Song – “Good To You”
Artist - The Avett Brothers
Album - Magpie and the Dandelion (2013)
Tabbed by – Tyler B. Christopher
Please post any comments, questions, or recommendations
to the tab since this is my first one by ear. Hope y’all enjoy
and happy playing!
Tuning : Standard (EADGBe)
Capo : 2nd fret (Key of D)
These are the chords you’ll use (relative to capo):
C : x 3 2 0 1 0
C/G : 3 3 2 0 1 0
Fmaj7 : x x 3 2 1 0
F : x 3 3 2 1 1 or 1 3 3 2 1 1
G : 3 2 0 0 0 3 or 3 5 5 4 3 3
(3) : marks optional base note on low E
Intro: C
Piano Riff
e ||-----------------------------------------------------||
B ||-----------------------------------------------------||
G ||--0--0-2-0------0------------------------------------||
D ||-----------3-2-------------0-2-0-2-------------------||
A ||--------------------(2)-3----------3-----------------||
E ||-----------------------------------------------------||
Verse 1:
C C/G
I know you were needing more of me than I gave
C C/G
When we heard that your cousin had crashed and past away
G
I hate it when I talk without thinking
C
I will do what you are needing me to do
Chorus:
Fmaj7 C
I want to be good to you
Fmaj7 C
I want to be there for you
G F C
And when I come home, will you still want me too?
Verse 2:
C C/G
When your best friend got married, I was off and gone
C C/G (3)
You said it wasn’t a problem that there was nothing wrong with
G
Putting my work, my art and my songs before spending time at the wedding
C C/G
As I listened over the phone line, he talked and sounded so sad
C C/G (3)
Alone in a room full of strangers, some dude saying I treat you bad, oh
G
Who is this guy and what does he know?
C
Apparently more than I do.
Chorus:
Fmaj7 C
I want to be good to you
Fmaj7 C
I want to be there for you
G F C
And when I come home, will you still want me too?
G F C
And when I come home, will you still want me too?
Bridge:
Fmaj7 C
When you were born I promised myself I’d always be there for you
C/G
To help you feel safe and never alone, no matter what life put you through
Fmaj7 C
Time passed by, I lost my way, and didn’t find it for years
C/G
A strong, young woman now stands in your place; the child has disappeared
G F C
Now that I’m home, do you still want me here?
Chorus:
Fmaj7 C
I want to be good to you
Fmaj7 C
I want to be there for you
Fmaj7 C
I want to be good to you
G F C
And when I come home, will you still want me too?
G F C
And if I come home, will you still want me too?
