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Nighttime Ukulele

(ver. 1)
Big Star
great song from "Sister Lovers". this song is probably easier to fingerpick. it's a 
more than straight chords at work here. this is going to be messy but so am i.


throughout the verse you're going to play a G Am7 progression which goes like this. 
to the recording for the exact rhythm.

 G      Am7
---3----3--|    throw in a little strumming at the end of each interval.
---0----1--|
---0----0--|    voice the G with your ring on the the low E and pinky on the
------0h2--|    high E.
-----------|
-3---------|

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Intro
G Am7 G Am7 Gmaj7
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 Gmaj7
i--2--  play around on the high E. move it up to 3 once or twice.
m--3--
x--0--  i'm not sure if this chord is right, but it sounds close enough.
r--4--
p--5--
x-----

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Verse

   G   Am7               G       Am7
At nightime I go out and see the people
Air goes cool and hurrying on my way
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The chorus has a fingerpicking pattern. i don't know exactly how alex plays, so i won't 
it. you can come up with something yourself. Dsus4 is D with your pinky on 3 on the E 
and Cmaj7 is C with an open B string.

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Chorus
    D           Dsus4          C
And dressing so sweet, all the people to see
        D                      C               Cmaj7
They're looking at me, all the people to see.

Verse

G Am7 pattern
And when I set my eyes on you
You look like a kitty
And when you're in the moon
Oh you look so pretty

Chorus
         D
Caught a glance in your eyes
    C
And fell through the skies
D
Glance in your eyes
    C                       Cmaj7
And fell through the skies

Interlude
G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 Gmaj7

Verse
G Am7 Pattern
I'm walking down the freezing street
Scarf goes out behind
You said, "Get them away"
Please don't say a word

Chorus
        D
"Get me out of here
       C
Get me out of here
  D
I hate it here
       C             Cmaj7
Get me out of here"

Verse
G Am7 pattern
At nightime I go out and see the people
Air goes cool and hurrying on my way

Chorus
D                        C
Glanced in your eyes and fell through the skies
D                      C                      Cmaj7
Dance in your eyes and fell through the skies

Outro
G Am7 G Am7 G
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