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SONG FOR ADAM (Jackson Browne)
From the C/D "Saturate Before Using"
Standard E tuning: EADGBE, Capo on 1st fret
Transcribed by Phil Black, 1996

Intro:
   
Am                                                                      
E||-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------------|
G||---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------2-------2-|
D||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A||-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E||---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
    |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_|
|_|   

  F                                   C                                  
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-------1---------|-------1---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-0-------------|-2-0-----------2-|-0-----0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3--3|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-1-------1-------|-1--------1------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|  

  F                                   C                 G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|
|-------1---------|-------1---------|-----------------|---------0-------|
|-2-0-------------|-2-0-----------2-|-0-----0-------0-|-0-----0---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3--3|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------2-------|
|-1-------1-------|-1--------1------|---------3-------|-3---------------| 
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|

  Am                                 
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------------|
|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------2-------2-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_| 

Verse 1:
  Am                G                 F
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
|---------0-----2-|---------0-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|
|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_| 
  Oh Adam was a     friend of mine I  did not know him  well,     He was

  C       G/D       Am      G         F
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-------|-1-------0-------|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
|-------0-------0-|-------2-------0-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|
|-----2-------0---|-----2-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|    |_|  |_| |_|
|_| 
 alone in his    existence     he was deep into his well,         I
could

 C       G/D       Am      G         F
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-------|-1-------0-------|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
|-------0-------0-|-------2-------0-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|
|-----2-------0---|-----2-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|
guess what he was laughing at but I  couldn't really tell,       Now the 

  Am      G         Am     G           F                
|-0---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------3-------|-1-------0-------|-1---------1------|
|-------2-------0-|-------2-------0-|---------2-----2--|
|-----2-------0---|-----2-------0---|-----3-------3----|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|------------------|
|---------3-------|---------3-------|-1-------1--------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|    |_| |_| |_| |_|    
story's told that Adam jumped but I'm thinking that he  

  Am                                 
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------------|
|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------2-------2-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_| 
  fell.
 
Verse 2: (same tab as Verse 1)

Chorus:
  F                                   C
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------------|-----------------|
|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|
      I    sit    before my only     candle,                       but
it's

  F                                   C
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------------|-----------------|
|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|  
 so   little       light to find my  way,                          now
this

  F                                   Am
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|-----------0-----|-1h--------------|
|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------2-------2-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|
 journey  appears   before    my     candle.                       Which
is 

  C                                   G
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
|-1---------1-----|-1--------1------|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-------|---------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_| 
 shorter every      hour as it        reaches for the   day         well
I

  Am                                  G
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-----|-1h--------------|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|
|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---------0-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_| 
  feel just like a  candle  in  a     way              but I guess I'll 


  F                                   C                                  
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-------1---------|-------1---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-0-------------|-2-0-----------2-|-0-----0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3--3|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-1-------1-------|-1--------1------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|  
  get there,           but I wouldn't say_______________________________
 
  F                                   C                 G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|
|-------1---------|-------1---------|-----------------|---------0-------|
|-2-0-------------|-2-0-----------2-|-0-----0-------0-|-0-----0---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3--3|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------2-------|
|-1-------1-------|-1--------1------|---------3-------|-3---------------| 
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|  
  for sure...

  Am                                 
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------0-----|-1h--------------|
|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|-------2-------2-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
  |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|   |_| |_| |_| |_|

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