THIS NEARLY WAS MINE
written by Rogers & Hammerstein
performed by Lindsey Buckingham
from the album Out Of The Cradle
transcribed by Marieke van der Til

*Use a simple 4/4 finger-picking style throughout entire piece
Capo on fifth fret 
~: slide your finger over the fret from position to position

E|----------------------------5----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5--5-4-5-5---3------2--------2---1-2-2/7-0-----0----|
G|--2--2-1-2-2-----4--3-----2------------1---1--2-2-----------------0--|
D|-----------------------------------------2------------0-----2-3----3-|
A|--0--2-----4--5--4--3-----2-----2-1--0-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------2----------------------|

E|----0---0------------------------0------------0---------------------------|
B|----------------------------------0---------0---0----5-------5----5---4-5-|
G|--2---2---2-1---2-2---2--2-1-2-2----2----2--------2----4---4---4----3-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4---3---2-------0---0--2-----4------5--------------4---4--------3-------|
E|--------------0-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------5-------------------------------------------------0---0-----------|
B|--5-5-5---3-------2--------2----1-2-2/7-0-------0-------------------------|
G|---------------------1---1-2--2-------------------0-----2---2---2-1---2-2-|
D|-----------------------2------------0-----2-3-------3---------------------|
A|------2-----2-1---0-------------------------------------4---3---2-------0-|
E|---------------------------2----------------------------------------0-----|

E|------------------------0---------------------------------------7-7-7-|
B|--3-2-3--10/8-7--------------3-2---------3-2-3--10----8-7---7---4-4-4-|
G|-----------------2-1-2----1-------2-----------------------------------|
D|--4-2-4--11/9-7--2---------2--------2----4-2-4--11----9-7-7-----------|
A|--0-0-0--0--0-5--0-------------0------0--0-0-0--0-------5-------------|
E|------------------------0---------------------------------------7-7-7-|

E|--7-0-2-4-0---------------------------------------------5----------------|
B|------------3-0-----------------------------5--5-4-5--5---3------2-----2-|
G|----------------1-------------2--2-1-2-2----4--3------2------------1-----|
D|------------------2-0------------------------------------------------2---|
A|----------------------2-------0--2-----4--5-4--3------2-----2-1--0-------|
E|--0---------------------4-0----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------5--5--5--5-4-5-5--0--5--5-4-2--0----|
B|--2----1-2-2/7-----6--2--3-----2--3--2--3------3----|
G|--2-2--------------7--1--2-----2--2--1--2------2--1-|
D|------------0------7--------------2-----------------|
A|----------------------0--------0-----0--------------|
E|--2----------------------0--------------0------0----|