tabbed by indigo@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Adam Schneider)

SMALL BLUE THING (Suzanne Vega)
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[Capo up one fret.]

E5  D6(9)  Cmaj7  D6(9)    E5  D6(9)  Cmaj7  D6(9)
[intro]

E5        D6(9)   Cmaj7      D6(9)
  Today I am    a small blue thing
E5       D6(9)         Cmaj7  D6(9)
  Like a marble or an eye
        E5               D6(9)      Cmaj7      D6(9)
With my knees against my mouth, I am perfectly round
E5    D6(9)    Cmaj7  D6(9)
  I am watching you

F(add#4) G                 F(add#4)      G
  I  am  cold against your skin, you are perfectly
    F(add#4)     G                F(add#4)     G
reflected;  I am lost inside your pocket, I am lost against your
Am9            Bm7                Cmaj7      Bm7
fingers;  I am falling down the stairs, I am skipping on the
Am9             Bm7                 Cmaj7    Bm7
sidewalk;  I am thrown against the sky, I am raining down in
Am9/G         Bm7(4)/A        Am9/G  Bm7(4)/A
pieces;  I am scattering like light, scattering like
Am9/G  Bm7(4)/A        Am9/G   Bm7(4)/A   Bm7(4)/A [single note, held]
light, scattering like light

Today I am a small blue thing
Made of china, made of glass
I am cool and smooth and curious, I never blink
I am turning in your hand, turning in your hand
[4 extra bars: E5 D6(9) Cmaj7 D6(9)]

I am cold against your skin, you are perfectly
reflected;  I am lost inside your pocket, I am lost against your
fingers;  I am falling down the stairs, I am skipping on the
sidewalk;  I am thrown against the sky, I am raining down in
pieces;  I am scattering like light, scattering like
light, scattering like light

Today I am a small blue thing
Like a marble or an eye
I am cool and smooth and curious, I never blink
I am turning in your hand, turning in your
E5     D6(9)           Cmaj7   D6(9)
hand;  turning in your hand,   small blue
E5      D6(9)           Cmaj7  D6(9)
thing;  turning in your hand
E5  D6(9)           Cmaj7   D6(9)   E5.
    Turning in your hand



TAB:
(You can figure out where to play these in the song.)


  E5                 D6(9)            Cmaj7            D6(9)
E ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
B --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0|--0---0---0---0-|
G ----9-------9---|----7-------7---|----5-------5--|----7-------7---|
D --9---9---9-----|--7---7---7-----|--5---5---5----|--7---7---7-----|
A 7-------7-------|5-------5-------|3-------3------|5-------5-------|
E ----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
        Today I am               a  small   blue    thing...
(Accents are on the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th notes of each measure.)




  F(add#4)         G                F(add#4)         G
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
G 2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---|2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---|
D --3---3---3---3-|--5---5---5---5-|--3---3---3---3-|--5---5---5---5-|
A 3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
          I   am  cold against your skin,  you are   perfectly   reflected...




  Am9              Bm7              Cmaj7            Bm7
E ----------------|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
B 0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0---|
G --5-----5-----5-|----7-----7-----|----------------|--7-----7-----7-|
D ----------5-----|7-----7-----7---|--9-----9-----0-|----7-----7-----|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
...fingers, I  am  falling down the stairs, I   am   skipping on the

  Am9              Bm7              Cmaj7            Bm7
E ----------------|----------------|----0---0-------|----------------|
B --0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-------|
G ----5-----5-----|7-----7-----7---|--------------0-|----7-----7-----|
D 0-----5-----5---|--7-----7-------|--9-------------|7-----7-----7---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E 0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
 sidewalk, I  am  thrown against the sky,   I   am   raining down in

  Am9/G            Bm7(4)/A         Am9/G            Bm7(4)/A
E ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
B --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
G ----9-------9---|11------11------|----9-------9---|11------11------|
D --10--10--10--0-|--12------12--0-|--10--10--10--0-|--12------12--0-|
A 10------10------|12------12------|10------10------|12------12------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  pieces;  I  am   scattering like  light,           scattering like light,

  Am9/G            Bm7(4)/A         Am9/G            Bm7(4)/A    (hold)
E ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0^^^|0--|
B --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0-----|---|
G ----9-------9---|11------11------|----9-------9---|11------11------|---|
D --10--10--10--0-|--12------12--0-|--10--10--10--0-|--12------12----|---|
A 10------10------|12------12------|10------10------|12------12------|---|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---|
                   scattering like  light.