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/ Sublime / Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends (1998) / Mary / Big Salty Tears guitar tab
Artist: Sublime
Song: Mary
Album: Bradley Nowell and friends
By: Rory Smith

mix between finger picking and struming.  
D's are always picked
here go's

MARY

C        G             C             G              C            G
maybe one breath away, I'll find the words to say.  I'll sit and light
          C       G                  C              Am      C       Am
the bong, I'll hold  my hit in real long.  I don't know if i can, go up inside
                  F             D                            C
of you tonight.  Oh Mary baby, please don't fuss and fight.  You've
          G           C                G
heard the lie before, Mary baby please don't think i'm a bore(whore?).
C             G                          C
When you come home with me, turn out the lights and lock up the doors
G              C           Am          C         Am
and start gettin' busy.  I don't know if i can, go so far up inside 
    F             D                           C           G 
you tonight, Oh Mary baby i can do it right.  When we got to the pad,
C                 G                    C                          G
Mary baby started calling me her dad.  Oh yes she gave me head, we could
             C      (F?)    Am                      C
not find the damn bed.  Fifteen years old plus one, hotter than a 
Am              F            D
microwave oven, oh Mary baby daddy is comin' home.




Song: Big Salty Tears
Artist: Sublime
Album: Sublime Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends
Transcribed by Jeff Wolf

Originally by the Ziggens, but their version is different.


Chords used:

C#   B    F    F#   A    G#
--------------------------
4    2    1    2    5    4
6    4    1    2    5    4
6    4    2    3    6    5
6    4    3    4    7    6
4    2    3    4    7	 6
4    2    1    2    5    4


riff 1 :

d---------------
a---------------
e----4---6---8--

Heres how the verse goes:




(riff 1)  C#              F          F#     A           G#      C#
Big Salty Tears is what I taste as I drive    past your house tonight


              F                        F#        
And all those brake lights that are in front of me


                 A          G#    C#
They make me ...  Wanna get out tonight


Chorus:

C#                       B                F#                    C#
   Im at the age where I realize ...  The liquor wont bring you back.


                                B                     F#
I must be gettin old I'm at the drive through, and Im makin my face


     G#  G#  G#  G#  G#     (riff 1)  C#
real fat fat fat fat fat    Big salty Tears



This is just about 100% correct. It may be played in D like the original 
if his guitar is tuned down.
any comments: jeff@lynxus.com

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