BEATLES: MOTHER NATURE'S SON ============================ Tabs by Mark Whitaker (http://bitrot.net/) (For most chords shown, pluck the two outermost strings (e.g. [D] and [e]) then strum all strings -- you'll get the idea...) / = hammer on \ = hammer off ~ = slide -- INTRO --------------------------------------------------------------------------- e |-----2-----2-----2--------| B |-----3-----3-----3--------| G |--4-----2-----1-----------| D |--------------------2-----| A |--------------------------| E |--------------------0-----| e |--5---3---0--3-\-2--|--0-/-2--2-/-3--0-/-2--0-/-2--| B |--3---3---3------3--|------3------3------3------3--| G |--2---2---2------2--|------2------2------2------2--| D |--0---0---0------0--|------0------0------0------0--| A |--------------------|------------------------------| E |--------------------|------------------------------| -- VERSE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Born a poor young country boy Mother Nature's Son 2. Sit be- side a mountain stream See her waters rise 3. Find me in my field of grass Mother Nature's Son 4. [instrumental - see below] e |--5--------3-----------3---------2------|-----2---------2---------2--| B |--3--------3-----------3---------3------|-----3---------3---------3--| G |--2--------2-----------2---------2------|--4--4------2--2------1--1--| D |--0--------0-----------0---------0------|----------------------------| A |----------------------------------------|----------------------------| E |----------------------------------------|----------------------------| First verse: Other verses: e |-----2--| e |---------------| B |-----3--| B |---------------| G |--------| G |---------------| D |--2-----| D |--2---------2--| A |--------| A |---------2-----| E |--0-----| E |--0-~-4--------| 1. All day long I'm sitting singing songs for everyone 2. Listen to the pretty sound of music as she flies 3. Swaying daisies sing a lazy song beneath the sun 4. [instrumental] e |--5-----5-----| B |--2-----3-----| G |-----2-----2--| x 4 D |--------------| Play with barre on 2nd fret, top 3 strings A |--0-----0-----| E |--------------| e |--2--3--2--1--3-~-5--3--5--3--2--| B |--3--------1---------3--------3--| G |--2--------2---------4--------2--| x 2 D |--0--------0---------0--------0--| A |---------------------------------| E |---------------------------------| 1. [ After Verse 1, go to Verse 2 ] 2. [ After Verse 2, go to Chorus ] 3. [ After Verse 3, go to Chorus ] 4. [ After Verse 4 (instrumental), go to End Bit ] -- CHORUS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do do do do do do do do do do do e |-----5-----------------5-----|--7-----------5-----------| B |-----7-----7-----8-----7-----|--8-----8-----7-----7-----| G |--------7-----7-----7-----7--|-----7-----7-----7-----7--| D |-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|--0-----0-----0-----0-----| A |-----------------------------|--------------------------| E |-----------------------------|--------------------------| Do do do do do do do do... e |--5-----------------5-----|--7-----------| B |--7-----7-----8-----7-----|--8-----8-----| G |-----7-----7-----7-----7--|-----7-----7--| D |--0-----0-----0-----0-----|--0-----0-----| A |--------------------------|--------------| E |--------------------------|--------------| Do do do do e |--5--7-\-5--5--7-\-5--5--7-\-5--5--------|--3--5-\-3--3--5-\-3--2--| B |--7---------7---------7---------7--------|--3---------3---------3--| G |--7---------6---------5---------5--------|--4---------3---------2--| D |--0---------0---------0---------0--------|--0---------0---------0--| A |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| [ Now go back to verse ] -- END BIT ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mother Nature's Son e |--2---1---3----------------2--| B |--3---1---3----------------1--| G |--2---2---4----------------2--| D |--0---0---0----------------0--| A |------------------------------| E |------------------------------| -- INSTRUMENTAL -------------------------------------------------------------------- On a second guitar: played whilst first guitar plays standard verse tab. e |----------------------------------------------------|--10--10--9---10-\-9--7--| B |----------------------------------------------------|--12--12--10--10------9--| G |-----2-----2---------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-~-7--|-------------------------| D |--4-----4-----4-/-5-----5-----5-----5-----4---------|-------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| e |---------------|---------------------------------------|--5-----7-----10--| B |---------------|--5--3--2--0---------------------------|--6--6--8--8--10--| G |---------------|--------------2--0------------------2--|-----5-----7--11--| D |------------2--|--------------------4--2--0--2-~-4-----|--------------0---| A |---------2-----|---------------------------------------|------------------| E |--0-~-4--------|---------------------------------------|------------------|