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I Speak Because I Can by Laura Marling
I Speak Because I Can
Open D tuning (DADF#AD)
She usually plays the first few lines fingerpicked then the rest strummed softly with thumb
Intro:
(each chord played for one bar)
|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
|--12---12---13---13---12---10----8----7----8----8----8----8--|
|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
|--12---12---13---13---12---11----9----7----9----9----9----9--|
|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
Verse:
(alternate between these two chords)
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|---0----0----|
|--12---13----|
|---0----0----|
|--12---13----|
|---0----0----|
My husband left me last night
Left me a poor and lonely wife
I cooked the meals and he got the life
And now I'm just old for the rest of my
(then on the last bit repeat the intro chords)
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|----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
|---12---10----8----7----8----8----8----8--|
|----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
|---12---11----9----7----9----9----9----9--|
|----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
time for he, oh he, oh my
Middle section:
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|----7----0----| x2
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|----x----0----|
|----5----0----|
I speak because I can to anyone I trust enough to listen
You speak because you can to anyone who'll hear what you say
|----4----5----0----|
|----4----5----0----|
|----4----5----0----| x2
|----4----5----0----|
|----4----5----0----|
|----4----5----0----|
I swear it was not my choice
I used to be so kind
Verse 2 (same chords as verse 1):
Never rode my bike down to the sea
Never finished that letter I was writing
Never got up and said anything
Worthy, for he, for my
Middle section chords again (but repeated more times here):
Graceful sleeper, you midnight dreamer,
I'm floored by your sound, I'm floored by your sound.
I swear it was not my choice, to reach out for someone wise,
I used to be so kind, I used to be so kind.
Bridge?
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|----7----5----0----| x4
|----7----5----0----|
|----x----x----0----|
|----7----5----0----|
In the breaking of the morning we'll be dancing on my soft lawn
When you're shaking out the anger that stops you from taking my call
When you're running up the highway singing I'm the king, the king of you all
when you look back to where it started, I'll be there waving you on
Verse (same as verse 1 chords):
Never rode my bike down to the sea
Never quite figured out what I believe
Never got up and said anything
Worthy, for he, for my
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version 2
Tuning:EADGBE
essentially, it's a standard D chord that the intro works around
intro:
E|--2--2------2------2h3-----3-------2-------0-------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-3----3-3-----3-3----3-3-----3-3-----3-3--3--3-3--2--3-3--2h3-----|
G|--2----2-2----2-2-----2-2----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----------|
D|-----0------0------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
play intro over lines of the verse
D
my husband left me last night
D
left me a poor and lonely wife
D
and I cooked the meals, and he lived the life
D
and now I'm just down for the rest of my time
D
Oh he, Oh me, Oh My
A
I speak because I can
G D
To anyone I trust enough to listen
A
You speak because you can
G D
To anyone Who'll hear what you say
Gb
hmmm-mm
G D
I swear it was not my choice
Gb
hmmm-mm
G D
I Used to be so kind
Never rode my bike down to the sea
never finished that letter I was writing
never got up and said anything
worthy, for he, oh my
G
Graceful sleeper
D
Midnight dreamer
G D
I'm Floored by your sound
G D
I'm Floored by your sound
Gb
hmmm-m
G D
I swear it was not my choice
Gb G D
to reach out to someone wise
Gb G D
I used to be so kind
Gb G D
I used to be so kind
A G D
At the breaking of the morning you'll be dancing on my soft lawn
A G D
when you're shaking out the anger that stops you from taking my calls
A G
D
when you're running up the highway singing I'm the king, the king of you all
A G D
and you look back to where you started, I'll be there waving you on
never rode my bike down to the sea
never quite figured out what I believe
never got up and said anything
worthy, for he, oh my.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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