Owen's Lament
"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.
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