• Song:

    Mary Lou Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Sonata Arctica

I DO NOT TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS TAB. I DID NOT MAKE IT. IT'S TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM SONATA 
SITE AND INCLUDES ORIGINAL INFORMATION. UPLOADING IT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

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* SONATA ARCTICA - MARY-LOU (ACOUSTIC VERSION) (From the EP: ORIENTATION) *
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 Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica/T.Kakko

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Day tabbed: 16.7.2002
Homepage: http://www.metalprovider.com/thedarktower/enter.htm
email: thetabber@yahoo.se

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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 Tune down 1/2 step!

  Acoustic Guitar (Steel-stringed)                      Verse 1
E---0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----1-----1------||------1~--1---1---1------1---|
B-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----||---3------3---3-3-3------1-1-|
G-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--||---2------2---2-2-2--\2--2-2-|
D---0------------------------------------------------||---0------0-----0----\3----3-|
A----------------------------------------------------||---------------------\3----3-|
E----------------------------------------------------||---------------------\1------|

E-----1-----0---0---0---0------1---1-------0---0---/1---1---1---1-------1--------1--|
B-/3--3-3---1---1---1---1--\3--3-3-3--/-1--1-1-1---/3---3---3-3-3-------1-1--/3--3-3|
G-/3--3-3---0---0---0-0-0--\3--3-3-3--/-0--0-0-0---/2---2---2-2-2---\2--2-2--/3--3-3|
D-/3--3-3---2---2-----2----\3----3----/-2----2-----/0---0-----0-----\3----3--/3----3|
A-/1----1---3---3-----3----\1---------/-3----3----------------------\3----3--/1----1|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------\1--------------|

                                              Bridge
E---0---0---0---0-------1---1-------0---0----------3---3------1---1------0---0---1--|
B---1---1---1-1-1--\-3--3-3-3--/-1--1-1-1---|------3---3--/1--1-1-1---1--1-1-1---3--|
G---0---0---0-0-0--\-3--3-3-3--/-0--0-0-0---|------3-3-3--/2--2-2-2---0--0-0-0---2--|
D---2---2-----2----\-3----3----/-2----2-----|---5----5----/3----3-----2----2-----0--|
A---3---3-----3----\-1---------/-3----------|---5----5----/0----------3-------------|
E-----------------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|

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

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

E-0---0------1---1-------0---0---/1--1--1--1---1------1---1------1---1---0---0---0--|
B-1---1-\-3--3-3-3--/-1--1-1-1---/3--3--3--3-3-3------1-1-1-/-3--3-3-3---1---1---1-1|
G-0-0-0-\-3--3-3-3--/-0--0-0-0---/2-----2--2-2-2--\2--2-2-2-/-3--3-3-3---0---0---0-0|
D---2---\-3----3----/-2----2-----/0-----0----0----\3----3---/-3----3-----2---2-----2|
A---3---\-1---------/-3----3----------------------\3--------/-1----------3---3-----3|
E-------------------------------------------------\1--------------------------------|

                               Bridge (2)
E-0------1---1-------0---0----------3---3------1---1------0---0---1--1---1-------3--|
B-1--\3--3-3-3--/-1--1-1-1---|------3---3--/1--1-1-1---1--1-1-1---3--3-3-3-------3-3|
G-0--\3--3-3-3--/-0--0-0-0---|------3-3-3--/2--2-2-2---0--0-0-0---2--2-2-2-------3-3|
D----\3----3----/-2----2-----|---5----5----/3----3-----2----2-----0----0----\-5----5|
A----\1---------/-3----------|---5----5----/0----------3--------------------\-5----5|
E--------------------------------3------------------------------------------\-3-----|

E-3------1---1------0---0---1---1---1-------0-----0---0--/1--1--1--1---1---0---0---0|
B-3-/-1--1-1-1---1--1-1-1---3---3-3-3--\-1--1--1--1-1-1--/3--3--3--3-3-3---1---1---1|
G-3-/-2--2-2-2---0--0-0-0---2---2-2-2--\-0--0--0--0-0-0--/2-----2--2-2-2---0---0---0|
D---/-3----3-----2----2-----0-----0----\-2-----2----2----/0-----0----0-----2---2----|
A---/-0----------3---------------------\-3-----3---------------------------3---3----|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E-------------1---1---1---1-----------0---0----------1---1------1---1------0---0--/-|
B-------------3---3---3-3-3---1---1---1-1-1--\3---3--3-3-3------1-1-1-/-1--1-1-1--/-|
G-------------2---2---2-2-2---0---0---0-0-0--\3---3--3-3-3--\2--2-2-2-/-0--0-0-0--/-|
D--3-/3~-2~---0---0-----0-----2---2-----2----\3---3----3----\3----3---/-2----2----/-|
A--1--------------------------3---3----------\1---1---------\3--------/-3-----------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------\1----------------------|

E-1---1---1---1-----------0---0----------1---1-------------------/1---1---1---1-----|
B-3---3---3-3-3---1---1---1-1-1----------1-1-1--/3--3------------/3---3---3-3-3---1-|
G-2---2---2-2-2---0---0---0-0-0--\2---2--2-2-2--/3--3--3---------/2---2---2-2-2---0-|
D-0---0---0-0-----2---2-----2----\3---3----3----/3--3--3-/3~-2~--/0---0-----0-----2-|
A-----------------3---3----------\3---3---------/1-----1--------------------------3-|
E--------------------------------\1---1---------------------------------------------|

                                                      Riff 1
E-----0---0----------1---1------1---1-------0---0-------1---1-----0---0---0---3--3--|
B-1---1-1-1--\3---3--3-3-3------1-1-1--/1---1---1---|---3---3-3---3---3-3-3---3--3--|
G-0---0-0-0--\3---3--3-3-3--\2--2-2-2--/0---0-0-0---|---2---2-2---2---2-2-2---2--2--|
D-2-----2----\3---3----3----\3----3----/2---2-2-2---|---0-----0---0-----0-----0--0--|
A-3----------\1---1---------\3---------/3-----3-----|-------------------------------|
E---------------------------\1---------/0-----0-------------------------------------|

E-3-\1---1---1------1-------1----1----1------1---1--/1---1-----0--1-0-1---3--3----3\|
B-3--3---3-3-3---3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3---3--3-3-3--/3---3-3---3--3-3-3---3--3-3--3-|
G-2--2---2-2-2---3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3---3--3-3-3--/2---2-2---2--2-2-2---2--2-2--2-|
D----0-----0-----3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3---3----3----/0-----0---0----0-----0--0-0--0-|
A----------------1-------1-------1--------1-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                      end Riff 1
E-1---1--1-------1-------1----1----1-----1---1--------------------------------------|
B-3---3--3--\-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-3---|--Verse-3--|--------------|-------|
G-2---2--2--\-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-3---|---with----|--Bridge-(2)--|--Choru|
D-0---0--0--\-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3----3-----|--Verse-1--|--------------|-------|
A-----------\-1-------1-------1-------1----------|---riff----|--------------|-------|
E-----------------------------1-----------------------------------------------------|

                 Guitar Solo
E-----------------------13-12-------------------------------------------------------|
B---|----------|-----15-------15-13-------------------------------------------------|
Gs--|--Riff-1--|--------------------12-12/14-14~------7-9-10-9--h10p9p7-5~----------|
D---|----------|--12------------------------------\10----------------------\7~--\--/|
A---|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|
B----6------5-----3~--3--5-6----6~-5~-3~-5~----3~---------------6-8~--6/8-10--10/11~|
G-------------------------------------------5~---------/7~--7-9---------------------|
D-7-----7\5---5\3---------------------------------5~--------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10~-8~-10~-----8~-------------------------8~--------------------------------------|
G------------10~----9~-10~-7~--7/9-9~--9-10-----10-9-7----7-9-----------6-----------|
D------------------------------------------------------10-----10~---7-8---8-7-5-7-8-|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------8-10-11-10-8------------------------------------------|------------|
G-6-7-9-6-7-9/10--------------10-9-7\6---------------------------------|---Chorus---|
D--------------------------------------8-7-5-8-7-5---------------------|------------|
A--------------------------------------------------8-7-5\4-5-7-5~~-\---|------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------\--------------|

  Outro Chorus
E--1---1---1---1-----------0---0----------1---1---------------/-1---1---1---1-------|
B--3---3---3-3-3---1---1---1-1-1----------1-1-1--/3-----------/-3---3---3-3-3--\-1--|
G--2---2---2-2-2---0---0---0-0-0--\2---2--2-2-2--/3-----------/-2---2---2-2-2--\-0--|
D--0---0-----0-----2---2-----2----\3---3----3----/3--3-/3~-2~-/-0---0-----0----\-2--|
A------------------3---3----------\3---3---------/1--1-------------------------\-3--|
E---------------------------------\1---1--------------------------------------------|

E-----0---0----------1---1------1---1------0---0--/-1---1---1---1-----------0---0---|
B-1---1-1-1--\3---3--3-3-3------1-1-1-/-1--1-1-1--/-3---3---3-3-3---1---1---1-1-1---|
G-0---0-0-0--\3---3--3-3-3--\2--2-2-2-/-0--0-0-0--/-2---2---2-2-2---0---0---0-0-0--\|
D-2-----2----\3---3----3----\3----3---/-2----2----/-0---0---0-0-----2---2-----2----\|
A-3----------\1---1---------\3--------/-3---------------------------3---3----------\|
E---------------------------\1-----------------------------------------------------\|

E--------1---1-------------------/1---1---1---1-----------0---0-----------1---1--1)~|
B--------1-1-1--/3--3------------/3---3---3-3-3--\1---1---1-1-1--\3---3---3-3-3--1(~|
G\2---2--2-2-2--/3--3--3---------/2---2---2-2-2--\0---0---0-0-0--\3---3---3-3-3--2)~|
D\3---3----3----/3--3--3-/3~-2~--/0---0-----0----\2---2-----2----\3---3-----3----3(~|
A\3---3---------/1-----1-------------------------\3---3----------\1---1----------3)~|
E\1---1--------------------------------------------------------------------------1(~|


E~--0)~~--------0--------------------||
B~--1(~~------------6----------------||
G~--0)~~----------------7------------|| end
D~--2(~~--/-0~--------------0~~--\---||
A~--3)~~-----------------------------||
E~--0(~~-----------------------------||

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=======================
=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
=======================

A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x\ = Pick Slide

--------|
--------|
---12---| = Tremolo pick
----/---|
----/---|
----/---|

---.---|
--12---| = Staccato
-------|
-------|
-------|

|     |
|     |
|*   *| = repeat from * to *
|*   *|
|     |


LYRICS:
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Mamas put your babies to sleep,
Story too cruelsome for them this is.
In Junior high she said goodbye
To her parents and ran away with a boy.

She left her family warm and kind,
All of her friends said "you?re out of your mind".
Life of her own she would find,
It?s monday and she?s gotta grind.

A Job as a waitress she sure was to find,
Beautiful face, mind of a child.
Boy got her pregnant,
Mary-Lou cried," For this I am too young oh why did you lie"
You said "it?s okay if we do it today",
I was so scared that you would go away.
"Despite all the papers been signed,
Mama take me back be so kind".

Only a child, reckless and wild, needs to come home again.
He promised the moon but won?t marry you.
Nothing to do, eating for two, he?s goin? out with someone new.
Sunshine or rain, it?s all the same, life isn?t gray oh Mary-Lou.

Mamas do your children still sleep,
In the safe of their cradles so sweet.
Story I told you I have forseen,
Your little angel ain?t always so clean.

Days to come aren?t easy to see,
You can change ?em but it isn?t free.
I see that you don?t believe,
Ooo-oo, but you will see.

Only a child, reckless and wild, needs to come home again.
He promised the moon but won?t marry you.
Nothing to do, eating for two, he?s goin? out with someone new.
Sunshine or rain, it?s all the same, life isn?t gray oh Mary-Lou.

Only a child, reckless and wild, needs to come home again.
He promised the moon but won?t marry you.
Nothing to do, eating for two, he?s goin? out with someone new.
Sunshine or rain, it?s all the same, life isn?t gray oh Mary-Lou.

Only a child, reckless and wild, needs to come home again.
He promised the moon but won?t marry you, oh Mary-lou
Nothing to do, eating for two, he?s goin? out with someone new.
Sunshine or rain, it?s all the same, life isn?t gray oh Mary-Lou.

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