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I'm Mandy Fly Me - 10cc
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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From the album How Dare You? another classic. There are lots of
guitars on this track, both electric and acoustic. I have tried to
tab as many parts as I could, I think all the info you need is there.
Corrections welcome.
Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b bend note
| r relax bend
| pb pre-bend
Intro: Bell, muffled song on radio, then bass plays Eb, Ab twice until:
___Eb_______________________________Abm____________________________
e|-3------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
B|-4------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
G|-3------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
D|-5------------------------------|-8------------------------------|
A|-6------------------------------|-8------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
Twice, then:
___D_______________D/C______________Bb_____________________________
( rhythm guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3---------------3--------------|-3---------------3--------------|
G|-2---------------2--------------|-3---------------3--------------|
D|-0---------------x--------------|-3---------------3--------------|
A|-----------------3--------------|-1---------------1--------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
( lead guitar... )
e|-------------14-14b15r14--------|--------------------------------|
B|---------15--------------15-----|-15~~~~~~~~~~~------------------|
G|-----14----------------------14-|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Bb_____________________________
( rhythm guitar... )
e|-1---------------1--------------|
B|-3---------------3--------------|
G|-3---------------3--------------|
D|-3---------------3--------------|
A|-1---------------1--------------|
E|--------------------------------|
( lead guitar... )
e|-------------14-14b15r14--------|------|
B|---------15--------------15-----|-13~~-|
G|-----14----------------------14-|------|
D|--------------------------------|------|
A|--------------------------------|------|
E|--------------------------------|------|
Verse:
___C_______________Bb_______________Am_____________________________
" Just like a rollin' stone... "
e|-8---------------6--------------|-5------------------------------|
B|-8---------------6--------------|-5------------------------------|
G|-9---------------7--------------|-5------------------------------|
D|-10--------------8--------------|-7------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
E|-8---------------6--------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________Bb_______________G/A____________________________
" I'm outside lookin' in... "
e|-8---------------6--------------|-3------------------------------|
B|-8---------------6--------------|-3------------------------------|
G|-9---------------7--------------|-4------------------------------|
D|-10--------------8--------------|-5------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
E|-8---------------6--------------|--------------------------------|
___Dmaj7____________________________A6/C#__________________________
" But if your chance came would you take it? "
e|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
B|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-4------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
A|-5------------------------------|-4------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Em7______________________________Bm/F#___________A6_____________
" Where on earth do I begin? "
e|-2------------------------------|-2---------------2--------------|
B|-3------------------------------|-3---------------2--------------|
G|-0------------------------------|-4---------------2--------------|
D|-0------------------------------|-4---------------2--------------|
A|-2------------------------------|-----------------0--------------|
E|-0------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
( lead guitar... )
e|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-8---------------8---10--12-----|---------7---------------7------|
G|-7---------------7---9---12-----|-----7-------7-------6-------6--|
D|-9---------------9---11--12-----|-9---------------7--------------|
A|-7---------------7---9---10-----|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
( After first verse... )
Chorus:
___Gmaj7____________________________D_______________D/C____________
" I'm Mandy fly... "
e|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------|
G|-0------------------------------|-2---------------2--------------|
D|-0------------------------------|-0---------------x--------------|
A|-x------------------------------|-----------------3--------------|
E|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
( lead guitar... )
e|-------------2------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------0----------------------|-------------7--b8--r7----------|
G|-----4--------------------------|---------7---------------7------|
D|-5------------------------------|-----7-----------------------7--|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Bb_____________________________
" me... "
e|--------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|
G|-3------------------------------|
D|-3------------------------------|
A|-1------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
( lead guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-7~~~~~-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Repeat verse part.
( after second verse... )
___Bm_______________________________G______________________________
" she led me, she fed me she read me like a book "
e|-----9-------9-------9-------9--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|
B|-----9-------9-------9-------9--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|
G|-----9-------9-------9-------9--|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|
D|-----11------11------11------11-|-----5-------5-------5-------5--|
A|-----11------11------11------11-|-----5-------5-------5-------5--|
E|-----9-------9-------9-------9--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|
( lead guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------9b8r9p7---|----|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------9p7-----|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------9~-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
___F#m7____________F#_______________F#7____________________________
" but i'm hiding in the small print won't you take another look? "
e|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|
B|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|
G|-----2-------2-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|
D|-----2-------2-------4-------4--|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|
A|-----4-------4-------4-------2--|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|
E|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|
___G________________________________A______________________________
" and take me away... "
e|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-5-------5-------5-------5------|
B|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-5-------5-------5-------5------|
G|-4-------4-------4-------4------|-6-------6-------6-------6------|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5------|-7-------7-------7-------7------|
A|-5-------5-------5-------5------|-7-------7-------7-------7------|
E|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-5-------5-------5-------5------|
___F#m_____________F#_______________B______________________________
" try me, Mandy, fly me a - way... "
e|-2-------2-------2-------2------|-2---2---2---2------------------|
B|-2-------2-------2-------2------|-4---4---4---4------------------|
G|-2-------2-------3-------3------|-4---4---4---4------------------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4------|-4---4---4---4------------------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4------|-2---2---2---2------------------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2------|--------------------------------|
Slight pause and then:
___E________________________________Am_____________________________
" The world was spinning like a ball,
and then it wasn't there at all,
and as my heart began to fall... "
e|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------|-1------------------------------|
G|-1------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
A|-2------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
_______A/B_____________________B___________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----2---2-------2---2-------4--|--------------------------------|
G|-----2---2-------2---2-------4--|--------------------------------|
D|-----2---2-------2---2-------4--|--------------------------------|
A|-----2---2-------2---2-------2--|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___G/A____________________________
e|--------------------------------|
B|-----0---0-------0---0----------|
G|-----0---0-------0---0----------|
D|-----0---0-------0---0----------|
A|-0------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
( Changes rhythm and tempo... )
Instrumental section:
Riff 1:
___G_______________________D___________G_______________________D___________
e|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----5-----------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----5--5--------|
B|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----7-----------8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----7--7--------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7-----------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--------|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - |
Repeat a few times, then:
___Bm______________________________________________________________________
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----7-----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10----7--7--------|
B|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7-----------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7-----------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7-----------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7-----------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--------|
Repeat riff one sequence until...
Guitar solo, part one:
___G___________________________________A___________________________________
( rhythym guitar... )
e|-3-----3--3--------3-----3--3--------5-----5--5--------5-----5--5--------|
B|-3-----3--3--------3-----3--3--------5-----5--5--------5-----5--5--------|
G|-4-----4--4--------4-----4--4--------6-----6--6--------6-----6--6--------|
D|-5-----5--5--------5-----5--5--------7-----7--7--------7-----7--7--------|
A|-5-----5--5--------5-----5--5--------7-----7--7--------7-----7--7--------|
E|-3-----3--3--------3-----3--3--------5-----5--5--------5-----5--5--------|
( lead guitar... )
e|----------19-17-15-17--------------------------------------------14------|
B|-------15----------------15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------15p14------17p15-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------16---------|
D|/12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
___F#m_________________________________Bm________________A_________________
( rhythym guitar... )
e|-2-----2--2--------2-----2--2--------7-----7--7--------5-----5--5--------|
B|-2-----2--2--------2-----2--2--------7-----7--7--------5-----5--5--------|
G|-2-----2--2--------2-----2--2--------7-----7--7--------6-----6--6--------|
D|-4-----4--4--------4-----4--4--------9-----9--9--------7-----7--7--------|
A|-4-----4--4--------4-----4--4--------9-----9--9--------7-----7--7--------|
E|-2-----2--2--------2-----2--2--------7-----7--7--------5-----5--5--------|
( lead guitar... )
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17----------------------------------15p12-15p12----12-------------------|
G|----14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------14----11/12h13h14-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
___G___________________________________A___________________________________
( rhythym guitar... )
e|-3-----3--3--------3-----3--3--------5-----5--5--------5-----5--5--------|
B|-3-----3--3--------3-----3--3--------5-----5--5--------5-----5--5--------|
G|-4-----4--4--------4-----4--4--------6-----6--6--------6-----6--6--------|
D|-5-----5--5--------5-----5--5--------7-----7--7--------7-----7--7--------|
A|-5-----5--5--------5-----5--5--------7-----7--7--------7-----7--7--------|
E|-3-----3--3--------3-----3--3--------5-----5--5--------5-----5--5--------|
( lead guitar... )
e|-17p15p14----------------17----------15p12h15----------------17~~~~~~----|
B|----------18p17p15-17h19----17----------------17p14h17-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------14/---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
___F#m_______________F#________________B___________________________________
( rhythym guitar... )
e|-2-----2--2--------2-----2--2--------------------------------------------|
B|-2-----2--2--------2-----2--2--------4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------|
G|-2-----2--2--------3-----3--3--------4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------|
D|-4-----4--4--------4-----4--4--------4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------|
A|-4-----4--4--------4-----4--4--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
E|-2-----2--2--------2-----2--2--------------------------------------------|
( lead guitar... )
e|-------14-------14h17p14----14-------19-19-19-19-19-19-19----------------|
B|/14----------17----------17----17----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat riff 1 sequence, more or less the same, then:
Guitar solo part two: ( rhythm chords similar to part one... )
___G___________________________________A___________________________________
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14b16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~pb16r14p12----16b18~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~pb18r16p14----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - |
___F#m_________________________________Bm________________A_________________
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17~~~-15h17-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
___G___________________________________A___________________________________
e|-------------------------------------17----------------------------------|
B|-15-------------------------------17----17b19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\--|
G|----16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~16b18~~~~---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
___F#m_______________F#________________B___________________________________
e|-5--5--5--5--------6--6--6--6--------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------------|
B|-7--7--7--7--------7--7--7--7--------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------------|
G|-6--6--6--6--------6--6--6--6--------8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - |
Middle part:
___D_______________D/C____________
" aah... "
e|--------------------------------|
B|---------3---------------3------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|
D|-0------------------------------|
A|-----------------3--------------|
E|--------------------------------|
___Bb_(xx333x)______________________Ab_(xx111x)____________________
" I saw her walking on the water as the... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------3---------------3------|---------1---------------1------|
G|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----1-------1-------1-------1--|
D|-3---------------3--------------|-1---------------1--------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Gm_(xx5333)_____________________________________________________
" sharks were coming for me I felt Mandy... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------3---------------3------|---------3---------------3------|
G|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|
D|-5---------------5--------------|-5---------------5--------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Cm_(xx5543)______________________Eb/C#_(xx5643)_________________
" pull me up gave me the kiss of life just like the... "
e|---------3---------------3------|---------3---------------3------|
B|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|
G|-5---------------5--------------|-6---------------6--------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Bb_______________________________D___________D/C_____________Bb______
" girl in Doctor No, no, no no... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
B|---------3---------------3------|---------3-----------3----------|----|
G|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----2-----------2--------------|----|
D|-3---------------3--------------|-0------------------------------|----|
A|--------------------------------|-------------3-----------1------|-0--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
Repeat middle part, then:
___G___________G7______________________
e|--------------------------------|----|
B|---------3-----------3----------|----|
G|-----4-----------4--------------|----|
D|-5-----------3-----------2------|-0--|
A|--------------------------------|----|
E|--------------------------------|----|
Final verse:
___C_______________Bb_______________Am_____________________________
" I found me on a street... "
e|-8---------------6--------------|-5------------------------------|
B|-8---------------6--------------|-5------------------------------|
G|-9---------------7--------------|-5------------------------------|
D|-10--------------8--------------|-7------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
E|-8---------------6--------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________Bb_______________G/A____________________________
" and staring at a wall... "
e|-8---------------6--------------|-3------------------------------|
B|-8---------------6--------------|-3------------------------------|
G|-9---------------7--------------|-4------------------------------|
D|-10--------------8--------------|-5------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
E|-8---------------6--------------|--------------------------------|
___Dmaj7____________________________A6/C#__________________________
" if it hadn't have been for Mandy, her promise up a - "
e|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
B|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-4------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
A|-5------------------------------|-4------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Em7______________________________Bm______________A6_____________
" bove me, well I wouldn't be here at all... "
e|-2------------------------------|-2---------------2--------------|
B|-3------------------------------|-3---------------2--------------|
G|-0------------------------------|-4---------------2--------------|
D|-0------------------------------|-4---------------2--------------|
A|-2------------------------------|-----------------0--------------|
E|-0------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
( lead guitar... )
e|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-8---------------8---10--12-----|---------7---------------7------|
G|-7---------------7---9---12-----|-----7-------7-------6-------6--|
D|-9---------------9---11--12-----|-9---------------7--------------|
A|-7---------------7---9---10-----|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Gmaj7___________Gm_____________
( " and someone says Hi... " )
e|-2---------------3--------------|
B|-3---------------3--------------|
G|-0---------------3--------------|
D|-0---------------5--------------|
A|-x---------------x--------------|
E|-3---------------3--------------|
____________________________________D_______________D/C____________
" I'm Mandy fly... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------|
G|--------------------------------|-2---------------2--------------|
D|--------------------------------|-0---------------x--------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
( lead guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------7--b8--r7----------|
G|--------------------------------|---------7---------------7------|
D|--------------------------------|-----7-----------------------7--|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Bb_____________________________
" me... "
e|--------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|
G|-3------------------------------|
D|-3------------------------------|
A|-1------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
( lead guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-7~~~~~----------7~~~~~~--------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Ending:
___G_______________________D___________G_______________________D___________
e|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----5-----------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----5--5--------|
B|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----7-----------8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----7--7--------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7-----------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--------|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - |
Repeat to end...
Lyrics:
Just like a rollin' stone,
I'm outside lookin' in
But if your chance came would you take it?
Where on earth do I begin?
" I'm Mandy fly me... "
I've often heard her jingle
It's never struck a chord
With a smile as bright as sunshine
She called me through the poster
And welcomed me aboard
She led me she fed me
She read me like a book
But I'm hiding in the small print
Won't you take another look?
And take me away
Try me Mandy, fly me away...
The world was spinning like a ball
And then it wasn't there at all
And as my heart began to fall
I saw her walking on the water
As the sharks were comin' for me
I felt Mandy pull me up, give me the kiss of life
Just like the girl in Dr. No No No No...
Ah when they pulled me from the wreckage
And her body couldn't be found
Was it in my mind it seems
I had a crazy dream
I told them so but they said no no no no...
I found me on a street
And starin' at a wall
If it hadn't have been for Mandy
Her promise up above me
Well I wouldn't be here at all
So if you're travellin' in the sky
Don't be surprised if someone said " Hi... "
" I'm Mandy fly me... "