Inspiration Information chords by Shuggie Otis (Official Version)

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Intro 1

D/G

F/G

C/G

D/G

F/G

C/G

D/G

F/G

C/G

D/G

F/G

C/G

Verse 1

Am7

We had a rainy day

Am7

I'm in a snake back situation

Am7

Here's a pencil pad

Am7

I'm gonna spread some information

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Chorus 1

Am7

You, making me happier

Am7

Now I am snappier, while I'm with you

Am7

I, got to be heavier

Am7

'Cause I am happier, when I make you

Verse 2
Am7 
You're my little symphonia
D 
(sing in the rain now)
Am7 
D 
I get a dark  blue ring
Am7 
I get a snapback raincoat
D 
(fourth of June, yearnin')
Am7 
I get a purple sting
D 
('cos he is in tune)

Verse 3
Am7 
These are the whistlecat
D 
(singing the hours)
Am7 
Along the frosty roastside
D 
(always in time)
Am7 
I get another ring
D 
(making me happy)
Am7 
That will take  me for another ride
D 
(up in the sky)

Bridge 1

Oh, haven't you seen her?

(...by she knows the high)

Chorus 2

Am7

You, making me happier

Am7

Now I am snappier, while I'm with you

Am7

I, got to be heavier

Am7

'Cause I am happier, when I make you

Verse 4
Am7 
Inside a dream stone
D 
(dreaming's in and out of style)
Am7 
I found an eight o'clock system
D 
(Dreaming for the other half,
so I can get on down)
Am7 
Out in the country fields smiling
D 
(smiling, laughing, jumping fun)
Am7 
I feel the love  of a pretty sun
D 
(shining on me)

Solo 1

D/E

Verse 5

Am7

Dreaming, laughing, having fun

Am7

Dreaming, laughing, smiling, having fun

Am7

Laughing, smiling, loving, get on down

Am7

Smiling, laughing, burning, get on down

Outro 1

Am7

[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 90

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D/G: 3-x-0-2-3-2
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
D/E: x-x-2-2-3-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Shuggie Otis's performance.