MAMA HOW FAR I'VE COME by Laura Marling Tabbed by: Maria E-mail: [email protected] Tuning: Open D (DAD#FAD) This is my first tab and it's not very detailed - you will have to listen to the song to work out all the details. Except for the very last bit, it should be correct. If it isn't, or you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me! Intro e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------0------------| D|-0--------------------0-------0-------0----------------| A|---2-0------------0h2---2-0h2---2-0h2---2--------------| E|-0-----5-4-2-0-0--0-------0-------0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0| Hold this Verse The verse is played like the intro, but with a few small changes. (A) I didn't think... Oh mama... Oh mama... e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-0--------------------0-------0-------0-------0--------| A|---2-0------------0h2---2-0h2---2-0h2---2-0h2---2------| E|-0-----5-4-2-0-0--0-------0-------0-------0------------| (B) Oh my darling... Oh my darling au contraire e|-----------------------------------------0-------------| B|-----------------------------------------0-------------| G|-----------------------------------------0-------------| D|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0---0-------------| A|-0h2---2-0h2---2-0h2---2-0h2---2-0h2---2-0-------------| E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Hold this (C) If people... If people... e|-----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|-----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|-----------------------------------------0-0-1-0-0-1-0-| D|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A|-0h2---2-0h2---2-0h2---2-0h2---2-0h2---2-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-| E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Lyrics (A) I didn't think I'd be anyone Oh mama how far I've come Oh mama how far I've come And I didn't think we'd go anywhere (B) Oh my darling au contraire Oh my darling au contraire (A) I'll grow up and make someone a wife Him and me we'll make us a life And I'll freak out and cut off my hair Brand new start I'll start it there Didn't grow back for a few good years Shed many tears, shed many tears And I know that I shouldn't care If people look what they see there I know that I'm good inside (C) And if people don't I shouldn't mind If people don't I shouldn't mind (A) Oh now mama how far I've come I'm somebody and I love someone I'm somebody and I love someone And I feel the weight of a woman now With iron bones and full of fire And I could leave at any stage But the weight of a woman tells me to stay Weight of a woman tells me to stay [I'm unsure about the ending - I think she alternates between strumming the A-pattern and the last chords in part C. Otherwise, just strum the chords in part C - it's not 100% correct but it sounds all right.] Oh now mama how far I've come I'm somebody and I love someone Oh now mama how far I've come I'm somebody and I love someone The song ends with the last chords in part C, strummed. ************************************ | / 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 ************************************
