Holiday In Spain
Counting Crows

Standard Tuning
Piano


Intro pattern: (obviously there are embellishments throughout the song)
   Right hand:{     A       A       A
              { F#  F#  F#  F#  F#  F#  E  E
   Left  hand:  D       C#      B       G

Verse pattern:
   Right hand:{   A    A   A   A
              {   D    D   D   D
   Left  hand:  D   C#   B   G

Note: Play it from left to right, alternating bass notes with treble
notes. Two notes in a vertical line are played together.


Intro:
Play Intro pattern twice


Verse 1: (play verse pattern - bass notes given as a guide)
D       C#                         B                           G
 Got no place to go, but there's a girl waiting for me down in Mexico
            D                    C#
She's got a bottle of tequila, a bottle of gin
         B                            G
And if I bring a little music I could fit right in
D          C#                    B                          G
 We've got airplane rides we got California drownin out the window side
D          C#
 We've got big black cars
              B                                 G
And we've got stories how we slept with all the movie stars


Chorus 1: (chords)
      D        G            Bm             A
I may   take a holiday in Spain leave my wings behind me
D         D/C#               Bm         G                 D  (->intro)
 Drink my worries down the drain. Fly away to somewhere new


Verse 2: (again, bass notes as a guide)
D       C#                         B                  G
 Hop on my choo choo, I'll be your engine driver in a bunny suit
       D                C#
 If you  dress me up in pink and white
           B                           G
We may be just a little fuzzy 'bout it later tonight
D         C#
 She's my angel
               B                                G
She's a little better than the one that used to be with me
          D          C#
Cause she   liked to scream at me
            B                             G
Man, it's a miracle that she's not living up in a tree


Chorus 2: (chords)
      D        G            Bm             A
I may   take a holiday in Spain leave my wings behind me
D           D/C#           Bm            G                 D -> solo
 Drive this little girl insane and fly away to someone new


Interlude solo: (over intro pattern - bass notes given as a guide)
         D     C#          B        G
E-|-------------------------------------|-
B-|-10-/-15-------10--12-14~-15-\-10----|-
G-|-------------------------------------|-
D-|-------------------------------------|-
A-|-------------------------------------|-
E-|-------------------------------------|-

         D     C#          B      A G
E-|--------------------------------------------|-
B-|--8/10~-------------------------------------|-
G-|--------------------11/12\-11\-7/9--11-\-2--|-
D-|--------------------------------------------|-
A-|--------------------------------------------|-
E-|--------------------------------------------|-


Verse 3: (again, bass notes as a guide)
D     C#                        B
 Everybody's gone they left the television screaming
         G
that the radio's on
D          C#
 Someone stole my shoes,
              B                       G
But there's a couple of bananas and a bottle of booze
   D              C#
Oh   well, happy new year's baby!
           B                            G
We could probably fix it if we clean it up all day
            D        C#
Or we could   simply pack our bags
            B                              G
And catch a plane to Barcelona 'cause this city's a drag


Chorus 3: (chords)
       D      G            Bm           A
I may  take a holiday in Spain leave my wings behind me
D         D/C#               Bm      (A)    G                D
 Flush my worries down the drain then fly away to somewhere new
       G          Bm             A
Take a holiday in Spain leave my wings behind me
D           D/C#          Bm      (A)    G
 Drive this little girl insane and fly away to someone new

D           D/C#        Bm        (A)    G
                                   Fly away to someone new
                                   Fly away to someone new

Note: (A) denotes the note A, not the chord. It is optional.

Tabbed by Neil (oxtoby@physics.uq.edu.au) on Friday 12 July 2002.
Updated 18 July 2002 (intro).