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HEAD OVER FEET - ALANIS MORISSETTE
>From the album `Jagged little pill'
Transcribed by Louis Visscher
Comments, suggestions, additions, everything is welcome at my email-address.
This tab is partially based on the chord-file done by
randell@heinous.music.uiowa.edu
DISTORTED GUITAR
Chords used:
Verses: Chorus:
C: 335553 D: 557775
G: 355433 Bm: 224432
Am: 577555 A: 577655 or 002220
F: 133211 Bb: 113331
Notation legend
^ --> upstroke
v --> downstroke
/ --> slide up
\ --> slide down
!*! --> turn your guitar from distorted to clean (in verse 6))
$#$ --> turn your guitar from clean to distorted (after verse 6)
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VERSE 1
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------------2-----|
|-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-----|
|-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-----|
|-------------3-------------3-----|-5-----------1-------------------|
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
I had no choice but to hear you
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-1---|
|-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-1---|
|-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------------2-2---|
|-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-3---|
|-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-3---|
|-------------3-------------3-----|-5-----------1-------------1-----|
v ^ v ^ v ^ v v ^
You sta-----ted your case time and a--gain
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------------2-----|
|-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-----|
|-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------3-----|
|-------------3-------------3-----|-5-----------1-------------------|
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
I thought a---bout it.
VERSE 2
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----4-----------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2-----------2-2-----|
|-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----|
|-3-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----|
|-------------3-----------3-------|-5-----------1-----------1-------|
v ^ v v ^ v ^ v v ^
You treat me like I'm a princess
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------------|
|-5-----5-----4-----------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2---------2---------|
|-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-------3-----------|
|-3-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-------------------|
|-------------3-----------3-------|-5-----------1-------------------|
v ^ v v ^ v ^ v
I'm not used to liking that
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------1-----------|
|-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------------|
|-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------------------|
|-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------------|
|-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------------------|
|-------------3-------------3-----|-5-----------1-------------------|
v ^ v ^ v ^ v
You ask how my day was. You've already
CHORUS
D Bm G A
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-5-----5-5-----2-----0---0-------|-3------/5---5-------5---5-5-----|
|-7-----7-7-----3-----------2-----|-3------/5---5-------5---5-5-----|
|-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-4------/6---6-------6---6-6-----|
|-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-5------/7---7-------7---7-7-----|
|-5-------5-----2-----------------|-5------/7---7-------7---7-------|
|---------------2-----------------|-3------/5---5-------5---5-------|
v ^ v v v v v v ^
won me o----ve------er in spite of me. Don't be a-
D Bm Bb A
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-5-----5-5-----2---------0-------|-1-----1-----0-------0---0-0-0---|
|-7-----7-7-----3-----------2-----|-3-----3-----2-------2---2-2-2---|
|-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-3-----3-----2-------2---2-2-2---|
|-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-3-----3-----2-------2---2-2-2---|
|-5-------5-----2-----------------|-1-----1-----0-------0---0-0-0---|
|---------------2-----------------|-------------0-------0---0-0-0---|
v ^ v v v ^ v v v ^ v
larmed if I fa------all head o--ver feet. Don't be sur-
D Bm G A
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-5-----5-5-----2---------0-------|-3------/5---5-------5---5-5-----|
|-7-----7-7-----3-----------2-----|-3------/5---5-------5---5-5-----|
|-7-----7-7-----4-----4-----------|-4------/6---6-------6---6-6-----|
|-7-----7-7-----4-----------------|-5------/7---7-------7---7-7-----|
|-5-------5-----2-----------------|-5------/7---7-------7---7-7-----|
|---------------2-----------------|-3------/5---5-------5---5-------|
v ^ v v v v v v ^
prised if I love you for all that you are
F C G
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-1-----1-1---3-------3---3-------|-3-------------------3---3---3/8-\-|
|-1-----1-1---5-------5---5-------|-3-------------------3---3---3/8-\-|
|-2-----2-2---5-------5---5-------|-4-------------------4---4---4/9-\-|
|-3-----3-3---5-------5---5-------|-5-------------------5---5---5/10\-|
|-3-----3-3---3-------3---3-------|-5-------------------5---5---5/10\-|
|-1-----1-1-----------------------|-3-------------------3---3---3/8-\-|
v ^ v v v v v v v
I couldn't help it It's all your fault.
VERSE 3 (same guitar as in verse 2)
Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole.
You're so much braver than I gave you credit for.
That's not lip service.
CHORUS (guitar: don't do the slide up and down in the last bar)
VERSE 4
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-------------3-----3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----|
|-5-----5-------------3-----3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----|
|-5-----5-------------4-----4-----|-5-----5-----2-----------2-2-----|
|-5-------------------5-----5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----|
|-3-------------------5-----5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----|
|---------------------3-----------|-5-----------1-----------1-------|
v ^ v ^ v ^ v v ^
You are the bea-------rer of un--conditional
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-----------------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----------------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1---------1---------|
|-5-----5-----------------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2-------2-----------|
|-5-----------------------5-5-----|-7-----------3---------------3---|
|-3-----------------------5-5-----|-7-----------3-------------------|
|-------------------------3-------|-5-----------1-------------------|
v ^ v ^ v ^ v
things. You held your breath and the door for me
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------1---1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-------------3-----|-5-----5-----1-------1---1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----4-------------4-----|-5-----5-----2-------2---2-2-----|
|-5-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------3---3-3-----|
|-3-----------5-------------5-----|-7-----------3-------3---3-3-----|
|-------------3-------------------|-5-----------1-------1-----1-----|
v ^ v ^ v ^ v v ^ v
Thanks for your pa-------tience
HARMONICA SOLO (over chorus-chords, with slide up and down in the last bar)
VERSE 5 (same guitar as in verses 2 and 3)
You're the best listener that I've ever met
You're my best friend, best friend with benefits
What took me so long
VERSE 6
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-----------1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----4-----------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2-----------2-2-----|
|-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----|
|-3-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----------3-----------3-3-----|
|-------------3-----------3-------|-5-----------1-----------1-------|
v ^ v v ^ v ^ v v ^
I've ne---------ver felt this healthy before
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-----------3-3-----|-5-----5-----1-------------------|
|-5-----5-----4-----------4-4-----|-5-----5-----2---------2---------|
|-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----7-----3-------3-----------|
|-3-----------5-----------5-5-----|-7-----7-----3-------------------|
|-------------3-----------3-------|-5-----------1-------------------|
v ^ v v ^ v ^ v
I've ne---------ver wan------ted something rational
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-----3-----!*!---3-3-----|-5-----5-5---1-----1-1---1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----3-----!*!---3-3-----|-5-----5-5---1-----1-1---1-1-----|
|-5-----5-----4-----!*!---4-4-----|-5-----5-5---2-----2-2---2-2-----|
|-5-----------5-----!*!---5-5-----|-7-----7-7---3-----3-3---3-3-----|
|-3-----------5-----!*!---5-5-----|-7-----7-7---3-----3-3---3-3-----|
|-3-----------3-----!*!---3-------|-5-------5---1-------1---1-------|
v ^ v v ^ v ^ v v ^ v v ^
I am a---ware now-------------ow
C G Am F
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|-3-----3-3---3-----3-3---3-3-----|-5-----5-5---1-----1-1---1-1-----|$#$
|-5-----5-5---3-----3-3---3-3-----|-5-----5-5---1-----1-1---1-1-----|$#$
|-5-----5-5---4-----4-4---4-4-----|-5-----5-5---2-----2-2---2-2-----|$#$
|-5-----5-5---5-----5-5---5-5-----|-7-----7-7---3-----3-3---3-3-----|$#$
|-3-----3-3---5-----5-5---5-5-----|-7-----7-7---3-----3-3---3-3-----|$#$
|-------------3-------3---3-------|-5-------5---1-------1---1-------|$#$
v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v ^ v v ^ v v ^
I am a---ware now. You've already
CHORUS (without the slides)
CHORUS (with the slides)
HARMONICA (over chorus-chords)
*fade*
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Artist: Alanis Morissette
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