Jackson Browne – My Stunning Mystery Companion (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)

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Tabbed by: Matt Ciccone E-mail: [email protected] Can't believe this song is not on here. Jackson wrote this song for his girl- friend of more than 10 years because he could not think of a what to call her when people asked if they were married. This is what he came up with... Tuning: Double Drop D Capo on First Fret Though I break up each segment, note that everything flows into each other, there is no break intended at the end of any segment.

[Intro]
Strum each chord lightly until the next note is plucked
           G              G                                              D
D|---------0--------------0----------------------------------------------0---------------|
B|---------3--------------3----------------------------------------------3---------------|
G|---------0--------------0----------------------------------------------2---------------|
D|-------0-0----------0---0------0~-------------0--2~----2/4\2p0-----0~--0---------------|
A|-----2---2------0-2---2-2-----------------0-2-----------------2p0----------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[First Verse]
    What With All My Expectations Long Abandoned / And a Future I No Longer Saw my Hand In
D|------------0-------------------------0-----------------0------------------------0------|
B|------------3-------------------------3-----------------3------------------------3------|
G|------------0-------------------------2-----------------0------------------------2------|
D|------------0-------------------------0-----------------0------------------------0------|
A|------------2-------------------------------------------2-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   How I Found You Is Beyond My Understanding / My Stunning, Mystery Companion...
D|-------0----------------------------0-------------0----------------------0-----|
B|-------3----------------------------3-------------3----------------------3-----|
G|-------0----------------------------2-------------0----------------------2-----|
D|-------0----------------------------0-------------2----------------------0-----|
A|-------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                          I know you don't want to be out here forever on this road
D|------------0-----0-0---0----------------------------------------------------0---------|
B|------------3-----3-3---3----------------------------------------------------3---------|
G|------------2-----2-2---0----------------------------------------------------2---------|
D|------0-----0-----2-0---0----------------------------------------------------0---------|
A|--0-2---0---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                          Live among the boxes, where all my past live have been stowed
D|------------0-----0-0---0------------------------------------------------------0-------|
B|------------3-----3-3---3------------------------------------------------------3-------|
G|------------2-----2-2---0------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|------0-----0-----2-0---0------------------------------------------------------0-------|
A|--0-2---0---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                          Maybe you were thinking of someplace with a garden by the sea
D|------------0-----0-0---0---------------------------------------------------------0----|
B|------------3-----3-3---3---------------------------------------------------------3----|
G|------------2-----2-2---0---------------------------------------------------------2----|
D|------0-----0-----2-0---0---------------------------------------------------------0----|
A|--0-2---0---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                    Where you could slow down....and you can put a little more work in on me
D|------------0---------------------0----------------------------------------------------0----|
B|------------3---------------------3----------------------------------------------------3----|
G|------------2---------------------0----------------------------------------------------2----|
D|------0-----0---------------------2----------------------------------------------------0----|
A|--0-2---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------0----------|
B|-----------3----------|
G|-----------2----------|
D|------0----0----------|
A|--0-2---0-------------|
D|----------------------|

    What With All My Expectations Long Abandoned / And My Solitary Nature Not Withstanding
D|------------0-------------------------0-----------------0------------------------0------|
B|------------3-------------------------3-----------------3------------------------3------|
G|------------0-------------------------2-----------------0------------------------2------|
D|------------0-------------------------0-----------------0------------------------0------|
A|------------2-------------------------------------------2-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   You're the one who pulled me out of that crash landing / My Stunning, Mystery Companion...
D|-------------0-----------------------------------0------------0----------------------0-----|
B|-------------3-----------------------------------3------------3----------------------3-----|
G|-------------0-----------------------------------2------------0----------------------2-----|
D|-------------0-----------------------------------0------------2----------------------0-----|
A|-------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo: This is never played the same way twice...Feel Free To Improvise off the progression, this is how I play it, it is shorter than his usual improve...again strum the cords a bit here

D|----------0---------------0--|   |----------0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3---------------3--|   |----------3------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0---------------2--|x2 |----------0--------------------2~~----2-4p2---2~~---x--2/4\2p0---------|
D|------0---0----------0----0--|   |--------0-0-------2p0-0---2/4----------4---4--2~~---x--2/4\2p0-----0~--|
A|--0-2---2-2------0-2---------|   |----0-2---2---0-2-------0---------------------------------------2p0----|
D|-----------------------------|   |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--0-----0-0--|
B|--3-----3-3--|
G|--2-----2-2--|
D|--0-----2-0--|
A|-------------|
D|-------------|

Second Verse:

       Right now i can't quite remember the cause of all my tears
D|-----0-----------------------------------------------------0---------|
B|-----3-----------------------------------------------------3---------|
G|-----0-----------------------------------------------------2---------|
D|-----0-----------------------------------------------------0---------|
A|-----2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

                          I hear you laughing, and somehow the past just disappears
D|------------0-----0-0---0--------------------------------------------------0-------|
B|------------3-----3-3---3--------------------------------------------------3-------|
G|------------2-----2-2---0--------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|------0-----0-----2-0---0--------------------------------------------------0-------|
A|--0-2---0---------------2----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                          Maybe you were joking when you said you'd take me(..)and no more
D|------------0-----0-0---0---------------------------------------------------------0----|
B|------------3-----3-3---3---------------------------------------------------------3----|
G|------------2-----2-2---0---------------------------------------------------------2----|
D|------0-----0-----2-0---0---------------------------------------------------------0----|
A|--0-2---0---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                     Maybe you've had the best of me but (...) and be sure
D|------------0------0-------------------------------------------------0----|
B|------------3------3-------------------------------------------------3----|
G|------------2------0-------------------------------------------------2----|
D|------0-----0------2-------------------------------------------------0----|
A|--0-2---0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------0----------|
B|-----------3----------|
G|-----------2----------|
D|------0----0----------|
A|--0-2---0-------------|
D|----------------------|

    What With All My Expectations Long Abandoned / And a life that just gets more and more demanding
D|------------0-------------------------0----------------0-----------------------------------0------|
B|------------3-------------------------3----------------3-----------------------------------3------|
G|------------0-------------------------2----------------0-----------------------------------2------|
D|------------0-------------------------0----------------0-----------------------------------0------|
A|------------2------------------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   There's no doubt you're the reason I'm still Standing / My Stunning, Mystery Companion...
D|-------------0-----------------------------------0------------0----------------------0-----|
B|-------------3-----------------------------------3------------3----------------------3-----|
G|-------------0-----------------------------------2------------0----------------------2-----|
D|-------------0-----------------------------------0------------2----------------------0-----|
A|-------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    My Stunning, Mystery Companion...
D|------0----------------------0-----|
B|------3----------------------3-----|
G|------0----------------------2-----|
D|------2----------------------0-----|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|