"Just By Myself" by Greg Brown, from Dream Cafe Standard Tuning E A D G B E ----------- G6 3 2 0 0 3 0 ^ ^ ^ note: ^ indicates the note is played C 3 3 2 0 1 0 (second finger moves; plays second fret on G string ^ ^ ^ to open G string to second fret on D string) Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 (third finger moves [at least the way I play Em, which is with my second and third fingers; plays second fret on G string, to open G string to second fret on D string) Note: The picking pattern essentially involves playing these 3-note chords and alternating each with all open strings... Kind of lightly tapping the entire chord on the fret board then pulling you hand up, then tapping again... Intro: G6 C (repeat) G6 C I'll walk around, some ancient city, G6 C Write in my notebook, and drink my tea. Em C Don't have to make love, 'cause love made me, G6 C and I'll be happy just by myself. G6 C G6 C Hey-ay-ay-ay-ay. I'll make my supper, 'bout ten oclock, and watch the moon rise, above my block, and go to bed, in just my socks, and I'll be happy, just by myself. Hey-ay-ay-ay-ay. And I'll go fishin'--, get with the flow. I know a river, in Idaho. I'll catch a big trout, and let him go, and I'll be happy, just by myself. Hey-ay-ay-ay-ay. Love never made a--, a fool of me. I always was one, as you could see. I can't be good, so I'll be free. Ummm, and I'll be happy, just by myself. Hey-ay-ay-ay-ay. I'll fold the laundry, just like I please. And put the sheets on, just like I please. And in my dreams, find sweet release. Ummm, and I'll be happy, just by myself. Hey-ay-ay-ay-ay. Happy, oh-oh-oh. Happy, hey-ay-ay-ay-ay. ------------ Submitted by Bob Steidl