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From: ihateuw@u.washington.edu (David Wong)

For My Lover:
I use "^" for hammer-on, and the "d" and "u" to indicate downaward and
upward strums. Here's the intro:
Em G D Cmaj7
d u d u d u d u
e-----0---0-----------3---3-----------|2---2---2---0---------|
B--T--0---0-----------0---0-----------|3---3---3---0---------|
G--A--0---0-----------0---0-----------|2---2---2---0---------|
D--B--2---2-------0---0---0-------0---|0---0---0---2---------|
A-----2---2---0^2-----2---2---0^2-----|------------3---------|
E-----0---0-----------3---3-----------|----------------------|
The intro is repeated, and then:

Em G
Two weeks in a Virginia jail
D A
For my lover, for my lover.
Em G
Twenty thousand dollar bail
D A
For my lover, for my lover.---
C
And everybody thinks
A(add9) (x02420)
I'm the fool.
D
They don't get---any
C
love from you.
Em
Things we won't do for love---
A(add9)
Em
I'd climb a mountain if I had to,
G
risk my life so I could have you---
D
you- you- you- you...
Cmaj7 (x32000)
you- you -you -you -you.

Repeat this progression with these lyrics:

Everyday I'm psychoanalyzed
for my lover, for my lover.
Dope me up and I tell them lies
for my lover, for my lover.---
And everybody thinks... etc.

Stay on the Cmaj7 the second time through an extra measure, for:
Cmaj7
I follow my heart
Em
and leave my head to ponder
D
deep in this love--- no
Cmaj7
man can shake.
Keep with these chord changes for the rmaining lyrics:
I follow my heart
and leave my mind to wonder,
is this love worth- the sacri-
fices I make?

Now repeat the from the "Two weeks in a Virginia jail" verse.

Why?:

The chords used in this are Bm (x24432), G (320003), A (x02220),
D(add9) (xx0230), and A(add9) (x02420). The intro is merely alternating
between Bm and G, and adding hammers-on. In the case of the Bm hammer-on the
three fingers other than the one barring at the second fret. With the G hammer
on the pointer finger. After that:
Bm
Why do the babies starve, there's enough food to feed the world?
G A
Why, when there's so many of us are there people still alone?
Bm
Why are the missiles called peacekeepers, when they're aimed to kill?
G A
Why is a woman still not safe when she's in her home?
D(add9)
Love is hate
A(add9)
war is peace,
Bm
no is yes,-
G
we're all free.---- But, some-
Bm
body's gonna have to answer, the time is coming soon. Amidst
G
all these questions and contradictions there're
A
some who seek the truth. Tell me...
Then repeat.

She's Got Her Ticket:
Chords are C, G and Am.

Mountains O' Things
Chords in this one are Am, Dm, F and G.

All That You Have Is Your Soul:

Basic fingerpicking pattern embellished with hammers-on, changing
between A, E, D, and D(add9) (xx0230). I think that she might play this capoed
at the fifth fret, but am not sure. The version I do is without a capo.
Hammer-on a "d" on the A chord pattern, a "c" on the E, a "g" on the D, and a
"d" on the D(add9).

Coming next: April Come She Will by Simon & Garfunkel.

# LEWIS CARROLL 1832-1898
## __________________________
# # | | He thought he saw a Rattlesnake
# | David V. Wong | That questioned him in Greek,
# | ihateuw@u.washington.edu | He looked again and found it was
# | University of Washington | The Middle of Next Week.
### | Seattle, USA | `The one thing I regret,' he said,
#### |__________________________| `Is that it cannot speak!'
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Jp
Wanna Be
#1 by Jp Collins at Oct 3, 2007 at 12:19 PM EST
A relationship that nobody approves of...but to her it doesn't matter what anybody thinks because she'd do anything for the one she loves "I'd climb a mountain if I had to And risk my life so I could have you"
 
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Jacob
Lead Player
#2 by Jacob Julian at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:11 PM EST
what awesome use of guitar in this song. You can just feel yourself getting lifted up in the music just before that last 'two weeks in a virginia jail'. You gotta love tracy chapman
 
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Brett
Professional
#3 by Brett Czap at Oct 7, 2007 at 6:57 AM EST
I love this song. It makes me think of a movie I saw as a kid, "Badlands." It starred Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek as young lovers on a murder spree. It also kinda reminds me of "Sugarland Express" with Goldie Hawn. I love the country, rural sound and feel to the song. The mentionings of Virginia add to that. It's also very sad. The narrator is totally in love, totally loyal to her lover, even though that mate is probably nothing but trouble. The narrator probably never got much love at all, so she holds steadfastly onto whatever love she can get, even if it is harmful to her. Maybe it's just me, but the use of the word "lover" makes me wonder if this is about a gay couple. I suppose that could just be my connotation of the word. I think it's somewhat sophisticated, and I don't imagine the narrator of the song being very sophisticated. Also, where I come from "lover" is/was often the term of choice to describe a gay person's special friend.
 
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Katie
Wanna Be
#4 by Katie St. Michel at Oct 13, 2007 at 10:17 AM EST
No Comments?? This song is great. "evereyday i`m psychoanalyzed" Fav. line in this song!
 
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Jesus
Average
#5 by Jesus Christ at Oct 15, 2007 at 1:22 PM EST
Im feeling that mate! This song is so much better when ur sad!
 
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Adam
Average
#6 by Adam Favro at Oct 15, 2007 at 1:24 PM EST
Her voice is so raw and so real that almost everything she sings, even songs with the most simple melodies, seem to reach right down to your soul and touch you on the most personal level. This song is a great example.