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My Stunning Mystery Companion by Jackson Browne
My Stunning Mystery Companion
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Key: Eb
[Chorus]
N.C. G D
What with all my expectations long abandoned
G D
And a future I no longer saw my hand in
G D
How I found you is beyond my understanding
A D
My stunning mystery companion
[Verse 1]
G
I know that you don't want to be
D
Out here forever on this road
G
Or live among the boxes
D
Where all my past lives have been stowed
G
Maybe you're thinking of someplace
D
With a garden by the sea
A
Where we could slow down
D
And you could put a little more work in on me
[Chorus]
G D
What with all my expectations long abandoned
G D
And a future I no longer saw my hand in
G D
How I found you is beyond my understanding
A D
My stunning mystery companion
[Interlude]
D G D G D G
D A D G
[Verse 2]
G
Right now I can't quite remember
D
The cause of all my tears
G
I hear you laughing and somehow
D
The past just disappears
G
Maybe you were joking when you said
D
You'd take me for ten years and no more
A
Maybe you've had the best of me
D
But you could take another ten years and be sure
[Chorus]
G D
What with all my expectations long abandoned
G D
And a life that just gets more and more demanding
G D
There's no doubt that you're the reason I'm still standing
A D
My stunning mystery companion
[Outro]
D G D G D G
D G D A D G D
G D G D
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version 2
Tuning: D A D G B E
Tuning: Double Drop D
Capo on First Fret
Though I break up each segment, note that everything flows into each other, there is no break
intended at the end of any segment.
[Intro]
Strum each chord lightly until the next note is plucked
G G D
D|---------0--------------0----------------------------------------------0---------------|
B|---------3--------------3----------------------------------------------3---------------|
G|---------0--------------0----------------------------------------------2---------------|
D|-------0-0----------0---0------0~-------------0--2~----2/4\2p0-----0~--0---------------|
A|-----2---2------0-2---2-2-----------------0-2-----------------2p0----------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[First Verse]
What With All My Expectations Long Abandoned / And a Future I No Longer Saw my Hand In
D|------------0-------------------------0-----------------0------------------------0------|
B|------------3-------------------------3-----------------3------------------------3------|
G|------------0-------------------------2-----------------0------------------------2------|
D|------------0-------------------------0-----------------0------------------------0------|
A|------------2-------------------------------------------2-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
How I Found You Is Beyond My Understanding / My Stunning, Mystery Companion...
D|-------0----------------------------0-------------0----------------------0-----|
B|-------3----------------------------3-------------3----------------------3-----|
G|-------0----------------------------2-------------0----------------------2-----|
D|-------0----------------------------0-------------2----------------------0-----|
A|-------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I know you don't want to be out here forever on this road
D|------------0-----0-0---0----------------------------------------------------0---------|
B|------------3-----3-3---3----------------------------------------------------3---------|
G|------------2-----2-2---0----------------------------------------------------2---------|
D|------0-----0-----2-0---0----------------------------------------------------0---------|
A|--0-2---0---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Live among the boxes, where all my past live have been stowed
D|------------0-----0-0---0------------------------------------------------------0-------|
B|------------3-----3-3---3------------------------------------------------------3-------|
G|------------2-----2-2---0------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|------0-----0-----2-0---0------------------------------------------------------0-------|
A|--0-2---0---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Maybe you were thinking of someplace with a garden by the sea
D|------------0-----0-0---0---------------------------------------------------------0----|
B|------------3-----3-3---3---------------------------------------------------------3----|
G|------------2-----2-2---0---------------------------------------------------------2----|
D|------0-----0-----2-0---0---------------------------------------------------------0----|
A|--0-2---0---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Where you could slow down....and you can put a little more work in on me
D|------------0---------------------0----------------------------------------------------0----|
B|------------3---------------------3----------------------------------------------------3----|
G|------------2---------------------0----------------------------------------------------2----|
D|------0-----0---------------------2----------------------------------------------------0----|
A|--0-2---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------0----------|
B|-----------3----------|
G|-----------2----------|
D|------0----0----------|
A|--0-2---0-------------|
D|----------------------|
What With All My Expectations Long Abandoned / And My Solitary Nature Not Withstanding
D|------------0-------------------------0-----------------0------------------------0------|
B|------------3-------------------------3-----------------3------------------------3------|
G|------------0-------------------------2-----------------0------------------------2------|
D|------------0-------------------------0-----------------0------------------------0------|
A|------------2-------------------------------------------2-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the one who pulled me out of that crash landing / My Stunning, Mystery Companion...
D|-------------0-----------------------------------0------------0----------------------0-----|
B|-------------3-----------------------------------3------------3----------------------3-----|
G|-------------0-----------------------------------2------------0----------------------2-----|
D|-------------0-----------------------------------0------------2----------------------0-----|
A|-------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
This is never played the same way twice...Feel Free To Improvise off the progression, this is how
I play it, it is shorter than his usual improve...again strum the cords a bit here
D|----------0---------------0--| |----------0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3---------------3--| |----------3------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0---------------2--|x2 |----------0--------------------2~~----2-4p2---2~~---x--2/4\2p0---------|
D|------0---0----------0----0--| |--------0-0-------2p0-0---2/4----------4---4--2~~---x--2/4\2p0-----0~--|
A|--0-2---2-2------0-2---------| |----0-2---2---0-2-------0---------------------------------------2p0----|
D|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----0-0--|
B|--3-----3-3--|
G|--2-----2-2--|
D|--0-----2-0--|
A|-------------|
D|-------------|
Second Verse:
Right now i can't quite remember the cause of all my tears
D|-----0-----------------------------------------------------0---------|
B|-----3-----------------------------------------------------3---------|
G|-----0-----------------------------------------------------2---------|
D|-----0-----------------------------------------------------0---------|
A|-----2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
I hear you laughing, and somehow the past just disappears
D|------------0-----0-0---0--------------------------------------------------0-------|
B|------------3-----3-3---3--------------------------------------------------3-------|
G|------------2-----2-2---0--------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|------0-----0-----2-0---0--------------------------------------------------0-------|
A|--0-2---0---------------2----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Maybe you were joking when you said you'd take me(..)and no more
D|------------0-----0-0---0---------------------------------------------------------0----|
B|------------3-----3-3---3---------------------------------------------------------3----|
G|------------2-----2-2---0---------------------------------------------------------2----|
D|------0-----0-----2-0---0---------------------------------------------------------0----|
A|--0-2---0---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Maybe you've had the best of me but (...) and be sure
D|------------0------0-------------------------------------------------0----|
B|------------3------3-------------------------------------------------3----|
G|------------2------0-------------------------------------------------2----|
D|------0-----0------2-------------------------------------------------0----|
A|--0-2---0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------0----------|
B|-----------3----------|
G|-----------2----------|
D|------0----0----------|
A|--0-2---0-------------|
D|----------------------|
What With All My Expectations Long Abandoned / And a life that just gets more and more demanding
D|------------0-------------------------0----------------0-----------------------------------0------|
B|------------3-------------------------3----------------3-----------------------------------3------|
G|------------0-------------------------2----------------0-----------------------------------2------|
D|------------0-------------------------0----------------0-----------------------------------0------|
A|------------2------------------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There's no doubt you're the reason I'm still Standing / My Stunning, Mystery Companion...
D|-------------0-----------------------------------0------------0----------------------0-----|
B|-------------3-----------------------------------3------------3----------------------3-----|
G|-------------0-----------------------------------2------------0----------------------2-----|
D|-------------0-----------------------------------0------------2----------------------0-----|
A|-------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
My Stunning, Mystery Companion...
D|------0----------------------0-----|
B|------3----------------------3-----|
G|------0----------------------2-----|
D|------2----------------------0-----|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
What with all my expectations long abandoned
And a future I no longer saw my hand in
How I found you is beyond my understanding
My stunning mystery companion
I know that you don't want to be
Out here forever on this road
Or live among the boxes
Where all my past lives have been stowed
Maybe you're thinking of someplace
With a garden by the sea
Where we could slow down
And you could put a little more work in on me
What with all my expectations long abandoned
My solitary nature notwithstanding
You're the one who pulled me
Out of that crash landing
My stunning mystery companion
Right now I can't quite remember
The cause of all my tears
I hear you laughing and somehow
The past just disappears
Maybe you were joking when you said
You'd take me for ten years and no more
Maybe you've had the best of me
But you could take another ten years and be sure
What with all my expectations long abandoned
And a life that just gets more and more demanding
There's no doubt that you're the reason I'm still standing
My stunning mystery companion
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Palm Mute note
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