Stephen Lynch - Lullaby (The Divorce Song)
Transcribed by Vincent Driessen, 2004
Standard tuning
Capo 2nd fret
Verse riff:
E|-------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|
B|-----5---5---|-----5---5---|-----5---5---|-----5---5---|
G|---2-------2-|---2-------2-|---2-------2-|---2-------2-|
D|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|
A|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|-5-----------|
E|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Verse 1: (verse riff)
Hush, little girl
Sweet baby don't cry, tonight
Daddy is here and he'll sing you a soft lullaby, tonight
Pre-chorus:
Am C G D
Why can't it all be like it was before?
Am C G D
How can I explain why mommy's not here, anymore?
Chorus:
G D Em C
'Cause daddy likes porno and ten-dollar whores
G D Em C
Daddy gets wasted and robs liquor stores
G D Em C G D
Daddy likes rubbing against little boys on the bus
Em C G D Em
I think that's why mommy left us
C G D D
Mommy left us
Verse 2: (verse riff)
Hush, little girl
There is no reason to fret, tonight
Don't mind the smoke, daddy just wants to forget, tonight
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stephen_lynch/lullaby_tab_ver_5.html ]
Pre-chorus:
Am C G D
Soon it will all be like it was before
Am C G D D
Any minute, she will walk through that front door
Chorus:
G D Em C
But daddy plays poker and drinks lots of beer
G D Em C
Then he wants sex that involves mommy's rear
G D Em C G D
Daddy has sores on his naughty parts oozing with pus
Em C G D G D
I think that's why mommy left us
Bridge:
C D
Please don't cry
C D
I swear I'll try
C Am D
To be here by your side
Verse 3:
G D Em C
Right after daddy gets home from the bar
G D Em C
Visits his bookee and steals a new car
G D Em C G D
He'll drive to the strip club and if daddy plays his cards right
Em C G
He'll bring home your new mommy tonight
Outro:
D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G
Lah dee die... etc.
