– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
magpie – patrick wolf
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : rainbowbassist

feel free to make any comment/suggestions – as this song is originally for piano , i
tried my best to make it sort of interchangeable with the guitar without working
too much harder than needed .

tuning : standard , with capo on 1st fret

play everything in respect to the capo on the 1st fret

G7 35×46
xamsus4 x02240
also , use G barred on the 3rd fret

intro : strum these chords once ( this song sounds even better when fingerpicked )
F | G7 | Am | Am
F | G | Am | Am

arpeggiating the first four notes of the chords will make it sound like the piano : E . G .

play twice under violin scale :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – | – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – o – |
D | – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – | – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – o – |
A | – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – | – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – | – 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

F Dm Am
magpie , was it you who stole the wedding ring?
F Dm Am
or what other thieving bird would steal such hope away?
F Dm Am Am ( x02200 )
magpie , i Am lost among the hinterland ,
F
caught among the bracken and the fern ,
Dm Amsus4 Am
and the boys who have no name .

Am
theres no name for us
F
but still we sing

F | G | Amsus4 | Am
oooooohh etc .
F | Dm | Amsus4 | Am |
and still we sing ,

F G
little boy , little boy ,
Am
lost and blue ,
F G Dm
listen now , let me tell you what to do ,

F Dm
you can run on , run along or home
Am
between the knees of her ,
F
all among her bracken and her ferns ,
G Am
and the boy will have a name .

and we will sing
F | G | Amsus4 | Am |
F | G | Amsus4 | Am C |

F
one for sorrow
Dm
two for joy
Amsus4
three for a girl
Am
four for a boy
F
five for silver
G
six for gold
Am
seven for a secret , never to be told

| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer – on
| p pull – off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x mute note
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