My Mother And I Tab by Lucy Dacus

My Mother And I tab by Lucy Dacus

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)

Intro:
  1     2     3     4     etc...
                                                                                              My
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

  share                 the  same          out -  line                                       She
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A|--1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A|--1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-----------2-----2-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------------|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------------------------------------------------|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
D|------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
G|------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------------------------------------------------|
D|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|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------2-----------2-----2-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------3---3-------3-------------------------|
D|3---3---3---3---3---3---------------------------|

Verse 2:
                                                                                          They
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D|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
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B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A|--1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------(0)---------------------(0)----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D|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
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
G|------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------------------------------------------------|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------0-----------0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----------------------------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------0-----------0-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|
D|------2-----------2-------------------------------3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-|
A|--3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------------------------------------------------|
D|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-----------|
B|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------------------------------0-----------|
G|------------------------------------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----2-----------|
D|--0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-------------------------------------3-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-3-----------|
D|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   F  C7  Dm   E   F
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B|-1-|-1-|-1-|-3-|-0-|-1-|
G|-0-|-2-|-3-|-2-|-1-|-2-|
D|-2-|-3-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-3-|
A|-3-|-3-|-3-|-0-|-2-|-3-|
D|---|---|---|(0)|(2)|---|

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

 -sa-ken
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-----4-----4-----4-----2-----2-----1-----1-----0--------------------------|
D|3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2--------------------------|
A|3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



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