Laura Marling – What He Wrote tab

Well this is my first tab! This is a song my friend Justin taught me, and he
learned it from a studio acoustic session of this song, so it's right for
that... I've just written it all down.
It's super easy to play once you get the hang of it... your two fingers
never leave the lower D and F# strings. There are little changes in the
picking every once in a while that you'll have to listen for. Enjoy!

TUNING:  D A D F# A D
CAPO: 2nd fret

Intro----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------4-----4-----------------3-----3-----------------8-----8-----------------9-----9--------|----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0------------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-5---------------------3------------------------8-----------------------10--------------------|
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Verse----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------4------------------------8-----8----------------9-----9-----------------8-----8--------|----0-----0------------------0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-5---------------3-------8---------------------10-----------------------8---------------------|Forgive me Hera I cannot stay He
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------9-----9----------------8-----8-----------------6-----6------------------4-----4--------|----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0------0-----0-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-10--------------------8-----------------------7-----------------------5----------------------|cut out my tongue there is nothing to save
(while playing verse again) Love me, Oh Lord He threw me away He laughed at my sins There is nothing to say
Prechorus----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------4-----4-----------------3-----3-----------------1-----1-----------------1-----1--------|----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-5----------------------3-----------------------1------------------------1--------------------|
He wrote I'm broke----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------4-----4------------------3-----3-----------------4-----4-------|----0-----0-----0------------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0----|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-5-----------------------3------------------------5-------------------| Please send for me
(while playing prechorus again) But I am broken too And spoken for Do not tempt me (Verse) Her skin is white And I'm light as the sun So holy light shines On the things you have done
Chorus----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------3-----3-----------------4-----4--------|----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-1---------------------3-------------------------4-----------------------5--------------------|So I asked him how he became this man
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------3-----3-----------------4-----4--------|----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-1---------------------3-------------------------4-----------------------5--------------------|How did he learn to hold fruit in his hands
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------8-----8-----------------8-----8-----------------9-----9-----------------9-----9--------|----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-8-----------------------8----------------------10----------------------10--------------------|And where is the lamb that gave you your name
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------8-----8-----------------8-----8-----------------6-----6-----------------4-----4----|----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0----------0------0----0--|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-8----------------------8------------------------7----------------------5-----------------|He had to leave though I begged him to stay
(While playing chorus again) Left me alone When I needed the light Fell to my knees And I wept for my life If he had of stayed You might understand If heÂ’d had of stayed You never would have taken my hand (Prechorus x2) He wrote IÂ’m love Please send for me But I am broken too And spoken for Do not tempt me
(This is just the second part of the chorus)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------8-----8-----------------8-----8-----------------9-----9-----------------9-----9--------|----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-8-----------------------8----------------------10----------------------10--------------------|And where is the lamb that gave you your name
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------8-----8-----------------8-----8-----------------6-----6-----------------4-----4----|----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0----------0------0----0--|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-8----------------------8------------------------7----------------------5-----------------|He had to leave though I begged him to stay
(Chorus) Begged him to stay In my cold wooden grip Begged him to stay By the light of this ship Me fighting him Fighting light, fighting dawn And the waves came and stole him And took him to war (Prechorus x2) He wrote I'm broke Please send for me But I am broken too And spoken for Do not tempt me (Verse x2) Forgive me Hera I cannot stay Cut out my tongue There is nothing to say Love me, Oh Lord Her threw me away He laughed at my sins In his arms I must stay (Prechorus x2) We write That's alright I miss his smell We speak When spoken to That suits us well
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That suits us well--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------4-----4----------------3-----3---------------4-----4---------|----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0---------0-----0-----0------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-5---------------------3--------------------5-----------------------| That suits me well
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