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What's the Matter Here? 10,000 Maniacs - My Tribe (1987 album) Verse: F | That young boy without a name F | anywhere, I'd know his face. G (Em*) | * If solo acoustic, Em sounds better In the city, than just playing 4 bars of G, but G (Em) | “do as you see fit.” The kid's my favorite. I’ve F | seen him, seen him. G F | Oh, I see him every day. F | F | F | I’ve seen him run outside looking for a place to hide F (Dm) | F (Dm) | from his father, the kid half naked made me F | G F | say to myself, “Oh, what's the matter here?" F | I Dm... Chorus: F G | F (Dm) | tired of the ex-c-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's their F G | F | kid, (so) I stay out of it, but.. F G | F (Dm) | who gave you the right to do
Fthis? Verse: FWe live on Morgan Street, just ten feet between. (Dm) And his mother, I never see her, but her Fscreams and curses, G I hear them every dFay. F
FThreats like: "If you don't mind I will beat on your behind," (Dm) "Slap you, I’ll slap you silly." Made me Fsay-ay-ay-ay, G“Oh, what's the matterF here?!" I’m..
Chorus 2: F G F (Dm) tired of the exc-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's your
Fkid, (so) dGo as you see fFit, but F G F (Dm) get this through that I don't approve of what you Fdid to your oGwn flesh and bFlood.
Solo: (over) F |F G | Chorus 3: F G F (Dm) I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses, he's your
Fkid, so dGo as you seeF fit, but F G F (Dm) get this through that I don't approve of what you Fdid to your oGwn flesh andF blood.
Interlude:
Dm"If yoFu don't sit Fin your chaFir straight, I’ll Dmtake this Fbelt from aFround my wFaist and Dmdon't you Fthink that FI won't Fuse it!"
(chorus chords continued through end) F G F (Dm) Answer me and take your time, what could be the awful crime he
Fcould do at sGo young an aFge? And if I’m the F G F (Dm) only witness to your madness offer me some words to balance Fout what I seGe and what I Fhear. Ohhh, these F G F (Dm) cold and cruel things that you do, I sup(pose) Fyou do them becaGuse he belongsF to you. And, in-st(ead) F G F (Dm) of love and the feeling of warmth, you offer him these cuts and sores that Fdon’t heal withG time or withF age. F And, GI want Fto say I want to (switch to chorus chords played like verse endings) Fsay-ay-ay-ay G“Oh, what’s the mattFer here?!” But, I don’t dare Fsay-ay-ay-ay G “What’s the matteFr here?!” No, I don’t dare Fsay-ay-ayyyyyyyy-ayyyyyyyyyy D G (1 strum, let ring) -AYYYYY! it.
(End) Notes: I am shocked that this song isn’t available on major tab sites, so here’s a version to get you started. This song can be played more accurately with a Capo on the 2nd fret. However, I think it sounds great if played lower (matches my male vocals way better anyway). Also, I found myself getting lazy and playing the C as a Cadd9 (x32030) and the Em as Em7 (022030). Since the other chords are D (x00232) and G (320033), this makes sense in switching as you can just leave you ring finger on the B (2nd) string the entire time. Similarly, the Em can be played as Em7 for the same reason. I made up the “interlude” section from memory without the CD to verify--so you may be able to workout a better chord progression. If you do, please share the information. Chords - suggested variants in parens “()”: G = 320003 (320033) G = x00232 F(add9) = x32010 (x32033 or x32030) Em(7) = 022000 (022033 or 022030) * note the 3 is always played on 2nd string if suggested chords used. And, I say “suggested” because I play a regular C in the verses and use the add9 variant in the chorus when the pace picks up. I think this tab is more than helpful towards getting you started and playing this great song. You can play around with the chords to suite your own taste/flavor or to try to match 10,000 Maniacs more precisely. Enjoy! -Chris