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Date: 3/12/99; 4:41:04 PM
 From: "Mark and Allison Albert" 
 Subject: y/dwight_yoakam/the_curse.tab
 THE CURSE (Dwight Yoakam)
 performed by Dwight Yoakam on A LONG WAY HOME (1998)
 transcribed by Mark Albert markalbert@pipeline.com
 CHORD CHART
 |INTRO |VERSE 1 |VERSE 2 |CHORUS |SOLO |CHORUS |VERSE 3 |CODA |
 
 INTRO:
 |E |E |A |A |A |A |
 
 VERSE AND SOLO:
 |A |E |A |A |A |E |D |D |
 |A |E |D |B |B |A |E |A |A |
 
 CHORUS:
 |D |D |D |D |A |A |A |A |
 |D |D |D |D |B |B |E |E |
 
 
 INTRO
   |   |                                              |   |   |   |
   |   |                                              |   |   |   |
 |-------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 |-------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 |-------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 |-------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 |-------|-------------|--------------|-0-----------|-0---0---4---2-|
 |-4---2-|-0-----------|-3-(5)--------|---\-------/-|--\/-----------|
                          \/                  T         T
                           B
 
           ____           ____             ____
   |      |    |  |      |    |    |      |    |    |      |
   |      |    |  |      |    |    |      |    |    |      |
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |--------2----2---------2----2--|--------2----2--------------------|
 |-0--------------0--------------|-0----------------4------2--------|
 |-------------------------------|-----------------/----------------|
                                                    S
 
 VERSE
       _      _         _      _         _      _        _
   |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |   |  | | |   |
   |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |   |  | | |   |
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----2-2----2-2--|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2---------|
 |-0------0-------|----2-2----2-2--|-0------0------|-0------4---2---|
 |----------------|-0------0-------|---------------|----------------|
 1. Don't           you              sleep
 2. Don't           you              smile
 3. Don't           you              try                        To
 
       _      _         _      _         _      _        _      _
   |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |   |  | | |  | |
   |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |   |  | | |  | |
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2--|
 |----2-2----2-2--|----------------|-0------0------|-0------0-------|
 |-0------0-------|----2-2----2-2--|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|-0------0-------|---------------|----------------|
   Don't       you have    a        single moment's peace      Just
   Don't       you have   happy     thoughts for a  while      'Til
   have          a single           thought that goes by       With-
 
       _      _         _      _         _      _        _      _
   |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |   |  | | |  | |
   |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |   |  | | |  | |
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----------------|
 |----2-2----2-2--|----------------|-0------0------|----4-4----4-4--|
 |-0------0-------|----2-2----2-2--|---------------|-2------2-------|
 |----------------|-0------0-------|---------------|----------------|
  walk through the darkness with    fears that are  deep
  teardrops and    sadness both     go    out  of   style
  out     being    haunted       by memories   like mine
 
       _      _         _      _         _      _        _      _
   |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |   |  | | |  | |
   |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |   |  | | |  | |
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----4-4----4-4--|----2-2----2-2--|---------------|----2-2----2-2--|
 |-2------2-------|-0------0-------|----2-2----2-2-|-0------0-------|
 |----------------|----------------|-0------0------|----------------|
               And don't        you even             sleep
               No, don't        you even             smile
               No, don't        you even             try (TO CODA)
  ________________________________   _______________________________
 | 1.                               | 2.
           ____    
   |      |    |      |      |        |      |      |      |   
   |      |    |      |      |        |      |      |      |   
 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------*-|--------------------------------|
 |--------2----2-----------------*-|--------------------------------|
 |-0------------------4------2-----|--0------0------2------4--------|
 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 CHORUS
       _      _                          _      _        
   |  | | |  | |    |   |   |   |    |  | | |  | |   |   |   |   |
   |  | | |  | |    |   |   |   |    |  | | |  | |   |   |   |   |
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----2-2----2-2--|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----------------|
 |-0------0-------|-0--------------|-0------0------|-0---0----------|
 |----------------|-----0---2---4--|---------------|---------4---2--|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
     These are the things            I     wish for  you
 
       _      _         _      _         _      _
   |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |   |   |   |   |
   |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |   |   |   |   |
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----2-2----2-2--|----2-2----2-2--|----2-2----2-2-|----------------|
 |-0------0-------|-0------0-------|-0------0------|-0---0---2---4--|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
   Deep   in my     heart  how I     hope  they come true
 
       _      _                          _      _        
   |  | | |  | |    |   |   |   |    |  | | |  | |   |   |   |   |
   |  | | |  | |    |   |   |   |    |  | | |  | |   |   |   |   |
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----2-2----2-2--|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----------------|
 |-0------0-------|-0--------------|-0------0------|-0--------------|
 |----------------|-----0---2---4--|---------------|-----0---0---1--|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
   And then you'll know        when bad     turns to worse What it's
 
       _      _         _      _        _      _       \   _
   |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |   |  | | |  | |   |  /  | | |
   |  | | |  | |    |  | | |  | |   |  | | |  | |   |  \  | | |
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
 |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------1-----|
 |----4-4----4-4--|----4-4----4-4-|---------------|-------2-4-------|
 |-2------2-------|-2------2------|----2-2----2-2-|-----------------|
 |----------------|---------------|-0------0------|-0---------------|
  like     to live under   love's  curse                  (SOLO)__
 
            _                _                              _
   |   |   | | |    |   |   | | |                     _    | | |
   |   |   | | |    |   |   | | |                    |_|   | | |
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------0----|
 |-2---2----------|----------------|---------------|-------1-2-1----|
 |--\/------------|----------------|---------------|-------2-4------|
 |---T-----0-2-4--|----------------|-0-------------|----------------|
 |----------------|-0---0---0-2-4--|---------------|----------------|
                     \/
                      T
            _                _          \      ________
   |   |   | | |    |   |   | | |    |  /     |  |  |  |
   |   |   | | |    |   |   | | |    |  \  |\ |  |  |  |
 |----------------|----------------|----------5----------|----------|
 |-2---2----------|----------------|-------5-(7)-5-(7)-5-|-(7)------|
 |-2---2----------|-1---1----------|--------\/-\/-\/-\/-\|/---------|
 |--\/-------0-2--|-2---2-----0-2--|-4-------B--R--B--R--|B---------|
 |---T-----4-2-4--|--\/-----4-2-4--|-5-------------------|----------|
 |---------5------|---T-----5------|---------------------|----------|
 
    _      _    _     _   __           _      _____      _____
   | |  | | |  | |   | | |  |  |  |   | | |  | | | |    | | | | | |
   | |  | | |  | |   | | |  |  |  |   | | |  | | | |    | | | | | |
 |-5---------------|----------------|--------4---7----|-------------|
 |--(7)-5-5--------|----------------|-----5----7---7--|-------------|
 |----\/---(7)-6-2-|-----2-(1)-2--2-|-4-6---------(8)-|-6-4-----4-4-|
 |-----R-----\/----|-4-2--\/-\/-\/--|--\/------------\|/----6-4--\/-|
 |------------R----|-------W--W--T--|---S-------------|R----------T-|
 |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------|
 
    _      _              _____     _____   _____  
   | | |  | | |    |  |  | | | |   | | | | | | | |          | | | |
   | | |  | | |    |  |  | | | |   | | | | | | | |          | | | |
 |-----7---------|---------------|-----------------|------|---------|
 |---------------|---------------|-----------------|------|---------|
 |-6-8--------1--|-2--2----------|-----------------|------|---------|
 |--\/----2-4----|--\/---------0-|-2-0---0---------|------|---------|
 |---S-----------|---T---0-2-4---|-----4---4-2-0---|-0----|-0-0-2-4-|
 |---------------|---------------|------------\/-4-|---\--|-/-------|
                                               P         T
 
 
 (CHORUS followed by VERSE 3)
 
 
 CODA
  _______________
 |3.   _                                                   \
   |  | | |   |                            |  |  |  |   |  /  |  |
   |  | | |   |                            |  |  |  |   |  \  |  |
 |--------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------||
 |--------------|-----------|------------|------------|-------2--2-||
 |--------------|-----------|------------|------------|-------2--2-||
 |----2-2-------|-----------|------------|------------|-------2--2-||
 |-0------------|-----------|------------|-0--0--4--2-|-0------\/--||
 |--------4---2-|-0---------|-3-(5)------|--\/--------|---------T--||
                               \/            T
                                B
 
                          *  *  *  *  *
 
 TAB NOTES
 
 B = bend to ()
 H = hammer on
 P = pull off
 R = release bend from ()
 S = slide
 T = tied note
 W = whammy bar
                    \
                    /                   _
 /|  = eighth rest, \  = quarter rest, |_| = whole rest