Carpenter Mary Chapin

Carpenter Mary Chapin - Family Hands guitar chord

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Subject: TAB: "Family Hands" (Mary Chapin Carpenter) [complete!]

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Well, I hope someone out there likes this song, because this is one of

my biggest undertakings yet. It wasn't enough to figure out the finger-

picking pattern for the whole song... no, I had to go and write down all

the LEAD guitar parts as well. Have fun....

By the way, I think someone "requested" this from me long ago; hopefully

whoever that was will get this.

Adam

FAMILY HANDS (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

------------------------------------

[Recorded in F. Mary Chapin plays in dropped-D tuning (DADGBE) in the key

of D, with a capo on the 3rd fret. John Jennings plays the lead part in

C with a capo on the 5th fret (and standard tuning).]

[All the verses aren't _exactly_ the same, but they're close enough

that I only wrote tablature for the first verse.]

[I wasn't able to write tablature for the rhythm guitar during the lead

guitar solos, because the lead guitar gets in the way. But I _have_

written down the exact chord shapes she uses.]

RHYTHM GUITAR (Mary Chapin Carpenter):

D G/B D(9) G/B A7sus4

E 2---------------|----------------|----------0-----|----------------|

B ----------------|----------3-----|----3-----------|----------3-----|

G ----------2---2-|------0-------0-|--------------2-|------0-------0-|

D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------2---|

A --------0-------|0=2-----2-------|----------------|0=2-----0-------|

D 0---------------|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

[intro]

D(9) D(9)/F# G D/F# Em7

E ----------0-----|------0---------|----------------|------0---------|

B ----3-----------|--3-------3-----|0---------------|--0-------0-----|

G --------------2-|----------------|------0---2---0-|----------------|

D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D 0-------0-------|4-------4-------|5-------4-------|2-------2-------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1. Last Sunday we got in the car and we drove

2. Your grandmother owned a gun in 1932

A7sus4 A7 Asus9 D G/B A7sus4

E ------0---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B 3---------3-----|0=2-------0-----|3---------------|--3-------3-----|

G ----------------|------0-------2-|----------2---0-|------0-------0-|

D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------2---|

A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|2-------0-------|

D ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1. To the town you were raised in, your boyhood home

2. When times were bad just everywhere, you said she used it too

D(9) D(9)/F# G5 D/F# Em7

E ----------0-----|------0---------|----------------|------0---------|

B ----------------|--3-------3-----|3---------------|--0-------0-----|

G ------2-------2-|--------------0-|------0---2---0-|--------------0-|

D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D 0-------0-------|4-------4-------|5-------4-------|2-------2-------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1. The trees were just turning, up on the ridge

2. And the life and times of everyone are traced inside their palms

A7sus4 A7 Asus9 D(9) G/B A7sus4

E ------0---------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|

B 3---------3-----|2---------0-----|----------3-----|----------------|

G --------------0-|------0-------2-|--------------2-|------0-------0-|

D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------2---|

A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|0=2-----0-------|

D ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1. And this was your valley when you were a kid

2. Her skin may be so weathered, but her grip is still so strong

D(9) D(9)/F# G D/F# Em7

E ----------0-----|------0---------|----------------|------0---------|

B ----3-----------|--3-------3-----|0---------------|--0-------0-----|

G --------------2-|--------------0-|------0---2---0-|----------------|

D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D 0-------0-------|4-------4-------|5-------4-------|2-------2-------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1. You showed me the railroad that your daddy worked on

2. And I see your eyes belong to her and too your mama too

3. And a rich man you might never be, they'd love you just the same

A7sus4 A7sus4 Asus9 D(9) G/B A7sus4

E ------0---------|----------------|------0---------|3=2-------------|

B 3---------3-----|2=3-------0-----|3---------3-----|----------------|

G ----------------|------0-------2-|--------------0-|------0---0-----|

D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------2---|

A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|2-------0-------|

D ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1. As we neared the old house where your granny lives on

2. A slice of Virginia sky, the clearest shade of blue

3. They've handed down so much to you besides your Christian name

D(9) D(9)/F# G5 D/F# Em7

E ----------0-----|------0---------|----------------|------0---------|

B ----3-----------|--3-------3-----|0---------------|--0-------0-----|

G --------------2-|----------------|------0---2---0-|--------------0-|

D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D 0-------0-------|4-------4-------|5-------4-------|2-------2-------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1. She's nearing ninety years now, with her daughters by her side

2. [acoustic guitar solo]

3. And the spoken word won't heal you like the laying on of hands

A7sus4 A9 A7 Asus4 D(9) D D/C#

E ----------------|----------0-----|2-----3=2-----0-|----------------|

B 3---------0-----|0=2---3---------|----------3-----|--3-------3-----|

G ------0-------0-|--------------2-|----------------|------2-------0-|

D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|

A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|--------4-------|

D ----------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1. Who tend the places in the heart where loneliness can hide

2. [acoustic guitar solo]

3. Belonging to the ones who raised you to a man

Bm7 Asus9 G A7sus4 D(9) D(9)/C#

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|------0---------|

B ----3-----3-----|------0---------|----------3-----|----------3-----|

G ------2-------2-|----------2---0-|------0-------0-|--------------0-|

D ----4-------4---|----2-------2---|----0-------2---|----0-------0---|

A 2-------2-------|0-------0-------|--------0-------|--------4-------|

D ----------------|----------------|5---------------|0---------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1,2,3. Raised by the women who are stronger than you know

Bm7 Asus9 Em7 A Asus4

E ----------------|----------------|------0---------|----------0-----|

B ----3-----3-----|------0---------|----------0-----|2-----3---------|

G ------2-------2-|----------2---0-|--------------0-|--2-----------2-|

D ----4-------4---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|

A 2-------2-------|0-------0-------|----------------|0-------0-------|

D ----------------|----------------|2-------2-------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1,2,3. A patchwork quilt of memory only women could have sewn

D D(9) D(9)/C# D9/C G6/B

E 2-----0---------|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|

B ----------3-----|--3-------3-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----|

G --------------2-|--------------2-|--------------2-|--------------0-|

D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|

A ----------------|4-------4-------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|

D 0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1,2,3. The threads were stitched by family hands, protected from the moth

Em7 D/F# G A7

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|

B 0---------------|0---------0-----|----------2-----|

G ------0---2---0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|

D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|

A ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|

D 2-------4-------|5-------5-------|----------------| (3rd time to Coda)

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1,2,3. By your mother and her mother, the weavers of your cloth

D D(9)/C# G6/B A7 Asus4

E ----------2-----|0---------------|------0---------|----------0-----|

B ----------------|----------------|----------3-----|2-----3---------|

G ------2-------2-|----------2---0-|--------------0-|--0-----------2-|

D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|

A ----------------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-------|

D 0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

1. [instrumental] (1st time: go back to beginning of verse.)

2. [first 4 bars of solo] (2nd time: continue with solo)

Lead guitar solo

| Gmaj7 | D | Em7 | A Asus9 |

| 5x403x | 0x023x | 2x0000 | x0222x x0220x |

| G/B A/C# | D | G A7 | Bm7(4) |

| 5x003x x4222x | 0x0232 | 5x003x x0202x | x2023x |

| E7 | E7 | Em7 | A7 |

| 2x0100 | 2x0100 | 2x0000 | x0202x |

| A7sus4 | A7 |

| x0203x | x0202x | [Now go back to middle of verse]

Coda

| D | Gmaj7/B | D | Gmaj7/B |

| 0x023x | x20032 | 2x0000 | x20032 |

| D A/C# | Bm7 A7 | G A7 | D ||

| 0x023x x4222x | x2023x x0202x | 5x000x x0202x | 000232 ||

LEAD GUITAR (John Jennings):

[Remember, this is written in C because Jennings has a 5th fret capo.]

First solo (end of second verse)

C C/E F C/E Dm7

E --|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B --|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------1-|

G --|------0-0-------|----------------|--------2=0-----|----------0=2---|

D 03|3--2------------|----------------|-----3-------2--|0-----2=3-------|

A --|triplet---------|----------2-3-2-|0-3-------------|----------------|

E --|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

. ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

G7sus4 G7 C C C/B Am

E ----------------|------0=1-------|----------------|----------------|--

B 0-----3---------|0--------------3|----------------|----------------|--

G --2=0-----2-----|----------0---4-|5---------------|----------------|--

D ----------------|----------------|--------3-------|0=2-----0-------|--

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3=2-|0-

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^

Longer solo (before third verse)

C G/B F/A G7

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G ----------------|----------------|------0-2-------|----------------|

D -----------3--2-|2/5-----------2-|3-------------32|0---------------|

A --------triplet-|----------------|----------------|----------23--2-|

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

...cloth ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

Fmaj7 C Dm7 G

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B ----------------|------1---3/5-5/|6~~~--------1-31|0---------------|

G --------------2=|0---------------|----------2-----|----------------|

D ------------3---|--3=2-----------|----------------|----------------|

A 0-------0-3-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

F/A G/B C F G7 Am7

E --1=0-----------|--3-------------|---3--1-0-------|----------------|

B ------1-3-0=1-3-|5---------------|-----------3--0-|1-----0-1-------|

G ----------------|----------------|triplet-0-------|--------------0-|

D ----------------|----------------|-----------3--0-|2-----0-2-------|

A ----------------|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

D7 D7 Dm7 G7

E ----------------|----------------|-----------0----|----------------|

B ----------------|----------------|------1-1--1--3-|0-----------1=0=|

G ----------------|----------0-2=0-|---2--2-2-------|0---------------|

D 4---------------|----------------|3-------triplet-|----------------|

A 0---------------|----------------|triplet---------|----------------|

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

G7sus4 G7

E ----------------|----------------|

B 1-1=0-----------|----------------|

G ------0---------|----------------|

D --------0---3---|----------------|

A ----------3---3-|/5--------------|

E ----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

Coda

C Fmaj7 D Fmaj7

E --|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B --|3/5-------------|1---------------|----------------|----------------|

G 0-|--------------0-|2---------0=2---|0---------------|--------------0-|

D --|----------------|--------------3-|-----------2--0-|----------------|

A --|----------------|----------------|-----------3----|3---------------|

D --|----------------|----------------|--------triplet-|5---------------|

. ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

C G/B Am7 G7 F G7 C

E --------------3-|------3---------|---3--1-0-------|----------------||

B 3/5-----3-------|1-------0-------|-----------3----|1---------------||

G -----(0)---(0)--|---(0)----------|triplet-0-----0-|0---------------||

D ----------------|----------------|--------triplet-|2---------------||

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------||

D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

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Adam Schneider schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu Minneapolis, MN

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