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Tuning: E A D G B E
THIS SONG IS IN 3/4 TIMING AND EACH CHORD IS PLAYED FOR 1 STRUMMING PATTERN AS SHOWN ABOVE EXCEPT THE BRIDGE Chords used VERSES[PINKIE STAYS ON 7TH OF G CHORUS[CHORDS ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS VERSE I JUST LIKE TO OPEN UP THE THROUGH ENTIRE VERSE AND CHORUS] HIGH E AND THE 2ND CHORD IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT] Bm7 Em7 A11sus2 D6 Bm7 E7 A11sus2 D6 E X X X X 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 D 7 5 5 4 7 6 5 4 A X X 0 5 X X 0 5 E 7 0 X X 7 0 X X [STRUMMING PATTERN IS THE SAME FOR BRIDGE BUT SOME CHORDS YOU WILL HOLD FOR 2 MEASURES, I HAVE THEM INDICATED WITH A [2] NEXT TO THE ONES YOU WILL HOLD FOR 2 MEASURES] On the E9sus4 you can hammer on to the 8th on the B string during your second measure. D7sus2 C7sus2 E9sus4[2] A7 A#maddb9 Bm7 Em7[2] F#m5[2] Gm9[2] A7 A11 A7omit3 A13omit3 E X X 0 0 7 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 G 9 7 7 5 0 0 3 3 3 2 3 5 7 G 9 7 7 6 6 7 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 D 10 8 7 5 8 7 X 0 3 2 4 5 7 A X X 9 X x X 2 X X 0 0 0 0 E 10 8 0 5 6 7 0 2 3 X X x x [Intro] [SAME STRUMMING PATTERN AS THE VERSE FOR EACH CHORD SAME CHORDS AS VERSE] Bm7 Em7 A11 D6 Bm7 Em7 A11 D6 [Verse]
Bm7 I know a gEm7irl she puts the cA11olor inside of my worlD6d Bm7 But she’s just like a Em7Maze where all of the wA11alls all continually cD6hange Bm7 And I’ve done all IEm7 can to stand on her sA11teps with my heart in my hD6ands Bm7 Now I’m starting to Em7see that maybe it’s gotA11 nothing to do with D6me
[Chorus]
Bm7 Fathers, be E7good to youA11r daughteD6rs Bm7 Daughters wE7ill love lA11ike you do D6 Bm7 Girls become lE7overs who A11turn into D6mothers Bm7 So mothers, be gE7ood to your A11daughters D6too oh yeah [Interlude] Bm7 E7 A11 D6 [Look below for intrelude strumming pattern]
[Verse] [You can switch the strumming pattern here if you want to DDDUDD the up and last 2 downs are quick]
Bm7 Oh, you see that Em7skin? It’s the A11same she’s been standingD6 in Bm7 Since the day she Em7saw him A11walking aD6way Bm7 Now I'm left clEm7eaning up theA11 mess you mD6ade
[Chorus]
Bm7 Fathers, be E7good to youA11r daughteD6rs Bm7 Daughters wE7ill love lA11ike you do D6 Bm7 Girls become lE7overs who A11turn intoD6 mothers Bm7 So mothers be goE7od to your dA11aughters tD6oo
[Bridge] [Make sure to look at the chord chart above for the bridge chords] D7sus2 C7sus2 E9 A7 A#maddb9 Bm7 Boys, you can break you find out how much they can take
Bm7 Boys will be strong and boys soldier on [go back to Chorus strum and chords] But F#mboys would be Gm9gone withoutGm9 warmth from a A7womA11an’sA7 good, gA13ood Bm7 heaE7rt A11 D6 Bm7 E7 A11 D6Now Bm7On beE7halfA11 of every D6man Who might Bm7be LoE7oking outA11 for every gD6irl Bm7You are tEm7he God and the wA11eight of her worD6ld
[Chorus]
Bm7 Fathers, be E7good to youA11r daughteD6rs Bm7Daughter wilE7l love likA11e you do D6 Bm7Girls become loE7vers or soA11mething orD6 others Bm7So mothers, be goE7od to your dA11aughters tD6oo
[Outro]
Bm7 So mothers be goE7od to your dA11aughters,D6 too Bm7 So mothers be goE7od to your dA11aughters,D6 too N.C.[you can slow down and strum the last 2 chords once to finish]
[Took from a live recording of John playing in Portland 7/22/2017. This is my first tab hope you enjoy]