"Fire and Undertow" by Lera Lynn
From the album "Have You Met Lera Lynn" (2011)
Written by Lera Lynn
Tabbed by CJWilky
chriswilkinson111@yahoo.com
Comments and suggestions welcome
Many ways to play and adapt this including bar chords and more of a lead feel. Open chords here for simplicity.
Note especially these Cmaj7 Em7 and Am7 versions - other ones sound wrong.
C Cmaj7 C7 Em7 F Dm Am7 Am
e|-------0---------0---------0---------0---------1---------1---------3---------0---------|
B|-------1---------0---------1---------3---------1---------3---------1---------1---------|
G|-------0---------0---------3---------0---------2---------2---------2---------2---------|
D|-------2---------2---------2---------2---------2---------0---------2---------2---------|
A|-------3---------3---------3---------2---------3---------x---------0---------0---------|
E|-------x---------x---------x---------0---------1---------x---------x---------x---------|
No chord played till the C on "of" but C goes with the start of the song, or even as an intro, if you prefer
to play it that way.
Standard tuning, no capo
C Cmaj7 C7
Afraid of catching on fire
Em7 F C Dm
It pulls the blood down from my head
C Cmaj7
And still I am just an animal
C Am7 F E D
And all of my parts must be fed
D
Funny how the lines so easily fill
G F
When you're living with a muddy head
D G
Slide down the hill
C Cmaj7 C7
Afraid of undertow
Em7 F E Dm
It turns my heart, my head and everything I think I know
C
The waves carry it away
Am F E D
I'm lost at sea and I have no oar to row
And there's no way to know baby
G F D G
The motion of the sea
Break: (vibrato on most notes)
C C7 F
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------8-h10p-8-h10--8-----------------------------|
G|----5-7-7/9------9---------------------------------9--7-7b-----------7-9------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------10--------7-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C C7 F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------8-h10p-8-h10--8--------------------------------|
G|-----7-7/9---9---9---------------------------------9-7-7b-------7b-------7b------|
D|-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C
e|------------------------------0----|
B|------------------------------1----|
G|-5----5-7-8---7-5-------------0----|
D|-------------------7-----7----2----|
A|---------------------8--------3----|
E|-----------------------------------|
C Cmaj7 C7
You say you'll catch me when I fall
Em7 F C Dm
Maybe baby I just need to hit the ground
C Cmaj7 C7
And if you love me too hard
F C Dm
I may end up making the same old sound
D
Just don't be afraid, baby
G F D G
Afraid of losing me
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| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b Bend
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