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Daffodil Lament Tab by The Cranberries

Daffodil Lament tab by The Cranberries

Guitar Tab

[Intro]

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
D|------2---2---------2---2-------0---0-------0---0----------| x4
A|----2-------0h2---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0--------|
E|--0-------------0-----------3-----------2-----------0------|

Guitar 2 ? phrase 2 of 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------0h8---0h5---0h3---0h1---3p0------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 ? phrase 3 of 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------0h8---0h5---0h3---0h1---3p1---0--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 ? phrase 4 of 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------3-----------------------0------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


[Part 1]

Guitar 1
    Em            Em          G           D/F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
D|------2---2---------2---2-------0---0-------0---0----------| x3
A|----2-------0h2---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0--------|
E|--0-------------0-----------3-----------2------------------|

Em      Em              G            D/F#
Holding on, that's what I do since I met you
       Em       Em              G           D/F#
And it won't be long, would you notice if I left you
         Em       Em                         G                   D/F#
And it's fine for some 'cause you're not the one, you're not the one


Guitar 1 - strumming
       Em    G     D/F#
e|-----------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----3-----|
G|-----0-----0-----2-----|
D|-----2-----0-----0-----| x2
A|-----2-----2-----0-----|
E|-----0-----3-----2-----|

     Em      G      D/F#
There,  there, there
    Em              G      D/F#
The-er-er-ere, there, there


Guitar 1 - strumming
      Em        Em        G         D/F#     Em        Em        G         D/F#
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|----0---------0---------0---------3---|----0---------0---------0---------3----|
G|----0---------0---------0---------2---|----0---------0---------0---------2----|
D|----2---------2---------0---------0---|----2---------2---------0---------0----|
A|----2---------2---------2---------0---|----2---------2---------2---------0----|
E|----0---------0---------3---------2---|----0---------0---------3---------2----|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--0h8--0h5--0h3--0h1--3p0-------------|--0h8--0h5--0h3--0h1--3p1----0-------3-|
G|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

[Part 2]

    C/G         C/G         G           G
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|
D|------2---2-------2---2-------0---0-------0---0------| x2
A|----3-------3---3-------3---2-------2---2-------2----|
E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------|

C/G     C/G        G    G
        All night long, laid on my
C/G     C/G              G              D
Pillow, these things are wrong, I can't sleep, here!


Guitar 1
      Em        Em        G         D/F#     Em        Em        G         D/F#
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|----0---------0---------0---------3---|----0---------0---------0---------3----|
G|----0---------0---------0---------2---|----0---------0---------0---------2----|
D|----2---------2---------0---------0---|----2---------2---------0---------0----|
A|----2---------2---------2---------0---|----2---------2---------2---------0----|
E|----0---------0---------3---------2---|----0---------0---------3---------2----|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--0h8--0h5--0h3--0h1--3p1----0--------|--0h8--0h5--0h3--0h1--3p0------------3-|
G|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Em    Em         G          D/F#
   So lonely, so lonely, so lonely


    Em            Em          G           D/F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-------------0-----------0-----------0------|
D|------2---2---------2---2-------0---0-------0---0----|
A|----2-------0h2---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0--|
E|--0-------------0-----------3-----------2------------|

    Em            Em          G           D/F#
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-------------0-----------0-----------0-------------------------------|
D|------2---2---------2---2-------0---0-------0---0-----------------------------|
A|----2-------0h2---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0---------------------------|
E|--0-------------0-----------3-----------2-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

[Part 3]

Guitar 1 - strumming
     G        D/F#     Em7      C/G
e|---3--------2--------0--------0-----------|
B|---3--------3--------3--------1-----------|
G|---0--------2--------0--------0-----------|
D|---0--------0--------2--------2-----------| x7
A|---2--------0--------2--------3-----------|
E|---3--------2--------0--------3-----------|

Guitar 2
e|------3--------2--------0-----------------|
B|---3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--0h1--0--1---|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------| x7
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

G        D/F#     Em7          C/G
I have decided to leave you forever
G        D/F#     Em7               C/G
I have decided to start things from here
G           D/F#            Em7             C/G
Thunder and lightning won't change what I'm feeling
G         D/F#           Em7      C/G
  And the daffodils look lovely today
G         D/F#           Em7      C/G
  And the daffodils look lovely today
G         D/F#           Em7      C/G
                             Look lovely to-
G         D/F#           Em7      C/G
day

[Part 4]

Guitar 1 - strumming
     Em          D/F#        C/G         D/F#
e|---0-----------2-----------0-----------2-------------|
B|---0-----------3-----------1-----------3-------------|
G|---0-----------2-----------0-----------2-------------|
D|---2-----------0-----------2-----------0-------------| x4
A|---2-----------0-----------3-----------0-------------|
E|---0-----------2-----------3-----------2-------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9-9-9-9-7---7-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-0---0-0-0-0---| x4
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Em           D/F#       C/G     D/F#
Oooh in your eyes I can see the disguise
Em           D/F#       C/G     D/F#
Oooh in your eyes I can see the dismay
Em     D/F#  C/G     D/F#
   Has anyone   seen lightning
Em     D/F#  C/G       D/F#
   Has anyone   looked lovely


[Part 5]

Guitar 1 - strumming
     G        D/F#     Em7      C/G
e|---3--------2--------0--------0-----------|
B|---3--------3--------3--------1-----------|
G|---0--------2--------0--------0-----------|
D|---0--------0--------2--------2-----------| x12
A|---2--------0--------2--------3-----------|
E|---3--------2--------0--------3-----------|

Guitar 2
e|------3--------2--------0-----------------|
B|---3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--0h1--0--1---|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------| x12
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

G         D/F#           Em7      C/G
  And the daffodils look lovely today
G         D/F#           Em7      C/G
  And the daffodils look lovely today
G         D/F#           Em7      C/G
                             Look lovely to-
G         D/F#           Em7      C/G
day                          Look lovely
     G            D/F#         Em7          C/G
Look lovely, look lovely, look lovely, look lovely
     G            D/F#         Em7          C/G
Look lovely, look lovely, look lovely, look lovely
     G            D/F#         Em7          C/G
Look lovely, look lovely, look lovely, look lovely
     G            D/F#         Em7          C/G
Look lovely, look lovely, look lovely, look lovely
G  D/F# Em7   C/G
Na-na,  na-na na-na
G  D/F# Em7   C/G
Na-na,  na-na na-na
G  D/F# Em7   C/G
Na-na,  na-na na-na
G  D/F# Em7   C/G   G
Na-na,  na-na na-na na

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h - Hammer on
p - Pull off

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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