I Speak Because I Can

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
i speak because i can – laura marling
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : joe vaughan
email : mrjoesniff@hotmail . co . uk

tuning : eadgbe

essentially , it’s a standard D chord that the intro works around

intro :

E | – – 2 – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2h3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 3 – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – – 3 – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – 3 – – 2 – – 3 – 3 – – 2h3 – – – – – |
G | – – 2 – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

play intro over lines of the verse

D
my husband left me last night
D
left me a poor and lonely wife
D
and i cooked the meals , and he lived the life
D
and now i’m just down for the rest of my time
D
oh he , oh me , oh my

A
i speak because i can
G D
to anyone i trust enough to listen
A
you speak because you can
G D
to anyone who’ll hear what you say

F#
hmmm – mm
G D
i swear it was not my choice
F#
hmmm – mm
G D
i used to be so kind

never rode my bike down to the sea
never finished that letter i was writing
never got up and said anything
worthy , for he , oh my

G
graceful sleeper
D
midnight dreamer
G D
i’m floored by your sound
G D
i’m floored by your sound

F#
hmmm – m
G D
i swear it was not my choice
F# G D
to reach out to someone wise
F# G D
i used to be so kind
F# G D
i used to be so kind

A G D
at the breaking of the morning you’ll be dancing on my soft lawn
A G D
when you’re shaking out the anger that stops you from taking my calls
A G
D
when you’re running up the highway singing i’m the king , the king of you all
A G D
and you look back to where you started , i’ll be there waving you on

never rode my bike down to the sea
never quite figured out what i believe
never got up and said anything
worthy , for he , oh my .

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