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  Artist: Jack Johnson
  Title: "Flake"
  Album: Brushfire Fairytales"
  			tabbed by Roy Uno (ryomauno@earthlink.net)
  
  I saw D.Yamaki's version of the tab. It was good, but it was somewhat confusing,
  so I thought I'd make it more easy to understand. Unfortunately, I don't know the
  slide guitar part melody for the interlude, so if anyone figures it out before me,
   then please e-mail me.
  
  I tried to show the strumming pattern as well as I could but, Listen to the song for
  the strumming pattern.
  
  The chords used:
            Dm            F             Bb          C5           A          Fm         C#5        B5
  E-----5------1---------------------5-------1-------------------|
  B-----6------1---------------------5-------1-------------------|
  G-----7------2-------3------5------6-------1------6-----4------|
  D-----7------3-------3------5------7-------3------6-----4------|
  A-----5------3-------1------3------7-------3------4-----2------|
  E------------1---------------------5-------1-------------------|
  
  	NOTE: For the Dm chord you may use the basic chord in the first position but
  Jack Johnson plays it in the fifth position.
             The "x" is in the place where he mutes/"chops" the strings.
  
  So the song in tablature goes like this:
  INTRO/VERSE:
       Dm                    F                                        Bb
  E--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x--------x---------x-
  B--6--6-x---6---6-6---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x--------x---------x-
  G--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---2--2-x---2---2-2-x---3--3-x--3--3-3-x-
  D--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x---3--3-x--3--3-3-x-
  A--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x---1--1-x--1--1-1-x-
  E--------x------------x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x--------x---------x-
               F                                                     C5
  E-----1--1-x----1----1-1----x---------------|
  B-----1--1-x----1----1-1----x---------------|
  G-----2--2-x----2----2-2----x----5-------*--|  Repeat
  D-----3--3-x----3----3-3----x----5-------*--|
  A-----3--3-x----3----3-3----x----3----------|
  E-----1--1-x----1----1-1----x---------------|
  
  NOTE: When going into the chorus, (the last verse line) the verse goes like this
       Dm                       F                           Bb
  E--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x---------x---------x-
  B--6--6-x---6---6-6---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x---------x---------x-
  G--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---2--2-x---2---2-2-x----3--3-x--3--3-3-x-
  D--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x----3--3-x--3--3-3-x-
  A--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x----1--1-x--1--1-1-x-
  E--------x------------x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x---------x---------x-
  	           C5
  E----------x------------x----|
  B----------x------------x----|
  G-----5--5-x---5---5-5-x----|
  D-----5--5-x---5---5-5-x----|
  A-----3--3-x---3---3-3-x----|
  E----------x------------x----|
  
  CHORUS:
          F             C5                                 C#5  Dm
  E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x-----5--5-x--5--5-5-x-
  B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x-----6--6-x--6--6-6-x-
  G--2--2-x--2---2-2--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x---6-7--7-x--7--7-7-x-
  D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x---6-7--7-x--7--7-7-x-
  A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x---4-5--5-x--5--5-5-x-
  E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x----------x---------x-
         A              Bb                                    B5  C5
  E--5--5-x--5---5-5--x--------x----------x-----------x----------x-
  B--5--5-x--5---5-5--x--------x----------x-----------x----------x-
  G--6--6-x--6---6-6--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x---4--5--5-x--5--5-5--x-
  D--7--7-x--7---7-7--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x---4--5--5-x--5--5-5--x-
  A--7--7-x--7---7-7--x---1--1-x--1--1-1--x---2--3--3-x--3--3-3--x-
  E--5--5-x--5---5-5--x--------x----------x-----------x----------x-
         F                                       C5
  E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x-----------x----|
  B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x-----------x----|
  G--2--2-x--2---2-2--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x----*|  REPEAT
  D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x----*|
  A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x-----|
  E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x-----------x----|
  
  INTERLUDE (The backing for the slide guitar solo)
      Fm
  E----1--1-x---1----1-1----x----|
  B----1--1-x---1----1-1----x----|
  G----1--1-x---1----1-1----x---*|   REPEAT
  D----3--3-x---3----3-3----x---*|
  A----3--3-x---3----3-3----x----|
  E----1--1-x---1----1-1----x----|
  
  Then when he starts to sing again:
        Fm
  E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x-
  B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x-
  G--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x-
  D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x-
  A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x-
  E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x-
  
        C5            Fm                                         Bb
  E-------x-----------x--1--1-x---1---1-1--x--------x----------x-
  B-------x-----------x--1--1-x---1---1-1--x--------x----------x-
  G--5--5-x--5---5-5-x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---3--3-x--3---3-3-x-
  D--5--5-x--5---5-5-x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---3--3-x--3---3-3-x-
  A--3--3-x--3---3-3-x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---1--1-x--1---1-1-x-
  E-------x----------x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x--------x----------x-
  
        Fm             C  	                           Fm
  E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-------x-----------x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--|
  B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-------x-----------x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--|
  G--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--5--5-x---5---5-5-x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-*|
  D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x--5--5-x---5---5-5-x--3--3-x--3---3-3--x-*|
  A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x--3--3-x---3---3-3-x--3--3-x--3---3-3--x--|
  E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-------x-----------x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--|
  
  REPEAT
  
  The song with the lyrics goes like this:
  
  INTRO:
  	Dm, F, Bb, F
  
     	Dm                                      F
  	   I know she said it's alright
  	   Bb                                        F
  	   But you can make it up next time
  	   Dm                                   F
     	I know she said it's not right
  	   Bb                                        F
  	   There ain't no use in Lying
     	Dm                                          F
  	   Maybe she thinks I know something
       Bb                                                   F
  	   Maybe maybe she thinks it's fine
  	   Dm                                             F
  	   Maybe she knows something I don't I'm so,
  	   Bb                           B5  C5
     	I'm so tired, I'm so tired of trying
  
  CHORUS:
     	F                                         C5    C#5
  	   It seems to me that maybe
      Dm                                           A
  	   It pretty much always means no
     	Bb               C#5  C5                       F     Bb     C
  	   So don't tell me you might just let it go
  	   F                                          C
     	And often times we're lazy
     	Dm                                 A
  	   It seems to stand in my way
     	Bb               B   C5                                  F    Bb    C
  	   Cause no one no not no one wants to be let down
  
  VERSE:
  	   Dm                                        F
  	   I know she loves the sunrise
  	   Bb                                                  F
     	no longer sees it with her sleeping eyes
     	Dm                                                       F
  	   And I know that when she said she's gonna try
  	   Bb                                                     F
     	Well it might not work because of other ties
  	  Dm                                                          F
  	  And I wouldn't want to break 'em, nah,
     	Bb
  	   I wouldn't want to break em
  	   Dm                                      F
  	   Maybe she'll help me to untie this but
  	   Bb                        B5     C5
  	   Until then well, I'm gonna have to lie to her
  
  CHORUS:
     	F                                         C5    C#5
  	   It seems to me that maybe
      Dm                                           A
  	   It pretty much always means no
     	Bb            C#5  C5                       F     Bb     C
  	   So don't tell me you might just let it go
  	   F                                          C
     	And often times we're lazy
     	Dm                                 A
  	   It seems to stand in my way
     	Bb           B   C5                                  F    Bb    C
  	   Cause no one no not no one wants to be let down
  
  CHORUS:
     	F                                         C5    C#5
  	   It seems to me that maybe
      Dm                                           A
  	   It pretty much always means no
     	Bb            C#5  C5                       F     Bb     C
  	   So don't tell me you might just let it go
  	   F                                          C
     	And often times we're lazy
     	Dm                                 A
  	   It seems to stand in my way
     	Bb            B   C5                                  F    Bb    C
  	   Cause no one no not no one wants to be let down
  
  
  INTERLUDE:
  	Fm,
  	Then he starts to sing:
  	Fm, Fm, Fm, C5, Fm, Bb, Fm, C, Fm

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