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			     I SPEAK BECAUSE I CAN - Laura Marling
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Tabbed by: Joe Vaughan
Email: mrjoesniff@hotmail.co.uk

Tuning:EADGBE

essentially, it's a standard D chord that the intro works around

intro:

E|--2--2------2------2h3-----3-------2-------0-------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-3----3-3-----3-3----3-3-----3-3-----3-3--3--3-3--2--3-3--2h3-----|
G|--2----2-2----2-2-----2-2----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----------|
D|-----0------0------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

play intro over lines of the verse

Dmy (xx0232@1)husband left me last night
Dleft (xx0232@1)me a poor and lonely wife
Dand (xx0232@1)I cooked the meals, and he lived the life
Dand (xx0232@1)now I'm just down for the rest of my time
DOh (xx0232@1)he, Oh me, Oh My

AI (x02220@1)speak because I can
   G (320003@1)                      DTo (xx0232@1)anyone I trust enough to listen
    AYou (x02220@1)speak because you can
   G (320003@1)                         DTo (xx0232@1)anyone Who'll hear what you say

F#hmmm-mm (244322@1)               G (320003@1)            DI (xx0232@1)swear it was not my choice
    F#hmmm-mm (244322@1)          G (320003@1)        DI (xx0232@1)Used to be so kind

Never rode my bike down to the sea
never finished that letter I was writing
never got up and said anything
worthy, for he, oh my

GGraceful (320003@1)sleeper
DMidnight (xx0232@1)dreamer
    G (320003@1)              DI'm (xx0232@1)Floored by your sound
    G (320003@1)              DI'm (xx0232@1)Floored by your sound

F#hmmm-m (244322@1)               G (320003@1)           DI (xx0232@1)swear it was not my choice
F# (244322@1)            G (320003@1)          Dto (xx0232@1)reach out to someone wise
F# (244322@1)      G (320003@1)       DI (xx0232@1)used to be so kind
F# (244322@1)      G (320003@1)       DI (xx0232@1)used to be so kind

A (x02220@1)                               G (320003@1)                DAt (xx0232@1)the breaking of the morning you'll be dancing on my soft lawn
             A (x02220@1)                        G (320003@1)                      Dwhen (xx0232@1)you're shaking out the anger that stops you from taking my calls
             A (x02220@1)                           G (320003@1)                         
   Dwhen (xx0232@1)you're running up the highway singing I'm the king, the king of you all
        A (x02220@1)                              G (320003@1)                     Dand (xx0232@1)you look back to where you started, I'll be there waving you on

never rode my bike down to the sea
never quite figured out what I believe
never got up and said anything
worthy, for he, oh my.









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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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