Forgiven Tab by Ben Harper


ARTIST: BEN HARPER 
   SONG TITLE: FORGIVEN 
   ALBUMN TITLE: BURN TO SHINE 
   RELEASE DATE: It WILL be released on the 21st of sept. '99 

   Transcribed by Jai Mitchell. Please send comments complaints 
   and corrections to me at (jai_mitchell@yahoo.com) 
   OR (bemitch@linknet.com.au) 

   Please note: This is my first attempt at writing tab on my computer 
   and I haven't heard the song enough yet to be sure 
   of anything so I will gladly take any corrections and 
   advice! Thank you.. 
   P.S. the / means slide up or down (im not sure what it 
   usually is!) 


   Riff #1 (play once for each of the first three lines of each verse) 
   e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
   B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
   G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
   D|---2h4----2----4----4/6---6--6--6/7---6p4--6p4/2--2--2------| 
   A|------------------------------------------------------------| 
   E|------------------------------------------------------------| 



   Riff #2 (play every 4th line and once more before chorus) 

   D A E 
   e|------------------2-2------0-0------0-0--| 
   B|------------------3-3------2-2------0-0--| 
   G|------------------2-2------2-2------1-1--| 
   D|---2h4b^--4p2p0---0-0------2-2------2-2--| 
   A|---------------------------0-0------2-2--| 
   E|------------------------------------0-0--| 
   *the ^ above represents 
   a quick slight bend 



   CHORUS 
   ..you shall be... ..you shall be.... ...you shall be...... 
   E D C#? 
   e|-----------------0-0-------------------2-2----------------------- 
   B|.----------------0-0-------------------3-3----------------------- 
   G|-----------------1-1-------------------2-2----------------------- 
   D|.-2h4b^--4p2p0-2-2-2----2h4b^--4p2p0-0-0-0----2h4b^--4p2p0---6-6- cont'd 
   A|-----------------2-2---------------------------------------4-4-4- 
   E|-----------------0-0--------------------------------------------- 

   ...Forgiven.... 
   C? 
   --------------------------| 
   -------------------------.| 
   --------------------------| 
   ----2h4b^--4p2p0---5-5---.| 
   -----------------3-3-3----| 
   --------------------------| 

   SOLO BACKING (my attempt at the rythym section during the solo) 
   e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
   B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
   G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
   D|--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2-----|--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2-----| 
   A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
   E|-----------------------------0-0-|-----------------------------0-0-| 


   e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
   B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
   G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
   D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
   A|--2h3-3--2h3-3--2h3-3--2h3-3-----|--3h5-5--3h5-5--3h5-5--3h5-5-----| 
   E|-----------------------------0-0-|-----------------------------0-0-| 


   LYRICS: 
   Verse 1 I will wait like nothing 
   I have ever waited for 
   I will catch your tears from falling 
   Until from my hands they fall 
   Verse 2 You can leave me abandoned 
   Like the year if you are begging (not sure of this line) 
   Like the rest I have been branded 
   Far beneath the skin 
   So far beneath the skin 
   Chorus You shall be... 
   You shall be.... 
   You shall be..... 
   Forgiven.... 
   You shall be... 
   You shall be.... 
   You shall be..... 
   Forgiven.... 
   Verse 3 Here I have been waiting 
   While the time has come and gone 
   I tried singing to you 
   But you turned my words to stone 
   Verse 4 Here I have been waiting 
   It seems for quite a while 
   Changed on my reflections 
   But inside I'm still just a child 
   But inside I'm still just a child 
   CHORUS 

   SLIDE GUITAR SOLO W/WAH WAH 

   Verse 5 These eyes weren't made for crying 
   This love wasn't made to waste 
   These arms weren't made for battle 
   But to share your warm embrace 
   But to share in your embrace 
   CHORUS x 2 

   -I dont know if that is exactly were it ends but it was cut off 
   at that point on th radio and I transcribed this from the tape of 
   the radio show. 

   -Jai Mitchell (Self Proclaimed to be 
   arguably the biggest 
   Ben Harper fan on earth) 
   PROVE ME WRONG!!!!