#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# I FEEL LUCKY (Mary-Chapin Carpenter & Don Schlitz) -------------------------------------------------- [Actually in B; capo at the 7th fret] E E E E E E E E [intro] E E Well I woke up this morning stumbled out of my rack E E I opened up the paper to the page in the back A A It only took a moment for my finger to find E E My daily dose of destiny, under my sign B B My eyes just about popped out of my head E [stop] n.C. It said "the stars are stacked against you girl, get back in bed" A A E E I feel lucky, I feel lucky, yeah B B No Professor Doom gonna stand in my way E [stop] n.C. E E E E Mmmmm, I feel lucky today [instrumental] Well I strolled down to the corner, gave my numbers to the clerk The pot's eleven million so I called in sick to work I bought a pack of Camels, a burrito and a Barq's Crossed against the light, made a beeline for the park The sky began to thunder, wind began to moan I heard a voice above me saying, "girl, you better get back home" But I feel lucky, oh oh oh, I feel lucky, yeah No tropical depression gonna steal my sun away Mmmmm, I feel lucky today A A E E B B E B [Guitar solo] E [stop] Now eleven million later, I was sitting at the bar (D) E [stop] I'd bought the house a double, and the waitress a new car A [stop] Dwight Yoakam's in the corner, trying to catch my eye (D) E [stop] Lyle Lovett's right beside me with his hand upon my thigh (A) B [stop] B [stop] The moral of this story, it's simple but it's true E E7 Hey the stars might lie, but the numbers never do I feel lucky, oh oh oh, I feel lucky, yeah Hey Dwight, hey Lyle, boys, you don't have to fight Hot dog, I'm feeling lucky tonight I feel lucky, brrrrr, I feel lucky, yeah Think I'll flip a coin, I'm a winner either way Mmmmmm, I feel lucky today E E E E A A E E B B E n.C. (F#9) (F9) E9 E [piano solo] [piano break] [crescendo] [stop] TAB: (Don't forget the capo on the 7th fret.) Play the E measures And the A measures like this: like this: |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |2---2---2---2---| |2---2---2---2---| |2---4---2---4---| |2---4---2---4---| |0---0---0---0---| |0---0---0---0---| |----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . I'm not sure about B. It might be x244xx and x264xx (like A), or it might just be x244xx. For the very beginning of the song, slide into the first E with 011xxx. - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com