Cecily Smith Uke tab by John Connolly

19 Chords used in the song: C9, G5, Cadd9, A7, D, G, B7, Em, A, C, Em7, F#, B, G/A, C/G, Gsus2, Cmaj7, Am7, Dsus4

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Key: unknownChords and Tablature
[Intro]
    C9 C9                G5 G5                Cadd9 Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|  x2

[Verse 1]
    C9 C9                G5 G5                Cadd9 Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|
The war      was      over,    I was     living  with  my   folks

    C9 C9                G5 G5                   A7 A7                      D D
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|---------0--------0--------0-------|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|------3--------3-----------2-------|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|---1--------1--------------2-------|
g|-------------------------------------|---------------------------2-------|
 I yelled    up-     stairs, "hey ma', I'm off to   grab some     smokes"

       G G      B7 B7           Em Em                   A A
A|-----2------2------------2--------------------0----|
E|-----3------2------------3--------------------0----|
C|-----2------3------------4--------------------1----|
g|-----0------2------------0--------------------2----|
And my father called, "why you need to smoke so late?"

             C C
A|-----------------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------3--------3--------3----------|
E|--------------0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------3-------------|
C|-----------0--------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------2--------4--------6-------|
g|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   Well I lied                      I had a date

[Pre-chorus]
    G G
A|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|
C|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
g|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
    Free from   my        folk's        en-         slave-                 ment

    B7 B7
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
C|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|
g|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|-----4-----------4-----------4-----------4---|
    Skippin'    a-       long           the         pa-         ve-        ment

    G G                       Em7 Em7                     A A
A|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|--3-----------3-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
To see a        bru-      nette                 who I         never         met

      A A  N.C.                                         G G  F# F# G G F# F# G G
A|----0--------------|---------------------|----------2--1/2--1/2----|
E|----0--------------|---------------------|----------3--2/3--2/3----|
C|----1--------------|---------------------|----------2--1/2--1/2----|
g|----2--------------|---------------------|----------0--0----0------|
But I never would forget how she looked in that dress

                      B7 B7             B7 B7                  B B         Em7 Em7
A|--------------------2--------------2--------0-|--------2-2---|---2----2-----------|---------2-------|
E|--------------------2-----------------2-------|--------2-2---|---0----------0-----|-----------------|
C|--------------------3--------------------3----|--------3-3---|---2-------------2--|-----------------|
g|--------------------2-------------------------|--------4-4---|---0-------0--------|------------0----|
How she stuck out her hand and said, "My      name is Cecily       Smith           and I hope you like

    A A
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
        mu-                   sic                                'cause I've got          two

    G G              B7 B7         Em Em          G G       G/A G/A      N.C.
A|--2-----------|--0-------|--2-----------2-----|-2-----------|
E|--3-----------|--2-------|--3-----------3-----|-3-----------|
C|--2-----------|--3-------|--4-----------2-----|-1-----------|
g|--0-----------|--4-------|--0-----------0-----|-0-----------|
   tickets for La Traviata"   That's when I said "I hate opera"

[Chorus]
    C C                      G G                  C C                  G G
A|--3----------------------2------------------3------------------2---------|
E|--0----------------------3------------------0------------------3---------|
C|--0----------------------2------------------0------------------2---------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
She laughed and said "well lucky for you that you're with Cecily Smith-

    C C                  G G                  C C                    Em7 Em7
A|--3------------------2------------------3------------------------------|
E|--0------------------3------------------0--------------------0---------|
C|--0------------------2------------------0--------------------2---------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
who cares what you are listening to, it's who you're listening with

[Interlude]
    C9 C9                G5 G5                Cadd9 Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|  x2

[Verse 2]
    C9 C9                G5 G5                Cadd9 Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|
So we take   our     seats her hands were folded in her lap

    C9 C9                G5 G5                   A7 A7                      D D
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|---------0--------0--------0-------|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|------3--------3-----------2-------|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|---1--------1--------------2-------|
g|-------------------------------------|---------------------------2-------|
if not       a       kiss then I at       least will get a         nap

       G G        B B           Em Em         A A
A|-----2--------2-----------2----------0----|
E|-----3--------2-----------3----------0----|
C|-----2--------3-----------4----------1----|
g|-----0--------4-----------0----------2----|
  So I close my eyes as the ochestra begins

             C C                                             C/G C/G
A|-----------------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------3--------3--------3----------|
E|--------------0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------3-------------|
C|-----------0--------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------2--------4--------6-------|
g|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
        Then I                          hear violins

[Pre-chorus]
        G G
A|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
E|------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|
C|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
g|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
and the hair on     my       neck         was           ri-                    sing

    B7 B7
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
C|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|
g|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|-----4-----------4-----------4-----------4---|
  A A feeling     new     and           sur-          pri-                   sing

       G G                       Em7 Em7                     A A
A|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|-----3-----------3-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
But it wasn't      the    sound                   that made my     heart pound

       A A  N.C.                                     G G  F# F# G G F# F# G G
A|-----0--------------|-------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----|
E|-----0--------------|-------------------|--------3--2/3--2/3----|
C|-----1--------------|-------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----|
g|-----2--------------|-------------------|--------0--0----0------|
No, it was because I found her hand is in mine

                         B7 B7         B7 B7                        Em7 Em7
A|-----------------------2----------2--------0-|-------2------2----|----------2----|
E|-----------------------2-------------2-------|--------------0----|------0---0----|
C|-----------------------3----------------3----|--------------2----|---2-----------|
g|-----------------------2---------------------|----------2---0----|---------------|
and that's where it will stay until they    play the final    chord            She says,

   G G      A A
A|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|-2------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|----0---2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
"were you bored?"                                                     And        I          say,

    G G              B7 B7                      Em Em        G G       G/A G/A      N.C.
A|--2-----------|--0-----------|-----------2---------2-----|--2-----------|
E|--3-----------|--2-----------|-----------3---------3-----|--3-----------|
C|--2-----------|--3-----------|-----------4---------2-----|--1-----------|
g|--0-----------|--4-----------|-----------0---------0-----|--0-----------|
"I guess it wasn't quite so bad it was the best time that I've ever had."

[Chorus]
    C C                       G G                   C C                    G G
A|--3-----------------------2-------------------3--------------------2---------|
E|--0-----------------------3-------------------0--------------------3---------|
C|--0-----------------------2-------------------0--------------------2---------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
She laughed and said, "well lucky for you I got seats to Beethoven's fifth

    C C                  G G                  C C
A|--3------------------2------------------3--------------------|
E|--0------------------3------------------0--------------------|
C|--0------------------2------------------0--------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
who cares what you are listening to, it's who you're listening

[Interlude]
    Em7 Em7   Gsus2 Gsus2            C C                Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7
A|--------------|--------|----5--5--5-|-3---2-----0-------|
E|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---3---|
C|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
g|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
  with"

    Em7 Em7   Gsus2 Gsus2            C C                Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7
A|--------------|--------|-5--5--5--5-|-3---2-----0-------|
E|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---3---|
C|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
g|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
                                                      A A

    Em7 Em7   Gsus2 Gsus2            C C                Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Am7
A|--------------|--------|-5--5--5--5-|-3---2-----0-------|
E|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---3---|
C|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
g|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
    per-  fect     wife                               A A

    Em7 Em7   Gsus2 Gsus2            C C                    Dsus4 Dsus4          D D
A|--------------|--------|-5--5--5--5--5---5-|--0--0--0--0--|--0--|
E|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0--0---0-|--3--3--3--3--|--2--|
C|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0--0---0-|--2--2--2--2--|--2--|
g|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0---0-|--2--2--2--2--|--2--|
    per-  fect     life

[Verse 3]
    C9 C9                G5 G5                Cadd9 Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|
The time     ex-      ploded   like a    bullet from a gun

    C9 C9                G5 G5                   A7 A7                      D D
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|---------0--------0--------0-------|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|------3--------3-----------2-------|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|---1--------1--------------2-------|
g|-------------------------------------|---------------------------2-------|
  A A week,    a        year &  then a       marriage and a          son

       G G        B B           Em Em                 A A
A|-----2--------2-----------2----------------------0-----0-----0-----0--|
E|-----3--------2-----------3--------------------0-----0-----0-----0----|
C|-----2--------3-----------4------------------1-----1-----1-----1------|
g|-----0--------4-----------0-------------------------------------------|
and a rental    where I     still can hear her laugh

             C C                                             C/G C/G
A|-----------------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------3--------3--------3----------|
E|--------------0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------3-------------|
C|-----------0--------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------2--------4--------6-------|
g|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
      When I play                    the phonograph

[Pre-chorus]
        G G
A|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
E|------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|
C|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
g|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
    So I let       the         mu-         sic         guide                me

    B7 B7
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
C|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3---|
g|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|-----4-----------4-----------4-----------4---|
 As Cec-      ily       sits            be-        side                     me

       G G                                               A A
A|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
     A A girl of     nine-       teen             with a nervous     ma-         rine   Feel her

       D D
A|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
       head        be-         gin         to          lean          As the    mel-      ody

  N.C.                                       G G  F# F# G G F# F# G G
A|----------------------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----|
E|----------------------------------|--------3--2/3--2/3----|
C|----------------------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----|
g|----------------------------------|--------0--0----0------|
                  soars

                         B7 B7         B7 B7                        Em7 Em7
A|-----------------------2----------2--------0-|-------2------2----|----------2----|
E|-----------------------2-------------2-------|--------------0----|------0---0----|
C|-----------------------3----------------3----|--------------2----|---2-----------|
g|-----------------------2---------------------|----------2---0----|---------------|
       And though it was real it   doesn't feel like it could be                That night when you

       A A
A|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
E|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
C|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
g|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
      said to me                                         That      I've     got           two

    G G              B7 B7         Em Em          G G       G/A G/A      
A|--2-----------|--0-------|--2-----------2-----|-2-----------|
E|--3-----------|--2-------|--3-----------3-----|-3-----------|
C|--2-----------|--3-------|--4-----------2-----|-1-----------|
g|--0-----------|--4-------|--0-----------0-----|-0-----------|
   tickets for La Traviata"

[Break]

A|--2-----2-2---2-2-1-2-/5-|
E|-------------------------|
C|------2-----2------------|
g|-------------------------|


[Chorus]
     C C                       G G                   C C               G G
A|---3-----------------------2-------------------3---------------2---------|
E|---0-----------------------3-------------------0---------------3---------|
C|---0-----------------------2-------------------0---------------2---------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It's sad but true        how much I miss you   I miss you Cecily Smith

     C C                G G                       C C                    N.C.
A|---3----------------2-----------------------3-------------------------|
E|---0----------------3-----------------------0-------------------------|
C|---0----------------2-----------------------0-------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Life is not the  things that we do  it's who we're doing them with

[Outro]
    C9 C9                G5 G5                Cadd9 Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|

    C9 C9                G5 G5                Cadd9 Cadd9
A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5-------5---------------|
E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|--2/3-----2/3---------0--------|
C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|-------------------0-----0-----|


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i love it♡
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this is probably a dumb qiestion but how do you read this?
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The absolute best tab I've seen, very helpful knowing that this is a h a r d song
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Omg this is amazing! Thank you!
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