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Song: =good mother
Band: =jann arden
Tabbed by: =geoff kennedy
Email: =gkennedy@accesscable.net
tab=Good Mother
Jann Arden
tabbed by Geoff Kennedy

guitar tuned down 1/2 step to Eb

a weak attempt at the intro
e--------------------------------------------
b--5----5----5----5-------5----5----5----5---
g--4----4----4----4-------4----4----4----4---
d--------------------------------------------
a-------2----4----0------------2----4----0---
e--0----------------------0------------------


E        B           C#m
I’ve got money in my pocket 
           A               E
I like the color of my hair 
     B                C#m
I’ve got a friend who loves me 
            A               E
Got a house, I’ve got a car 
           B            C#m
I’ve got a good mother 
        A                      E
and her voice is what keeps me here 

        B
Feet on ground 
         C#m
Heart in hand 
       A
Facing forward 

Be yourself 
E   B  C#m                   A
I,         I’ve never wanted anything 
   E        B    C#m                   A
No I’ve, no I’ve,    I’ve never wanted anything 
E      B   C#m  A
so bad...       so bad 

E         B                C#m
Cardboard masks of all the people 
         A
I’ve been 
E               B               C#m
thrown out with all the rusted, tangled 
       A                   E
dented God Damned miseries 
          B               C#m
You could say I’m hard to hold 
           A
But if you knew me you’d know 
E       B              C#m       
I’ve got a good father 
        A                         E
And his strength is what makes me cry 

        B
Feet on ground 
         C#m
Heart in hand 
       A
Facing forward 

Be yourself 
E   B  C#m                   A
I,         I've never wanted anything 
   E        B    C#m                   A
No I've, no I've,    I've never wanted anything 
E      B   C#m  A
so bad...       so bad 

A-B-C#  G#  A#m  F#  C#  G#  A#m  F#


this is the guitar work for the key change (c# g# am# and f#)
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b----------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------
d----------6---------------6-4-3---------------6---------------6--4----
a--4---3-4-----3-4-----3-4-------6-4---4---3-4-----3-4-----3-4-------2-
e------------------6-----------------------------------6---------------
 
E  B  C#m  A

sneak this in from time to time
e---------7-----------7-----------7-----------7--
b--4(5)-5---7--4(5)-5---7--4(5)-5---7--4(5)-5---7
g------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------


E        B           C#m
I've got money in my pocket 
           A               E
I like the color of my hair 
     B                C#m
I've got a friend who loves me 
            A               E
Got a house, I've got a car 
           B            C#m
I've got a good mother 
        A                      E
and her voice is what keeps me here 


        B
Feet on ground 
         C#m
Heart in hand 
       A
Facing forward 
            E
Be yourself 

         B    
Heart in hand 
        C#m
Feet on ground 
       A
Facing forward 
            E
Be yourself 
        B        C#m
just be yourself 
            A
just be yourself 

E  B  C#m  A

E       B
Feet on ground 
C#m      A
Heart in hand 
E       B
Feet on ground 
C#m      A
Heart in hand 

Fade until end