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Beggars Prayer by Emiliana Torrini
Beggars Prayer
CAPO ON 1: All tabs relative to Capo.
Standard tuning.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0---0---0---0-----------------0---0---0---0-----|
G|-2-0---0-5-0---0---0---0---0---2-0---0-5-0---0---0---0---0---|
D|-3---2---3---------------------3---2---3---------------------|
A|-3---3---3---------------------3---3---3---------------------|
E|-----3-------3---3---3---3---------3-------3---3---3---3-----|
Mamma said lift your head from the seive of your hands
Mamma say eventually this hurting will end
e|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3-------|
G|-2-0---0-5---5---2--2--1-----------|
D|-3---2---3-------3--3--3-----------|
A|-3---3---3--3----3--3--2-----------|
E|-----3-----------------------------|
But the shockwaves on my bones will linger
Like the ghost of you here in my bed
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0---0---0---0-----------------0---0---0---0-----|
G|-2-0---0-5-0---0---0---0---0---2-0---0-5-0---0---0---0---0---|
D|-3---2---3---------------------3---2---3---------------------|
A|-3---3---3---------------------3---3---3---------------------|
E|-----3-------3---3---3---3---------3-------3---3---3---3-----|
When I was lost you thought me a beautiful find
Sometimes I think of you sleeping, so sleep for a while
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-0---0-5---5---5---5-----2-0-4---4-0-5-------|
D|-3---2---3---3---3---3-----3---5---5---5-------|
A|-3---3---3-3---3---3-------3---5-5-5---3-------|
E|-----3-----------------------------------------|
I find myself asking who'd do this to love
And the white shouldered mountains they pointed above...lord you just
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0---0---0---0-----------------0---0---0---0-----|
G|-2-0---0-5-0---0---0---0---0---2-0---0-5-0---0---0---0---0---|
D|-3---2---3---------------------3---2---3---------------------|
A|-3---3---3---------------------3---3---3---------------------|
E|-----3-------3---3---3---3---------3-------3---3---3---3-----|
Dropped me here by the side of this road
Out here's too cold and I don't want to walk it alone
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-0---0-5---5---5---5-----2-0-4---4-0-5-------|
D|-3---2---3---3---3---3-----3---5---5---5-------|
A|-3---3---3-3---3---3-------3---5-5-5---3-------|
E|-----3-----------------------------------------|
I've got a bottle of your blood inside me
And an old beggar's prayer on the tip of my tongue
Not sure on the bridge kind of part but you could just do an instrumental
rendition of the verses before ending on:
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---3---|
---3---|
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Then back to this for the end:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0---0---0---0-------------------------------|
G|-2-0---0-5-0---0---0---0---0---2-0---0-5-0---5-----------|
D|-3---2---3---------------------3---2---3-----5-----------|
A|-3---3---3---------------------3---3---3-----3-----------|
E|-----3-------3---3---3---3---------3---------------------|
Mamma said lift your head from the sieve of your hands
Mamma say eventually this hurting will end
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version 2
first verse:
e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--3-----1-----6-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
D--4-----2-----4-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----| x2
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--2--2--0--0--6--6--4--4-----4-----4--4--4-----4--|
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G--3-----1-----6-----6----6----6-----6------6----6----6-----|
D--4-----2-----4-----4----4----4-----4------4----4----4-----|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E--2--2--0--0--6--6----6----6-----6--5----5----5----5----5--|
second & third verse:
e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--3-----1-----6-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
D--4-----2-----4-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----| x2
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--2--2--0--0--6--6--4--4-----4-----4--4--4-----4--|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--3-----1-----6-----6----6----6-----8------8----10----10---10---10----|
D--4-----2-----4-----4----4----4-----6------6----11----11---11---11----|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--2--2--0--0--6--6----6----6-----6--8----8----8--9--9----9----9----9--|
fourth verse witch is basicly the half of first verse:
e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--3-----1-----6-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
D--4-----2-----4-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----| x2
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--2--2--0--0--6--6--4--4-----4-----4--4--4-----4--|
and end with:
e------|
B------|
G--10--|
D--11--|
A------|
E---9--|
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version 3
C G G
Mama said lift your head from the sieve of your hands
C G
Mama say eventually, this hurting will end
C
But the shockwaves on my bones will linger
G
Like the ghost of you here in my bed
Em G
When I was lost you thought me a beautiful find
G Em
Sometimes I think of you sleeping, so sleep for a while
G Em Em
I find myself asking who'd do this to love
D Em
And the white shouldered mountains, they pointed above
Em G Em
Lord you just dropped me here my the side of this road
G Em
Out here's too cold and I don't want to walk it alone
G Em D
I've got a bottle of your blood inside me
D G
And an old beggar's prayer on the tip of my tongue
C C G G Em Em G G Em Em D x2
G C G
Mama said lift your head from the sieve of your hands
C Em
Mama said eventually this hurting will end
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