#---------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# This file is for personal private use only. All copyright laws apply. Please visit http://www.shawntabs.homepage.com/ for more Shawn Mullins tabs. RUTH AND MARY by Shawn Mullins (Eggshells) Tabbed by Aron (Bud) You will have to listen to the CD for rhythms. Also, be aware that this is far from perfect. It's an interpretation (or a guess). !! All tabs and chords are relative to a capo on 2 in an open D tuning !! Open D tuning is: D A D F# A D Chords used: A11-9 | 7 0 7 7 0 0 | Gmaj9 | 5 5 0 5 0 0 | E11 | 2 2 0 2 0 0 | C | 10 10 10 10 10 10 | D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | Intro: D |---------------------------------------| A |-----------0--------0-0---0------------| F#|--/3-3---0-------/3-3-3---0------------| D |--/5-5-0-0---0---/5-5-5---0-0-------0--| A |-----0-0----------------------0h4h5----| D |-0---0-0--------0-------0--------------| D |---------------------------------------| A |-----------0---------------------------| F#|--/3-3---0-----------------------------| D |--/5-5-0-0---0--0-0-0--0---------------| A |-----0-0------------4--5/7--0----------| D |-0---0-0--------------------7----------| During Verses: D |---------------------------------------| A |-----------0--------0-0---0------------| F#|--/3-3---0-------/3-3-3---0------------| D |--/5-5-0-0---0---/5-5-5---0-0-------0--| A |-----0-0----------------------0h4h5----| D |-0---0-0--------0-------0--------------| D |---------------------------------------| A |-----------0----0-0-0--0--0--0---------| F#|--/3-3---0------7-7-7--7--7--7---------| D |--/5-5-0-0---0--0-0-0--0--0--0---------| A |-----0-0--------7-7-7--7--7--7---------| D |-0---0-0--------7-7-7--7--7--7---------| Chorus: (I'm not sure about their names, so see above for their definition.) Our loves... Gmaj9 D A11-9 D I just won't... Gmaj9 D Gmaj9 A11-9 My brothers and my... Gmaj9 D Gmaj9 E11 The truth that's shared... Gmaj9 Gmaj9 Gmaj9 (hold) Bridge: C Gmaj9 D A11-9 C Gmaj9 A11-9 A11-9 Ok that should be it. Listen to the CD for the order of the verses/chorus/bridge. Get the lyrics at: http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~rfortso/mullins/ I hope this helps, and that it's accurate enough to give you an idea...