Tabbed by: Mark Peters
Email: markpeterz@hotmail.co.uk
CORRECTED COPY!!
This is currently on Augustana's myspace, it's due on the next album i think..
It's a pretty cool song, this is just a rough idea of the chords. It sounds
pretty much right to me.
Tuning: Standard, **CAPO 4**
G Em7 G1 Cadd9 D/F Em G2 E/A Em1 G3
e|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----3-----0-----------------------------|
B|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----3-----0-----------------------------|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----0-----0-----2-----0-----0-----------------------------|
D|-0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----------------------------|
A|-2-----2-----0-----3-----0-----2-----3-----2-----0-----3-----------------------------|
E|-3-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----3-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
Intro: Em7, Cadd9, G, D/F - (x2)
e|---------3-----------------------5--3-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---3-----(X3)----------3------3-----------------------------------------------|
G|---4h5---------------------4h5----------4---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(To go along with the piano a bit, i've added in the G1 & Em1 chords. It's just used
between chord changes to make it sound authentic, but if you're just wanting to keep it
by all means miss it out)
Verse:
G Em7 (G1)
Anywhere you go, anyone you meet,
G Em7 (G1)
Remember that your eyes can be your enemies,
G Em7 (Em1)
I said hell is so close, and heavens out of reach,
Cadd9
but i ain't giving up quite yet,
D/F
i've got too much to lose,
Chorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/augustana/sweet_and_low_acoustic_tab.html ]
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F
hold me down, sweet and low little girl
Em7 Cadd9 D/F G
hold me down, sweet and low and i will carry you home,
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F
hold me down, sweet and low little girl,
Em7 Cadd9 D/F *build up-mute*
hold me down.... ...and i'll carry you home.
*INTRO* - Em7, Cadd9, G, D/F (x2)
Verse:
G Em7 (G1)
the rain is gonna fall, the sun is gonna shine,
G Em7 (G1)
the wind is gonna blow, the waters gonna rise,
G Em7 (Em1)
she said, when that day comes look into my eyes,
Cadd9 D/F
but no ones giving up quite yet, we've got too much to lose,
Chorus:
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F
hold me down, sweet and low little girl
Em7 Cadd9 D/F G
hold me down, sweet and low and i will carry you home,
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F
hold me down, sweet and low little girl,
Em7 Cadd9 D/F *build up-mute*
hold me down.... ...and i'll carry you home.
Bridge: (Strum down quickly)
(In the background of the bridge)
e|-----------'-----------'---------------------|
B|-----5-----'------3----'---------------------|
G|--------4--'--------2--'-----(ALTERNATED)----|
D|---5-------'---5-------'---------------------|
A|-----------'-----------'---------------------|
E|-----------'-----------'---------------------|
Em
and i'll carry you all the way,
G2
when you say you're fine,
A/E G3
but you're still young and out of line,
Em G2
when all i need's to turn around,
A/E G3
to make it last, to make it count,
Em G2
i ain't gonna make the same mistakes,
A/E G3
that put my mama in her grave,
Em G2 A/E(hold) G3(when he goes a bit higher) A/E (quick)
i don't wanna be alone...
Chorus:
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F
hold me down, sweet and low little girl
Em7 Cadd9 D/F G
hold me down, sweet and low and i will carry you home,
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F
hold me down, sweet and low little girl,
Em7 Cadd9 D/F *build up-mute*
hold me down.... ...and i'll carry you home.
*INTRO* - Em7, Cadd9, G, D/F (REPEAT) Finish on G
THE END
