Nursie Chords
by Jethro Tull
Nursie by Jethro Tull is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Key Signature F
Time signature 6/8
- with capo on, it is played as though it were in a minor
Chords are marked in parentheses and are strummed lightly while the melody is
played.
"H" means hammer on between the two frets seperated by a "/"
"SL" means slide (your pinky) from frets 8 to 6
H H H H
_(0)_________________(0)_______2_____2____2____2____2___2__0__2__
_(1)__3__1__0________(0)_______3_____3____3____3____3___3__1__3__
_(0)___________2______0________2____0/2___0/2__0/2__0/2_2__0__2__
_(2)_______________________2___0_____0____0____0____0___0__2__0__
__________________3______________________________________________
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Tip toes in silence 'round my bed
H H H H
_(0)_____________________(0)_____2_____2____2____2____2___2__0__2__
_(1)__3____1___0_________(0)_____3_____3____3____3____3___3__1__3__
_(0)_______________2______0______2___0/2___0/2__0/2__0/2__2__0__2__
_(2)_________________________2___0_____0____0____0____0___0__2__0__
_______________________3___________________________________________
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and quiets the raindrops over - head.
H
_2_______0_________2______2_____________
_3_______1_________3______3_____________
_2_______0_________2_____0/2____________
_0_______2_________0______0_____________
________________________________________
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With her everlasting smile
H
______3________________2_______2__________
______0________________3_______3__________
______0________________2______0/2_________
______0________________0_______0__________
______2___________________________________
______3___________________________________
she stills my fever for a while.
_____3_____________2____________________
_____0_____________3____________________
_____0_____________2____________________
_____0_____________0____________________
_____2__________________________________
_____3__________________________________
Oh, nursie dear,
H H
_____2_________0___________________________
_____3_________0___________________________
_____2_________0___________________________
_____0_________2________________0/2________
_______________2_____2_____0/2_____________
________________________0__________________
I'm glad you're here
SL
___0______________2___3__5___5____2____0________
___1______________3___3__6__8/6___3____1________
___0______________2___2__7___7____2____0________
___2______________0___0__0___0____0____2________
________________________________________________
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to brush away my pain.