most of m. ward's songs are in a fairly unused open d tuning. slack key players call it
"old mauna loa" i believe.
and some old school blues players use it. its open d but the bottom (high sounding)
strings remain at
"B" "e"… so its DADF#Be. and when u strum it open, it sounds like most m ward songs already.
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I sailed a wild, wild sea climbed up a tall, tall mountain
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I met a old, old man beneath a weeping willow tree
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He said now if you got some questions go and lay them at my feet
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but my time here is brief so you'll have to pick just three
...And I said…
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What do you do with the pieces of a broken heart
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and how can a man like me remain in the light
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and if life is really as short as they say
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then why is the night so long
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and then the sun went down and he sang for me this song
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See I once was a young fool like you
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/m-ward/304927.html ]
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afraid to do the things that I knew I had to do
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So I played an escapade just like you I played an escapade just like you
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I sailed a wild, wild sea climbed up a tall, tall mountain
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I met an old, old man he sat beneath a sapling tree
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He said now if you got some questions go and lay them at my feet
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but my time here is brief so you'll have to pick just three
…And I said…
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What do you do with the pieces of a broken heart
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and how can a man like me remain in the light
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and if life is really as short as they say
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then why is the night so long
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and then the sun went down and he played for me this song
first tab attempt, but i couldn't find any of m. ward's songs in the proper tuning. so
here ya go. hope it helps.... just previewed it and it messed the alignment up.. so
figure it out from this.
