{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1714452,"song":"Sarasvati","artist":"Mary Lambert","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11361886-sarasvati-chords-by-mary-lambert/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1714452?type=chord","rating":4.89747,"votes":24,"content":"Hey! All I did was transpose the other version down 2 and slapped a capo on the second fret, (as well as \r\ntweaked the chords a teeny tiny bit) so props to the user who tabbed it the first time! and also I'm \r\nposting the whole song and lyrics and all that junk. \r\nIt's pretty easy to figure out the picking, what I do is for the first verse I strum once for each chord,\r\nand after I strum for the D chord I pluck the D, G, and B strings, respectively.\r\nThat may sound a little confusing but if you listen to Mary playing the song live on KEXP you'll hear the little\r\ntune I'm talking about.\r\nI'm actually not sure if what I'm calling B7 is actually B7, but it's like this (from low to high): [02120x}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCapo 2!\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n   You are[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]\r\n   Sanskrit on my skin[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPeel me open[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTill I am nothing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut a whisper[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Name yourself sinner[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI only play for pennies[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I don't play for sinners[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI play for sadness[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI play for dead things[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPull the bones from their sockets[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPlease be softer while you do it[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor I am fragile[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd vacant[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSarasvati sung me to sleep I [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRested my head against a knee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the music I like goes up and down[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike bobbing bodies in a river bed[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nD (optional)\r\n   And they say\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMary, why are your songs so sad?[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch] (hold)\r\nLook at the luck and fortune you've had[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhy do you cry at night?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPull the bones from their sockets[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPlease be softer while you do it[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor I am fragile[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd vacant[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  You can take my body and tongue and organs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Whisper to my skin like death has already rose and stuff[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPull the bones from their sockets[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPlease be softer while you do it[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor I am fragile[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd vacant[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nEnd on G","plain_text":"Hey! All I did was transpose the other version down 2 and slapped a capo on the second fret, (as well as \ntweaked the chords a teeny tiny bit) so props to the user who tabbed it the first time! and also I'm \nposting the whole song and lyrics and all that junk. \nIt's pretty easy to figure out the picking, what I do is for the first verse I strum once for each chord,\nand after I strum for the D chord I pluck the D, G, and B strings, respectively.\nThat may sound a little confusing but if you listen to Mary playing the song live on KEXP you'll hear the little\ntune I'm talking about.\nI'm actually not sure if what I'm calling B7 is actually B7, but it's like this (from low to high): [02120x}\n\n\n\nCapo 2!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD (optional)\n   And they say\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnd on G","chords":["D","G","B","B7","Em","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}