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Daisy Mae Tab by Jason Isbell

Daisy Mae tab by Jason Isbell

Guitar Tab

Capo on 3rd

Key: Cm

🎸 Intro:
   Dm                                                  C
E|-----------------------0--------------------------|-----------------------------------0--------------|
B|--------6--------------------6-----------6--------|-----------1-----------3-----------------3-----1--|
G|-----------------0-----------------0-----------0--|-----------------0-----------0--------------------|
D|--------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------|--0h3---------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|



   Dm                                                  C
e|-----------------------0--------------------------|-----------------------0--------------------------|
B|-----------6-----------------6-----------6--------|-----------1-----3-----------------------1--------|
G|-----------------0-----------------0-----------0--|-----------0-----0-----0-----------------------0--|
D|--------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--0h5---------5-----------5-----------5-----------|--0h3---------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
   Dm                                                  C
e|-----------------------------------0--------------|-----------------------------------0--------------|
B|-----------6-----------6-----------------6--------|-----------1-----------3-----------------3--------|
G|-----------------0-----------0-----------------0--|-----------------0-----------0-----------------0--|
D|--------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--0h5---------5-----------5-----------5-----------|--0h3---------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
   Am                                                  G
e|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------0--------------------------|
B|-----------1-----------1-----0--------------------|--------3-----------------------3-----------------|
G|-----0-----------0-----------------2-----0-----0--|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|





🎸 Verse 1:

   Dm                                                  C
E|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3--------|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

Lay down beside me

   Dm                                                  C
E|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------------------------------0-----------------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3--------|--------1--------------1-----------------------1--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

Close your eyes and feel the noonday sun

   Dm                                                  C
E|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3--------|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

These eyes, they remind me

   Am                                                  G
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------0--------------0--------0--------------0--|
G|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

Of a scared and simple doe before she runs

   Dm                                                  C
E|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3--------|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

John was a Baptist

   Dm                                                  C
E|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3--------|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

He feared the world could end at any time

   Dm                                                  C
E|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3--------|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

You and I are charged with this                       To hold the essence of a kiss

   Am                                                  G
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------0--------------0--3-----------------------|
G|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

And take these broken plans and make them rhyme


🎸 Chorus:
    Am          G/B         C
e|--------------------------0-----------------------------|
B|--1-----------3--------------------1-------------1------|
G|--------0-----------0---------------0-------------0-----|
D|-----------------------------2-------------2------------|
A|--0-----------2-----------3-----3-------3-----3---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Daisy Mae

    Am          G/B         C
e|--------------------------0-------------1h0-------------|
B|--1-----------3--------------------1----------3----1----|
G|--------0-----------0---------------0-------------------|
D|-----------------------------2--------------2--------2--|
A|--0-----------2-----------3-----3-------3--------3------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Daisy Mae                             This hasn't been your day

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

                           Hasn't been your day

   Am                                                  Am
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----------1-----------1--------------|-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1--|
G|--0h2------------2-----------0-----------0--------|-----------------2-----------0-----------0--------|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|--0h2---2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|


🎸 Verse 2:

   Dm                                                  C
E|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3--------|--------1--------------1--------3--------------1--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

Here, he never touched you

   Dm                                                  C
E|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3--------|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

Inside this house, he never called your name

   Dm                                                  C
E|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------------------------------0-----------------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3--------|--------1--------------1-----------------------1--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

So stay where I can see you, girl                      We both know the outside world has changed

   Am                                                  G
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------0-----------------------|
B|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------0--------------------------3--------------|
G|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

And it will never be the same

   Dm                                                  C
E|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3--------|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

My hands, they are wicked

   Dm                                                  C
E|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------------------------------------0-----------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3--------|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

My head and my heart are wicked too

   Dm                                                  C
E|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----------------------3--------|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

All these things that I do wrong                       If you weren't given fear so strong

   Am                                                  G
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------0-----------------------|
B|--------1--------------1--------1--------------1--|--------0--------------0--------------------------|
G|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|-----------------0-----------------------0--------|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|

I would not be good enough for you


🎸 Chorus:
    Am          G/B         C
e|--------------------------0-----------------------------|
B|--1-----------3--------------------1-------------1------|
G|--------0-----------0---------------0-------------0-----|
D|-----------------------------2-------------2------------|
A|--0-----------2-----------3-----3-------3-----3---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Daisy Mae

    Am          G/B         C
e|--------------------------0-------------1h0-------------|
B|--1-----------3--------------------1----------3----1----|
G|--------0-----------0---------------0-------------------|
D|-----------------------------2--------------2--------2--|
A|--0-----------2-----------3-----3-------3--------3------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Daisy Mae                             This hasn't been your day

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

                           Hasn't been your day

   Am
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----------1-----------1--------------|
G|--0h2------------2-----------0-----------0--------|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


🎸 Bridge:
    F                               F
e|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|
B|-----1---1-1-1------1---1-1-1--|-----1---1-1-1------1---1-1-1--|
G|-----2---2-2-2------2---2-2-2--|-----2---0-0-2------2---2-2-2--|
D|-----3---3-3-3------3---3-3-3--|-----3---3-3-3------3---3-3-3--|
A|-----3---3-3-3------3---3-3-3--|-----3---3-3-3------3---3-3-3--|
E|--1--1---1-1-1---1--1---1-1-1--|--1--1---1-1-1---1--1---1-1-1--|

But I won't lay this pistol down

    C                               C
e|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|
B|-----1---1-1-1------1---1-1-1--|-----1---1-1-1------1---1-1-1--|
G|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|
D|-----2---2-2-2------2---2-2-2--|-----2---0-0-2------2---2-2-2--|
A|--3--3---3-3-3---3--3---3-3-3--|--3--3---3-3-3---3--3---3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Until the sky falls to the ground

    G                               G
e|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|
B|-----3---3-3-3------3---3-3-3--|-----3---3-3-3------3---3-3-3--|
G|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|
D|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|
A|-----x---x-x-x------x---x-x-x--|-----x---x-x-x------x---x-x-x--|
E|--3--3---3-3-3---3--3---3-3-3--|--3--3---3-3-3---3--3---3-3-3--|

Leave him there to call your name

    F                               F
e|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|-----0---0-0-0------0---0-0-0--|
B|-----1---1-1-1------1---1-1-1--|-----1---1-1-1------1---1-1-1--|
G|-----2---2-2-2------2---2-2-2--|-----2---0-0-2------2---2-2-2--|
D|-----3---3-3-3------3---3-3-3--|-----3---3-3-3------3---3-3-3--|
A|-----3---3-3-3------3---3-3-3--|-----3---3-3-3------3---3-3-3--|
E|--1--1---1-1-1---1--1---1-1-1--|--1--1---1-1-1---1--1---1-1-1--|

Till man and land are both the same


🎸 Chorus:
    Am          G/B         C
e|--------------------------0-----------------------------|
B|--1-----------3--------------------1-------------1------|
G|--------0-----------0---------------0-------------0-----|
D|-----------------------------2-------------2------------|
A|--0-----------2-----------3-----3-------3-----3---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Daisy Mae

    Am          G/B         C
e|--------------------------0-------------1h0-------------|
B|--1-----------3--------------------1----------3----1----|
G|--------0-----------0---------------0-------------------|
D|-----------------------------2--------------2--------2--|
A|--0-----------2-----------3-----3-------3--------3------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Daisy Mae                             This hasn't been your day

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

                           Hasn't been your day

🎸 Chorus:
    Am          G/B         C
e|--------------------------0-----------------------------|
B|--1-----------3--------------------1-------------1------|
G|--------0-----------0---------------0-------------0-----|
D|-----------------------------2-------------2------------|
A|--0-----------2-----------3-----3-------3-----3---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Daisy Mae

    Am          G/B         C
e|--------------------------0-------------1h0-------------|
B|--1-----------3--------------------1----------3----1----|
G|--------0-----------0---------------0-------------------|
D|-----------------------------2--------------2--------2--|
A|--0-----------2-----------3-----3-------3--------3------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Daisy Mae                             This hasn't been your day

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

                           Hasn't been your day

   Am                                                  Am
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----------1-----------1--------------|-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1--|
G|--0h2------------2-----------0-----------0--------|-----------------2-----------0-----------0--------|
D|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|--0h2---2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|


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Published: February 10, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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