Owen's LamentTablatura

'Owen's Lament' by Augie March 
Written by Richards/Augie March 
Transcribed by Tim Byron   
  
I'm not sure about how to transcribe stuff with capos. Owen's Lament   
has a capo on 2 on Glenn's guitar. I'm just going to transcribe it as  
if there's no capo. Another song in 6/8.     
                                                                       
                                                              
                             Em F#m Gm                                 
e|-------------------------------------                                
b|---------------------------8--10-11--                                
g|-------------------------------------                                
d|-------------------------------------                                
a|---------------------------7--9--10--                                
e|-------------------------------------  
v1:                               
                                                                       
  Abm                           Gm F#m  Em                           F#m Gm   
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------   
b|---12-------12-------12----12-11-10------8--------8-------8-----8--10-11--  
g|------13-------13-------13------------------9--------9-------9------------ 
d|---------13------------------------------------9--------------------------  
a|11----------------11-------11-10-9----7-----------------7-------7--9--10--  
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
?                               
  Abm                           Gm F#m  Em                           F#m Gm  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b|---12-------12-------12----12-11-10------8--------8-------8-----8--10-11--  
g|------13-------13-------13------------------9--------9-------9------------ 
d|---------13------------------------------------9-------------------------- 
a|11----------------11-------11-10-9----7-----------------7-------7--9--10-- 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                    
   B                                    Em                           F#m Gm 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b|----2--------2--------2-------2----------8--------8--------8----8--10-11-- 
g|-------8--------8-------8--------8----------9--------9-------9------------ 
d|-----------------------------------------------9--------------------------  
a|----------9----------------9----------7-----------------7-------7--9--10-- 
e|-7-----------------7------------------------------------------------------ 
                                                                       
                                                     
  Abm                                   Em 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b|----12-------12-------12-------12---------8--------8-------8--------8-----  
g|-------13-------13-------13-------13---------9--------9-------9--------9-- 
d|----------13----------------13------------------9----------------9--------  
a|-11----------------11------------------7-----------------7----------------  
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
v1:Level your fretting I won't be forgetting the flush of your face,  when I                       
v2:If    you have to go       please              go       light-  ly  
   
  Abm                                   Em 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b|----12-------12-------12-------12---------8--------8-------8--------8-----  
g|-------13-------13-------13-------13---------9--------9-------9--------9-- 
d|----------13----------------13------------------9----------------9--------  
a|-11----------------11------------------7-----------------7----------------  
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
v1:Lifted you level to me and the wattle tree framed your  body          
v2:Keep  it to    a  fox      trot       Whether  he's  a  fox  or not                                                            
                                                                     
                                                                       
   Dbm                                  Em 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
b|-----------------------------------------8--------8-------8--------8------ 
g|----9--------9--------9-------9-------------9--------9-------9--------9--- 
d|-------11-------11-------11------11------------9----------------9---------  
a|----------11----------------11--------7-----------------7----------------- 
e|--9----------------9------------------------------------------------------ 
v1:               In whispers           Welling  with the dope    of a 
v2:                  Keep     it        cold,         keep all your heat for    
                                                             
   B                                     Dbm 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b|----2--------2--------2-------2-------------------------------------------   
g|-------8--------8-------8--------8-------9--------9--------9-------9------   
d|--------------------------------------------11-------11-------11------11--  
a|----------9----------------9-------------------11----------------11------- 
e|-7-----------------7-------------------9----------------9-----------------  
v1:New      spring,             you said 'Kill     me a     dynasty   or our  
v2:Me-      -ee.                                 I'll  be needing  it   for  
  
   A                                    E   
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b|-----------------------------------------9--------9-------9--------9------ 
g|----6--------6--------6--------6------------9--------9-------9--------9---  
d|-------7--------7--------7--------7------------9----------------9--------- 
a|----------7-----------------7---------7-----------------7----------------- 
e|-5-----------------5------------------------------------------------------ 
v1:love     won't    mean     a     thing.                              A 
v2:When     I'm      cold     you   see                              Let your 
 
   Ab                                   A    
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
g|----5--------5--------5--------5---------6--------6--------6--------6----- 
d|-------6--------6--------6--------6---------7--------7--------7--------7--  
a|----------6-----------------6------------------7-----------------7--------  
e|-4-----------------4------------------5-----------------5----------------- 
v1:bullet   for a    dia-     mond      ring.                            A 
v2:children remind   you      of        me.                          Whether 
 
   F#m                                  Abm                     
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
g|----2--------2--------2--------2---------4--------4--------4--------4----- 
d|-------4--------4--------4--------4---------6--------6--------6--------6-- 
a|----------4-----------------4------------------6-----------------6--------   
e|-2-----------------2------------------4-----------------4-----------------  
v1:fa-      vour     prom-    ised, a   promise        delivered   and 
v2:by       a-       noth-    er    or  by             the ghost   of  
                                              
 
   A                 E                  Bm 
e|----------------------4--------4------------------------------------------ 
b|-------------------------5--------5------3--------3--------3--------3----- 
g|----6--------6--------------4---------------4--------4--------4--------4--  
d|-------7--------7--2---------------------------4-----------------4--------  
a|----------7---------------------------2-----------------2----------------- 
e|-5------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
v1:more           to you.                                                It's 
v2:me             in you  
 
   D                                    E 
e|----2----------------2-------------------4--------4-------4---------4-----  
b|-------3----------------3-------------------5--------5--------5--------5--  
g|----------------2----------------2-------------4-----------------4--------  
d|----------2-/4-------------2-/4-------2-----------------2----------------- 
a|-5-----------------5------------------------------------------------------  
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
v1:On-      ly    a  war     I'll be    back        to your shore       be- 
v2:There             goes    my         baby,                         I would  
 
   E                                    Bm 
e|----4--------4-------4---------4------------------------------------------  
b|-------5--------5--------5--------5------3--------3--------3--------3-----  
g|----------4-----------------4---------------4--------4--------4--------4--  
d|-2-----------------2---------------------------4-----------------4-------- 
a|--------------------------------------2-----------------2----------------- 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
v1:-fore    you   know       I'm        gone.                         Then I'll 
v2:think    of    you        and  the   palm tree                   would   (go to ?) 
 
 
   Dm                                                                  
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
b|----6--------6--------6--------6---------6--------6-----6-----8-----9-----| 
g|-------7--------7--------7--------7---------7--------7--------------------| 
d|----------7----------------7-------------------7--------------------------|  
a|-5-----------------5------------------5-----------------5-----7-----8-----|  
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
v1:cover    your     body.                                      go back to ? 
   D                                    
e|----2----------------2--------------- 
b|-------3----------------3------------ 
g|----------------2----------------2--- 
d|----------2-/4-------------2-/4------ 
a|-5-----------------5----------------- 
e|-------------------------------------  
?v2:cover       your  body          and  
 
   A                 E                  Bm                               
e|----------------------4--------4------------------------------------------ 
b|-------------------------5--------5------3--------3--------3--------3----- 
g|----6--------6--------------4---------------4--------4--------4--------4-- 
d|-------7--------7--2---------------------------4-----------------4-------- 
a|----------7---------------------------2-----------------2----------------- 
e|-5------------------------------------------------------------------------  
v2:you,              you,               you.                            In 
 
   D                                    E                                  
e|----2----------------2-------------------4--------4-------4---------4-----  
b|-------3----------------3-------------------5--------5--------5--------5-- 
g|----------------2----------------2-------------4-----------------4--------  
d|----------2-/4-------------2-/4-------2-----------------2----------------- 
a|-5-----------------5------------------------------------------------------  
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
v2:love     and      war     we are     bound       by a  law      it goes to 
                          
   E                                    Bm                                          
e|----4--------4-------4---------4------------------------------------------ 
b|-------5--------5--------5--------5------3--------3--------3--------3-----  
g|----------4-----------------4---------------4--------4--------4--------4-- 
d|-2-----------------2---------------------------4-----------------4--------  
a|--------------------------------------2-----------------2----------------- 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
v2:you     and      then      to        yours                         to  re- 
 
   D                                    Dm                               
e|----2----------------2---------------------------------------------------- 
b|-------3----------------3----------------6--------6--------6--------6----- 
g|----------------2----------------2----------7--------7--------7--------7-- 
d|----------2-/4-------------2-/4----------------7----------------7--------- 
a|-5-----------------5------------------5-----------------5----------------- 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
v2:cover    my       body.         Re-  cover    my       body. 
 
 
   Dm                                                                  
e|-------------------------------------                                
b|----6--------6-----6-----8-----9-----                                
g|-------7--------7--------------------                                
d|----------7--------------------------                                
a|-5-----------------5-----7-----8-----                                
e|-------------------------------------  
                             
  Abm                           Gm F#m  Em                           F#m Gm   
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------   
b|---12-------12-------12----12-11-10------8--------8-------8-----8--10-11--  
g|------13-------13-------13------------------9--------9-------9------------ 
d|---------13------------------------------------9--------------------------  
a|11----------------11-------11-10-9----7-----------------7-------7--9--10--  
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                               
  Abm                           Gm F#m  Em                            
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b|---12-------12-------12----12-11-10------8--------8-----8~----------------  
g|------13-------13-------13------------------9--------9--9~---------------- 
d|---------13------------------------------------9--------9~---------------- 
a|11----------------11-------11-10-9----7-----------------7~---------------- 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------            
 
{from this point Glenn strums instead of picks} 
                                                            
   B                                   Em                      F#m   Gm  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----10----11-----  
g|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----11----12-----  
d|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----11----12----- 
a|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----9-----10----- 
e|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------------------------- 
                                                                       
 
  Abm                           Gm F#m Em                           F#m Gm   
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
b|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-11--   
g|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-12--  
d|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-12--  
a|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--10--  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   Abm                           Gm F#m Em                           F#m Gm   
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
b|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-11--   
g|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-12--  
d|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-12--  
a|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--10--  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   B                                                                   
e|-------------------------------------                                
b|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--                                
g|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--                                
d|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--                                
a|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--                              
e|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--   
v3:My    body           My body     and 
 
   A                 E                 Bm                               
e|-------------------4--4--4--4--4--4-------------------------------------- 
b|-------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-- 
g|-6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-- 
d|-7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-- 
a|-7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- 
e|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------------------------------------------  
v3:you,              you,              you.                             
                
   D                                   E 
e|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-- 
b|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--  
g|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--  
d|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- 
a|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------------------------  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------  
v3:There             goes    my        baby,                         I would  
v4?:On-     ly    a  war     I'll be   back        to your shore       be-               
 
   E                                    Bm 
e|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--------------------------------------  
b|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--  
g|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--  
d|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-- 
a|-------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
v3:think    of    you        and  the  palm tree                    would    
v4:-fore    you   know       I'm       gone.                        Then I'll     
        
   D                                    
e|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- 
b|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-- 
g|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- 
d|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-- 
a|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-- 
e|-------------------------------------  
v3:cover       your  body          and 
v4:cover       your  body          and  
 
   A                 E                 Bm                               
e|-------------------4--4--4--4--4--4-------------------------------------- 
b|-------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-- 
g|-6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-- 
d|-7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-- 
a|-7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- 
e|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------------------------------------------  
v3:you,              you,              you.                            go to ? 
v4:you,              you,              you.                             In 
 
   D                                   E 
e|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-- 
b|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--  
g|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--  
d|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- 
a|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------------------------  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------  
v4:love     and      war     we are     bound       by a  law,    It goes to               
 
   E                                    Bm 
e|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--------------------------------------  
b|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--  
g|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--  
d|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-- 
a|-------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------   
v4:you      and      then     to       yours                         to re- 
                                                     
   D                                   D5       E5       F5       G5 
e|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------------------- 
b|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------  
g|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--7--7--9--9--9--10-10-10-12-12-12-  
d|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------------------------------------- 
a|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--8--8--8--10-10-10-  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------  
   cover    my       body                                             re- 
   
   Dm                                                    Dm    Em    Fm 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
b|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-----8-----9------ 
g|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----9-----10----- 
d|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----9-----10-----  
a|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----7-----8------  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   cover    my       body... 
  
   Gm 
e|----------------------------------------------                                
b|-10~------------------------------------------                               
g|-11~--(strum that chord as fast as you can)---                              
d|-11~------------------------------------------                              
a|-9~-------------------------------------------                               
e|---------------------------------------------- 
 
{after some noise in first Abm, then F#5, this part is played, without the 
 capo on two. a figure like the one below is played with some embellishments} 
 
   C*                                    
e|----------------------------------------------------------------0--------- 
b|----1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1-----1/3--------- 
g|-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--0--------- 
d|----------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2/4-------  
a|-3-----------------3-----------------3-----------------3--------3/5------- 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
   Am*                                    
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
b|----1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1------ 
g|-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--- 
d|----------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2---------  
a|-0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------ 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
 
C* 
She bound me up and hugged me 
Am*  
O how the mother loves thee 
C* 
She covered my body 
Am*  
In a ragged flag and bloody 
C* 
Not on your life, not on your life, not on your life 
Am* 
Not on your life, not on your life, not on your life 
C* 
Not on your life, not on your life, not on your life 
Am* 
Not on your life, not on your life, not on your life 
 
{Then a bit of bumbling around on a piano. Lots of C, F, G7 chords. 
 There's a little pop at the end too.} 
 
 
tim.