This is my first attempt at tabbing a song by ear. The song's chords are pretty
simple. The picking makes it a little more interesting, but I didn't try to tab that.

TITLE: born to hum
ARTIST: erin mckeown (http://www.erinmckeown.com/)

CF (4x)

C (x32010@1)                      Fonce (133211@1)in the spring of my 24th year

C (x32010@1)              Fi (133211@1)had nothing to say.

Cwith (x32010@1)a dangling promise and

Fa (133211@1)terrible past

C (x32010@1)                   Fi (133211@1)threw all the words away.


Em (022000@1)    F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)   Fwe (133211@1)were born to hum.


C (x32010@1)                     Fyou (133211@1)were the last in my 24th year

C (x32010@1)                    Fto (133211@1)make a demand of my voice.

Ci (x32010@1)tickled your ear and

Fi (133211@1)laughed in your face and

Ci (x32010@1)gave you my choice.


Em (022000@1)    F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)  Fwe (133211@1)were born to hum.

Em (022000@1)    F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)  Fwe (133211@1)were born to hum.

(lots of picking here, along with the artist saying "hum". it follows the chord 
pattern from the rest of the song...C, then F)


Cit's (x32010@1)a gradual running,

Fa (133211@1)kind of release

C (x32010@1)                  Fthat's (133211@1)settled on my face.

C (x32010@1)              Fonce (133211@1)in awhile i complain to myself,

Cnothing (x32010@1)gets done!

Fnothing's (133211@1)in place!


Em (022000@1)        F (133211@1)    C (x32010@1)  
but i would rather hum.

Em (022000@1)    F (133211@1)    Ci (x32010@1)would rather hum.

(picking, "hum", C F chord pattern at the end)