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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 38Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard tuning.
Capo 2nd fret
[Intro]
e|---------------5-----3-----0-----------0-----------0---|
B|--------5-------------------------5----------5---------|
G|----5------5------5-----5-----5------5----5-----5------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|    (x2)
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------0---------------|-----------------
B|---------------3s5-------------------1------------1-----1---|-------------1---
G|--------4--------------4-----4----------2------------0------|------0----------
D|----5------5--------------5-------3------------3------------|----------2------   ...
A|------------------------------------------------------------|--3--------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------
[Verse 1]
She played the guFitar in the darkest of niCghts
A few caFlls and we just knew what we Amgot
She saidEm, come along boys, yeah
FWe've got this whole lot of nCight
[Verse 2]
FShe picked out a few that we knCew
FAnd she just said, we've got the wAmhole night time and
EmStanding around this fireplace Fwe could sing our souls all fCree
[Chorus 1] x2
And we've been singing
FLa lala Cla
FLala lala Amla
lEmala lFalala Clalala
[Verse 3]
She played the gFuitar in the darkest of dCays
And she tFook away our furious paAmins
She said, I Emlove you boys
I lFove you even though you're sCtray
[Verse 4]
She said I gFuide the darkest of nCights
And I'll Ftake away your furious pAmride
She said I'll lEmove you boys
I'll lFove you just the way you Care
[Chorus 2] x2
We're singing
FLa lala Cla
FLala lala Amla
lEmala Flalala Clalala
[Verse 5]
She said, the wFalls don't make this house a Chome
You keep on ruFnning but you end up all alAmone
I know, Emwe spend our days on sundFays and we were reading in a bCook
[Verse 6]
FYou spend your time with your brCothers
FAnd you just practice with the Amson
You saiEmd my kid is old, and I'm Ftoo but I got something that goes Con
[Verse 7]
She played the gFuitar in the darkest of dCays
And she tFook away our furious paAmins
She said, I Emlove you boys
I lFove you even though you're sCtray
[Verse 8]
She said, I gFuide the darkest of nCights
And I'll tFake away your various lAmives
She said, I'll Emlove you boys
I'll lFove you just the way you Care
[Outro] x 7
We're singing
FYou make this house a hCome
FYou make this house a homeAm, home, home
EmYou make this house a Fhome
Oh yeah, you Cdo

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Mamas Guitar

by The Gardner & The Tree

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard tuning.

Capo 2nd fret

[Intro]

e|---------------5-----3-----0-----------0-----------0---|

B|--------5-------------------------5----------5---------|

G|----5------5------5-----5-----5------5----5-----5------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------| (x2)

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------0---------------|-----------------

B|---------------3s5-------------------1------------1-----1---|-------------1---

G|--------4--------------4-----4----------2------------0------|------0----------

D|----5------5--------------5-------3------------3------------|----------2------ ...

A|------------------------------------------------------------|--3--------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------

[Verse 1]

F C

She played the guitar in the darkest of nights

F Am

A few calls and we just knew what we got

She said, come along boys, yeah

F C

We've got this whole lot of night

[Verse 2]

F C

She picked out a few that we knew

F Am

And she just said, we've got the whole night time and

Em F C

Standing around this fireplace we could sing our souls all free

[Chorus 1] x2

And we've been singing

F C

La lala la

F Am

Lala lala la

Em F C

lala lalala lalala

[Verse 3]

F C

She played the guitar in the darkest of days

F Am

And she took away our furious pains

She said, I love you boys

F C

I love you even though you're stray

[Verse 4]

F C

She said I guide the darkest of nights

F Am

And I'll take away your furious pride

She said I'll love you boys

F C

I'll love you just the way you are

[Chorus 2] x2

We're singing

F C

La lala la

F Am

Lala lala la

Em F C

lala lalala lalala

[Verse 5]

F C

She said, the walls don't make this house a home

F Am

You keep on running but you end up all alone

Em F C

I know, we spend our days on sundays and we were reading in a book

[Verse 6]

F C

You spend your time with your brothers

F Am

And you just practice with the son

Em F C

You said my kid is old, and I'm too but I got something that goes on

[Verse 7]

F C

She played the guitar in the darkest of days

F Am

And she took away our furious pains

She said, I love you boys

F C

I love you even though you're stray

[Verse 8]

F C

She said, I guide the darkest of nights

F Am

And I'll take away your various lives

She said, I'll love you boys

F C

I'll love you just the way you are

[Outro] x 7

We're singing

F C

You make this house a home

F Am

You make this house a home, home, home

Em F

You make this house a home

Oh yeah, you do

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