Lady

Lady

By Little River Band

Tabbed by Nick C.

I didn't see a tab of this that I liked, so here's my version.

This is my first time tabbing something this large, but any feedback is good feedback.

I tried to get the timing of the lyrics as close as possible,

but sometimes it wasn't possible,

so listen to the song for all the right timings.

Standard Tuning

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[Intro]

Acoustic guitar starts with this:

B|-3-2-3-2---0--------3-2-3-/7-5-2-3---

G|-4-2-4-2-2-0--------4-2-4-/7-6-2-4-2-

D|---------2-------------------------4-

Guitar then strums a D and the piano plays:

e|-10-9p7-5-

[Verse 1]

A A/G A/F# A/G A A/G A/F# A/G

e|------------------------------------------------------------------

B|------------------------------------------------------------------

G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----

D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--

A|-0-------------------------------0--------------------------------

E|---------3-------2-------3---------------3-------2-------3--------

Look

A A/G A/F# A/G A A/G A/F# A/G

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|

D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|

A|-0-------------------------------0--------------------------------|

E|---------3-------2-------3---------------3-------2-------3--------|

around you. Look up here

A A/G A/F# A/G A A/G A/F# A/G

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|

D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|

A|-0-------------------------------0--------------------------------|

E|---------3-------2-------3---------------3-------2-------3--------|

Take time to make time, make time to be there. Look

A A/G A/F# A/G A A/G A/F# A/G

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|

D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|

A|-0-------------------------------0--------------------------------|

E|---------3-------2-------3---------------3-------2-------3--------|

around, be a part.

A A/G A/F# A/G A A/G A/F# A/G

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|

D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|

A|-0-------------------------------0--------------------------------|

E|---------3-------2-------3---------------3-------2-------3--------|

feel for the winter, but dont have a cold heart.

[Refrain]

This guitar is a clean electric with heavy reverb.

e|-----0---

B|-------3- --> x15

G|---1-----

D|-2-------

A|---------

E|---------

And I love you best. You're not like the rest.

You're there when I need you you're there when I need

I'm gonna need you.

[Verse 2]

Electric guitar fingerpicks what the acoustic guitar did in verse 1.

It's hard to hear what it does on the D and E chords,

but I just improvise a fingerpicking pattern. Acoustic guitar strums the chords.

A A/G A/F# A/G A A/G A/F# A/G

A long time ago I had a lady to love

D A A/G A/F# A/G

She made me think of things I never thought of

E D

Now she's gone and I'm on my own

A A/G A/F# A/G

A love song has come into my mind

A A/G A/F# A/G A A/G A/F# A/E

A love song, it was there all the time

[Chorus]

(All instruments just play the chords)

D A

So lady, let me take a look at you now

D A

You're there on the dance floor, making me want you somehow

D A A/G A/F# A/E

Oh lady, I think it's only fair I should say to you

E D A (to solo)

Don't be thinkin' that I don't want you, 'cause maybe I do

[Solo]

Piano and acoustic guitar play Verse 2

Moderately distorted electric guitar plays:

e|-7b9--9-----7b9-9-9r7-5-------7b9--9-----------5-7b9-7-5-|

B|----------------------7-5------------------5-7-----------|

G|---------------------------------------5-6---------------|

e|-12b14-12--------------------

B|----------10-12b14r12-10-----

G|-----------------------------

e|-12--------------9----12b14-12-9---------------

B|------------9-12---12------------10-12b14r12-10

G|----9-11-12--------------------------------------

e|---------9-12-------------|

B|------10------12b14r12-10-|

G|-9-11---------------------|

[Verse 3]

No guitar here, so you can do whatever you want, but these are the chords:

A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/G

Look around,

A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/G

come to me

A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/G A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/G

I have no answers, but know where I wanna be

A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/G

I look around,

A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/G

play a part

A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/G A7 A7/G A7/F# A7/E

I was born in the winter and cooled by a warm heart

Then play the Refrain and Chorus one more time, but finish the chorus with this:

E D A (to riff)

Don't be thinkin' that I don't want you cause maybe I do

[Riff]

e|-------------------------------

B|-------------------------------

G|-------------------------------

D|---5---7-9-7-9b11r9p7--9p7---7-

A|-7---7---------------9----9p7--

E|-------------------------------

e|---------------------------------------------------------

B|---------------------------------------------------------

G|---------------------------------------------------------

D|---------------------------------------------------------

A|-7-----------------------------5---------------2---------

E|-------------------------------------------------------5-

Don't be thinkin' that I don't want you, cause lady I do

(And sorry, but I didn't take time to learn the outro. I usually just improvise it.)