Ode To My Family

by The Cranberries · posted by humminwinder

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

 8   -8    8    8
Doo, doo, doo, doo,
 8   -8    8    8 
Doo, doo, doo, doo,
 8   -8    8    8 
Doo, doo, doo, doo,
 8   -9    7    7
Doo, dee, doo, doo,

-9   -8    8    8
Doo, doo, doo, doo,
 8   -8    8    8 
Doo, doo, doo, doo,
 8   -8    8    8 
Doo, doo, doo, doo,
 8   -9    7    7
Doo, dee, doo, doo,

(guitar lead:)

7 6-5 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6-4
      7-6 5 7-6 5 7-6-4
      7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6-4 7 6-5 6-6 6-6 6 6-6

 6  7    7   -7   -6   -6 -7  6-5 5  -5 6  -5   5  5   -5   5  
Un-der-stand the things I---  sa--y, don't turn a-way from me, 
   6    6     7    7   -7 -6  -6-7   6-5  5
'Cause I've spent half my life o-ut the--re,
-5   6   -5   5  5 -5  5
you wouldn't dis-a-gre-e.

-8  8  -8   8  -8  8  -8   
Do you see me? Do you see?
 5  5  -6    6   6  6  -6    7   7   7     7
Do you like me? Do you like me stan-ding there? 
-8  8  -8  8    -8  8   -8 
Do you no-tice? Do you know?
 5  5  -6   6   6  6  -6   7  6 7   7   7   7
Do you see me? Do you see me? Does any-one care?

6  -6   7  7     8      -9  9 -9  -8    -8  -8 -9  8   7   7  7 
Un-ha-ppin-ess where's when I was young and we didn't give a damn,
   6   -6  7    7      8  -9   9  -9  -8 -8 -8  -9   8  7   7  7
'Cause we were raised, to see life as fu--n and take it if we can.

8  -8  8    8  -8
My mo-ther, my ma',
5 5 -6    6  6 6 -6   7     6  7  7  7-8    7
She hold me, she hold me, when I was o-ut there.
8  -8  8    8  -8  8
My fa-ther, my fa-ther, 
 5 -6     6  6    6 -6    7   6 7   7   7   7
He liked me, oh, he liked me. Does any-one care?

7 6-5 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6-4
      7-6 5 7-6 5 7-6-4
      7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6-4 7 6-5 6-6 6-6 6 6-6

6   7    7    -7 -6 -6 -7  6-5 5  -5  6 -5   5  5 -5  5
Un-der-stand what I've be-co--me, it wasn't my de-si--gn.
 6   6   7  7  -7  -6   -6 -7   6 -5   5   -5 6 -5    5  5 -5  5
And peo-ple ev'ry-where think, so-me-thing be-t-ter than I  a--m.

-8  8 -8    8   8 -8
But I miss you, I miss,
   5   5 -6    6     6   6 -6    7     7  7  7   7    7
'Cause I liked it,'cause I liked it, when I was out there.
-8  8   -8    8   -8  8   -8  -8  -8   9  -8   8 
Do you know this? Do you know you did not find me. 
 8   8 -10  -8    6 7   7   7   7
You did not find. Does any-one care?

6  -6   7  7     8      -9  9 -9  -8    -8  -8 -9  8   7   7  7 
Un-ha-ppin-ess where's when I was young and we didn't give a damn,
   6   -6  7    7      8  -9   9  -9  -8 -8 -8  -9   8  7   7  7
'Cause we were raised, to see life as fu--n and take it if we can.

8  -8  8    8  -8
My mo-ther, my ma',
5 5 -6    6  6 6 -6   7     6  7  7  7-8    7
She hold me, she hold me, when I was o-ut there.
8  -8  8    8  -8  8
My fa-ther, my fa-ther, 
 5 -6     6  6    6 -6    7  
He liked me, oh, he liked me.

 6   7 -7  7   7-7 6
Does a-ny-one ca--re?
 6   7 -7  7   7-7-6
Does a-ny-one ca--re?
 6   7 -7  7   7-7 6
Does a-ny-one ca--re?
 6   7 -7  7   7-7-9
Does a-ny-one ca--re?
 6   7 -7  7   7-7 6
Does a-ny-one ca--re?
 6   7 -7  7   7-7-6
Does a-ny-one ca--re?
 6   7 -7  7   7-7 6
Does a-ny-one ca--re?
 6   7 -7  7   7-7-9
Does a-ny-one ca--re?

-9   -8    8    8
Doo, doo, doo, doo,
 8   -8    8    8 
Doo, doo, doo, doo,
 8   -8    8    8 
Doo, doo, doo, doo,
 8   -9    7    7
Doo, dee, doo, doo, X3

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