Owen's Lament
Written by Glenn Richards
guitar tab by Tim Byron
Em F#m Gm
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d|------------------2-----4-----5------
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æ v1:
Abm Gm F#m Em F#m Gm
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b|:-------9--------9--------9-----------|-------5--------5-------5-----------:|
g|:----------8--------------------------|----------4-------------------------:|
d|:-6-----------------6--------6--5--4--|-2-----------------2-------2--4--5--:|
a|:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------:|
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B Em
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b|----2--------2--------2-------2-----|----8--------8-----8-----10----11---|
g|-------8--------8-------8--------8--|-------9--------9-------------------|
d|------------------------------------|----------9-------------------------|
a|----------9----------------9--------|-7-----------------7-----9-----10---|
e|-7-----------------7----------------|------------------------------------|
Abm Em
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b|:----12-------12-------12-------12----|----8--------8-------8--------8-----:|
g|:-------13-------13-------13-------13-|-------9--------9-------9--------9--:|
d|:----------13----------------13-------|----------9----------------9--------:|
a|:-11----------------11----------------|-7-----------------7----------------:|
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v1:Level your fretting I won't be forgetting the flush of your face, when I
v1:Lifted you level to me and the wattle tree framed your body
v2:If you have to go please go light- ly
v2:Keep it to a fox trot Whether he's a fox or not
Dbm Em
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b|----5--------5--------5--------5-----|----8--------8--------8--------8-----|
g|-------6--------6--------6--------6--|-------9--------9--------9--------9--|
d|----------6-----------------6--------|----------9-----------------9--------|
a|-4-----------------4-----------------|-7-----------------7-----------------|
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v1: In whispers Welling with the dope of a
v2: Keep it cold, keep all your heat for
B Dbm
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b|----2--------2--------2--------2-----|----5--------5--------5--------5-----|
g|-------8--------8--------8--------8--|-------6--------6--------6--------6--|
d|-------------------------------------|----------6-----------------6--------|
a|----------9-----------------9--------|-4-----------------4-----------------|
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v1:New spring, you said "Kill me a dynasty or our
v2:Me- -ee. I'll be needing it for
A E
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b|-------------------------------------|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
g|----6--------6--------6--------6-----|----------4-----------------4--------|
d|-------7--------7--------7--------7--|-2-----------------2-----------------|
a|----------7-----------------7--------|-------------------------------------|
e|-5-----------------5-----------------|-------------------------------------|
v1:love won't mean a thing. A
v2:When I'm cold you see Let your
Ab A
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b|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
g|----5--------5--------5--------5-----|----6--------6--------6--------6-----|
d|-------6--------6--------6--------6--|-------7--------7--------7--------7--|
a|----------6-----------------6--------|----------7-----------------7--------|
e|-4-----------------4-----------------|-5-----------------5-----------------|
v1:bullet for a dia- mond ring. A
v2:children remind you of me. Whether
F#m Abm
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d|-------4--------4--------4--------4--|-------6--------6--------6--------6--|
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v1:fa- vour prom- ised, a promise delivered and
v2:by a- noth- er or by the ghost of
A E Bm
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b|-------------------------5--------5--|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
g|----6--------6--------------4--------|-------4--------4--------4--------4--|
d|-------7--------7--2-----------------|----------4-----------------4--------|
a|----------7--------------------------|-2-----------------2-----------------|
e|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
v1:more to you. It's
v2:me in you
D E
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b|-------3-----------------3-----------|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
g|----------------2-----------------2--|----------4-----------------4--------|
d|----------2-/4--------------2-/4-----|-2-----------------2-----------------|
a|-5-----------------5-----------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
v1:On- ly a war I'll be back to your shore be-
v2:There goes my baby, I would
E Bm
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b|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
g|----------4-----------------4--------|-------4--------4--------4--------4--|
d|-2-----------------2-----------------|----------4-----------------4--------|
a|-------------------------------------|-2-----------------2-----------------|
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v1:-fore you know I'm gone. Then I'll
v2:think of you and the palm tree would
1|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dm
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b|----6--------6--------6--------6-----|----6--------6-----6-----8-----9-----|
g|-------7--------7--------7--------7--|-------7--------7--------------------|
d|----------7-----------------7--------|----------7--------------------------|
a|-5-----------------5-----------------|-5-----------------5-----7-----8-----|
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
v1:cover your body. go back to æ
2|---------------?
D
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b|-------3--------3-------3-------3----|
g|-------------------------------------|
d|----------4----------------4---------|
a|-5-----------------5-----------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
v2:cover your body and
A E Bm
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b|-------------------------5--------5--|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
g|----6--------6--------------4--------|-------4--------4--------4--------4--|
d|-------7--------7--2-----------------|----------4-----------------4--------|
a|----------7--------------------------|-2-----------------2-----------------|
e|-5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
v2:you, you, you. In
D E
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b|-------3----------------3------------|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|
g|----------------2----------------2---|----------4-----------------4--------|
d|----------2-/4-------------2-/4------|-2-----------------2-----------------|
a|-5-----------------5-----------------|-------------------------------------|
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v2:love and war we are bound by a law it goes to
E Bm
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b|-------5--------5--------5--------5--|----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
g|----------4-----------------4--------|-------4--------4--------4--------4--|
d|-2-----------------2-----------------|----------4-----------------4--------|
a|-------------------------------------|-2-----------------2-----------------|
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v2:you and then to yours to re-
D D
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b|-------3--------3-------3--------3---|-------3--------3--------3--------3--|
g|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
d|----------4----------------4---------|----------4-----------------4--------|
a|-5-----------------5-----------------|-5-----------------5-----------------|
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v2:cover my body. Re- cover my body.
Dm
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b|----6--------6--------6--------6-----|----6--------6-----6-----8-----9-----|
g|-------7--------7--------7---------7-|-------7--------7--------------------|
d|----------7-----------------7--------|----------7--------------------------|
a|-5-----------------5-----------------|-5-----------------5-----7-----8-----|
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Abm Gm F#m Em F#m Gm
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b|---12-------12-------12----12-11-10-|----8--------8-------8-----8--10-11--|
g|------13-------13-------13----------|-------9--------9-------9------------|
d|---------13-------------------------|----------9--------------------------|
a|11----------------11-------11-10-9--|-7-----------------7-------7--9--10--|
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Abm Gm F#m Em
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b|---12-------12-------12----12-11-10-|----8--------8-----8~----------------||
g|------13-------13-------13----------|-------9--------9--9~----------------||
d|---------13-------------------------|----------9--------9~----------------||
a|11----------------11-------11-10-9--|-7-----------------7~----------------||
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
B Em F#m Gm Abm Gm F#m Em F#m Gm B
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b|-2-(fill)-------|-8------10--11--|:-12-----11--10--|-8------10--11--:|-2--------------|
g|-8--------------|-9------11--12--|:-13-----12--11--|-9------11--12--:|-8--------------|
d|-9--------------|-9------11--12--|:-13-----12--11--|-9------11--12--:|-9--------------|
a|-9--------------|-7------9---10--|:-11-----10--9---|-7------9---10--:|-9--------------|
e|-7--------------|----------------|:----------------|----------------:|-7--------------|
v3:My body My body and
A E Bm
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b|-------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
g|-6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
d|-7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
a|-7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
e|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------|-------------------------------------|
v3:you, you, you.
v4:you, you, you.
v5:you, you, you. In
D E
e|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
b|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
g|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
d|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
a|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
v3:There goes my baby, I would
v4:On- ly a war I'll be back to your shore be-
v5:love and war we are bound by a law, It goes to
E Bm
e|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-------------------------------------|
b|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
g|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
d|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
a|-------------------------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
v3:think of you and the palm tree would
v4:-fore you know I'm gone. Then I'll
v5:you and then to yours to re-
D D5 E5 F5 G5
e|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--:|-------------------------------------|
b|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--:|-------------------------------------|
g|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--:|-7--7--7--9--9--9--10-10-10-12-12-12-|
d|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--:|-------------------------------------|
a|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--:|-5--5--5--7--7--7--8--8--8--10-10-10-|
e|-------------------------------------:|-------------------------------------|
v3:cover your body and
v4:cover your body and
v5:cover my body re-
Dm Dm Em Fm Gm
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b|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6-----8-----9------|-10-
g|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7-----9-----10-----|-11-
d|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7-----9-----10-----|-11-
a|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5-----7-----8------|-9--
e|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----
cover my body...
[after some noise in first Abm, then F#5, this part is played, without the
capo on two. a figure like the one below is played with some embellishments]
C*
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g|:-------0--------0--------0--------0-|-------0--------0--------0--0--------|
d|:----------2-----------------2-------|----------2-----------------2/4------|
a|:-3-----------------3----------------|-3-----------------3--------3/5------|
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She bound me up and hugged me
She covered my body
Not on your life, not on your life, not on your life
Not on your life, not on your life, not on your life
Am*
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b|----1--------1--------1--------1----|----1--------1--------1--------1----:|
g|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|-------0--------0--------0--------0-:|
d|----------2-----------------2-------|----------2-----------------2-------:|
a|-0-----------------0----------------|-0-----------------0----------------:|
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O how the mother loves thee
In a ragged flag and bloody
Not on your life, not on your life, not on your life
Not on your life, not on your life, not on your life
[Then a bit of bumbling around on a piano. Lots of C, F, G7 chords.
There's a little pop at the end too.]
tim.