• Song:

    Family Tree Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Meadowlark

Meadowlark - Family Tree
(Tabbed by R.Walsh)

http://youtu.be/N9FXfjbhRuI

Guitar I(Kate) and II(Carl):
Standard Tuning
Capo 3

[Percussion - Daniel]

CHORDS:

Em   022000
D/A  554030
Am   x02210
C/G  332010
G    32000x

VERSE: (Single Strum)

Em (022000@1)        D/A (x00232@1)                 Am (x02210@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)   I woke up when I was Twenty-Two
       G (320003@1)            D/A (x00232@1)              Am (x02210@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)   My mother said to me, what will you do?
Em (022000@1)          D/A (x00232@1)                Am (x02210@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)
    She woke up when she was Forty-Eight
            G (320003@1)          D/A (x00232@1)     Am (x02210@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)   I never asked her, why did you wait?

Guitar I:

Em (022000@1)  D/A (x00232@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)  x2

Guitar II:
                                                             x2
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2h4h5--0--0--0--4p2-----------0h2-----------0h2--|
A|--------------------------------3--3--3-------3--3--3-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Em (022000@1)          D/A (x00232@1)             Am (x02210@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)   I messed up when I was Seventeen
    G (320003@1)         D/A (x00232@1)         C/G (3x555x@1)   Karma has a way of coming clean

CHORUS: (Plucked Bass/Rest)

Guitar I:
                 D/A (x00232@1)         Em (022000@1)   'Cause if my father hadn't loved her
            Am (x02210@1)              C/G (3x555x@1)         G (320003@1)   Then my God what would my mother have become
              D/A (x00232@1)          Em (022000@1)   And if my brother hadn't fought it
            Am (x02210@1)            C/G (3x555x@1)      D/A (x00232@1)   Then my sister wouldn't turn and run
       D/A (x00232@1)         Em (022000@1)   Am (x02210@1)          C/G (3x555x@1)    D/A (x00232@1)   So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
                D/A (x00232@1)       Em (022000@1)          Am (x02210@1)          C/G (3x555x@1)   'Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
           G (320003@1)   I will say
G (320003@1)        D/A (x00232@1)  G (320003@1)    D/A (x00232@1)  G (320003@1)   Let me go,      let me go

Guitar II:(from 'father')
                     x2                   x2 
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|x4
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|

e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|x2
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|

VERSE: (Pluck first two then Plucked Bass/Rest)

Em (022000@1)            D/A (x00232@1)                  Am (x02210@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)   If he wakes up before the year is out
          G (320003@1)              D/A (x00232@1)              Am (x02210@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)   He'll rid his sons and daughters of their doubt
Em (022000@1)           D/A (x00232@1)               Am (x02210@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)   And in the light of your tired eyes
         G (320003@1)                 D/A (x00232@1)           Am (x02210@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)   Your tears will speak of love and better times

CHORUS: (Plucked Bass/Rest)

Guitar I:
                 D/A (x00232@1)         Em (022000@1)   'Cause if my father hadn't loved her
            Am (x02210@1)              C/G (3x555x@1)         G (320003@1)   Then my God what would my mother have become
              D/A (x00232@1)          Em (022000@1)   And if my brother hadn't fought it
            Am (x02210@1)            C/G (3x555x@1)      D/A (x00232@1)   Then my sister wouldn't turn and run
       D/A (x00232@1)         Em (022000@1)   Am (x02210@1)          C/G (3x555x@1)    D/A (x00232@1)   So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
                D/A (x00232@1)       Em (022000@1)          Am (x02210@1)          C/G (3x555x@1)   'Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
           G (320003@1)   I will say
G (320003@1)        D/A (x00232@1)  G (320003@1)    D/A (x00232@1)  G (320003@1)   Let me go,      let me go

Guitar II:(from 'father')
                     x2                   x2 
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|x4
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|

e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|x2
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|

BRIDGE:
    
Guitar I: (Plucked Bass/Rest)

D/A (x00232@1)  Em (022000@1)  Am (x02210@1)  C/G (3x555x@1)  G (320003@1)  G (320003@1)  G (320003@1)  G (320003@1)  x4

(Guitar II and Glockenspiel come in on 3rd Guitar I repeat)

Guitar II:
                                                    x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|--0h3h5---5--------0h3h5---5---5-----------------|
G|--------4----------------4---4---4---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Glockenspiel: (Tabbed for Guitar [Like in the live version])
                                                    x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|--3/5---------3/5--------------------------------|
G|------2/4---------2/4--2--4-4-[-2--4-4--2--4-]---|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
                                ^[2nd time only]
(I like to add a 0 on the G string at the end of the 2nd time)
(But it's not actually in the song)

CHORUS: (Plucked Bass/Rest)

Guitar I:
                 D/A (x00232@1)         Em (022000@1)   'Cause if my father hadn't loved her
            Am (x02210@1)              C/G (3x555x@1)         G (320003@1)   Then my God what would my mother have become
              D/A (x00232@1)          Em (022000@1)   And if my brother hadn't fought it
            Am (x02210@1)            C/G (3x555x@1)      D/A (x00232@1)   Then my sister wouldn't turn and run
       D/A (x00232@1)         Em (022000@1)   Am (x02210@1)          C/G (3x555x@1)    D/A (x00232@1)   So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
                D/A (x00232@1)       Em (022000@1)          Am (x02210@1)          C/G (3x555x@1)   'Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
           G (320003@1)   I will say
G (320003@1)        D/A (x00232@1)  G (320003@1)    D/A (x00232@1)  G (320003@1)   Let me go,      let me go
G (320003@1)        D/A (x00232@1)  G (320003@1)    D/A (x00232@1)  G (320003@1)   Let me go,      let me go
G (320003@1)        D/A (x00232@1)  G (320003@1)   Let me go

Guitar II:(from 'father')
                     x2                   x2 
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|x4
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|

e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D|---------------------|--------------------|x4
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|
                                                                
                        
                        
                        
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            Emy_Klein wrote on October 10 2013, 09:29 am  
        
        
            well done! :)
        
    
		                
    

    
        
        
            
            
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