O My Heart Tabs & Lyrics by Mother Mother
O My Heart
guitar tabs lyrics
O My Heart
Mother Mother
Tabbed by: Jorando
Alternatively, excellent chords by Kenny Perry to this song can be found here which I
used as reference for the power chords in the chorus and for the lyrics.
http://tabs./m/mother_mother/oh_my_heart_crd.htm
Intro
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10----10--8-----8--7---0--------10----10--8-----8--7-----7--6-----8--10---0|
D|--8--11-----8--------8------------8--11-----8--------8--------8--------8-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 | Palm muted [Guitar comes in half way through verse 1]
Oh my heart, it's a fish out of water.
Oh my heart, it's a fish on the rocks and it bakes in the bad sun.
Oh my heart, it's a rock in the gutter.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------8-8-8-8------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--------------|
Oh my heart, it's a rocking grey boulder and stuck in the gutter.
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B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------8-8-8-8-----------6-6-6-6----------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Chorus [1] | First part for the first three lines, second for the last
e|-------------------------------------| And I throw my heart back to the ocean,
B|-------------------------------------| but it don't go far, it come back floating
G|-------------------------------------| and I watch it wash up with the bad fish
D|--8-8-----------6-6------------------|
A|--6-6----5-5----4-4----4-4----4-4----|
E|---------3-3-----------2-2----2-2----|(X3)
but it ain't like that, it just is like this.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-----------6-6-6-6----------------------------------|
A|--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4|
Verse [2] | Palm muted
Oh my heart, it's a house in tornado.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------8-8-8-8------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--------------|
Oh my heart, it's a house in the sky in the eye of tornado.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------8-8-8-8-----------6-6-6-6-----------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-|
Oh my heart, it's a roof in El Ni�o.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------8-8-8-8------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--------------|
Oh my heart, it's a roof made of straw in the jaw of El Ni�o.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------8-8-8-8-----------6-6-6-6-----------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Chorus [2] | [Played the same way as chorus 1. Here's the lyrics for reference.]
And I pour my heart a new foundation
But it don't set hard it just is shaking.
And I scratch my name, I scratch my name in.
But it don't set hard it gives ( ... )
Break |
Buhm buhm buhm, buhm buhm buhm ( ... )
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------8---8---------------------------------------|
A|--8---8---8---8---6---6---5---5---5---5---5---5-----7-7-7-----|
E|--6---6---6---6-----------3---3---3---3---3---3-----5-5-5-----|
Buhm buhm buhm, buhm buhm buhm ( ... )
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------8---8-----------6---6------------------------------------------|
A|--8---8---8---8---6---6---5---5---4---4---4---4-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|--6---6---6---6-----------3---3-----------2---2-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Oh my heart, it's a fish out of water.
Oh my heart, it's a rock in the gutter.
e|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8------9-\-8--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|--6------7-\-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Oh my heart, it's a black in a rainbow.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------------------------|
Oh my heart, it's so damn cold, so damn cold.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------6-6-6----------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5--7-7-7--4-4-4--7-7-7--5-5--7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|--3-3-3--5-5-5---------5-5-5--3-3--5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Verse [3] | [Played the same way as verse 1 and 2 (except for a pause in the beginning
at the words - And I throw. Listen to the song for specific timings). Here's thelyrics
for reference.]
And I throw my hear t into the fire
'cause I want to set my heart on fire
and I watch it try befriending embers
but the ice don't melt in mid-December.
Oh my heart, it's a fish out of water.
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B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------8---8---------------------------------------|
A|--8---8---8---8---6---6---5---5---5---5---5---5-----7-7-7-----|
E|--6---6---6---6-----------3---3---3---3---3---3-----5-5-5-----|
Oh my heart, it's a fish on the rocks and it bakes in the bad sun.
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B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------8------------6-----------|
A|--8---8---8-----8-----6-----5------4-----------|
E|--6---6---6-----6-----------3------------------|
And That's it! Please let me know if there are any mistakes or if you know
of a better way to play something and I will make the changes. Thanks for taking
the time to read my tab!
