Laura Marling – The Shadows (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

Adapted from the studio version- standard tuning, no capo. The stacked chords in the intro are strummed upwards, arpeggiated. Dotted barlines [--:|] mark repeats. At Verse 3 repeat the entire phrase.
[Intro]
  [Fmaj7]  [Bm7]    [Fadd#11] [E]
E|--------|--------|--------|-----------------0--|
B|-----1--|-----3--|-----0--|--------------0-----|
G|-----2--|-----2--|-----2--|-----------1--------|
D|-----3--|-----0--|-----3--|--------2-----------|
A|--0-----|--2-----|-----3--|-----2--------------|
E|--------|--------|--1-----|--0-----------------|

[Verse 1]
  [Fmaj7]        [Bm7]          [F]            [E]
E|-----------0--|--------------|--------------|--------------------|
B|--------1-----|-----------3--|--------1-----|--------------0-----|
G|-----2--------|--------2-----|--------2-----|-----------1--------|
D|--3-----------|-----0--------|--------------|--------2-----------|
A|--------------|--2-----------|-----3--------|-----2--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--1-----------|--0-----------------|
So, someone was sleeping while she did her leaving / Cowards go in the night

  [Fmaj7]        [Bm7]             [Fadd#11]         [E]
E|-----------0--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------1-----|-----------3-----|--------------0--|--------------0--|
G|-----2--------|--------2-----2--|-----------2-----|-----------1-----|
D|--3-----------|-----0-----------|--------3--------|--------2--------|
A|--------------|--2--------------|-----3-----------|-----2-----------|
E|--------------|-----------------|--1--------------|--0--------------|
She did her leaving and how can I blame her? / Who has the nerve to fight?

[Chorus]
  [Bm7/F]                 [Bm7/E]       [Bm6/E]   [Am]          [G]          [Fadd#11]
E|-----------5-----------|-----------5--4--------|-----------------------0--|-----------------|
B|--------3-----3--------|--------3-------(3)----|-----------1--------0-----|--------------0--|
G|-----4-----------4-----|-----4-------------(4)-|--------2-----------------|-----------2-----|
D|--3-----------------3--|--2--------------------|-----2-----------0--------|--------3--------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|--0-----------------------|-----3-----------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------3-----------|--1--------------|
She knows, of course, she knows / That nothing could tear us apart

  [Am]           [E]           [G#dim]
E|--------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------1--|-----------------------0--|
G|--------2-----|-----------1--------4-----|
D|-----2--------|--------2--------0--------|
A|--0-----------|-----2--------------------|
E|--------------|--0-----------4-----------|
She lives        in the shadows        of my

  [Fmaj7]  [Bm7]    [Fadd#11] [E]
E|-----0--|--------|--------|--------|
B|-----1--|-----3--|-----0--|--------|
G|-----2--|-----2--|-----2--|-----1--|
D|--3-----|-----0--|-----3--|-----2--|
A|--------|--2-----|-----3--|-----2--|
E|--------|--------|--1-----|--0-----|
  heart

[Verse 2]
  [Fmaj7]                       [Bm7]           [Fadd#11]                     [E]
E|-----------0--------------0--|--------------:|-----------------------------|-----------------0--------|
B|--------1--------------1-----|-----------3--:|--------------------------0--|--------------0-----0-----|
G|-----2--------------2--------|--------2-----:|-----------2-----------2-----|-----------1-----------1--|
D|--3--------------3-----------|-----0--------:|--------3-----------3--------|--------2-----------------|
A|--------------0--------------|--2-----------:|-----3-----------3-----------|-----2--------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------:|--1-----------1--------------|--0-----------------------|
  I tried to persuade her in vain / Of course later that's something that I'd deny

  [Fmaj7]                    [Bm7]                
E|-----------0--------------|--------------0-----|
B|--------1-----1-----------|-----------3-----3--|
G|-----2-----------2--------|--------2-----------|
D|--3-----------------3-----|-----0--------------|
A|-----------------------0--|--2-----------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------|
  I knew it was better to say in my letter

  [Fadd#11]                        [E]
E|--------------------------------|-----------------0-----------|
B|--------------0-----------0-----|--------------0-----0--------|
G|-----------2-----2-----2-----2--|-----------1-----------1-----|
D|--------3-----------3-----------|--------2-----------------2--|
A|-----3--------------------------|-----2-----------------------|
E|--1-----------------------------|--0--------------------------|
  That I never even tried

[Chorus]
  [Bm7/F]               [Bm7/E]            [Bm6/E]       
E|-----------5--------:|-----------5--------4--------4--|
B|--------3-----3-----:|--------3-----3-----3-----3-----|
G|-----4-----------4--:|-----4-----------4--4--4--------|
D|--3-----------------:|--2-----------------2-----------|
A|--------------------:|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------:|--------------------------------|

  She knows, of course she knows 
  [Am]                [G]                [G#dim]
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----------------0--------|-----------3-----------------3-----------------3--------------------|
G|--------2-----2-----------0-----0-----|--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4----------(4)----|
D|-----2-----------2-----0-----------0--|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0----(0)---(0)-|
A|--0-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------3-----------------|--4-----------------4-----------------4-----------------4-----------|
And one day she'll    tear me            apart

  [Am]                  [E]                      [G#dim]
E|--------------------:|--------------------------------|
B|-----------1--------:|-----------------0--------------|
G|--------2-----2-----:|--------1-----1--------------4--|
D|-----2-----------2--:|-----2--------------------2-----|
A|--0-----------------:|-----------2--------2-----------|
E|--------------------:|--0--------------------4--------|
This shadow that she'll leave on my 

  [Am]              [Am/G#]           [Am/G]            [Am/F#]
E|-----------5--7--|-----------7--8--|-----------8--7--|--5-------(5)-------|
B|--------5--------|--------5--------|--------5--------|--5----(5)---(5)----|
G|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|--5-(5)---------(5)-|
D|--7--------------|--6--------------|--5--------------|--4-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
   heart

  [Bm7/F]               [Bm7/E]            [Bm6/E]       
E|-----------5--------:|-----------5--------4--------|
B|--------3-----3-----:|--------3-----3-----3--3-----|
G|-----4-----------4--:|-----4-----------4--4-----4--|
D|--3-----------------:|--2-----------------2--------|
A|--------------------:|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------:|-----------------------------|

[Verse 3]
  [Fmaj7]               [Bm7]                 [Fadd#11]             [E]
E|-----------0--------:|--------------------:|--------------------:|-----------------0-----------| :|
B|--------1-----1-----:|-----------3--------:|--------------------:|--------------0-----0--------| :|
G|-----2-----------2--:|--------2-----2-----:|-----------1--------:|-----------1-----------1-----| :|
D|--3-----------------:|-----0-----------0--:|--------2-----2-----:|--------2-----------------2--| :|
A|--------------------:|--2-----------------:|-----2-----------2--:|-----2-----------------------| :|
E|--------------------:|--------------------:|--1-----------------:|--0--------------------------| :|
She's leaving, she's leaving, my alter she's leaving / Where will I go to pray?
I want her, I need her, I long to believe her / Words that she will not say

[Chorus]
  [Bm7/F]               [Bm7/E]            [Bm6/E]       
E|-----------5--------:|-----------5--------4--------4--|
B|--------3-----3-----:|--------3-----3-----3--3--------|
G|-----4-----------4--:|-----4-----------4--4-----4-----|
D|--3-----------------:|--2-----------------2-----------|
A|--------------------:|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------:|--------------------------------|
And I knew, of course, I knew

  [Am]                [Am/G]             [Fadd#11]
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----------------1--------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------2-----2-----------2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----2-----2--|--------2-----2--------2-----2--|
D|-----2-----------2-----2-----------2--|--------2-----2-----2-----2--|--------2-----2--------2-----2--|
A|--0-----------------------------------|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----|
E|--------------------3-----------------|--1--------------------------|--1--------------1--------------|
That one day she'd tear me apart

  [Am]                                   [E]                      [E/G]
E|--------------0-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----1--------------------|--------------------------------0--|
G|--------2-----------2-----------------|-----------1-----------------1-----|
D|-----2-----------------2-----2-----2--|--------2-----2-----------2--------|
A|--0-----------------------0-----0-----|-----2-----------2-----2-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|--0-----------------4--------------|
The shadow that she                      left                         on my

  [Am]                 [Am/G#]           [Am/G]            [Am/F#]
E|-----------5--7-----|-----------7--8--|-----------8--7--|--5--------5--------|
B|--------5--------5--|--------5--------|--------5--------|--5-----5-----5-----|
G|-----5--------------|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|--5--5-----------5--|
D|--7-----------------|--6--------------|--5--------------|--4-----------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
   heart

  [Bm7/F]               [Bm7/E]            [Bm6/E]       
E|-----------5--------:|-----------5--------4--|
B|--------3-----3-----:|--------3-----3-----3--|
G|-----4-----------4--:|-----4-----------4--4--|
D|--3-----------------:|--2-----------------2--|
A|--------------------:|-----------------------|
E|--------------------:|-----------------------|

[Verse 4]
  [Fmaj7]               [Bm7]                 [Fadd#11]             [E]
E|-----------0--------:|--------------------:|--------------------:|-----------------0-----------|
B|--------1-----1-----:|-----------3--------:|--------------------:|--------------0-----0--------|
G|-----2-----------2--:|--------2-----2-----:|-----------1--------:|-----------1-----------1-----|
D|--3-----------------:|-----0-----------0--:|--------2-----2-----:|--------2-----------------2--|
A|--------------------:|--2-----------------:|-----2-----------2--:|-----2-----------------------|
E|--------------------:|--------------------:|--1-----------------:|--0--------------------------|
She's leaving, she's leaving, my alter she's leaving / Where will I go to hide?

  [Am]                          [E]                      [E/G]
E|--------------0--------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
B|-----------1-----1-----------|--------------------------------0--|--------1--|
G|--------2-----------2--------|-----------1-----------------1-----|-----------|
D|-----2-----------------2-----|--------2-----2-----------2--------|-----2-----|
A|--0-----------------------0--|-----2-----------2-----2-----------|--0--------|
E|-----------------------------|--0-----------------4--------------|-----------|
She lives                 on the shadows                     of my    mind