----------------------------------------------------------------- OH, SWEET MARY - Big Brother and the Holding Company/Janis Joplin ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Callalou E-mail: aricjohnsen@yahoo.com Tuning: Standard e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------------------------------| D ---5-7--8-7-3-3/5~---5h7-8~--7-7/8~--10-8-7-5--7-5-3-3/5~---| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------------------------------| D ---8--5-8--5--3h5--8--5-8--5--3h5---8-7--8-7--3-3/5~--------| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------------------------------| D ---8-5-8-5-3h5--8-5-8-5-3h5---8-7-8-7-3-3/5-5~--3-3/5-5~----| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------------------------------| D ---3/5-5~--3-2-3/5~--------3/5--5~--------5--5~-------------| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| Oh sweet mary, child of confusion e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------------------------------| D ---3-------2-2---3--3/5~--------------5--5~-----------5--5~-| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| She runs the hills to cry, past the willows, or an illusion e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------------------------------| D -----5---3--2---0-------------------5~~~--------------------| A ---------------------3-3/5~-----5h7-------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| Lord, tell me the reason why... tell me why! 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---12b-10~--13b-10~---10-9-9h10-10-10/12-12~--12-12-12------| D ------------------------------------------------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| Oooh! oooohh! ooooh! e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------| G ---12b-10~--13b-10~---10-9--10-9-10-10/12~--12~-12-12~------| D ------------------------------------------------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| Oooh! oooohh! oooooohhhh!! e ---8h10-10-8h10-10-8h10-10-8h10-10-10-10~--7h8-8-8/10-10-10~-| B -------------------------------------------------------------| G -------------------------------------------------------------| D -------------------------------------------------------------| A 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Don't we all know, if we're pressed to e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------------------------------| D ----2-3---2--3----3--3/5~-----------------------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| That that's the way we live... tell me why! Why's it all so hard?! e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ---12~-------13~-------------------12~---13~----------------| G --------------------12~----11~------------------12~\\-------| D ------------------------------------------------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| Breathing in the air, any - one to ca-are! e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------| G ----------------------------------------7-------------------| D ---5-8--5-8~--5-8--5-8~--5-8--5-8~---5-----8-7-5-3-3/5--5~--| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| Ohhh! yeeaahh! e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ---8-8-8-8-10~--8-8-8-8-11~--10--11-10-6-6/8~---------------| G ------------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------------------------------| D ---5-5-5-7-7--5-5-5-8-8--8--7--5-3-2-3-3/5~--2--3--2-3/5-5~-| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| e -------------------------------------------------------------| B -------------------------------------------------------------| G -------------------------------------------------------------| D ---5-5-5-7-7--5-5-5-8-8--8-7--5-3-2-3-3/5~--5-8-7-5-3-2-3/5~-| A -------------------------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------------------| e ------------------------------------------------------------| B ---8h10--11~----8h10--11~-------6~-------8~-----------------| G ------------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| e -------------------------------------13-12--13-12--13/15-15~-| B ---8h10--11~-8--10h11--6~-8//20--20~-------------------------| G -------------------------------------------------------------| D -------------------------------------------------------------| A -------------------------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------------------| e ---13h15-15-(x5)---------13--12~---13/15-15~--15-15---------| B ------------------------------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| e ------------------------------------7--8--9~----------------| B -------------------7--8--9--10--11--------------------------| G ---6--7--8--9--10-------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------| Hop now, hop now, hop now, hop now, hop now, hop now, Hop now, hop now, hop now, hop now, hop now, hop now, ohh, yeah! ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | b Bend ************************************