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From KeanJ@agresearch.cri.nz Mon May 29 10:24:31 PDT 1995
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Subject: TAB:**Lifes Mistress** - Bruce Cockburn
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Lifes Mistress - Bruce Cockburn
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>From "High Winds, White Sky".
Transcribed and tabbed by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz).
Capo 1st fret.
4/4 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
||------0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0----|| ||----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|| ||*-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------*|| ||*---------5---------------5-------|---------5---------------5-------*|| ||--3-------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
% , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
||------0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| ||----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| ||*-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| ||*---------5---------------5-------|---------5---------------5-------| ||--3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
She is pass- -ing in a warm breeze
By her mid- -dle hang the ke- - - ys
Queen of field and for- -est path- -way
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |---------4---------------4-------|---------4---------------4-------| |-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bars of light that cross the floo- - r
Made to o- -pen an- -y doo- - -r
Un- -der- -stands the speech of sto- - -nes
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------3-------| |-1-------------------------------|-1-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
One smoke grey curled ti- -ny fea- -ther
E- -ven the one that lets in cold wind
She weaves peace a- -pon her loo- - -m
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|| |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|| |-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|| |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Skips a- side
From out- side
Lifes Mis- -tress
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1. |
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |
||-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0----|| ||---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|| ||-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------*|| ||---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------*|| ||-0-------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
........................................................................
2,3. $ To
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . Coda
||-----0-------0-------0-----0------|----0-------0---------0---0---0---|| ||---0---0---0---0---0---0-----0----|------0-------0-------0---0---0---|| ||-----------------0-------4-----4/-|-/7-----7/9-----7-7/9-------------|| ||---------2------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
||----------5---------------5------|---------5---------------5------| ||----------3---------------3------|---------3---------------3------| ||*-----2-------2-------2-------2--|-----2-------2-------2-------2--| ||*-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| ||------------------0--------------|-----------------0--------------| ||---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
She lives in a house of col- -our
One great dog of gen- -tle man- -ner
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|----------5---------------5------|----------5---------------5-------|| |----------3---------------3------|----------3---------------3-------|| |------2-------2-------2-------2--|------2-------2-------2-------2--*|| |--0------------------------------|--0------------------------------*|| |------------------0--------------|------------------0---------------|| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
Guard- -ed by cats three in num- -ber And
In among the trees
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
||----------5---------------5------|----------3---------------3------| ||----------3---------------3------|----------3---------------3------| ||------2-------2-------2-------4/-|-/5---5-------5-------5-------5--| ||--0------------------------------|--0------------------------------| ||------------------0--------------|------------------0--------------| ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|----------3---------------3------|----------5---------------5------| |----------3---------------3------|----------5---------------5------| |------5-------5-------5-------5/-|-/7---7-------7-------7-------7--| |--0------------------------------|--0------------------------------| |------------------0--------------|------------------0--------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|----------5---------------5------|----------7---------------7------| |----------5---------------5------|----------7---------------7------| |------7-------7-------7-------7/-|-/9---9-------9-------9-------9--| |--0------------------------------|--0------------------------------| |------------------0--------------|------------------0--------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|----------7---------------7------|-----------8---------------8------| |----------7---------------7------|-----------8---------------8------| |------9-------9-------9-------9/-|-/10--10------10------10------10--| |--0------------------------------|---0------------------------------| |------------------0--------------|-------------------0--------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|----------8---------------8------|----------8---------------8------| |----------8---------------8------|----------8---------------8------| |-----10------10------10------10--|-----10------10------10------10--| |--0------------------------------|--0------------------------------| |------------------0--------------|------------------0--------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
, . , . , . , .
|----------8---------------8------|| |----------8---------------8------|| |-----10------10------10------10--|| |--0------------------------------|| |------------------0--------------|| |---------------------------------||
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
||----------8---------------8------|----------8---------------8------| ||----------8---------------8------|----------8---------------8------| ||-----10------10------10------10--|-----10------10------10------10--| ||--0------------------------------|--0------------------------------| ||------------------0--------------|------------------0--------------| ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Si- -lence
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------| |---------10--------------10------|---------10--------------10------| |-----12------12------12------12--|-----12------12------12------12--| |--0------------------------------|--0------------------------------| |------------------0--------------|------------------0--------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
car- -ries
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--7-------8------10-------8------|----------7-----------7----------| |--7-------9------11-------9------|----------7-------------------7--| |--0-------0-------0-------0------|--0-------0-------0-------0------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
No ap- -pre- -hen- -sion
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|----------9-------9-------9------|----------9-------9-------9------| |----------8-------8-------8------|----------8-------8-------8------| |------9-----------------------9--|------9-----------------------9--| |----------7-------7-------7------|----------7-------7-------7------| |--0------------------------------|--0------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
here
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|----------9-------9-------9------|--9------------------------------|| |----------8-------8-------8------|--8---------------8--------------|| |------9--------------------------|--9---------------9--------------|| |----------7---------------7------|----------7---------------7------|| |--0---------------0--------------|--0---------------0--------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
3/4, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
||-2-----3p2--------------|-0-----2p0--------------|-0-----1p0--------------| ||-3-----------3----------|-2-----------2----------|-1-----------1-------1--| ||-2---------------2------|-2---------------2------|-2---------------2------| ||-0---0------------------|-2---2------------------|-2---2------------------| ||-0-------------------0--|-0-------------------0--|-0----------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
In the warm sun by the window sill I can just sit still and
2/4, . , . 3/4, . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----------------|------------------------|---------------------2--| |--4h5-7---5p4----|-2-------2-------2h3-5--|-3-------3-------3h5----| |--4-----------4--|-3-------------3--------|-2-------------2--------| |------4---4------|-----4-------4-------4--|-----4-------4-------4--| |--0--------------|------------------------|-2---------------2------| |-----------------|-2---------------2------|------------------------|
watch her go by
D.S. %
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , al Coda
|-0---------------0------|-1-----1-----1----|-----3---3---3---3------|| |-1-------1-------1------|-0-----0-----0----|-1---1---1---1---1------|| |-2-------2-------2------|-2-----2-----2----|-0---0---0---0---0------|| |-----3-------3----------|-3-----2-----0----|-2---------------2p0h2--|| |------------------------|------------------|-3----------------------|| |-1----------------------|------------------|------------------------||
$
Coda, . . . , . . . , . . . , . . .
||--0-----0--0-----0--------0-----0-----------0-----| ||-----0--------0-----------------------0-----------| ||-12-------11--------9-----7-/9-11-----------------| ||--------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------|
, . . . , . . . , . . . , . . .
|--0-----0--0-----0-----0--0-----0-----------0-----| |-----0--------0-----0-----------------0-----------| |--9--------7-----6-----4--2/4h6-4-----------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----0-----0-----0-----0---------|---------2-------0--------------|| |---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-|-------3-----3-------0----------|| |-2-----0-------------------------|-----2-----2---2------0---------|| Fine. |-------------4-----2-----0-------|---4-------------------2--------|| |-----------------------------4---|-2----------------------2-------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------0------||
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