Joanna Newsom - Cassiopeia

song : cassiopeia
artist : joanna newsom
album : “the milk – eyed mender”

tab by devin miller

tuning : standard eadgbe * * * capo 2nd fret

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intro :

i will tab these harmonics as if there was no capo . . . because they are
high up on the fret board ( so play these on the indicated fret with A
capo on 2 ) .

F# C# E B E C#
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – 14+ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 14+ – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – 7+ – – – 5+ – – – 7+ – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – 9+ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

feel the matress tense beneath me
like the muscle of nonsleepy;
feathers flexing will defeat me ,
and it vexes me completely .

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chord reference ( use these , not the ones ug puts as links
above the lyrics ) :

Esus4 E Bm D7m A7m A D F#m
E | – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – |
B | – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – – |
G | – – 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – |
D | – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – 4 – – – – – |
A | – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – |
E | – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – |

verses :

Esus4 E
and the hexes heat covertly

Bm E
like a slow low – flying turkey

Esus4 E
like a texan drying jerky

Bm E
but his meaty mitts can’t hurt me

Esus4 E
with my steely will compounded

Bm E
in a mighty mound that’s hounded

Esus4 E
by the snap your steel string sounded ,

Bm E
just before your snores unwound it .

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D7m A7m
and in store are dreams so daring

Bm A7m
that the night can’t stop from staring .

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Esus4 E
i’ll swim sweetly as a herring

Bm E
through the ether , not despairing .

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A E
go to sleep , you stunning sky;

D E
gently creep cunning by :

F#m E
a quiet hum is amplified

D E
by your thumb , that you suck dry .

A E D E
hundred raging waters snare the lonely sigh .

F#m E D E
hold your breath and clasp at cassiopiea .

A E D E
hundred raging waters snare the lonely sigh .

F#m E D E
hold your breath and clasp at cassiopiea .

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Esus4 E
cassiopeia .

Bm E Esus4
cassiopeia!

E Bm E
ohhhh . . . . cassiopeia!

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D E D E

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