🎸 Bobby Baby tab by Lera Lynn

Tuning: Standard

"LEAD" Guitar:

Capo 2nd Fret

Chords used (EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE TO CAPO!):

Em - e|--0--|
    B|--0--|
    G|--0--|
    D|--2--|
    A|--2--|
    E|--0--|

D  - e|--2--|
    B|--3--|
    G|--2--|
    D|--0--|
    A|-----|
    E|-----|

G -  e|--2--|
    B|--2--|
    G|--0--|
    D|--0--|
    A|--2--|
    E|--3--|

Am - e|--0--|
    B|--1--|
    G|--2--|
    D|--2--|
    A|--0--|
    E|-----|


Intro + fill used a lot before Em:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0---0---0------------Fill---------------------------------------------|
D|---4---4---4\\\2-----------------------2-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------1/2-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------|

Em

Verse 1:
Em(pm)
There?s a bump on the hill, where your body lies

D
There?s a stone in the ground, reads this man did try

Em(pm)
If you look to the east, you see your estate

D
Weathered and hollowed out by your mistakes

Chorus:
Em         G
Oh Bobby, baby, we all know the truth

 D                Em
You were looking for love in all the bad that you?d do

        G
Bobby, baby, we all know the deal

D             Em
Your row was hard and long and straight up a hill
Am       Em    Am      Em
Your mother was gone, your daddy did wrong

  Am    Em      D
Your brother died by his own hand

Fill:
e|-----0h1p0---0------- 2h3p2-----2-|
B|-----------3-----OR----------5----|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

  Am      Em   Am     Em
Your wife tried so long, but you she disowned

  Am       Em       D
Your daughter was lost with your land,

Fill:
e|---------------------|
B|----------------3----|
G|--------------4------|
D|------------0--------|
A|----------0----------|
E|--0---/2-------------|

  Em
with your land

Keep playing Em and after a bit play this fill:

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----0-----------------------------|
D|---4-- 4\2---2---------------2-----|
A|-----------2------ Em ---1/2-------|
E|--------------0----------------0---|

Right before verse 2 (don't forget everything is RELATIVE TO CAPO!):

    e|--12+--|
    B|--12+--|
    G|--12+--|
    D|--12+--|
    A|-------|
    E|-------|

Verse 2:

Same as verse 1 (different lyrics) but this time the riff played in the intro is used as fills.

Chorus:


Play Chorus for the "Oohhh" part and keep playing through until outro where this fill is played too:

e|---------------------|
B|----------------3----|
G|--------------4------|
D|------------0--------|
A|----------0----------|
E|--0---/2-------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0-------------------------0-----------------|
D|---4-- 4\2---2---------------2---------2---------|
A|-----------2------ Em ---1/2-------1/2------ Em--|
E|--------------0--------------------------0-------|



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"RHYTHM" Guitar:

Chords used:
F#m - e|--2--|
    B|--2--|
    G|--2--|
    D|--4--|
    A|--4--|
    E|--2--|

E  -  e|--0--|
    B|--0--|
    G|--1--|
    D|--2--|
    A|--2--|
    E|--0--|

A  -  e|--0--|
    B|--2--|
    G|--2--|
    D|--2--|
    A|--0--|
    E|-----|

Bm -  e|--2--|
    B|--3--|
    G|--4--|
    D|--4--|
    A|--2--|
    E|-----|


Intro (played on lead guitar but can be played here too):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2---2---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6---6---6\\\4-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Sometimes the following is played before F#m (e.g. right after the intro):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-1-2--------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#m

Verse 1:
F#m(pm)
There?s a bump on the hill, where your body lies

E
There?s a stone in the ground, reads this man did try

F#m(pm)
If you look to the east, you see your estate

E
Weathered and hollowed out by your mistakes

Chorus:
F#m         A
Oh Bobby, baby, we all know the truth

 E                F#m
You were looking for love in all the bad that you?d do

        A
Bobby, baby, we all know the deal

E             F#m
Your row was hard and long and straight up a hill
Bm       F#m    Bm      F#m
Your mother was gone, your daddy did wrong

  Bm    F#m      E
Your brother died by his own hand

  Bm      F#m   Bm     F#m
Your wife tried so long, but you she disowned

  Bm       F#m       E    F#m (keep playing)
Your daughter was lost with your land, with your land


Verse 2:

Same as verse 1 (different lyrics)

Chorus:


Play Chorus for the "Oohhh" part and keep playing through until outro where it changes back to only F#m.


END

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| pm Palm Muted
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend