Valerie Chords & Tabs

by Amy Winehouse

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Verse basic pattern:
BPM: 105
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 202, 202, 1, 201, 201, 101, 201, 201, 1, 202, 202, 202, 1, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202, 1, 201, 201, 101, 201, 201, 1, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202]
Verse variation:
BPM: 105
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 202, 202, 1, 201, 201, 101, 201, 201, 1, 202, 202, 202, 1, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202, 1, 201, 201, 101, 201, 201, 1, 101, 1, 101, 201, 201]
Verse Main Pattern (BBC Radio version):
BPM: 95
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 202, 202, 1, 201, 201, 101, 201, 201, 1, 202, 201, 202, 1, 202, 202, 202, 202, 202, 1, 201, 201, 101, 201, 201, 1, 202, 202, 101, 201, 202]
AMY WINEHOUSE - VALERIE (live)
Tune down 1/2 step.
Unclear exactly which live version this tab might be supposed to be for, try
from I Told You I Was Trouble DVD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=namFjcOgHSE
or at BBC Radio, London - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ofEEywrKBk
Chords:
     Emaj7  F#m7      Amaj7  G#m    B                  
eb|----7-----9--(12*)---x-----4-----7-----------------|
Bb|----9-----10---------9-----4-----7-----------------|
Gb|----8-----9----------9-----4-----8-----------------|
Db|----9-----11---------7-----6-----9-----------------|
Ab|----7-----9----------0-----6-----9-----------------|
Eb|----x-----x----------x-----4-----7-----------------|
* The guitarist hammers on this note on the 12th fret every so often whilst playing the F#m7.

[Verse 1]
         Emaj7                                           F#m7
Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water
       Emaj7                  
And I think of all the things,
                                           F#m7  
what you're doing and in my head I make a picture

[Chorus]
      Amaj7                         G#m                 
'cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess
           Amaj7                      G#m                     
And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress
Amaj7            G#m                          B    
Won't you come on over stop making a fool out of me
                            Emaj7     F#m7  
Why won't you come on over Valerie? Valerie?

[Verse 2]
         Emaj7                                     F#m7
Did you have to go to jail, put your house up for sale,
       Emaj7              
did you get a good lawyer?
                             F#m7
I hope you didn't catch a tan
         Emaj7                                       F#m7
I hope you find the right man who'll fix it up for ya
       Emaj7              
Are you shoppin' anywhere,
                                          F#m7
changed the colour of your hair, are you busy?
         Emaj7                  F#m7
And did you have to pay the fine
         Emaj7                          F#m7     
you were dodging all the time are you still dizzy

[Chorus]
      Amaj7                         G#m                 
'cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess
           Amaj7                      G#m                     
And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress
Amaj7            G#m                          B    
Won't you come on over stop making a fool out of me
                            Emaj7     F#m7  
Why won't you come on over Valerie? Valerie?

[Verse 3]
         Emaj7                                           F#m7
Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water
       Emaj7                  
And I think of all the things,
                                           F#m7  
what you're doing and in my head I make a picture

[Chorus]
      Amaj7                         G#m                 
'cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess
           Amaj7                      G#m                     
And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress
Amaj7            G#m                          B    
Won't you come on over stop making a fool out of me
                            Emaj7     F#m7  
Why won't you come on over Valerie? Valerie?