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"Letter To My Mother" by Edwin McCain
From the album "Far From Over"
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Tabbed by: Aaron Field
Email: [email protected]
Open D Tuning
Chords used:
D C#m6 C G Bm7 F#m7 Em7 A D Em7/11 F#m7/11 G/Bb
D |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0--------0------0--|
A |--0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0--------0------0--|
F#|--12----10----10----5----8----3-----1----7----0-----1--------3------1--|
D |--0-----0-----0-----0----7----2-----0----0----0-----2--------4------0--|
A |--0-----0-----0-----0----9----4-----0----0----0-----2--------4------1--|
D |--12----11----10----5----9----4-----2----7----0-----0--------0------0--|
Note: These may not be the actual chord names but they're pretty close
Intro Riff:
[D] [C#m6] [C] [G]
D |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|
A |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|
F#|--12--12---12-12h13-12--12---10--10---10-10h12-10--10----10--10---10-10h12-10--10----5---|
D |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|
A |--0---0----0--0--0--0---0----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---0----0--0--0--0---0-----0---|
D |--12--12---12-12-12-12--12---11--11---11-11-11-11--11----10--10---10-10-10-10--10----5---|
Intro: (Play Intro Riff) x2
Verse 1:
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/edwin_mccain/letter_to_my_mother_crd.html )
[D]Mama, how do I [C#m6]write the words to you
You were the [C]only one who [G]loved me true
But there's a [D]woman that we [C#m6]don't even know
She gave me [C]life, then you [G]gave me a home
Chorus 1:
I love you, [Bm7]Mama
But I want to [F#m7]tell her too
Em7 G A (Repeat Intro Riff)
Is that her little boy still loves you
Verse 2:
I close my [D]eyes, does she [C#m6]look like me
Does she [C]need my help, is she [G]cold on the street
Or am I for[D]gotten like a [C#m6]bad childhood dream
A [C]B-movie actor on the [G]black and white screen
Chorus 2:
I love you, [Bm7]Mama
But I want to [F#m7]tell her too
Is that her [Em7]little boy [G]still [A]loves [D]you
Em7 G A D
Is that her little boy still loves you
Bridge:
[Em7/11] Could I have seen her, [F#m7/11]I'll never know
Maybe she's [Em7/11]always been there [F#m7/11]watching me grow
I wanted to [Em7/11]tell her how [F#m7/11]grateful I am
For giving me [G]life, I've done the [G/Bb]best that I can
Solo:
(Repeat Intro Riff) then
[D]Ohhhh [C#m6]ohhhhh
[C]Ohhhh [G]yeah
Chorus 3:
I love you, [Bm7]Mama
But I want to [F#m7]tell her too
Is that her [Em7]little boy [G]still [A]loves [D]you
Em7 G A D
Her little boy still loves you
Outro: Em7 - G - A - D
