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Sadie by Joanna Newsom
Sadie
Capo:4th fret
Song is in 3/4
G Bm C Bm
Sadie, white coat
G Bm C Bm
you carry me home
G Bm C Bm
And bury this bone
G Bm C Bm
and take this pine cone
Bm D Am C
Bury this bone to
G Gmaj7
Gnaw on it later
Em
Gnawing on the telephone
Bm D Am C
Until then, we pray and suspend
G Gmaj7 Em
The notion that these lives do never end
G
And all day long we talk about mercy
G C D G
Lead me to water, Lord, I sure am thirsty
G
Down in the ditch where I nearly served you
G C D G
Up in the clouds where he almost heard you
C
And all that we built and all that we breathed
Em
And all that we spilt, or pulled up like weeds
G C D G
Is piled up in back and it burns irrevocably
Em C D G
And we spoke up in turns 'til the silence crept over me
G Bm C Bm
And bless you, and I deeply do
G Bm C Bm
No longer resolute, oh and I call to you
G Bm C Bm
But the water go so cold
G Bm C Bm
And you do lose what you don't hold
Bm D Am C
This is an old song, these are old blues
G Gmj7 Em
And this is not my tune, but it's mine to use
Bm D Am C
And the seabirds where the fear once grew
G Gmaj7 Em
Will flock with a fury and they will bury what'd come for you
G
And down where I darn with the milk-eyed mender
G C D G
You and I, and a love so tender
G
Stretched on a hoop where I stitched this adage:
G C D G
"Bless our house and its heart so savage"
C
And all that I want, and all that I need
Em
And all that I've got is scattered like seed
G C D G
And all that I knew is moving away from me
Em C D G
And all that I know is blowing like tumbleweed
G Bm C Bm
And the mealy worms in the brine will burn
G Bm C Bm
In a salty pyre among the fauns and ferns
G Bm C Bm
And the love we hold, and the love we spurn
G Bm C Bm
Will never grow cold, only taciturn
G Bm C Bm
And I'll tell you tomorrow
G Bm C Bm
Sadie, go on home now
G Bm C Bm
And bless those who've sickened below
G Bm C Bm
And bless us who have chosen so
C
And all that I've got and all that I need
Em
I tie in a knot and I lay at your feet
G C D G
And I have not forgot, but a silence crept over me
Em C D G
So dig up your bone, exhume your pine cone, my Sadie
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Tuning: EADGBE, Capoed at the 4th fret. The rhythm's not as complicated as it
looks in places.
G/A Bm7 C Bm7
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----3-------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----1-------1---|-----3-------3---|
G|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0---------0-----|-2---------2-----|-3---------3-----|-2---------2-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Sadie, white coat
G Em/B D/C C
e|-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----1-------1---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2---------2-----|-3---------3-----|-3---------3-----|
E|-3---------3-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
carry me home
G/A Bm7 C Bm7
e|-----3-------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----1-------1---|-----3-------3---|
G|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0---------0-----|-2---------2-----|-3---------3-----|-2---------2-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bury this bone
G Em/B D/C C
e|-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----1-------1---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2---------2-----|-3---------3-----|-3---------3-----|
E|-3---------3-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
take this pinecone
Bm/D Dadd9 Am/C Cadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
D|-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
A|-5---------5-----|-5---------5-----|-3---------3-----|-3---------3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bury this bone
G Gmaj7 Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
D|-----0-------0---|-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------3-----|-3---------3-----|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|
to gnaw on it later; gnaw on the telephone.
Bm/D Dadd9 Am/C Cadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
D|-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
A|-5---------5-----|-5---------5-----|-3---------3-----|-3---------3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
'Till then, we pray & suspend
G Gmaj7 Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
D|-----0-------0---|-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------3-----|-3---------3-----|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|
the notion that these lives do never end.
G
And all day long we talk about mercy:
G C D G
lead me to water lord, I sure am thirsty.
G
Down in the ditch where I nearly served you,
G C D G
up in the clouds where he almost heard you
C
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|
B|-----------------|---1---------1---|-----------------|---1---------1---|
G|-------------0---|-----0-----------|-------------0---|-----0-----------|
D|-------2-------2-|-----------------|-------2-------2-|-----------------|
A|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
And all that we built, and all that we breathed,
Em
e|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|----------0------|
B|-----------------|---0---------0---|-----------------|---0----------0--|
G|-------------0---|-----0-----------|-------------0---|-----0-----------|
D|-------2-------2-|-----------------|-------2-------2-|-----------------|
A|---------2-------|-----------------|---------2-------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
and all that we spilt, or pulled up like weeds
G C Dsus2/4
e|-----------------|-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------------0---|------------0----|-----------------|-------3---------|
G|-----------------|-0------------0--|---------0-------|-------0---0-----|
D|-----------------|---0-------------|-------------2---|-----4-------4---|
A|-------2---------|-----------------|-3---------------|--/5-------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
is piled up in back; it burns irrevocably.
G
e|-----------------|-------3---------|
B|-------------3---|------------3----|
G|-----------------|-4------------4--|
D|-----------------|---5-------------|
A|-------5---------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|
G
1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
e|--------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------|
B|--------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
G|-----------------------4-----4--|-------4-------------------------|
D|---------5-------5-------5------|---------------------------------|
A|-------5-----5------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Em C Dsus2/4
e|-----------------|-------12--------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------------0---|------------12---|-----------------|-------3---------|
G|-----------------|-0------------12-|---------0-------|-------0---0-----|
D|-----------------|---2-------------|-------------2---|-----4-------4---|
A|-------2---------|-----------------|-3---------------|--/5-------------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(we spoke up in turns, 'till the silence crept over me)
G
e|-----------------|-------3---------|
B|-------------3---|------------3----|
G|-----------------|-4------------4--|
D|-----------------|---5-------------|
A|-------5---------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|
G
1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & .
e|--------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------|
B|--------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
G|-----------------------4-----4--|-------4-------------------------|
D|---------5-------5-------5------|---------------------------------|
A|-------5-----5------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bless you
and I deeply do
no longer resolute
and I call to you
But the water go so cold,
and you do lose
what you don't hold.
This is an old song,
these are old blues.
This is not my tune,
but it's mine to use.
And the seabirds
where the fear once grew
will flock with a fury,
and they will bury what'd come for you
Down where I darn with the milk-eyed mender
you and I, and a love so tender,
is stretched-on the hoop where I stitch-this adage:
"Bless this house and its heart so savage."
And all that I want, and all that I need
and all that I've got is scattered like seed.
And all that I knew is moving away from me.
(and all that I know is blowing
like tumbleweed)
And the mealy worms
in the brine will burn
in a salty pyre,
among the fauns and ferns.
And the love we hold,
and the love we spurn,
will never grow cold
only taciturn.
And I'll tell you tomorrow.
Sadie, go on home now.
Bless those who've sickened below;
bless us who've chosen so.
And all that I've got
and all that I need
I tie in a knot
that I lay at your feet.
I have not forgot,
but a silence crept over me.
(So dig up your bone,
exhume your pinecone, my sadie)
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