Cecily Smith

Album: Fly By Night

Song: Cecily Smith by Will Connolly

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Intro:
    C9                G5                Cadd9
xA|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
xE|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
xC|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
xG|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|  x2
 

Verse 1:
    C9                G5                Cadd9
xA|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
xE|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
xC|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
xG|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|
The war      was      over,    I was     living  with  my   folks
 
    C9                G5                   A7                      D
xA|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|---------0--------0--------0-------|
xE|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|------3--------3-----------2-------|
xC|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|---1--------1--------------2-------|
xG|-------------------------------------|---------------------------2-------|
 I yelled    up-     stairs, "hey ma', I'm off to   grab some     smokes"
 
       G      B7           Em                   A
xA|-----2------2------------2--------------------0----|
xE|-----3------2------------3--------------------0----|
xC|-----2------3------------4--------------------1----|
xG|-----0------2------------0--------------------2----|
And my father called, "why you need to smoke so late?"
 
             C
xA|-----------------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------3--------3--------3----------|
xE|--------------0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------3-------------|
xC|-----------0--------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------2--------4--------6-------|
xG|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   Well I lied                      I had a date
 

Pre-Chorus:
    G
xA|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2---------2-----------2---|
xE|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3---------3-----------3---|
xC|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2---------2-----------2---|
xG|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0---------0-----------0---|
    Free from   my        folk's        en-         slave-               ment
 
    B7
xA|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0---------0-----------0---|
xE|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2---------2-----------2---|
xC|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3---------3-----------3---|
xG|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|-----4-----------4---------4-----------4---|
    Skippin'    a-       long           the         pa-         ve-      ment
 
    G           Em7                                 A
xA|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0---------0-----------0---|
xE|--3-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0---------0-----------0---|
xC|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1-----------1---------1-----------1---|
xG|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2---------2-----------2---|
To see a        bru-      nette                 who I         never       met
 
      D  -nc-                                         G  Gb G Gb G
xA|----0--------------|---------------------|----------2--1/2--1/2----|
xE|----2--------------|---------------------|----------3--2/3--2/3----|
xC|----2--------------|---------------------|----------2--1/2--1/2----|
xG|----2--------------|---------------------|----------0--0----0------|
But I never would forget how she looked in that dress
 
                      B7             B7                  B       
xA|--------------------2--------------2----------|--------2-2---|
xE|--------------------2-----------------2-------|--------2-2---|
xC|--------------------3--------------------3----|--------3-3---|
xG|--------------------2-----------------------2-|--------4-4---|
How she stuck out her hand and said, "My      name is Cecily    

   Em7
xA|---2----2-----------|---------2-------|
xE|---0----------0-----|-----------------|
xC|---2-------------2--|-----------------|
xG|---0-------0--------|------------0----|
     Smith           and I hope you like

    A
xA|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---|
xE|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---|
xC|--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|-----1-----------1-----------1---------1---|
xG|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2---------2---|
        mu-                   sic                                'cause I've got        two
 
    G              B7         Em          G       G/A      -nc-
xA|--2-----------|--0-------|--2-----------2-----|-2-----------|
xE|--3-----------|--2-------|--3-----------3-----|-3-----------|
xC|--2-----------|--3-------|--4-----------2-----|-1-----------|
xG|--0-----------|--4-------|--0-----------0-----|-0-----------|
   tickets for La Traviata"   That's when I said "I hate opera"
 

Chorus:
    C                      G                  C                  G
xA|--3----------------------2------------------3------------------2---------|
xE|--0----------------------3------------------0------------------3---------|
xC|--0----------------------2------------------0------------------2---------|
xG|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
She laughed and said "well lucky for you that you're with Cecily Smith-
 
    C                  G                  C                    Em7
xA|--3------------------2------------------3------------------------------|
xE|--0------------------3------------------0--------------------0---------|
xC|--0------------------2------------------0--------------------2---------|
xG|-------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
who cares what you are listening to, it's who you're listening with
 

Interlude:
    C9                G5                Cadd9
xA|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
xE|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
xC|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
xG|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|  x2
 
Verse 2:
    C9                G5                Cadd9
xA|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
xE|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
xC|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
xG|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|
So we take   our     seats her hands were folded in her lap
 
    C9                G5                   A7                      D
xA|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|---------0--------0--------0-------|
xE|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|------3--------3-----------2-------|
xC|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|---1--------1--------------2-------|
xG|-------------------------------------|---------------------------2-------|
if not       a       kiss then I at       least will get a         nap
 
       G        B           Em         A
xA|-----2--------2-----------2----------0----|
xE|-----3--------2-----------3----------0----|
xC|-----2--------3-----------4----------1----|
xG|-----0--------4-----------0----------2----|
  So I close my eyes as the ochestra begins
 
             C                                             C  
xA|-----------------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------3--------3--------3----------|
xE|--------------0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------3-------------|
xC|-----------0--------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------2--------4--------6-------|
xG|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
        Then I                          hear violins
 

Pre-Chorus:
        G
xA|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---|
xE|------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3---------3---------3---------3---|
xC|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---|
xG|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---|
and the hair on     my       neck         was           ri-                sing
 
    B7
xA|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---|
xE|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2---------2---|
xC|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3---------3---|
xG|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|-----4-----------4-----------4---------4---|
  A feeling     new     and           sur-          pri-                   sing
 
       G           Em7                                 A
xA|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---|
xE|-----3-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---|
xC|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1---------1---------1---------1---|
xG|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---|
But it wasn't      the    sound                   that made my     heart pound
 
       D  -nc-                                     G  Gb G Gb G
xA|-----0--------------|-------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----|
xE|-----0--------------|-------------------|--------3--2/3--2/3----|
xC|-----2--------------|-------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----|
xG|-----2--------------|-------------------|--------0--0----0------|
No, it was because I found her hand is in mine
 
                         B7         B7                        Em7
xA|-----------------------2----------2----------|-------2------2----|----------2----|
xE|-----------------------2-------------2-------|--------------0----|------0---0----|
xC|-----------------------3----------------3----|--------------2----|---2-----------|
xG|-----------------------2-------------------2-|----------2---0----|---------------|
and that's where it will stay until they    play the final    chord            She says,
 
   G      A
xA|--------0---------0---------0---------0-----|-----0-----------0---------0---------0---|
xE|--------0---------0---------0---------0-----|-----0-----------0---------0---------0---|
xC|-2------1---------1---------1---------1-----|-----1-----------1---------1---------1---|
xG|----0---2---------2---------2---------2-----|-----2-----------2---------2---------2---|
"were you bored?"                                               And      I        say,
 
    G              B7                      Em        G       G/A      -nc-
xA|--2-----------|--0-----------|-----------2---------2-----|--2-----------|
xE|--3-----------|--2-----------|-----------3---------3-----|--3-----------|
xC|--2-----------|--3-----------|-----------4---------2-----|--1-----------|
xG|--0-----------|--4-----------|-----------0---------0-----|--0-----------|
"I guess it wasn't quite so bad it was the best time that I've ever had."
 
Chorus:
    C                       G                   C                    G
xA|--3-----------------------2-------------------3--------------------2---------|
xE|--0-----------------------3-------------------0--------------------3---------|
xC|--0-----------------------2-------------------0--------------------2---------|
xG|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
She laughed and said, "well lucky for you I got seats to Beethoven's fifth
 
    C                  G                  C
xA|--3------------------2------------------3--------------------|
xE|--0------------------3------------------0--------------------|
xC|--0------------------2------------------0--------------------|
xG|-------------------------------------------------------------|
who cares what you are listening to, it's who you're listening
 
Interlude:
    Em7   Gsus2            C                Cmaj7 Am7
xA|--------------|--------|----5--5--5-|-3---2-----0-------|
xE|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---3---|
xC|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
xG|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
  with"
 
    Em7   Gsus2            C                Cmaj7 Am7
xA|--------------|--------|-5--5--5--5-|-3---2-----0-------|
xE|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---3---|
xC|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
xG|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
                                                      A
 
    Em7   Gsus2            C                Cmaj7 Am7
xA|--------------|--------|-5--5--5--5-|-3---2-----0-------|
xE|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---3---|
xC|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
xG|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---|
    per-  fect     wife                               A
 
    Em7   Gsus2            C                    Dsus4          D
xA|--------------|--------|-5--5--5--5--5---5-|--0--0--0--0--|--0--|
xE|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0--0---0-|--3--3--3--3--|--2--|
xC|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0--0---0-|--2--2--2--2--|--2--|
xG|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0---0-|--2--2--2--2--|--2--|
    per-  fect     life
 
Verse 3:
    C9                G5                Cadd9
xA|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
xE|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
xC|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
xG|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|
The time     ex-      ploded   like a    bullet from a gun
 
    C9                G5                   A7                      D
xA|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|---------0--------0--------0-------|
xE|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|------3--------3-----------2-------|
xC|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|---1--------1--------------2-------|
xG|-------------------------------------|---------------------------2-------|
  A week,    a        year &  then a       marriage and a          son
 
       G        B           Em                 A
xA|-----2--------2-----------2----------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
xE|-----3--------2-----------3--------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
xC|-----2--------3-----------4------------------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
xG|-----0--------4-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
and a rental    where I     still can hear her laugh
 
             C                                             C  
xA|-----------------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------3--------3--------3----------|
xE|--------------0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------3-------------|
xC|-----------0--------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------2--------4--------6-------|
xG|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
      When I play                    the phonograph
 
Pre-Chorus:
        G
xA|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---|
xE|------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3---------3---------3---------3---|
xC|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---|
xG|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---|
    So I let       the         mu-         sic         guide            me
 
    B7
xA|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---|
xE|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2---------2---|
xC|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3---------3---|
xG|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|-----4-----------4-----------4---------4---|
 As Cec-      ily       sits            be-        side                     me
 
       G           Em7                                 A
xA|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---|
xE|-----3-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---|
xC|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1---------1---------1---------1---|
xG|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---|
     A girl of     nine-       teen             with a nervous    ma-       rine  Feel her
 
       D
xA|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---|
xE|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---|
xC|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1---------1---------1---------1---|
xG|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---|
       head        be-         gin         to          lean        As the  mel-    ody
 
  -nc-                                       G  Gb G Gb G
xA|----------------------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----|
xE|----------------------------------|--------3--2/3--2/3----|
xC|----------------------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----|
xG|----------------------------------|--------0--0----0------|
                  soars
 
                         B7         B7                        Em7
xA|-----------------------2----------2----------|-------2------2----|----------2----|
xE|-----------------------2-------------2-------|--------------0----|------0---0----|
xC|-----------------------3----------------3----|--------------2----|---2-----------|
xG|-----------------------2-------------------2-|----------2---0----|---------------|
       And though it was real it   doesn't feel like it could be                That night when you
 
       A
xA|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---|
xE|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---|
xC|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|-----1---------1---------1---------1---|
xG|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---|
      said to me                                         That    I've   got         two
 
    G              B7         Em          G       G/A
xA|--2-----------|--0-------|--2-----------2-----|-2-----------|
xE|--3-----------|--2-------|--3-----------3-----|-3-----------|
xC|--2-----------|--3-------|--4-----------2-----|-1-----------|
xG|--0-----------|--4-------|--0-----------0-----|-0-----------|
   tickets for La Traviata"
 
Break:
 
xA|--2-------2-2---2-2-1-2-/5-|
xE|---------------------------|
xC|--------2-----2------------|
xG|---------------------------|
 
 
Chorus:
     C                       G                   C               G
xA|---3-----------------------2-------------------3---------------2---------|
xE|---0-----------------------3-------------------0---------------3---------|
xC|---0-----------------------2-------------------0---------------2---------|
xG|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It's sad but true        how much I miss you   I miss you Cecily Smith
 
     C                G                       C                    -nc-
xA|---3----------------2-----------------------3-------------------------|
xE|---0----------------3-----------------------0-------------------------|
xC|---0----------------2-----------------------0-------------------------|
xG|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Life is not the  things that we do  it's who we're doing them with
 
Outro:
    C9                G5                Cadd9
xA|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
xE|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
xC|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------|
xG|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------|
 
    C9                G5                Cadd9
xA|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5-------5---------------|
xE|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|--2/3-----2/3------------3-----|
xC|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------4-----|
xG|-------------------------------------|-------------------------0-----|

This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed.

This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.

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