Song For My Father tab by Sarah Mclachlan

Tabs

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               Song For My Father by Sarah McLachlan
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Tabbed by: St. Alphonzo
E-mail: [email protected]

Capo 2nd Fret for Live Performance
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyb2BgERUb0)

Capo 3rd Fret for Album Recording
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfURyT1KfFk)

Only use ?P? and ?i? on picking hand


E MajorE|----------------------|------------|----------------|
BB|----0-----------0-----|-1-----0----|-------3--------|
G+G|----------0-----------|----0-------|-2---------2----|
D MajorD|-------0-----------0--|---------0--|----0--------0--|
A augmentedA|----------------------|-0----------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3-----------3--------|-------3----|-2-------2------|

E MajorE|------------|-------3---------|(0)---------------------------|
BB|-0----------|-1----------1----|-0-----------------3----------|
G+G|-------0----|-----------------|-------0-----2----------2-----|
D MajorD|----0-----0-|----0----------0-|----0-----0-----0----------0--|
A augmentedA|-------2----|-0--------0------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3----------|-----------------|-3-----3-----2--------2-------|

E MajorE|-------------|---------3-----------|-------------|
BB|-------0-----|-0h1-----------1-----|-1-----0-----|
G+G|-2--------0--|---------------------|-------------|
D MajorD|----0--------|------2-----------2--|----2-----0--|
A augmentedA|-------------|-0----------0--------|-0----(0)----|
E MajorE|-2-----3-----|---------------------|-------3-----|

E MajorE|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|
BB|-------3-----------|-1-----3-----|-0-----------3-----|
G+G|-2-----------2-----|----0-----0--|-------0-----------|
D MajorD|----3--------------|-------2-----|----0-----------0--|
A augmentedA|-------------------|-0-----------|----------2--------|
E MajorE|-1--------1-----0--|-------------|-3-----------------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-1-----0------------3-----------------3-----------|
G+G|----0-----0---2-----------2-----2-----------2-----|
D MajorD|-------2---------3-----------3-----3-----------3--|
A augmentedA|-3------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------1--------1--------1--------1--------|

     ?I wish that I could tell you...?
E MajorE|------------|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-0----------|-1-----0-----------3-----------------------|
G+G|-------0----|----0--------2-----------2-----0-----2-----|
D MajorD|----0-----0-|----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----0--|
A augmentedA|-------2----|-0-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3----------|-------3-----2--------2--------0-----2-----|

    ?It's to you....I....run?
E MajorE|--------------|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-0------------|-1-----0-----------3-----------------0-----|
G+G|-------0------|----0--------2-----------2-----2--------0--|
D MajorD|----0-------0-|----------0-----0-----------0-----0--------|
A augmentedA|---------2----|-0----------------------------------(2)----|
E MajorE|-3------------|-------3-----2--------2--------2-----3-----|

?You were the place that I could always rest my head?

E MajorE|-------3---------|------------------------------|
BB|-1----------1----|-1-----0-----------3----------|
G+G|-----------------|----0--------2----------2-----|
D MajorD|----2----------2-|----------0-----3----------3--|
A augmentedA|-0--------0------|-0----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------3-----1----------------|

       ?And my world   - would
E MajorE|-------0----------|------------------|
BB|-1-----------1----|-0-----------3----|
G+G|----0-------------|-------0----------|
D MajorD|----------------2-|----0-----------0-|
A augmentedA|-0----------------|----------2-------|
E MajorE|------------------|-3----------------|

 Come un - done_________?
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-1-----0------------3-----------------3-----------|
G+G|----0-----0---2-----------2-----2-----------2-----|
D MajorD|-------2---------3-----------3-----3-----------3--|
A augmentedA|-3------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------1--------1--------1--------1--------|

?Cause I been wrestling with my demons?

E MajorE|------------|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-0----------|-1-----0-----------3-----------------------|
G+G|-------0----|----0--------2-----------2-----0-----2-----|
D MajorD|----0-----0-|----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----0--|
A augmentedA|-------2----|-0-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3----------|-------3-----2--------2--------0-----2-----|

?Telling me I have no choice?

E MajorE|--------------|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-0------------|-1-----0-----------3-----------------0-----|
G+G|-------0------|----0--------2-----------2-----2--------0--|
D MajorD|----0-------0-|----------0-----0-----------0-----0--------|
A augmentedA|---------2----|-0-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3------------|-------3-----2--------2--------2-----3-----|

?How I wish that I could lean upon you now?

E MajorE|-------3---------|------------------------------|
BB|-1----------1----|-1-----0-----------3----------|
G+G|-----------------|----0--------2----------2-----|
D MajorD|----2----------2-|----------0-----3----------3--|
A augmentedA|-0--------0------|-0----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------3-----1--------1-------|

      ?Amidst the chaos

E MajorE|-------0----------|------------------|
BB|-1-----------1----|-0-----------3----|
G+G|----0-------------|-------0----------|
D MajorD|----------------2-|----0-----------0-|
A augmentedA|-0--------0-------|----------2-------|
E MajorE|------------------|-3----------------|

 and ? the  - noise___?
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-1-----0------------3-----------------3-----------|
G+G|----0-----0---2-----------2-----2-----------2-----|
D MajorD|-------2---------3-----------3-----3-----------3--|
A augmentedA|-3------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------1--------1--------1--------1--------|

CHORUS

?Your  -  light...?

E MajorE|-------------------0-----------|
BB|-0-----------1-----------0-----|
G+G|-------0--------0--------------|
D MajorD|----0-----0-----------------2--|
A augmentedA|-------2-----3--------3--------|
E MajorE|-3-----------------------------|

E MajorE|-------------------------------------0--------|
BB|-0-----------------3-----------3-----------0--|
G+G|-------0-----2-----------2--------------2-----|
D MajorD|----0-----0-----3-----------3-----3-----------|
A augmentedA|-------2--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-----------1--------1--------1--------------|

E MajorE|-------0-----------------------0-----|
BB|-1-----------1-----------1-----------|
G+G|-------------------2-----------------|
D MajorD|----2-----------2-----2-----------2--|
A augmentedA|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

Repeat Chorus

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