::::::::::::::::: Hesitating Beauty ::::::::::::::::: Music by Jeff Tweedy Lyrics by Woody Guthrie Transcribed by Michael Borgelt (mjb6346@ksu.edu) Send questions and comments! A few notes on the chording: G 320033 C X32033 C2 032013 (I honestly don't know the name of the chord, so it's C2 for this) Listen to the CD, because there are a lot of hammer-ons and embellishments that are thrown in that I'm not noting. INTRO: G C G C2 D G D/F# EM Am7 D G C G C2 D G C D G (LISTEN FOR RYTHM) G C2 D For your sparkling cocky smile I've walked a million miles G C2 G Begging you to come wed me in the spring C2 D Why do you my dear delay what makes you laugh and turn away G C D G You're a hesitating beauty, Nora Lee (CHORUS) G C G C2 G Well i know that you are itching to get married, Nora Lee G C G C D And i know how i've been twitching for the same thing, Nora Lee G C G C2 D By the stars and clouds above, we can spend our lives in love G C D G If you'll quit your hesitating, Nora Lee (REPEAT INTRO) That is the basic chord structure throughout the song, here are the rest of the lyrics: We can build a house and home where the flowers come to bloom Around our yard I'll nail a fence so high That the boys with peeping eyes cannot see that angel face Of my hesitating beauty, Nora Lee (REPEAT CHORUS) (REPEAT INTRO) We can ramble hand and hand across the grasses of our land I'll kiss you for each leaf on every tree We can bring our kids to play where the dry leaves blow today If you'll quit your hesitating, Nora Lee (REPEAT CHORUS) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Angadbir Sidhu adds: I think the transcription you have is fine; an alternative way is: C F For your sparkling cocky smile I've walked a million miles C G7 Begging you to come wed me in the spring C F C F Why do you my dear delay what makes you laugh and turn away C G7 C You're a hesitating beauty, Nora Lee (CHORUS) C F Well i know that you are itching to get married, Nora Lee C F And i know how i've been twitching for the same thing, Nora Lee C F By the stars and clouds above, we can spend our lives in love C G7 C If you'll quit your hesitating, Nora Lee (REPEAT INTRO) The way to play it on acoustic, is just bass-strum. Throw in some bassrunes between verses and chorus and the like and it's a cracker. I can't say it's the same as the album, but it's a very Woody sound, and easy to play.