Tabs
Meadowlark - Family Tree
(Tabbed by R.Walsh)
Guitar I(Kate) and II(Carl):
Standard Tuning
Capo 3
[Percussion - Daniel]
CHORDS:
E minorEm 022000
D/AD/A 554030
A minorAm x02210
C/GC/G 332010
G+G 32000x
VERSE:
E minorEm D/AD/A A minorAm C/GC/G
I woke up when I was Twenty-Two
G+G D/AD/A A minorAm C/GC/G
My mother said to me, what will you do?
E minorEm D/AD/A A minorAm C/GC/G
She woke up when she was Forty-Eight
G+G D/AD/A A minorAm C/GC/G
I never asked her, why did you wait?
Guitar I:
E minorEm D/AD/A C/GC/G C/GC/G x2
Guitar II:
x2
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2--2--2--2h4h5--0--0--0--4p2-----------0h2-----------0h2--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------3--3--3-------3--3--3-------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
E minorEm D/AD/A A minorAm C/GC/G
I messed up when I was Seventeen
G+G D/AD/A C/GC/G
Karma has a way of coming clean
CHORUS:
Guitar I:
D/AD/A E minorEm
'Cause if my father hadn't loved her
A minorAm C/GC/G G+G
Then my God what would my mother have become
D/AD/A E minorEm
And if my brother hadn't fought it
A minorAm C/GC/G D/AD/A
Then my sister wouldn't turn and run
D/AD/A E minorEm A minorAm C/GC/G D/AD/A
So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
D/AD/A E minorEm A minorAm C/GC/G
'Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
G+G
I will say
G+G D/AD/A G+G D/AD/A G+G
Let me go, let me go
Guitar II:(from 'father')
x2 x2
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G+G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D MajorD|---------------------|--------------------|x4
A augmentedA|---------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|--------------------|
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G+G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D MajorD|---------------------|--------------------|x2
A augmentedA|---------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|--------------------|
VERSE:
E minorEm D/AD/A A minorAm C/GC/G
If he wakes up before the year is out
G+G D/AD/A A minorAm C/GC/G
He'll rid his sons and daughters of their doubt
E minorEm D/AD/A A minorAm C/GC/G
And in the light of your tired eyes
G+G D/AD/A A minorAm C/GC/G
Your tears will speak of love and better times
CHORUS:
Guitar I:
D/AD/A E minorEm
'Cause if my father hadn't loved her
A minorAm C/GC/G G+G
Then my God what would my mother have become
D/AD/A E minorEm
And if my brother hadn't fought it
A minorAm C/GC/G D/AD/A
Then my sister wouldn't turn and run
D/AD/A E minorEm A minorAm C/GC/G D/AD/A
So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
D/AD/A E minorEm A minorAm C/GC/G
'Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
G+G
I will say
G+G D/AD/A G+G D/AD/A G+G
Let me go, let me go
Guitar II:(from 'father')
x2 x2
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G+G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D MajorD|---------------------|--------------------|x4
A augmentedA|---------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|--------------------|
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G+G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D MajorD|---------------------|--------------------|x2
A augmentedA|---------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|--------------------|
BRIDGE:
Guitar I:
D/AD/A E minorEm A minorAm C/GC/G G+G G+G G+G G+G x4
(Guitar II and Glockenspiel come in on 3rd Guitar I repeat)
Guitar II:
x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|--0h3h5---5--------0h3h5---5---5-----------------|
G+G|--------4----------------4---4---4---------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Glockenspiel: (Tabbed for Guitar [Like in the live version])
x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|--3/5---------3/5--------------------------------|
G+G|------2/4---------2/4--2--4-4-[-2--4-4--2--4-]---|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
^[2nd time only]
(I like to add a 0 on the G+G string at the end of the 2nd time)
(But it's not actually in the song)
CHORUS:
Guitar I:
D/AD/A E minorEm
'Cause if my father hadn't loved her
A minorAm C/GC/G G+G
Then my God what would my mother have become
D/AD/A E minorEm
And if my brother hadn't fought it
A minorAm C/GC/G D/AD/A
Then my sister wouldn't turn and run
D/AD/A E minorEm A minorAm C/GC/G D/AD/A
So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said
D/AD/A E minorEm A minorAm C/GC/G
'Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother
G+G
I will say
G+G D/AD/A G+G D/AD/A G+G
Let me go, let me go
G+G D/AD/A G+G D/AD/A G+G
Let me go, let me go
G+G D/AD/A G+G
Let me go
Guitar II:(from 'father')
x2 x2
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G+G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D MajorD|---------------------|--------------------|x4
A augmentedA|---------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|--------------------|
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|------0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0--|
G+G|--4h7---7---7---7----|-2h4---4---4---4----|
D MajorD|---------------------|--------------------|x4
A augmentedA|---------------------|--------------------|
