------|
|--------0----------------------------0----0--------0------|
|--5------------4-p-0------------5---------5---------------|
|----------------------0-h-4-s-5-----------5---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
r^
grace The
G G2/C
|--5--------5-------------------------5----5-----------x---|
|--3------------3---------------------3----3---------------|
|--------0----------------------------0----0--------0------|
|--5------------4-p-0------------5---------5---------------|
|----------------------0-h-4-s-5-----------5---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
r^
vultures swooped to tear his heart and
F F2/Bb
|--3--------3-------------------------3----3-----------3---|
|--1------------1---------------------1----1---------------|
|--------0----------------------------0----0--------0------|
|--3------------2-p-0------------3---------3---------------|
|----------------------0-h-2-s-3-----------3---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
r^
pin him to the ground and
F C/G
|--3--------3-------------------------0----0--------0------|
|--1------------1---------------------1----1--------1------|
|--------0----------------------------0----0--------0------|
|--3------------2-p-0------------0---------2---------------|
|----------------------0-h-2-s-3-----------0---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
r^
from the shadows someone took his
Dsus/G
|-------------------------------------0--------------0-------|
|-------------------------3------------------3---------------|
|------------0-----0---------------0--------------0----------|
|---------4-----------4---------4----------------------------|
|--0------------0-----------0-------------0------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
place
C D
|-------------0----------------------------0(5)-----------|
|---5----------------5--------7------------------7-----0--|
|---------0-------------0--------------0------------0-----|
|------5----------------------------7---------------------|
|---5------------5---------------7------------7-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Today we talk am- ong our selves we
Bm C
|------------0-------------0-------------------0------------|
|---3--------------3-----------5--------------------5-------|
|---------0------------0-------------------0------------0---|
|------4------------------------------5---------------------|
|---4-----------4-----------------5--------------5----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
never bought his words we
Am B9sus
|-----------0------------0------------0-------------0---|
|--0h1------------1-------------------------1-----------|
|--------------------0------------0-------------0-------|
|-------2----------------------3------------------------|
|--0h2---------2------------3------------3--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
say we've seen the madness in his
F G
|--------------------------------------<12>(harmonic?)------|
|--------1------------0----------------<12>0----------------|
|-0h2---------2--------------0---------<12>0----------------|
|-----3-----------3-------------0------<12>0----------------|
|-------------------------0------------<12>0----------------|
|-0h3-------3-----------------------------------------------|
eyes To-
C D
|-------------0----------------------------0(5)-----------|
|---5----------------5--------7------------------7-----0--|
|---------0-------------0--------------0------------0-----|
|------5----------------------------7---------------------|
|---5------------5---------------7------------7-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
mor- row he's for gotten as we've
Bm C
|------------0-------------0-------------------0------------|
|---3--------------3-----------5--------------------5-------|
|---------0------------0-------------------0------------0---|
|------4------------------------------5---------------------|
|---4-----------4-----------------5--------------5----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
scrubbed him from our hearts and
Am Bb9sus
|-----------0------------0------------0-------------0---|
|--0h1------------1-------------------------1-----------|
|--------------------0------------0-------------0-------|
|-------2----------------------3------------------------|
|--0h2---------2------------3------------3--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
as he bleeds we slowly turn our
Bb (strumming) C (strumming)
|-----------5--5------5------5-------5------5--5------|
|-----6-----6--6------6------5-------5------5--5------|
|----7------7--7------7------7-------7------7--7------|
|---8----------8------8------5-------5------5--5------|
|--------------x------x-----(5)---------------(5)-----|
|--5-----------5-------------5-----------------5------|
eyes (Chorus:) It could've been
Bb (strumming) C (strumming)
|----3------------------------5---------------------|
|----3------------------------5---------------------|
|----5------------------------7---------------------|
|----3------------------------5---------------------|
|---(3)----------------------(5)--------------------|
|----3------------------------5---------------------|
me I could've been the
Bb (strumming) C (strumming)
|----3------------------------5---------------------|
|----3------------------------5---------------------|
|----5------------------------7---------------------|
|----3------------------------5---------------------|
|---(3)----------------------(5)--------------------|
|----3------------------------5---------------------|
one to lose my grip and
Dm (strumming)
|----3------------------------0---------------------|
|----3------------------------1---------------------|
|----2------------------------2---------------------|
|----0------------------------0---------------------|
|----2------------------------x---------------------|
|----0------------------------x---------------------|
fall It could've been
Dsus/G (strumming) C9/G
|------0-------------------------0----------------|
|------3-----------------0h1-----------1----------|
|------0----------------------------------0-------|
|------4----------------------2-------------------|
|------0------------------0---------0-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
me the
Bm Am
|--------------0-----------0--------------0----------0---|
|----3---------------3-----------1--------------1--------|
|----------0------------0--------------0-----------0-----|
|-------4---------------------------2--------------------|
|----4------------4--------------2-----------2-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
one whose al ways stand - in'
F G
|--------------------------------------<12>(harmonic?)------|
|--------1------------0----------------<12>0----------------|
|-0h2---------2--------------0---------<12>0----------------|
|-----3-----------3-------------0------<12>0----------------|
|-------------------------0------------<12>0----------------|
|-0h3-------3-----------------------------------------------|
tall for un-
C D
|-------------0----------------------------0(5)-----------|
|---5----------------5--------7------------------7-----0--|
|---------0-------------0--------------0------------0-----|
|------5----------------------------7---------------------|
|---5------------5---------------7------------7-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
less you hold me tightly Lord and
Bm C
|------------0-------------0-------------------0------------|
|---3--------------3-----------5--------------------5-------|
|---------0------------0-------------------0------------0---|
|------4------------------------------5---------------------|
|---4-----------4-----------------5--------------5----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
I can hold on too then to-
Dsus/G C9/G
|-------------0-------------------------------0--------------|
|---3---------------3----------1----------------------1------|
|---------0------------0-----------------0----------------0--|
|------4-----------------------------3-----------------------|
|---0------------0----------------0---------------0----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
morrow in the news it could be
Bb9sus
|------------0------------0-------------0-------------|
|--1---------------1---------------------------1------|
|--------0------------0------------0--------------0---|
|-----3-------------------------3---------------------|
|--3------------3------------3-------------3----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
me
Bb9sus/Eb F/G
|----------------------------0------0-------------------|
|------------1----------------------1-------------------|
|--------0--------------0-----------2-------------------|
|-----3-------------3---------------3-------------------|
|-----------------------------------0-------------------|
|--1------------1---------------------------------------|
It could be
G G2/C
|--5--------5-------------------------5----5-----------x---|
|--3------------3---------------------3----3---------------|
|--------0----------------------------0----0--------0------|
|--5------------4-p-0------------5---------5---------------|
|----------------------0-h-4-s-5-----------5---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
me.
G G2/C
|--5--------5-------------------------5----5-----------x---|
|--3------------3---------------------3----3---------------|
|--------0----------------------------0----0--------0------|
|--5------------4-p-0------------5---------5---------------|
|----------------------0-h-4-s-5-----------5---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
Pretty much same stuff for the rest of the tune, but
I think Phil uses some different inversions up the neck
Same chords, just different fingering.
Ends with the natural harmonic on the 12th fret and fades out.
|---------<12>------|
|---------<12>------|
|---------<12>------|
|---------<12>------|
|---------<12>------|
|---------<12>------|
printed from https://www.1christian.net/rwtc
 



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