Family Tree Acoustic by 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 D/A Am C/G
I woke up when I was Twenty-Two
G D/A Am C/G
My mother said to me, what will you do?
Em D/A Am C/G
She woke up when she was Forty-Eight
G D/A Am C/G
I never asked her, why did you wait?
Guitar I:
Em D/A C/G C/G 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 D/A Am C/G
I messed up when I was Seventeen
G D/A C/G
Karma has a way of coming clean
CHORUS: (Plucked Bass/Rest)
Guitar I:
D/A Em
'Cause if my father hadn't loved her
Am C/G G
Then my God what would my mother have become
D/A Em
And if my brother hadn't fought it
Am C/G D/A
Then my sister wouldn't turn and run
D/A Em Am C/G D/A
So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
D/A Em Am C/G
'Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
G
I will say
G D/A G D/A G
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 D/A Am C/G
If he wakes up before the year is out
G D/A Am C/G
He'll rid his sons and daughters of their doubt
Em D/A Am C/G
And in the light of your tired eyes
G D/A Am C/G
Your tears will speak of love and better times
CHORUS: (Plucked Bass/Rest)
Guitar I:
D/A Em
'Cause if my father hadn't loved her
Am C/G G
Then my God what would my mother have become
D/A Em
And if my brother hadn't fought it
Am C/G D/A
Then my sister wouldn't turn and run
D/A Em Am C/G D/A
So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
D/A Em Am C/G
'Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
G
I will say
G D/A G D/A G
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 Em Am C/G G G G G 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 Em
'Cause if my father hadn't loved her
Am C/G G
Then my God what would my mother have become
D/A Em
And if my brother hadn't fought it
Am C/G D/A
Then my sister wouldn't turn and run
D/A Em Am C/G D/A
So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
D/A Em Am C/G
'Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
G
I will say
G D/A G D/A G
Let me go, let me go
G D/A G D/A G
Let me go, let me go
G D/A G
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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