Mother Mother – O My Heart (Guitar Tab)
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(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Tabbed by: Jorando
Alternatively, excellent chords by Kenny Perry to this song can be found here which I
used as reference for the power chords in the chorus and for the lyrics.
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/mother_mother/oh_my_heart_crd.htm
Intro
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------10-------10-8-----8-7-------0-------------------------| D|-8-11--------8--------8-------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------10-------10-8-----8-7-----7-6-----8-10---------------------------------| D|-8-11--------8--------8-------8-------8--------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------9-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 | Palm muted (Guitar comes in half way through verse 1)
Oh my heart, it's a fish out of water.
Oh my heart, it's a fish on the rocks and it bakes in the bad sun.
Oh my heart, it's a rock in the gutter. e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------8-8-8-8------------------------------------------------| A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--------------| E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--------------| Oh my heart, it's a rocking grey boulder and stuck in the gutter. e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------8-8-8-8-----------6-6-6-6----------------------------------| A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Chorus 1 | First part for the first three lines, second for the last
e|-------------------------------------| And I throw my heart back to the ocean, B|-------------------------------------| but it don't go far, it come back floating G|-------------------------------------| and I watch it wash up with the dead fish D|--8-8-----------6-6------------------| A|--6-6----5-5----4-4----4-4----4-4----| E|---------3-3-----------2-2----2-2----|(x3) but it ain't quite dead, it just is lifeless. e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--8-8-8-8-----------6-6-6-6----------------------------------| A|--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6| E|-----------3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4| Verse [2] | Palm muted Oh my heart, it's a house in tornado. e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------8-8-8-8------------------------------------------------| A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--------------| E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--------------| Oh my heart, it's a house in the sky in the eye of tornado. e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------8-8-8-8-----------6-6-6-6-----------------------------------| A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-| E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-| Oh my heart, it's a roof in El Niño. e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------8-8-8-8------------------------------------------------| A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--------------| E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--------------| Oh my heart, it's a roof made of straw in the jaw of El Niño. e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------8-8-8-8-----------6-6-6-6-----------------------------------| A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Chorus 2 | (Played the same way as chorus 1. Here's the lyrics for reference.)
And I pour my heart a new foundation.
But it don't set hard, it just is shaking.
And I scratch my name, I scratch my name in.
But it don't set hard, it gets mixed back in.
Break |
Buhm buhm buhm, buhm buhm buhm ( ... )
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------8---8---------------------------------------|
A|--8---8---8---8---6---6---5---5---5---5---5---5-----7-7-7-----|
E|--6---6---6---6-----------3---3---3---3---3---3-----5-5-5-----|
Buhm buhm buhm, buhm buhm buhm ( ... )
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------8---8-----------6---6------------------------------------------|
A|--8---8---8---8---6---6---5---5---4---4---4---4-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|--6---6---6---6-----------3---3-----------2---2-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Oh my heart, it's a fish out of water.
Oh my heart, it's a rock in the gutter.
e|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8------9-\-8--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|--6------7-\-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Oh my heart, it's a black in a rainbow.
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------------------------|
Oh my heart, it's so damn cold, so damn cold.
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------6-6-6----------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5--7-7-7--4-4-4--7-7-7--5-5--7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|--3-3-3--5-5-5---------5-5-5--3-3--5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|Verse 3 | (Played the same way as verse 1 and 2 (except for a pause in the beginning
at the words - And I throw. Listen to the song for specific timings). Here's the lyrics
for reference.)
And I throw my heart into the fire
'cause I want to set my heart on fire
and I watch it try befriending embers
but the ice don't melt in mid December.
Oh my heart, it's a fish out of water. e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------8---8---------------------------------------| A|--8---8---8---8---6---6---5---5---5---5---5---5-----7-7-7-----| E|--6---6---6---6-----------3---3---3---3---3---3-----5-5-5-----| Oh my heart, it's a fish on the rocks and it bakes in the bad sun. e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------8------------6-----------| A|--8---8---8-----8-----6-----5------4-----------| E|--6---6---6-----6-----------3------------------|