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Ballad For My One True Love by Mason Jennings
Ballad For My One True Love
Capo: 1st fret
Intro: F Dm Gm C7 (x2)
F D7
Sleeping in a cherry tree -- High above a monastery
Gm C7
Where the bells are ringing slow -- To say farewell when hours go
F
And all the while I''''m dreaming of
D7
The ballad for my one true love
Gm C7
Searching for the perfect way to say -- I love you
F Bb F Bb
Sweetheart, this is my dream come true
F C7 Dm
And god bless the babies -- That sleep in you
F C7 Dm
God bless the babies -- That sleep in you
A Bb A Bb C Em C (F Dm Gm C7 -x2)
F D7
Sleeping in a motel room -- Underneath a silver moon
Gm C7
With the windows open wide -- I can hear the stars go by
F
And all the while I''''m dreaming of
D7
The ballad for my one true love
Gm C7
Searching for the perfect way to say -- I love you
F Bb F Bb
Sweetheart, this is my dream come true
F C7 Dm
And god bless the babies -- That sleep in you
F C7 Dm
God bless the babies -- That sleep in you
A F C Dm A Bb A Bb C (F Dm Gm C7 x2) F
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version 2
Tuning: one half-step down from standard
Note: Tabs do not reflect rhythm/strumming patterns. However, they are easy to pick up by listening.
[Intro riff]
e|---0-0-2---2-2-3---3-3-3---3-3-0---0-0-3---3-3-0---0-0-2---2-0h2p0---|
B|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1----------1--|
G|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---2-2-2-----------2-|
D|---x-x-x---x-x-x---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-0-------0-----------|
A|---------------------------------0-------0---------------------------|
E|-3-------3-------0-------0-------------------------------------------|
repeat
[Verse]
G E7
Sleeping in a cherry tree, High above a monastery
Am D7
Where the bells are ringing slow, to say farewell when hours go.
G E7
And all the while I''''m dreaming of the ballad for my one true love
Am D7
Searching for the perfect way to say I love you.
[Chorus]
G C G C
Sweetheart, this is my dream come truuuuue
God bless the babies that sleep in you
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--12---12--12---10--10---10--10---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8-------|
G|-12--12---12--12---11--11---11--11---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9-------|
D|---12-------12-------12-------12-------9------9-----10-----10--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
God bless the babies that sleep in you
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--12---12--12---10--10---10--10---8--8---8--8---7--7---8--8---7--7-|
G|-12--12---12--12---11--11---11--11---9--9---9--9---8--8---9--9---8--8-|
D|---12-------12-------12-------12-------9------9------9-----10------9--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-8--8---10--10---10--10---10--10---10--10----------------------------|
B|-9--9---11--11---11--11---11--11---11--11----------------------------|
G|--10------12-----12--12-----12-------12------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro riff] x2
e|---0-0-2---2-2-3---3-3-3---3-3-0---0-0-3---3-3-0---0-0-2---2-0h2p0---|
B|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1----------1--|
G|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---2-2-2-----------2-|
D|---x-x-x---x-x-x---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-0-------0-----------|
A|---------------------------------0-------0---------------------------|
E|-3-------3-------0-------0-------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Sleeping in a motel room underneath a silver moon
With the windows open wide I can hear the stars go by
And all the while I ''''m dreaming of The ballad for my one true love
Searching for the perfect way to say I love you
[Chorus]
G C G C
Sweetheart, this is my dream come truuuuue
God bless the babies that sleep in you
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--12---12--12---10--10---10--10---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8-------|
G|-12--12---12--12---11--11---11--11---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9-------|
D|---12-------12-------12-------12-------9------9-----10-----10--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
God bless the babies that sleep in you
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--12---12--12---10--10---10--10---8--8---8--8---7--7---8--8---7--7-|
G|-12--12---12--12---11--11---11--11---9--9---9--9---8--8---9--9---8--8-|
D|---12-------12-------12-------12-------9------9------9-----10------9--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-8--8---10--10---10--10---10--10---10--10----------------------------|
B|-9--9---11--11---11--11---11--11---11--11----------------------------|
G|--10------12-----12--12-----12-------12------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro riff] x2
e|---0-0-2---2-2-3---3-3-3---3-3-0---0-0-3---3-3-0---0-0-2---2-0h2p0---|
B|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1----------1--|
G|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---2-2-2-----------2-|
D|---x-x-x---x-x-x---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-0-------0-----------|
A|---------------------------------0-------0---------------------------|
E|-3-------3-------0-------0-------------------------------------------|
[Final Chord]
e|------2--|
B|-----0---|
G|----0----|
D|---0-----|
A|--2------|
E|-3-------|
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| x Dead note
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