----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - Stevie Nicks ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: S.Nicks Album: "Bella Donna" (1981, Modern Records) Guitarist: Waddy Wachtel Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: May 2, 2007 *Palm mute all tabbed parts, except where otherwise indicated. INTRO: (Em) E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2x D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . (2nd time) Just like the CHORUS: (play 2x) C D E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . white winged dove sings a song, sounds like she's singing Em E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . Ooo, baby, ooo, said ooo Just like the (2nd time) And the 1ST VERSE: (follow staves as numbered) C D E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . 1. days go by like a strand in the wind, In the 3. Said to my friend, baby, nothing else mat- 5. He was no more than a 7. seemed broken hearted, something with- 9. moment that I first laid 11. edge of seven- Em E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . 2. web that is my own, I begin again 4. -ters 6. ba -- by then, Well, he 8. -in him, But the 10. eyes on him, All alone on the 12.-teen, (Just like the) Play CHORUS 2ND VERSE: (follow staves as numbered) Well, I C D E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . 1. went to -- day, maybe I will go again to- 3. music there, well, it was hauntingly fa- Em E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . 2. -morrow, Yeah yeah, well, the 4. -miliar, Well, I C5 D5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G -x---5-----------5---x-5---x-5---|-x---7-----------7---x-x-x-7-----| D -x---5-----------5---x-5---x-5---|-x---7-----------7---x-x-x-7-----| A -x---3-----------3---x-3---x-3---|-x---5-----------5---x-x-x-5-----| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . (let chords ring) 5. see you doing what I try to do for me, With the Em E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . (resume p.m.) 6. words from a poet, and a voice from a choir, And a C5 D5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G -x---5-----------5---x-5---5-----|-x---7-----------7---x-7---x-7---| D -x---5-----------5---x-5---5-----|-x---7-----------7---x-7---x-7---| A -x---3-----------3---x-3---3-----|-x---5-----------5---x-5---x-5---| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . (let chords ring) 7. mel -- ody, nothing else mat- Em E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . (resume p.m.) 8. -tered (Just like the) Play CHORUS BRIDGE 1: The Em D C D E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2x D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . 1. clouds never expect it when it rains 2. But the sea chan -- ges C D E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2x D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . 1. colour, but the sea does not change 2. And Em D E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . so with the slow, grace - ful C D E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . flow of age, I went C D E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 3x D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . 1. forth with an age old de- 2. sire to please, On the 3. edge of seven- C C5 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D ---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . -teen (let chords ring) Em E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2x D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . (resume p.m.) Oooooo.... C D E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . Em E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . Play CHORUS 3RD VERSE: (played same as 2nd Verse) Well,then suddenly there was no one left standing in the hall Yeah yeah, in a flood of tears that no one really ever heard fall at all Well, I went searching for an answer, up the stairs and down the hall Not to find an answer, just to hear the call Of a nightbird singing "come away" (Come away, come away) Play CHORUS BRIDGE 2: Well, I Em E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4x D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . 1. hear you in the morning, And I 2. hear you at night -- fall 3. Sometimes to be near you is 4. to be un - -- - able to (follow staves as numbered) C D E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . 1. hear you, my love 3. older than you, my love (I'm a few years Em E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . 2. I'm a few years 4. older than you) Play CHORUS to fade ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) under each staff are for timing purposes, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. x...muted note pm...palm mute (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)