STEPHEN LYNCH - "That's Why Your Mommy Left Us" Tablature
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Artist: Stephen Lynch
Album: Live Performance (Comedy Central Presents Stephen Lynch)
Publisher: N/A
Song: That's Why Mommy Left Us
Tabber: ejy (ejy@bellatlantic.net)
Tuning: Standard, Capoed on 3rd fret (G C F A# D G)
The tempo stays the same throughout, the different spacing is just for the lyrics.
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*Capo on 3rd fret, everything relative to capo.*
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Verse 1
E|-------0------------0-----------0----------0-----|
B|-----3---3--------3---3-------3---3------3---3---|
G|---0-------0----0-------0---0------0---0-------0-|
D|--------------------------0----------------------| 2x
A|-------------3-----------------------3-----------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------|
(no words)
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B|-------3----3-----------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------3-----3----|
G|----0----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-|
D|------------------------------------0----------------------------------| 3x
A|------------------3-----------------------------------3----------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hush, little girl. sweet, sweet baby,
Don't cry... tonight.
Daddy is here and he'll sing you a soft
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B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---------|
D|-------------------------0-----------------------|
A|-------------3-----------------------3------/2---|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------|
Lullaby... tonight.
Pre-Chorus 1
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B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-------------2-----------------------2-----------|
A|-0-----------------------3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Why can't it all be like it
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B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-------------------------0-----------------------|
A|-------------2-----------------------0-----------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------|
was before?
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A|-0-----------------------3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
How can I explain why Mommy's not
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B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-------------0-----------0-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------|
here any more...?
E|-------0-----------------------------------------|
B|-----3---3---------------------------------------|
G|---0-------0-------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1
E|----------3-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----|
B|-------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------3----3---|
G|----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------------0---0---------0-|
D|-------------------0--------------------------------------------------| 4x
A|-------------------------------------------------------3--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------0--------------------------------|
'Cause Daddy likes porno and ten-dollar whores.
Daddy gets wasted and robs liquor stores.
Daddy likes rubbing against little boys on the..
bus. I think that's why your Mommy left us.
Verse 2
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B|-----3---3--------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|--------------------------0-----------------------| 2x
A|-------------3------------------------3-----------|
E|-0------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0------------0-----------0-----------0-----|
B|-----3---3--------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|--------------------------0-----------------------| 3x
A|-------------3------------------------3-----------|
E|-0------------------------------------------------|
Hush little girl. There is no reason to
fret tonight.
Don't mind the smoke. Daddy just wants to
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B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---------|
D|-------------------------0-----------------------|
A|-------------3-----------------------3------/2---|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------|
Forget tonight.
Pre-Chorus 2
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B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-------------2-----------------------2-----------|
A|-0-----------------------3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Soon it will all be like it
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B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-------------0-----------0-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------|
was before.......
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B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-------------2-----------------------2-----------|
A|-0-----------------------3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Any minute she will walk
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G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-------------0-----------0-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------|
through that front door.........
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B|-----3---3---------------------------------------|
G|---0-------0-------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2
E|-----------3-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----|
B|--------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------3----3---|
G|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------------0---0---------0-|
D|--------------------0--------------------------------------------------| 4x
A|--------------------------------------------------------3--------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------0--------------------------------|
But Daddy plays poker and drinks lots of beer.
Then he wants sex that involves mommy's rear.
Daddy has sores on his genitals oozing with
pus. I think that's why your Mommy left us.
E|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-0-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
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B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-------------------------0-----------------------| 2x
A|-3-----------------------------------0-----------|
E|-------------3-----------------------------------|
Please don't cry.
I swear I'll try
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B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-------------2-----------0-----------0-----------|
A|-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
To be here by your side.
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B|-----3---3-------3-------------------------------|
G|---0-------0---0---0---0-------------------------|
D|-0-----------0-------0---0-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
E|-----------3-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----|
B|--------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------3----3---|
G|-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------------0---0---------0-|
D|--------------------0--------------------------------------------------| 4x
A|--------------------------------------------------------3--------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------0--------------------------------|
Right after Daddy gets home from the bar.
Visits his bookie and steals a new car.
He'll drive to the strip club and if Daddy plays his cards
right... he'll bring home your new Mommy tonight.
Outro
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E|-3-----------------------0-----------------------|-3~~~--||<
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