I Don't Mind At All
Words & Music:
Brent Bourgeois &
Larry Tagg (Bourgeois Tagg)
This is one of my favorite
songs, from their 1986 album YoYo, and I have to thank Dam Amrich for
taking the time to tab it. He's
got a great resource site (members.aol.com/danamrich/tabs.html). Here are his notes on the tab: "...This is by no means
"the" way to play the song--but this is the arrangement that works
for me as a mix between what I hear and what's comfortable to play. Learn the
strum pattern by listening to the song. Also, I am not a good fingerpicking
player and as such the fingerpicking runs are likely not accurate--I can hear
them but I can't play them--though they should give you an idea of how it's
supposed to sound, and you can embellish/correct from there. :) Please send feedback if you come up with something
better..." I've extrapolated
the chords from his tab and put them below. Keep open B and/or E strings as drone.
The time for talking's over
now, I guess it's time to
E
E/D# E/C#
E
-----------------------------------------------------------
B
--0------------------0-----------0-------------------------
G
--9------------------9-----------9-------------------------
D
--9------------------9-----------9-------------------------
A
--7------------------6-----------x-------------------------
E
---------------------------------9-------------------------
let you go
C#m
E
-----------------------------------------------------------
B
-------------------------4---5---4-------------------------
G
---------------------6---------------5---------------------
D
-----------------6-----6---6---6---6-----------------------
A
----------2--2/4---4---------------------------------------
E
-----2/4---------------------------------------------------
But I
don't
F#5(add4) A(add2)
E
--------------------0----------------------------------------
B
-------0----------0-------0----------------------------------
G
-----2----------2-------2------------------------------------
D
---2----------2-------2--------------------------------------
A
------------0---0---0---0------------------------------------
E
-2---2-------------------------------------------------------
no I don't mind at all
F#5(add4) A(add2)
B5
E
E
-----------------------------------------0-------------------
B
-------0----------0---------0----------0---------------------
G
-----2----------2---------4----------1-----------------------
D
---2----------2---------4----------2-------------------------
A
------------0---0-----2---2------2---------------------------
E
-2---2-------------------------0-------0---------------------
It's important to me That I don't see you
C#5
E
-----0-----------------------------------------------------
B
-----0-----------------------------------------------------
G
-----6-----------------------------------------------------
D
-----6-----------------------------------------------------
A
-----4-----------------------------------------------------
E
-----------------------------------------------------------
laughin' at me
E C#5 E F#5
E [E & B high drone
over all]
E
---0----\---0-----/0--/-0--\-0-----------------------------
B ---0----\---0-----/0--/-0--\-0-----------------------------
G
---9----\---6-----/9--/-11-\-9-----------------------------
D
---9----\---6-----/9--/-11-\-9-----------------------------
A
---7----\---4-----/7--/-9--\-7-----------------------------
E
-----------------------------------------------------------
But I'm smart enough to know
C#5
E
-----0-----------------------------------------------------
B
-----0-----------------------------------------------------
G
-----6-----------------------------------------------------
D
-----6-----------------------------------------------------
A
-----4-----------------------------------------------------
E
-----------------------------------------------------------
that I have to let you go
Alt: you
A E D#5 A
B5
E
-0-----------0---------0--------0----------|-----------0---
B
-0-----------0---------0--------0----------|-----------0---
G
-2-----------9---------8--------2----------|-----------4---
D -2-----------9---------8--------2----------|-----------4---
A
-0-----------7---------6--------0----------|-----------2---
E
-------------------------------------------|---------------
^----------- just not sure! ----^
But I don't mind at all
F#m7(add4) A(add2) B5 E
E
---------------------------------------0-------------------
B
-------0--------0---------0----------0---------------------
G
-----2--------2---------4----------1-----------------------
D ---2--------2---------4----------2-------------------------
A
----------0---0-----2---2------2---------------------------
E
-2---2-----------------------0-------0---------------------
E
E/D#
E/C#
C#m
The time for talking's over
now; I guess it's time to let you go.
Bm7/F# A(add2) Bm7/F# A(add2) B5 E
But I----- don't, no, I-----
don't-- mind at all.
It's getting so you never
know
when things are better left alone.
But I don't, no, I don't mind
at all.
BRIDGE: [open E & B high drone over all]
C#5
E
C#5 E F#5 E
It's important to me that I
don't see you laughing at me.
C#5
A
E D#5 A [or: E B5 A]
But I'm smart enough to know
that I have to let you go.
F#m7(add4) A(add2) B5 E
But I--------- don't--- mind
at all.
Sentimental tears will get you
far as you might think they will.
But I don't, no, I don't mind
at all.
Misery loves company,
but she will never
foot the bill.
But I don't, no, I don't mind
at all.
BRIDGE:
Several years ago, I said
goodbye to my own sanity.
But I don't, no,
I don't, no,
I don't mind at all.