fig.1
e----------------------------------------------------------
B-------2-------------1-----0------------------------------
G-----2--2---------2-----2--------2---------------2--------
D---2-----2------2-----2--------4--4-----------4---4-------
A 4--------4-4-3-----2-------4------4-------4-------4------
E-----------------------------2----------2-2-2----------2-2
e----------------------------------------------------------
B-------2-------------1-----0------------------------------
G-----2--2---------2-----2--------2---------------2--------
D---2-----2------2-----2--------4--4-----------4---4-------
A 4--------4-4-3-----2-------4------4-------4-------4------
E-----------------------------2----------2-2-2----------2-2
e--------------------------------------------------------
B-------2-------------1-----0------2---------------2-----
G-----2--2---------2-----2-------------------------------
D---2-----2------2-----2--------4--4-----------4---4-----
A 4--------4-4-3-----2-------4------4-------4-------4----
E-----------------------------2----------2-2------------2
e-----------------------------------0--
B-------2-------------1-----0-----2----
G-----2--2---------2-----2-------2-----
D---2-----2------2-----2---------2-----
A 4--------4-4-3-----2-----------------
E--------------------------------------
w/fig.1
|-9--8--7---5--|---9-8-7-5---5-5--5-5-5-5---5-5--9---9-9-9---8-8-8--0--7-7-7--0-5-|
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|-9--8--7---6--|---9-8-7-6---6-6--6-6-6-6---6-6--9---9-9-9---8-8-8--0--7-7-7--0-6-|
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Riff A
|----------------------------------------------|
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|-4--/4--3-2-3p2-0-----------------------------|
|------------------2-2-2-0-2-5~~~--5-0-1-2-0-2-|
fig.2
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|-6--6-5--4--2---------------2--x----------|
|-6--6-5--4--2---------------2--x----------|
|-6--6-5--4--2--4--4--4-2-4--2--x-2-4--x-x-|
|-4--4-3--2-----4--4--4-2-4-------2-4--x-x-|
|---------------------------------0-2------|
/-Riff B--------------------------
|-------------------------------------| |----------------------|
|-------------------------------------| |----------------------|
|-------------------------------------| |----------------------|
|-------------------------------------| |----------------------|
|-8--8-7--6-4-6-4-----------4~~-4-----| |-8--8-7--6-7-6-4--4hb-|
|-----------------6-6-6-4-6-------5-6-| |----------------------|
verses: 1, 2, 3 (x2)
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|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-x-2-|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-4-----------------------|
|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-x-2-|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-4-----------------------|
|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-x-2-|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-4-----------------------|
|-4-4---4-4-3-3-x-2-x---|-4-4---4-4-3-3-x-2-2--4-4-4-5-4-(4)/-------|
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Chorus
D5 E5 B5 C#5 E5 A5 D5 C#5 B5 A5 G5 A5
well well well you just can't tell, well well well my michelle
W/Riff A & fig.2
fbr=full bend release
hbr=half bend release fill 4
|---------------------------| |-----------5-------5------------------|
|-4-hbr-hbr-hbr-hbr-hbr-hbr-| |---------5---5-8fb---8-5--------------|
|-4-fbr-fbr-fbr-fbr-fbr-fbr-| |-7fb-(7)-----------------7fbrp5-7-5---|
|---------------------------| |------------------------------------7-|
|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
Verse 2
chorus:(x2)
D5 E5(7) B5 C#5 E5(7) A5 D5 C#5 B5 A5 G5 A5
well well well you just can't tell, well well well my michelle
|
w/fill 4 (2nd time)--
E5(7) D5 A5 B5 G5 E5
everyone needs love you know that it's true
E5(7) D5 A5 B5
someday you'll find someone that'll fall in love with you
E5(7) D5 A5 B5 G5 E5
but oh the time it takes, when you're all alone
E5(7) D5 A5 B5
someday you'll find someone that you Can call your own but til then you better
w/fig.2
Solo
|---------------------------------7---7--------------7--------------|
|-16hb-16hb-16-16---------------7---7----10fb~~~~~~~---10p9-9b(1½)--|
|-16fb-16fb-16-16p14----14----------------------------------9b(1½)--|
|--------------------16----16~~-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------------7------------0-----------------------------------------|
|---10-------------10-----------0---------------------------------------|
|------r9(3/4)--------r9(3/4)-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------7-----|
|-----------------------------------10b(2)rb(2)rb(2)rb(2)r~~~-7fb---7fb-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------0---5fbr--5--5--(5)~~~~~~-|
|-7-5----------------------------2---4hb----------------------------|
|-----7--5-4-3---3fb--3~~~~-5fb----5--------------------------------|
3rd verse
chorus:(3x)
D5 E5(7) B5 C#5 E5(7) A5 D5 C#5 B5 A5 G5 A5
well well well you just can't tell, well well well my michelle
G#5 A5 G#5 A5 G#5 A5 C5 %
my my my mi - chelle / 1X
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|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-4p2p0-------4p2p0-------4p2p0-------4fbrp2------------2-|
|-------4p2p0-------4p2p0-------4p2p0--------4p2p0------0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
mi -chelle!___
Your daddy works in porno
Now that mommy's not around
She used to love her heroin
But now she's underground
So you stay out late at night
And you do your coke for free
Drivin' your friends crazy
With your life's insanity
Well, well, well, you just can't tell
Well, well, well, my Michelle
Look out
Sowin' all your wild oats
In another's luxuries
Yesterday was Tuesday
Maybe Thursday you can sleep
But school starts much too early
And this hotel wasn't free
So party till your connection calls
Honey, I'll return the key
Well, well, well, you just can't tell
Well, well, well, my Michelle
Well, well, well, you never can tell
Well, well, well, my Michelle
Everyone needs love
You know that it's true
Someday you'll find someone
That'll fall in love with you
But oh the time it takes
When you're all alone
Someday you'll find someone
That you can call your own
But till then you better
Now you're clean and so discreet
I won't say a word
But most of all this song is true
Case you haven't heard
So c'mon and stop your cryin'
We both now money burns
Honey don't stop tryin'
And you'll get what you deserve
Well, well, well, you just can't tell
Well, well, well, my Michelle
Well, well, well, you never can tell
Well, well, well, my Michelle
My, my, my Michelle
My, my, my Michelle
Ooh, my, my, my Michelle
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my Michelle
Michelle
From the album
Appetite for Destruction
Guns N’ Roses · 1987 · Track 7