Tabs
Tuning: Standard
Great song, pretty simple, but fun to play to.
VERSE: (x8)
C5C5 F5F5 D5D5 F5F5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-335-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-|
E MajorE|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11-|
pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHORUS:
C5C5 F5F5 D5D5 F5F5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
VERSE 2 Lead:
C5C5 F5F5 D5D5 F5F5
e|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----|---------------------------------------------2-3-2---|
D MajorD|-----|------2--------------2---0-------------------------3-|
A augmentedA|-0-2-|-3--3-----3------------------5--5-7-5----------------|
E MajorE|-----|--------------0-1--1-------------------1---1---------|
BRIDGE:
e|----------------------------------|--|------------------|--|
BB|----------------------------------|--|------------------|--|
G+G|-5-5--x--4---4-x------------------|x3|------------------|x2|
D MajorD|-5-5--x--5---5-x-3---3-----3------|--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--|
A augmentedA|-3-3--x--2---2-x-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3|--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--|
E MajorE|-----------------1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1|--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|--|
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e|----------------------------------|--|------------------|--|
BB|-----------------13------12-------|--|-12----12--13--13-|--|
G+G|---------------------12-----12----|x3|---12----12--12---|x2|
D MajorD|-1414---12--12---------12------12-|--|-----12-----------|--|
A augmentedA|-1212---10--10--------------------|--|------------------|--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|--|------------------|--|
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--|
D MajorD|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
LEAD into CHORUS:
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|----------7-----------7----------------|
D MajorD|-----4----------------------10---------|
A augmentedA|-5-----------8--------------------8----|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
VERSE:
C majorC FF
You had the Love of a creator before I was born.
DmDm FF
That ultrasound was of a son to be the light of your world.
C majorC FF DmDm FF
October came, you were still alone.
C majorC FF
My mother just couldn't let go, but you understood.
DmDm FF
You even handed her the blanket that you made for me in hope,
C majorC FF DmDm FF
My little body would be yours to hold.
C majorC FF
You know that blanket was the blanket that kept me warm?
DmDm FF
I think today it's still the blanket that continues to keep me warm.
C majorC FF DmDm FF
Because I get cold when I think of him.
CHORUS:
C majorC FF
But my mother's heart fell back into the hands of a man,
DmDm FF
The one who embraced me with Love and no questions asked.
C majorC FF DmDm FF
"We're all just children of God." he said.
C majorC FF
And I don't carry his blood but I know enough,
DmDm FF
To know that I don't need science to feel undying love.
C majorC FF DmDm FF
My whole life and three brothers makes me a son.
VERSE:
C majorC FF
And as for you I know this is the bond we share,
DmDm FF
I remain right here while you're somewhere out there.
C majorC FF DmDm FF
But you will always be right here.
C majorC FF
The irony is in the fact that you and my old man
DmDm FF
Parallel in a theme too hard for me to understand.
C majorC FF DmDm FF
You both loved me more than my father ever did.
CHORUS:
C majorC FF
But my mother's heart fell back into the hands of a man,
DmDm FF
The one who embraced me with Love and no questions asked.
C majorC FF DmDm FF
"We're all just children of God." he said.
C majorC FF
And I don't carry his blood but I know enough,
DmDm FF
To know that I don't need science to feel undying love.
C majorC FF DmDm FF
My whole life and three brothers makes me a son.