Long Grey Mare

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into making this Tab.***
***Please Note the whole song are played as Riffs as shown, except for the *Single Strums
|* = Single Strumes
A = Riff D = Riff E = Riff
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|----4-4-5-5/6-6/7-|----6-6-7-7/8-8/9-|
A|----4-4-5-5/6-6/7-|5-5---------------|7-7---------------|
E|5-5---------------|------------------|------------------|
[Intro]
| A/ / / / | A/ / / / | A/ / / / | A/ / / / |
| D/ / / / | D/ / / / | A/ / / / | A/ / / / |
E   D   A  E* E* E* E*
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
I've got a Along grey mare, she won't let me ride
I got a Dlong grey mare, she won't let me Aride
She makes me Ebrush her in the morningD  
A  E* E* E* E*
And put her to bed every night
[Verse 2]
Long grey Amare, why can't we be just like before?
Long grey Dmare, why can't we be just like beAfore?
We used to Eride so hardD  
A  E* E* E* E*
Until we couldn't ride no more
[Instrumental Break]
| A/ / / / | A/ / / / | A/ / / / | A/ / / / |
| D/ / / / | D/ / / / | A/ / / / | A/ / / / |
E   D   A  E* E* E* E*
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Outro]
Look at me, Agrey mare, don't I feed you everyday?
Look at me, Dgrey mare, don't I feed you everyAday?
But when I Edig you with my spurD  
A  E* A*
You turn around the other way
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The story behind the song

"Long Grey Mare" comes from Fleetwood Mac's early years, when they were primarily a British blues band. This period saw the band, featuring Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood, establish their sound. The song itself captures a raw, earthy blues feeling, inviting you into a world of classic blues storytelling.

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