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Sarasvati

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Hey! All I did was transpose the other version down 2 and slapped a capo on the second fret, (as well as 
tweaked the chords a teeny tiny bit) so props to the user who tabbed it the first time! and also I'm 
posting the whole song and lyrics and all that junk. 
It's pretty easy to figure out the picking, what I do is for the first verse I strum once for each chord,
and after I strum for the D chord I pluck the D, G, and B strings, respectively.
That may sound a little confusing but if you listen to Mary playing the song live on KEXP you'll hear the little
tune I'm talking about.
I'm actually not sure if what I'm calling B7 is actually B7, but it's like this (from low to high): [02120x}
Capo 2!
   GYou are
   B7Sanskrit on my skin
Peel me Emopen
Till I am Cnothing
But a wDhisper
  GName yourself sinner
I only pB7lay for pennies
And I don't pEmlay for sinners
I play for saCdness
I play for dDead things
GPull the bones from their soDckets
Please be sEmofter while you do it
For I am Cfragile
And vacDant
GSarasvati sDung me to sleep I 
EmRested my hCead against a knDee
GAnd the music I like goes Dup and down
Like boEmbbing bodies in Ca river bed
D (optional)
   And they say
GMary, why are your sonDgs so sad?
                       Em   C(hold)
Look at the luck and fortune you've had
Why do you cDry at night?
GPull the bones from their soDckets
Please be sEmofter while you do it
For I am Cfragile
And vacDant
  GYou can take my boDdy and tongue and organs
  EmWhisper to my skin like Cdeath has already roDse and stuff
GPull the bones from their soDckets
Please be sEmofter while you do it
For I am Cfragile
And vacDant
End on G

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Sarasvati

by Mary Lambert

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Hey! All I did was transpose the other version down 2 and slapped a capo on the second fret, (as well as

tweaked the chords a teeny tiny bit) so props to the user who tabbed it the first time! and also I'm

posting the whole song and lyrics and all that junk.

It's pretty easy to figure out the picking, what I do is for the first verse I strum once for each chord,

and after I strum for the D chord I pluck the D, G, and B strings, respectively.

That may sound a little confusing but if you listen to Mary playing the song live on KEXP you'll hear the little

tune I'm talking about.

I'm actually not sure if what I'm calling B7 is actually B7, but it's like this (from low to high): [02120x}

Capo 2!

You are

Sanskrit on my skin

Peel me open

Till I am nothing

But a whisper

Name yourself sinner

I only play for pennies

And I don't play for sinners

I play for sadness

I play for dead things

G D

Pull the bones from their sockets

Please be softer while you do it

For I am fragile

And vacant

G D

Sarasvati sung me to sleep I

Em C D

Rested my head against a knee

G D

And the music I like goes up and down

Em C

Like bobbing bodies in a river bed

D (optional)

And they say

G D

Mary, why are your songs so sad?

Em C

(hold)

Look at the luck and fortune you've had

Why do you cry at night?

G D

Pull the bones from their sockets

Please be softer while you do it

For I am fragile

And vacant

G D

You can take my body and tongue and organs

Em C D

Whisper to my skin like death has already rose and stuff

G D

Pull the bones from their sockets

Please be softer while you do it

For I am fragile

And vacant

End on G

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