Intro: e|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| B|--0------0------0------0------1-----0----| G|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| D|--0------0------0------0------2-----0----| A|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| E|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| I am from Salinas where the women go forever And they never ever to stop to ask why My mother was a saviour of six foot of bad behaviour Long, blond curly hair down to her thigh e|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| B|--0------0------0------0------1-----0----| G|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| (2x) D|--0------0------0------0------2-----0----| A|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| E|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| Oh my mother Oh my friands e--0------0------0------0------0------0---0---| B--0------0------0------0------0------0---0---| G--12-----8-----10------9------0------0---9---| D--0------0------0------0------0------0---0---| A--12-----8------9------8------0------7-->8---|(slide?) E--0------0------0------0------0------0---0---| Ask the angles: e|--0-------0------0---| B|--0-------0------0---| G|--0-------7----->9---| D|--0-------0------0---| A|--0-------0------8---| E|--0-------0------0---| Will I ever see heaven again? e|--2-------1------5---| B|--0-------0------0---| G|--0-------0------5---| D|--0-------0------0---| A|--0-------0------0---| E|--0-------0------0---| Late into the evening, they would take each other screaming Looking darkly to the back of her eye The careless beast was bleating that the air behind was breathing That they musn't ever look up to the sky e|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| B|--0------0------0------0------1-----0----| G|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| (2x) D|--0------0------0------0------2-----0----| A|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| E|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| There are no answers There are founds Ask the angles: e|--0-------0------0---| B|--0-------0------0---| G|--0-------7----->9---| (3x) D|--0-------0------0---| A|--0-------0------8---| E|--0-------0------0---| 'Am I heaven-bound?' e|--2-------1------5---| B|--0-------0------0---| G|--0-------0------5---| D|--0-------0------0---| A|--0-------0------0---| E|--0-------0------0---| Hmm put it down to me I who speak awkwardly Any word, if it is heard, is not intended to be Not for him, not for her Not for them, and not for me e|--5------3------2------0---| B|--0------0------0------0---| G|--5------3------2------0---| (4x) D|--0------0------0------0---| A|--0------0------0------0---| E|--0------0------0------0---| Oh and that gun would turn before the sun starts to burn, understand? e|--0------2------0---| B|--0------1------0---| G|--0------2------0---| D|--0------0------0---| A|--0------0------0---| E|--0------0------0---| ater that play these sections: e|--0------0------0------0|--0------0------0------0| B|--1------3------1------0|--1------3------1----->7| G|--0------0------0------0|--0------0------0------0| D|--2------3------2------0|--2------3------2----->7| A|--0------0------0------0|--0------0------0------0| E|--0------0------0------0|--0------0------0------0| Hmm when the clouds roll in, we start paying for our sins With a gun in my hand and my son at my shoulder Believe I will run before that boy gets older e|--5------3------2------0| B|--0------0------0------0| G|--5------3------2------0| (3x) D|--0------0------0------0| A|--0------0------0------0| E|--0------0------0------0| Oh and that gun would turn before the sun starts to burn, understand Oh and that gun would turn before the sun starts to burn, understand e|--0------2------0|--0------0------0------0|--0------0------0------0| B|--0------1------0|--1------3------1------0|--1------3------1----->7| G|--0------2------0|--0------0------0------0|--0------0------0------0| (2x) D|--0------0------0|--2------3------2------0|--2------3------2----->7| A|--0------0------0|--0------0------0------0|--0------0------0------0| E|--0------0------0|--0------0------0------0|--0------0------0------0| Interlude: e|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| B|--0------0------0------0------1-----0----| G|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| D|--0------0------0------0------2-----0----| A|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| E|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| I am from Salinas where the women go forever And they never ever stop to ask why My mother, she's a saviour of six foot of bad behaviour Long, blond curly hair down to her thigh e|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| B|--0------0------0------0------1-----0----| G|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| (2x) D|--0------0------0------0------2-----0----| A|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| E|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| Oh my mother Oh my friands e|--0------0------0------0------0------0---0---| B|--0------0------0------0------0------0---0---| G|--12-----8-----10------9------0------0---9---| D|--0------0------0------0------0------0---0---| A|--12-----8------9------8------0------7-->8---|(slide?) E|--0------0------0------0------0------0---0---| Ask the angles: e|--0-------0------0---| B|--0-------0------0---| G|--0-------7----->9---| D|--0-------0------0---| A|--0-------0------8---| E|--0-------0------0---| 'Will I ever see heaven again?' 'Will I ever see even again?' 'Will I ever see even again?' e|--2-------1------5---| B|--0-------0------0---| G|--0-------0------5---| D|--0-------0------0---| (3x) A|--0-------0------0---| E|--0-------0------0---| Play the interlude again: e|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| B|--0------0------0------0------1-----0----| G|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| D|--0------0------0------0------2-----0----| A|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| E|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| Punish them all, for they speak too much Hate the world for what it did to us e|--5------3------2------0| B|--0------0------0------0| G|--5------3------2------0| D|--0------0------0------0| A|--0------0------0------0| E|--0------0------0------0| 'Will I ever see heaven again?' e|--2-------1------5---| B|--0-------0------0---| G|--0-------0------5---| D|--0-------0------0---| A|--0-------0------0---| E|--0-------0------0---| Hmmm.. e|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| B|--0------0------0------0------1-----0----| G|--5------3------2------0------0-----0----| D|--0------0------0------0------2-----0----| A|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| E|--0------0------0------0------0-----0----| I'm quite sure this is about 100% correct ...but let me know if something's wrong! I am so happy about this wonderful new album and I just couldn't wait for someone to tell me how to play this song, I tried! Cheers, Marlene
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