Man in a shed
by Nick Drake

From the album "Time of no reply"

TAB by Matthew Arciniega
Based on transcriptions by Chris Healey and Nick Gill

Tuning: B E B E B E (low to high), then capo 4th fret

(5) = grace note    / = slide    ^ = hammer on or pull off     b = bend
		
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Intro (straight time, tempo a bit free)
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Version A (from Time of No Reply):

e:-------------------0---------------|----------------------------------|
B:-------------0-0-------0-----0-----|-------------0-------0-------0----|
E:-----------0---------------0---2---|-----------0-------0-------0---2--|
B:---------4-------3---3---2-------0-|---------4-------3-------2-------0|
E:-2-(2)/4-----4-3---3---2-----------|-2-(2)/4-------3-------2----------|
B:-------------------------------0---|-------------------------------0--|

Version B:

--|-----0--0-------|---------------0----|-----0--0------------------0---|
--|---0--0----00--0|---0-------0b4--0---|---0--0----00--00--0--------0-4|
--|--0-0--0--0---0-|--0-2-----0------0--|--0-0--0--0---0---0-0---0^2-2-2|
--|-5-------4---4--|-2---0-0-0--------0-|-5-------4---3---2---2--0---0-0|
0-|5-------4--44---|2-----2-0----------0|5-------4---3---2-----2--------|
--|----------------|----0---------------|-----------------------0-------|
 (note - the 2nd string 5 is slid up to each time)


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Verse (swing time)
------------------                     Variations:  
                                       bar 2:      bars 3/4:
                    *
|-----------|---0--|0-----|------|     |--0---|    |------|------|
|----------0|------|-----0|------|     |---0--|    |---0--|------|
|--------0--|0-----|---0--|2-----|     |0-----|    |--0-0-|--2--0|
|-------4---|--3--3|--2---|--0--0|     |-----3|    |-2---0|-0--0-|
|-(2)/4-----|3-----|2-----|---2--|     |3-----|    |2-----|2-----|
|-----------|------|------|0-----|     |------|    |------|---0--|

              (* - sometimes open              
               second string instead)
 
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Chorus (swing time)
-------------------

"When it rained...."
                                                  *
|--------------0--|-----0------|------------|--------0---|
|----------0------|0-----------|-----0------|-----4---0--|
|--------0--0----0|---0----0---|---0--2-----|---0-------0|
|-------5-----5---|--4---4----4|--2-----0--0|--0---------|
|-(2)/5-----------|4--------4--|2--------2--|0-----------|
|-----------------|------------|------------|------------|
                                                  * - bend up semitone

|--------------0--|-----0------|------------|------------|--0---------|
|----------0------|0-----------|-----0------|-----0------|0--0-4--0---|
|--------0--0----0|---0----0---|---0--0-----|---0--0-----|02---2--2---|
|-------5-----5---|--4---4----4|--3-----3--3|--2-----2---|0----0--0---|
|-(2)/5-----------|4--------4--|3--------3--|2--------2--|------------|
|-----------------|------------|------------|-----------0|----(0)(0)--|


---------------------
Outro (straight time)
---------------------

--|--------0-0-------|-----0^2/5-2----4------||
--|-----00------0----|--0^2----------0-4-----||
--|----0-------0-2---|-----0^2/5-2--4---4----||
--|---4---3-3-2---0--|--0^2--------------0---||
2-|-/4---3---2-------|-0-----------0------0--||
--|--------------0---|-----------------------||


(Intro)

(Verse I)
Well, there was a man
Who lived in a shed
Spent most of his days
Out of his head
For his shed was rotten
Let in the rain
Said it was enough
To drive any man insane

(Chorus I)
When it rained he felt so bad
When it snowed he felt just simply sad

(Verse II)
Well there was a girl
Who lived nearby
Whenever he saw her
He could only simply sigh
For she lived in a house
So very big and grand
To him it seemed like
Some very distant land

(Chorus II)
So when he called her his shed to mend
She said "I'm sorry, you'll just have to find a friend"

(Verse III)
Well this story
Is not so very new
For the man is me
Yes and the girl is you
So leave your house
Come into my shed
Please stop my world from
Raining through on my head

(Chorus III)
Please don't think I'm not your sort
You'll find that sheds are nicer than you thought

(Outro)