Abracadabra Chords

by Steve Miller Band
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Am
Capo: no capo
Author DiddyD [a] 15,229. Last edit on Sep 24, 2024
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Chords

Am
G
Dm
E7#9
Am7
B/A
A
G/A
F/A
E/A
D/A
G6/A
A5
Amadd9
Asus2
A9sus4

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Song:  Abracadabra
Artist: The Steve Miller Band
Composer: Steve Miller
Album: Abracadabra
 
Tabbed by: DJ  13th Oct 2014
 
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers.
 
Intro and break chords:
Am = x02210   G = 320033
 
Verse and chorus chords:
Am = 577555    Dm = x57765   E7#9 = 076780
 
Final verse chords:
Am7 = 575555   G/A = x05433    D/A  = x00232
B/A = x09877   F/A = x03211    G6/A = x05430
A   = x07655   E/A = x02100
 
Coda chords:
A5      = 577xxx   Amadd9 = x07500
Asus2/4 = x09700   A9sus4 = x-12-12-12-12-12
 
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[Intro]
       Am                             Am   G  Am
e|-----0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-|----0-0---|-0-0--3--0-|
B|-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-|----1-1---|-1-1--3--1-|
G|-----2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-|----2-2---|-2-2--0--2-|[x2]
D|-----2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|----2-2---|-2-2--0--2-|
A|-0-3-------|---3-0-0-0-|-0-3------|-0-0--2--0-|
E|-----------|-----------|--------3-|------3----|
 
[Verse 1]
Am                 Dm
      I heat up, I can't cool down,
E7#9                          Am
      You got me spinning a - round and round,
Am                         Dm
      Round and round, and round it goes,
E7#9                  Am
      Where it stops, nobody knows 
 
[Verse 2]
Am                 Dm
    Every time you call my name,
E7#9                   Am
      I heat up like a burning flame,
Am                 Dm             E7#9
    Burning flame, full of desire, ...kiss me, baby,
        E7#9
Let the fire get higher
 
[Chorus ]
     Am           Dm
Ab - ra, abraca - dabra,
E7#9                           Am
       I want to reach out and grab ya,
     Am           Dm     E7#9           Am
Ab - ra, abraca - dabra,    ...abraca - dabra!
 
[Verse 3]
Am                         Dm
      You make me hot, you make me sigh,
E7#9                         Am
      You make me laugh, you make me cry,
Am                    Dm
      Keep me burning for your love,
E7#9                      Am
      With the touch of a velvet glove
 
[Chorus ]
     Am           Dm
Ab - ra, abraca - dabra,
E7#9                           Am
       I want to reach out and grab ya,
     Am           Dm     E7#9           Am
Ab - ra, abraca - dabra,    ...abraca - dabra!
 
[Verse 4]
Am                        Dm
      I feel the magic in your caress,
E7#9                      Am
      I feel magic when I touch your dress,
Am                    Dm
      Silk and satin, leather and lace,
E7#9                        Am
      Black panties with an angels face
 
[Verse 5]
Am              Dm
I can see magic in your eyes,
E7#9                   Am
      I hear the magic in your sighs,
Am                               Dm
     Just when I think I'm gonna get away,
E7#9                         Am
     I hear those words that you always say
 
[Chorus ]
     Am           Dm
Ab - ra, abraca - dabra,
E7#9                           Am
       I want to reach out and grab ya,
     Am           Dm     E7#9           Am
Ab - ra, abraca - dabra,    ...abraca - dabra!
 
[Verse 6]
Am                   Dm
      Every time you call my name,
E7#9                   Am
      I heat up like a burning flame,
Am                     Dm
      Burning flame ...full of desire,
E7#9
    Kiss me baby let the fire get higher! Yeah, yeah!
 
[Verse 7 - guitar solo]
    Am        Dm        E7#9      Am
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| [x 3]
 
  Am           Dm
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
  E7#9
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
[Bridge]
        Am                                Am   G  Am
e|------0-0-0-|------0-0-0-|-----0-0---|--0-0--3--0-|
B|------1-1-1-|------1-1-1-|-----1-1---|--1-1--3--1-|
G|------2-2-2-|------2-2-2-|-----2-2---|--2-2--0--2-|
D|------2-2-2-|--2---2-2-2-|-----2-2---|--2-2--0--2-|
A|--0-3-------|----3-0-0-0-|--0-3------|--0-0--2--0-|
E|------------|------------|---------3-|-------3----|
 
Am
    I heat up, I can't cool down,
             G      Am    G   Am
My situation goes...round and round,
Am
    I heat up, I can't cool down,
             G      Am    G   Am
My situation goes...round and round,
Am
    I heat up, I can't cool down,
             G      Am    G   Am
My situation goes...round and round!
 
[Verse 9]
  Am7         B/A           A           G/A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
 F/A          E/A          D/A           Am7
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
 G6/A          Am          D/A          E/A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
F/A                    G/A
     I heat up, I heat up,
                           A
I can't cool ...can't cool down,
                     G/A                    F/A
My situation goes ...round and ...round and round,
                  E/A                           D/A
I heat up, I heat up, I can't cool...can't cool down,
                     Am7
My situation goes ...round and...
             G6/A                      A5
...Round and round,  I heat up, I heat up...
 
[Coda - Repeats]
    A5     Amadd9 Asus2/4   A5    Asus2/4 Amadd9
||: /__/  /__/   /__/   / | /__/  /__/    /__/  / :||
    ^  ^     ^      ^       ^  ^     ^       ^
          A9sus4
e |------*12------||
B |------*12------||
G |------*12------||  *Harmonics
D |------*12------||
A |------*12------||
E |---------------||
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