Shaker Hymns Tabs & Lyrics by Dry the River

Shaker Hymns

guitar tabs lyrics

Dry the River

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Shaker Hymns - Dry The River
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Tabbed by: Henry Ngo
Email: [email protected]

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.
Email me with any comments, questions, or corrections regarding the tab!
Have fun!


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----8----8----8----8----8----8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8----| x1 for intro
D|----9----9----9----9----9----9---9----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----|
A|------11--------11--------11-------11-------9-------9-------9-------9------|
E|-11--------11--------11--------11-------7-------7-------7-------7----------|


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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----8----8----8----8----8----8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8----| x4
D|----9----9----9----9----9----9---9----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----|
A|------11--------11--------11-------11-------9-------9-------9-------9------|
E|-11--------11--------11--------11-------7-------7-------7-------7----------|

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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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------| x2
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-----------|
A|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------6-------6-------6-------6-------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------4-------4-------4-----------------|
afternoon


This is the riff that Matt plays
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-7-------------------9-7---------------5-/7-\5-4--9-7--------------------|
G|-----8-8-6-8-9-8-6-\4-----8-8-6-8h9p8-\6-6-/8-\6-4------8-8-6-8-9-8-6-\4---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----8-8-6-8h9p8-6-6b------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----8----8----8----8----8----8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8----| x2
D|----9----9----9----9----9----9---9----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----|
A|------11--------11--------11-------11-------9-------9-------9-------9------|
E|-11--------11--------11--------11-------7-------7-------7-------7----------|
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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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------| x3
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-----------|
A|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------6-------6-------6-------6-------------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------4-------4-------4-----------------|

good

E C#m B
In the morning I'm light, but in the evening I'm heavy now

E C#m B
Try as I might, I just can't keep it steady now

B C#m
oooooooo, oh my love

E Abm
ooooh ooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhohohohohohoooooooooooooo


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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