What He Wrote

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - what he wrote - laura marling - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tabbed by : dan glover ( dan - the - man278 ) email : dangloverenator@googlemail . com tuning : eadgbe so , this is my version - i don’t know if it is exactly how she plays it , but it sounds close enough for me . all picking , don’t strum . picking pattern below . enjoy! notes : - some ( or even all ) of the a minor chords can be replaced with normal Am fingering ( x02210 ) - up to you . - the G in brackets ( G ) is a very quick passing note . - for the Am , G and maybe F chords , it may be easier to use your thumb on the bottom string . - she plays various fills involving the top two open strings , and occasionally the open G string as well . listen and improvise . - ( repeat ) means just repeat the chords from the Verse above : p chords : Am G C Dm G/B F E/G# E | - - x - - x - - x - - x - - - x - - x - - x - - - - - x - | B | - - x - - x - - 5 - - 6 - - - 3 - - x - - x - - - - - x - | G | - - 5 - - 4 - - x - - x - - - 0 - - 2 - - x - o - 1 - | D | - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - - x - - 3 - - 2 - r - x - | A | - - 7 - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 2 - | E | - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 4 - | basic picking pattern ( all eighth notes , 3 in a bar ) : Am ( G ) C Dm E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - 5 - - - - 5 - - - | - - - - - - 6 - - - 6 - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | etc . . . . . D | - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 5 - | - - - - 5 - - - - 5 - - - - 5 - | - - - - 7 - - - 7 - - - 7 - - - | A | - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Intro : Am G C Dm C G/B Am Am ( G ) C forgive me hera , Dm C i cannot stay Dm C he cut out my tongue G/B Am there is nothing to save ( repeat ) love me , oh lord he threw me away he laughed at my sins in his arms i must stay Am G he wrote F i’m broke Am G Am please send for me ( repeat ) but i’m broken too and spoken for do not tempt me Am ( G ) C her skin is white Dm C and i’m light as the sun Dm C G/B Am so holy light shines on the things you have done F G E/G# Am so i asked him how he became this man F G E/G# Am how did he learn to hold fruit in his hands? C Dm and where is the lamb that gave your name? C G/B Am he had to leave , though i begged him to stay ( repeat ) left me alone when i needed the light fell to my knees , and i wept for my life if he had stayed of stayed , you might understand if he had of stayed , you never would have taken my hand Am G he wrote F i’m low Am G Am please send for me ( repeat ) but i’m broken too and spoken for do not tempt me C Dm and where is the lamb that gave your name? C G/B Am he had to leave , though i begged him to stay F G E/G# Am begged him to stay in my cold wooden grip F G E/G# Am begged him to stay by the light of this ship C Dm me fighting him , fighting light , fighting dawn C G/B Am and the waves came and stole him and took him to war Am G he wrote F i’m low Am G Am please send for me ( repeat ) but i’m broken too and spoken for do not tempt me Am ( G ) C forgive me hera , Dm C i cannot stay Dm C he cut out my tongue G/B Am there is nothing to save ( repeat ) love me , oh lord he threw me away he laughed at my sins in his arms i must stay Am G we write F that’s all right Am G Am i miss his smell ( repeat ) we speak when spoken to and that suits us well Am G Am that suits us well Am G Am that suits me well please rate and comment!