My Mother And I tab by Lucy Dacus

Tabs

Tuning: Drop D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
 1   2   3   4   etc...
                                               My
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D MajorD|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|

Verse 1:

  Mo - ther             hates  her bo - dy                  We
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D MajorD|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

 share         the same     out - line                    She
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A augmentedA|--1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D MajorD|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

 swears         that  she   loves    mine                   I
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A augmentedA|--2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D MajorD|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

  blur                at  the  edges                   I'm
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D MajorD|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

 all          soft  shapes   and   lines                 Shape -
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A augmentedA|--1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D MajorD|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

 shift - ing        all      the  time                    The
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-----------2-----2-----------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------------|
D MajorD|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------------|

Chorus:

 stars    have   a lot    to     say                a - bout
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|

  ba - bies       born    in    the  month  of May         we   are
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D MajorD|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

  down   to earth        we  see   eye  to  eye         We dig  our
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D MajorD|2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|

 feet   in             my      mother and I             my
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
G+G|------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|

  mother and I
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------2-----------2-----2-----------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3-------------------------|
D MajorD|3---3---3---3---3---3---------------------------|

Verse 2:
                                             They
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D MajorD|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

  called               me   an   old  soul               when
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D MajorD|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

  I      was  to   young    to    know                    the
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A augmentedA|--1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D MajorD|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

  difference  between  a  soul   and a  ghost                    I
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D MajorD|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

  feared             what was in - side              Trapped in my
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------(0)---------------------(0)----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D MajorD|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

   bo - dy             kept from the other side                 A augmentedA
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
G+G|------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D MajorD|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

  spi - rit       searching   for  her second life                The
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A augmentedA|--2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D MajorD|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

Chorus:

 stars    have   a lot    to     say                a - bout
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|

  wo - men       born    in    the  month  of May         we   want
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D MajorD|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

  love        warm     and   for - ev - er              We want  to
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------0-----------0-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-----------------------------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D MajorD|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

  die      in the pre - sence of our  loved ones             my
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|
D MajorD|------2-----------2-------------------------------3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
A augmentedA|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|5---5---5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

 mother and I             my   mother and I
e|------------------3-----------------------3-----------1-----------1-----------1-----0-----------|
BB|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------------------------------0-----------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----2-----------|
D MajorD|--0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-------------------------------------3-----------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-3-----------|
D MajorD|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|

Break: Strumming Chords
  C majorC  FF C7C7 DmDm  E MajorE  FF
e|-0-|-1-|-0-|-1-|-0-|-1-|
BB|-1-|-1-|-1-|-3-|-0-|-1-|
G+G|-0-|-2-|-3-|-2-|-1-|-2-|
D MajorD|-2-|-3-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-3-|
A augmentedA|-3-|-3-|-3-|-0-|-2-|-3-|
D MajorD|---|---|---|(0)|(2)|---|

Outro:
 All she has gi-ven   All I have ta-ken  All is for-given            All is for-
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------0----0----1----1----2----2----1----1----0----0----2----2----0----0----0----0----|
D MajorD|------------2----2----2----2----3----3----3----3----2----2----3----3----2----2----2----2----|
A augmentedA|------------3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 -sa-ken
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|4-----4-----4-----4-----2-----2-----1-----1-----0--------------------------|
D MajorD|3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2--------------------------|
A augmentedA|3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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