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What He Wrote by Laura Marling
What He Wrote
Tuning: EADGBe
Notes:
- Some (or even all) of the A minor chords can be replaced with normal Am
fingering (x02210) - up to you.
- The G in brackets (G) is a very quick passing note.
- For the Am, G and maybe F chords, it may be easier to use your thumb on the bottom string.
- She plays various fills involving the top two open strings, and occasionally the
open G string as well. Listen and improvise.
- (Repeat) means just repeat the chords from the verse above
Chords:
Am G C Dm G/B F E/G#
e|--x--x--x--x---x--x--x-----x-|
B|--x--x--5--6---3--x--x-----x-|
G|--5--4--x--x---0--2--x- O -1-|
D|--7--5--5--7---x--3--2- R -x-|
A|--7--5--3--5---2--3--2-----2-|
E|--5--3------------1--4-----4-|
Basic picking pattern (all eighth notes, 3 in a bar):
Am (G) C Dm
e|------------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------------------|-------5----5---|------6---6-----|
G|-------5----------|----------------|----------------| ETC.....
D|----------7-----5-|----5----5----5-|----7---7---7---|
A|----7-------------|-3--------------|-5--------------|
E|-5-----------3----|----------------|----------------|
Intro: Am G C Dm C G/B Am
Am (G) C
forgive me Hera,
Dm C
I cannot stay
Dm C
he cut out my tongue
G/B Am
there is nothing to save
(repeat)
love me, oh lord
he threw me away
he laughed at my sins
in his arms I must stay
Am G
he wrote
F
I'm broke
Am G Am
please send for me
(repeat)
but I'm broken too
and spoken for
do not tempt me
Am (G) C
her skin is white
Dm C
and I'm light as the sun
Dm C G/B Am
so holy light shines on the things you have done
F G E/G# Am
so I asked him how he became this man
F G E/G# Am
how did he learn to hold fruit in his hands?
C Dm
and where is the lamb that gave your name?
C G/B Am
he had to leave, though I begged him to stay
(repeat)
left me alone when I needed the light
fell to my knees, and I wept for my life
if he had stayed of stayed, you might understand
if he had of stayed, you never would have taken my hand
Am G
he wrote
F
I'm low
Am G Am
please send for me
(repeat)
but I'm broken too
and spoken for
do not tempt me
C Dm
and where is the lamb that gave your name?
C G/B Am
he had to leave, though I begged him to stay
F G E/G# Am
begged him to stay in my cold wooden grip
F G E/G# Am
begged him to stay by the light of this ship
C Dm
me fighting him, fighting light, fighting dawn
C G/B Am
and the waves came and stole him and took him to war
Am G
he wrote
F
I'm low
Am G Am
please send for me
(repeat)
but I'm broken too
and spoken for
do not tempt me
Am (G) C
forgive me Hera,
Dm C
I cannot stay
Dm C
he cut out my tongue
G/B Am
there is nothing to save
(repeat)
love me, oh lord
he threw me away
he laughed at my sins
in his arms I must stay
Am G
we write
F
that's all right
Am G Am
I miss his smell
(repeat)
we speak
when spoken to
and that suits us well
Am G Am
that suits us well
Am G Am
that suits me well
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version 2
TUNING: D A D F# A D
CAPO: 2nd fret
Intro
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-------4-----4-----------------3-----3-----------------8-----8-----------------9-----9--------|
----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0------------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-5---------------------3------------------------8-----------------------10--------------------|
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-------8-----8----------------6-----6-----------------4-----4-----------------4-----4---------|
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-8---------------------7-----------------------5------------------------5---------------------|
Verse
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-------4------------------------8-----8----------------9-----9-----------------8-----8--------|
----0-----0------------------0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-5---------------3-------8---------------------10-----------------------8---------------------|
Forgive me Hera I cannot stay He
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-------9-----9----------------8-----8-----------------6-----6------------------4-----4--------|
----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0------0-----0-----|
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-10--------------------8-----------------------7-----------------------5----------------------|
cut out my tongue there is nothing to save
(while playing verse again)
Love me, Oh Lord
He threw me away
He laughed at my sins
There is nothing to say
Prechorus
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-------4-----4-----------------3-----3-----------------1-----1-----------------1-----1--------|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-5----------------------3-----------------------1------------------------1--------------------|
He wrote I'm broke
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-------4-----4------------------3-----3-----------------4-----4-------|
----0-----0-----0------------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0----|
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-5-----------------------3------------------------5-------------------|
Please send for me
(while playing prechorus again)
But I am broken too
And spoken for
Do not tempt me
(Verse)
Her skin is white
And I'm light as the sun
So holy light shines
On the things you have done
Chorus
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-------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------3-----3-----------------4-----4--------|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-1---------------------3-------------------------4-----------------------5--------------------|
So I asked him how he became this man
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-------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------3-----3-----------------4-----4--------|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-1---------------------3-------------------------4-----------------------5--------------------|
How did he learn to hold fruit in his hands
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-------8-----8-----------------8-----8-----------------9-----9-----------------9-----9--------|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-8-----------------------8----------------------10----------------------10--------------------|
And where is the lamb that gave you your name
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-------8-----8-----------------8-----8-----------------6-----6-----------------4-----4----|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0----------0------0----0--|
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-8----------------------8------------------------7----------------------5-----------------|
He had to leave though I begged him to stay
(While playing chorus again)
Left me alone
When I needed the light
Fell to my knees
And I wept for my life
If he had of stayed
You might understand
If he'd had of stayed
You never would have taken my hand
(Prechorus x2)
He wrote
I'm love
Please send for me
But I am broken too
And spoken for
Do not tempt me
(This is just the second part of the chorus)
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-------8-----8-----------------8-----8-----------------9-----9-----------------9-----9--------|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-8-----------------------8----------------------10----------------------10--------------------|
And where is the lamb that gave you your name
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-------8-----8-----------------8-----8-----------------6-----6-----------------4-----4----|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0----------0------0----0--|
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-8----------------------8------------------------7----------------------5-----------------|
He had to leave though I begged him to stay
(Chorus)
Begged him to stay
In my cold wooden grip
Begged him to stay
By the light of this ship
Me fighting him
Fighting light, fighting dawn
And the waves came and stole him
And took him to war
(Prechorus x2)
He wrote
I'm broke
Please send for me
But I am broken too
And spoken for
Do not tempt me
(Verse x2)
Forgive me Hera
I cannot stay
Cut out my tongue
There is nothing to say
Love me, Oh Lord
Her threw me away
He laughed at my sins
In his arms I must stay
(Prechorus x2)
We write
That's alright
I miss his smell
We speak
When spoken to
That suits us well
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-------4-----4----------------3-----3-----------------4-----4-------|
----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0----|
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-5---------------------3------------------------5-------------------|
That suits us well
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-------4-----4----------------3-----3---------------4-----4---------|
----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0---------0-----0-----0------|
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-5---------------------3--------------------5-----------------------|
That suits me well
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version 3
Capo: 2nd fret
TUNING: D A D F A D
Intro
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-------5-----5-----------------4-----4-----------------9-----9-----------------10-----10------|
----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0------------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-5---------------------3------------------------8-----------------------10--------------------|
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-------9-----9----------------7-----7-----------------5-----5---------------------------------|
----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0------------------------------|
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-8---------------------7-----------------------5------------------5---------------------------|
Verse
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-------5------------------------9-----9----------------10-----10---------------9-----9--------|
----0-----0------------------0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-5---------------3-------8---------------------10-----------------------8---------------------|
Forgive me Hera I cannot stay He
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-------10-----10--------------9-----9-----------------7-----7------------------5-----5--------|
----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0------0-----0-----|
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-10--------------------8-----------------------7-----------------------5----------------------|
cut out my tongue there is nothing to save
(while playing verse again)
Love me, Oh Lord
He threw me away
He laughed at my sins
There is nothing to say
Prechorus
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-------5-----5-----------------4-----4-----------------2-----2-----------------2-----2--------|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-5----------------------3-----------------------1------------------------1--------------------|
He wrote I'm broke
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-------5-----5------------------4-----4-----------------5-----5-------|
----0-----0-----0------------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0----|
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-5-----------------------3------------------------5-------------------|
Please send for me
(while playing prechorus again)
But I am broken too
And spoken for
Do not tempt me
(Verse)
Her skin is white
And I'm light as the sun
So holy light shines
On the things you have done
Chorus
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-------2-----2-----------------4-----4-----------------4-----4-----------------5-----5--------|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-1---------------------3-------------------------4-----------------------5--------------------|
So I asked him how he became this man
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-------2-----2-----------------4-----4-----------------4-----4-----------------5-----5--------|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-1---------------------3-------------------------4-----------------------5--------------------|
How did he learn to hold fruit in his hands
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-------9-----9-----------------9-----9-----------------10-----10---------------10-----10------|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-8-----------------------8----------------------10----------------------10--------------------|
And where is the lamb that gave you your name
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-------9-----9-----------------9-----9-----------------7-----7-----------------5-----5----|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0----------0------0----0--|
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-8----------------------8------------------------7----------------------5-----------------|
He had to leave though I begged him to stay
(While playing chorus again)
Left me alone
When I needed the light
Fell to my knees
And I wept for my life
If he had of stayed
You might understand
If he’d had of stayed
You never would have taken my hand
(Prechorus x2)
He wrote
I’m love
Please send for me
But I am broken too
And spoken for
Do not tempt me
(This is just the second part of the chorus)
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-------9-----9-----------------9-----9-----------------10-----10---------------10-----10------|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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-8-----------------------8----------------------10----------------------10--------------------|
And where is the lamb that gave you your name
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-------9-----9-----------------9-----9-----------------7-----7-----------------5-----5----|
----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0----------0------0----0--|
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-8----------------------8------------------------7----------------------5-----------------|
He had to leave though I begged him to stay
(Chorus)
Begged him to stay
In my cold wooden grip
Begged him to stay
By the light of this ship
Me fighting him
Fighting light, fighting dawn
And the waves came and stole him
And took him to war
(Prechorus x2)
He wrote
I'm broke
Please send for me
But I am broken too
And spoken for
Do not tempt me
(Verse x2)
Forgive me Hera
I cannot stay
Cut out my tongue
There is nothing to say
Love me, Oh Lord
Her threw me away
He laughed at my sins
In his arms I must stay
(Prechorus x2)
We write
That's alright
I miss his smell
We speak
When spoken to
That suits us well
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-------5-----5----------------4-----4-----------------5-----5-------------5-----5------|
----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0---|
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-5---------------------3------------------------5--------------------5-----------------|
That suits us well
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-------5-----5----------------4-----4-----------------5-----5--------------------------|
----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------------------|
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-5---------------------3------------------------5-----------------5--------------------|
That suits me well
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