Shaker Hymns Dry the River
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Tuning: Half-step Down
It's a bit tricky to play and sing at the same time because of the timing, but
it's a very catchy tune.
Have fun!
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My family on the right hand side, your family on the left
we got married in a single bed, we sang shaker hymns
When your warhorse grandfather had sung, the whole damn song of solo-
mon, We toasted health in the front room, we whiled away the
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afternoon
This is the riff that Matt plays
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My flower struck down with sickness, the young medicine man's got his face in a book
Small bottles and the trees in green England, not one of them will do my love no
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good
In the mo[E]rning I'm light, but in the [C#m]evening I'm heavy [B]now
Try as I mig[E]ht, I just can't keep[C#m] it steady now[B]
oooo[B]oooo, o[C#m]h my love
ooooh oooo[E]ooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh[Abm]hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhohohohohohoooooooooooooo
And you play E and Abm and 'ooo' for the rest of the song.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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