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Consequence Free Tab

by Great Big Sea


 "Consequence Free"(Doyle/McCann)
  From "Turn"(1999)

 a humble attempt at finally getting this 
 tune right in all its surprising subtleties.
 every other tab goes for Sean's (easier)
 capoed part,but Alan's uncapoed part is 
 a bit more distinctive,including on the 
 LP version his Takamine 12 string,
 (also heard on GOIN' UP and 
 TROIS NAVIRES DE BLE)

  INTRO:

                       
  Na na na na nya nana na  |E B'| A' B'|
 
  
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 oh, na na nah na nya nana na

 
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 Wouldn’t it be great if no one ever got offended?
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 Wouldn’t it be great to say what’s really on your mind?
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 I have always said all the rules are made for bending
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 And if I let my hair down, would that be such a crime?

                      
 I wanna be consequence free
                                    
 and I wanna be where nothing needs to matter
                       
 I wanna be consequence free just sing
                     
 Na Na Na Na Na Ne Na Na Na X2

 I could really use to lose my Catholic conscience
 'Cause I’m getting sick of feeling guilty all the time
 I won’t abuse it, yeah I’ve got the best intentions
 For a little bit of anarchy but not the hurting kind

 CHORUS

 BRIDGE:

                              
 I couldn’t sleep at all last night
             '             '
 Cause I had so much on my mind
 '            '           
 I’d like to leave it all behind,
           '                '
 But you know it’s not that easy

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 ooh,for just one night
 Wouldn’t it be great, if the band just never ended
 We could stay out late and we would never hear last call
 We wouldn’t need to worry about approval or permission,we could
 Slip off the edge and never worry about the fall 
 (worry 'bout the fall)
 
 CHORUS

 CHORDS:

    eadgbe     eadgbe      eadgbe
': 7998x0 ': 5776x0 : 4x6654 

 These are all played with the thumb.