[disclaimer: This tab had to be re-formatted due to font mismatches, which may have caused misalignment of words and some phrases. PT] NURSIE Words and music by Ian Anderson Tablature intrepretation by Bruce Bubier Key Signature F Time signature 6/8 Capo on 3rd fret - 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______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 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___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ and quiets the raindrops over - head. H _2_______0_________2______2_____________ _3_______1_________3______3_____________ _2_______0_________2_____0/2____________ _0_______2_________0______0_____________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ 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________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ to brush away my pain.