#--------------------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. #--------------------------------------------------# Because I Told You So Music and lyrics by Jonatha Brooke Transcribed by Trey Ellett <TreyCozy@aol.com> Tuning (low to high): Eb G Bb F Bb Eb Eb 4 3 7 5 5 The numbers tell you which fret to use when comparing strings. (Normal tuning is E 5 5 5 4 5 written this way) |||||| |||||| *||||| |||||| ||***| 7 slide--> *|***| 9 ||***| 5 *|***| 5 |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| (repeat the above chord prog. 3X then..) |||*|| 2 |||*|| 2 |*|||| |||||| |||||| |*|||| (hammer on ) The above makes up the intro and the first part of the verse.. |||||| |||||| *|***| 5 *|***| 9 |||||| |||||| "Could you see it.. like me.." (repeat same two chords for..) "And believe what.. I see.." |||||| ||*|*| 1 |||||| 1 *|***| 5 |||*|| ||*|*| |||||| |||||| |||||| "could you listen. and remember, that i love you.." *|*||| 2 |||||| |||||| |||*|| 2 |||*|| *|***| 7 *|***| 5 |*|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |h|||| "..only cuz i told you cuz i told you.. so ... BRIDGE: (means walk up on the bass) |||||| |||||| |||||| |||*|| 2 w||||| *|**|| 12 *||||| 8 *|**|| 9 |*|||| *|***| 5 |||||| ||**|| |||||| |||||| |||||| "you.. take the wheel for now... |||||| |||||| |||||| w||||| *|*||| 2 *|**|| 12 *||||| 8 *|**|| 9 *|***| 5 |||*|| |||||| ||**|| |||||| |||||| |||||| "i'm too tired to drive this one home |||||| |||*|| 2 *|**|| 7 |*|||| |||||| |h|||| anyhow.. but for now Then it repeats.. you get the idea!! This of course isn't EXACTLY how she plays it, but I think that if you listen to the recording, you'll get it. Let me know if you find a better way, or one that makes more sense. Enjoy and let me know what you think.. I'm working on "The Angel in the House" - tuning (from low to high) Eb Bb Eb F Bb Eb. Trey Lyrics ©1997 Dog Dream Music, ASCAP