When Mama Was Moth Tabs & Lyrics by Cocteau Twins

When Mama Was Moth

guitar tabs lyrics

Cocteau Twins

When Mama Was Moth - Cocteau Twins

Transliterated by Jason Baxter Jan 2001.

Overture - SFX. (4 bars)

Intro - F#m G#m F#sus4 F#m G#m F#sus4
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|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|------|
|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|------|

|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|------|
|---0-|---2-|---2--|-(2)-|---0-|---2-|---2--|
|-2---|-4---|-2----|-(2)-|-2---|-4---|-2----|


Riff 1 - F#m G#m F#sus4
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-6-7-6-4-0-4-3-|-4-6-7-6-4-0-4-3-|-4-6-7-6-4-0-4-3-|
|---0-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|
|-2---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|

F#sus4
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|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--4--6-7-6-4-0-4-3-|
|-(2)---------------|
|-(2)---------------|

Verse - (with riff 1)

F#sus4 |F#m |G#m |F#sus4
Sunburst and|snowblind a|chill of fear running down my|back

|F#sus4 |F#m |
When|Mama was queen and a|worker bee chills|

G#m |F#sus4 |
all start screaming ribbed and|veined |

Bridge - F#sus4 |F#m |G#m |F#sus4 (with riff 1)

Verse - |F#sus4 |F#m |G#m |F#sus4
The|sunburst and the|snowblind a|chill of fear running down my|back

|F#sus4 |F#m |
When|Mama was moth I took|bulbform a|

G#m |F#sus4 |
body electric writhe in|vain |

Bridge - F#sus4 (4 bars)

Outro - F#sus4 |
(x6) Body electric |
(body electric)|

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UNFAMILIAR CHORDS:
Note the use of power chords (only play
top two strings)

E e
F#sus4 |2|2|x|x|x|x|
F#m |2|0|x|x|x|x|
G#m |4|2|x|x|x|x|