By The Mother Hips
Words/Music by Tim Bluhm
From the album ?Later Days? (1998)
Tablature by Collin Spencer

Tab Symbols:
b   =  bend up (number after the b represents the target note)
r   =  release bend
h   =  hammer on
p   =  pull off
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down


[Intro]

   E      B      B         A
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|--1-2-1-------|----------------|
|--------2/4---|-4-6-4-2-4-2-2--|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|

(repeat)

      E   F#7add4/E (2X)
|-----0-----0------|
|-----0-----0------|
|-----1-->--3------|
|-----2-->--4------|
|-----2-->--4------|
|-----0-----0------|

**Note: F#7add4/E is a basic E chord shape shifted up two frets


[Verse]

E                   C#m
The piano scraped a note

       A     D     E
On the stage in Idaho

|-------------|
|-------------|
|--7b9-(hold)-|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|

E                    C#m
It sounded like your sleepy voice

   A        D        E --> F#7add4/E (2X)
On the long distance phone



E                           C#m
The moon is gone or else he turned his head

       A            D            E
And the canyons dark and all eyes are red

    E                             C#m
But you don?t have to worry about finding your way


A / D / E --> F#7add4/E


[Chorus]
 

   F#m11(no5)   E/G#         C   D     E
And  I   wanna  do something sweet for you

(**Note: F#m11(no5) to E/G# looks like this:)
 
   |----0-----0------|
   |----0-----0------|
   |----2-->--4------|
   |----4-->--6------|
   |----x-----X------|
   |---(2)->-(4)-----|

(Notes in parentheses are optional, in the absence of a bass)


    F#m11(no5)    E/G#     
And I    wanna    buy you a 

(play intro over each 'Motorhome')    
Motorhome, Motorhome   


E --> F#7add4/E (2X)



[Verse]

E                 C#m
Someone has been caring for me

      A          D
While I'm asleep and on a [?]

E                  C#m
Was that you oh my far away

   A      D            E --> F#7add4/E
Surfer Girl caring for me?


[Repeat Chorus]

[Repeat Intro]

E --> F#7add4/E (hold)

******


Chord Shapes

E          [022100]
B          [x24442]
A          [002220]
           [577655]
F#7add4/E  [044300]
C#m        [x46654]
D          [xx0232]
           [x57775]
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