Mother Tongue tab by Liana Flores

Tabs

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: AbAb

🎸 Intro:

 Gmaj7Gmaj7       E9E9         Am7Am7       A#dim7A#dim7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|3----3-----3----------7--------7----------5------5--------5-----5----------|
G+G|4----4-----4----------7------7---7--------5------5--------6----6-6---------|
D MajorD|4----4-----4----------6-----6-------------5------5--------5---5------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------7-------7-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|3------3-3----------------------------5-----5--5-------6-----6-------------|
 Bm7Bm7        Bdim7Bdim7       Am7Am7         D6D6
e|----------------------------------------------------------------7----------|
BB|----------------------6-------6------------5------5-----------7------------|
G+G|----7------7----------7------7-7-----------5------5---------7--------------|
D MajorD|----7------7----------6-----6--------------5------5------------------------|
A augmentedA|----8------8----------------------------------------------5----------------|
E MajorE|7------7-7---------7-------7----------5------5--5--------------------------|
 Eb6Eb6        D6D6          Eb6Eb6     D6D6
e|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
BB|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
G+G|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6---------6---------5------5--------6--------6-------6-------6-------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

🎸 Verse:
 Am11Am11
e|8--8---8---8---8--8-----8----8---8---8--8----8--8-----8--------------------|
BB|8--8---8---8---8--8-----8----8---8---8--8----8--8-----8--------------------|
G+G|7--7---7---7---7--7-----7----7---7---7--7----7--7-----7--------------------|
D MajorD|-----7-----------------------------7---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|0------------0---------------0-------------0-------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------0-----------------------------0-----------------------|


The street beneath my feet is paved with rows of gold or so I'm told
 Am11Am11     F9F9      F9F9
e|8--8---8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8--8---8-----8---8---8-----8---8---8--8---8---8-----8----------------------|
G+G|7--7---7-----8---8---8-----8---8---8--8---8---8-----8----------------------|
D MajorD|-----7-------7---7---7-----7---7---7--7---7---7-----7----------------------|
A augmentedA|0------------8-----8-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------0-----0------0--------0-------------------------|

The sky before my eyes is never colour gray or so they say
 Am11Am11     F9F9      D9D9
e|8--8---8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8--8---8-----8---8---8-----5---5---5--5---5---5----------------------------|
G+G|7--7---7-----8---8---8-----5---5---5--5---5---5----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----7-------7---7---7-----4---4---4--4---4---4----------------------------|
A augmentedA|0------------8-----8-------5-----5------5----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------5-----4----------------|

I guess I've known the truth since I was pretty young that I never knew my mother's mother tongue
 Gmaj7Gmaj7       E9E9         Am7Am7    A#dim7A#dim7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----3----3-----------7------7-------5----5-------5------5------------------|
G+G|----4----4-----------6-----7-7------5----5-------6-----6-6-----------------|
D MajorD|----4----4-----------6----6---------5----5-------5----5--------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------7-------7-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|3----3--3-----------------------5----5--5-----6------6---------------------|

I'll fake all of my words till they point out to me the crowds of purple orchid flowers
 Bm7Bm7        Bdim7Bdim7        Am7Am7        D6D6
e|-----------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
BB|----------------------6-------6-----------5------5--------7----------------|
G+G|------7------7--------7------7-7----------5------5-------7-----------------|
D MajorD|------7------7--------6-----6-------------5------5-------------------------|
A augmentedA|------8------8------------------------------------------5------------------|
E MajorE|7-------7--7-------7-------7----------5-----5--5---------------------------|
I can't see
 Eb6Eb6     D6D6        Eb6Eb6     D6D6
e|8---8---8---7---7--7---7--7---8---8---8---7----7---7---7-------------------|
BB|8---8---8---7---7--7---7--7---8---8---8---7----7---7---7-------------------|
G+G|8---8---8---7---7--7---7--7---8---8---8---7----7---7---7-------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6-----6-------5------5--------6-----6--------5-------5---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

🎸 Verse 2:

   Am11Am11
e|----8--8---8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8--8-----------------------|
BB|----8--8---8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8--8-----------------------|
G+G|----7--7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7---7---7---7--7-----------------------|
D MajorD|---------7----------------------------7------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|5---0------------0--------------0-------------0----------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------0---------------------------0---------------------|

I'll borrow chords and play along until they shine, they're still not mine
   Am11Am11     F9F9         F9F9
e|----8--8---8---8-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----8--8---8---8--8----8-------8------8---8---8------8---8---8----8--------|
G+G|----7--7---7---7--8----8-------8------8---8---8------8---8---8----8--------|
D MajorD|---------7--------7----7-------7------7---7---7------7---7---7----7--------|
A augmentedA|----0-------------8--------8-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------0--------------0----------0----------|

Breathing every postcard in until they land, still secondhand
 Am11Am11      F9F9       D9D9
e|8--8---8---8---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8--8---8---8---8---8---8-------5----5--5-------5---5-----------------------|
G+G|7--7---7---7---8---8---8-------5----5--5-------5---5-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----7---------7---7---7-------4----4--4-------4---4-----------------------|
A augmentedA|0--------------8-----8-----5---------------5-------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------5------------------5----4----------------|

She gave me half my bones and made me one my lungs, but the same cold air is filling both of them
 Gmaj7Gmaj7         E9E9       Am7Am7     A#dim7A#dim7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----3----3-----------7------7-------5----5-------5------5------------------|
G+G|----4----4-----------7-----7-7------5----5-------6-----6-6-----------------|
D MajorD|----4----4-----------6----6---------5----5-------5----5--------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------7-------7-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|3----3--3-----------------------5----5--5-----6------6---------------------|

meanwhile a crocodile points out what's left behind, the field of yellow daffodils you tried
 Bm7Bm7        Bdim7Bdim7        Am7Am7        D6D6
e|-----------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
BB|----------------------6-------6-----------5------5--------7----------------|
G+G|------7------7--------7------7-7----------5------5-------7-----------------|
D MajorD|------7------7--------6-----6-------------5------5-------------------------|
A augmentedA|------8------8------------------------------------------5------------------|
E MajorE|7-------7--7-------7-------7----------5-----5--5---------------------------|

But couldn't find
 G#m7G#m7                F#m7F#m7          Gm7Gm7
e|11------------11--11--11---11--11---9---9--------9---0------10--10----10---|
BB|12------------12--12--12---12--12---10--10-------10--10-----11--11----11---|
G+G|11------------11--11--11---11--11---9---9--------9---9------10--10----10---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|11--11--11--11-----11-------11------9------9--9----------10--------10------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 Fm7Fm7
e|8-----------8--8---8--8---8---8------8---8----8---8-----------------------|
BB|9-----------9--9---9--9---9---8------8---8----8---8-----------------------|
G+G|8-----------8--8---8--8---8---7------7---7----7---7-----------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|8--8--8--8-------8------8-----0---0---------0--------0--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


🎸 Outro:

I've known since I was pretty young, I never knew my mother's mother tongue
 Eb6Eb6     D6D6        Eb6Eb6     D6D6
e|8---8---8---7---7--7---7---7---8-8-8----8----7----7---7---7---7--------------|
BB|8---8---8---7---7--7---7---7---8-8-8----8----7----7---7---7---7--------------|
G+G|8---8---8---7---7--7---7---7---8-8-8----8----7----7---7---7---7--------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6-----6-------5------5-------6-------6--------5--------5---------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I've known since I was pretty young, I never knew my mother's mother tongue
 Eb6Eb6        D6D6          Eb6Eb6     D6D6
e|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
BB|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
G+G|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6---------6---------5------5--------6--------6-------6-------6-------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

               I'm putting on a smile made of plasticine
 Am11Am11                       F9F9
e|8--8---8---8-----8---8---8----8----8----8---8------------------------------|
BB|8--8---8---8-----8---8---8----8----8----8---8-------8-----8-----8----------|
G+G|7--7---7---7-----7---7---7----7----7----7---7-------8-----8-----8----------|
D MajorD|-----7-----------------7----------------------------7-----7-----7----------|
A augmentedA|0--------------0--------------0-------0----------8-----------8-------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

And looking clean
 Am11Am11
e|8--8---8---8-----8---8----8----8--8--8--8----8----8---8--8------8-------8--|
BB|8--8---8---8-----8---8----8----8--8--8--8----8----8---8--8------8------8---|
G+G|7--7---7---7-----7---7----7----7--7--7--7----7----7---7--7------7-----7----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
E MajorE|0----0--------0--------0-------0----------0--------0-------0---------------|

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