EMMA
Written by Neal Morse
3 beats per chord (6/8 feel)
` = 3 beats
. = 3/8 bar
INTRO:
G5 Gsus4 G5 Gsus4
D ` F `
G Gsus4 G Gadd2
VERSE:
G Gsus4 G D
Emma was the lawman and I was the brave
Em ` Fsus2 F
We got in trouble we'd never be-have and we'd
G Gsus4 G. F#m7 ` B7sus4 B7
Run around all morning and rest in the shade___ I re-
Am7 G/B C F
member where I stood telling Emma we were best friends for
LINK:
G5 Gsus4 G5 Gsus4
Good
VERSE:
G Gsus4 G D
We started school the in-separable pair and
Em ` F `
I'd chase the boys who were pulling her hair and she
G Gsus4 G. F#m7 ` B7sus4 B7
Climbed up the tower ac-cepting my dare____ at the
Am7 G/B C F
Early age of eight I told Emma if she fell I'd be
LINK:
G5 Gsus4 G5 `
There in
BRIDGE-1:
Eb ` Bb/Eb ` Fsus4 ` F `
Time I would carry her books that's when it be-gan_________ I
Eb ` Bb/Eb ` Am7 ` Abmaj7 `
Started to notice her looks and the sweat in my hand
(rit)
VERSE: (a tempo)
G Gsus4 G D
Then there was a totally new game to play we
Em ` F `
Both gave our promise to never be-tray and
G Gsus4 G. F#m7 ` B7sus4 B7
I was so sure we'd be married one day__ at the
Am7 G/B C F
Early age of ten I loved Emma and I would 'til the
RE-INTRO:
G5 Gsus4 G5 Gsus4
End
D ` F `
G Gsus4 G `
INTERLUDE:
G5 Gsus4 G5 Gsus4
D ` F `
G Gsus4 G G(4,2)
BRIDGE-2:
Eb ` Bb/Eb ` Fsus4 ` F Fsus2
One day she climbed up the tower she kept looking down________ the
Eb ` Bb/Eb ` Am7 ` Abmaj7 `
Split-second lasted for hours 'til she lay on the ground and
(rit)
VERSE: (a tempo)
G Gsus4 G D
Right then I grew up in every way I
Em ` F F(2)
Buried the child in me that day but I
G Gsus4 G. F#m7 ` B7sus4 B7
Guess not com-pletely or I wouldn't say_____ that
Am7 G/B C F
Part of me be-lieves that sweet Emma will come back some-
LINK:
G5 Gsus4 G5 G5(6)
day yeah a
TAG:
Am7 G/B C F
Part of me be-lieves that sweet Emma will come back some-
G5 Gsus4 G5
day (end on 1)
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CHORDS:
G5 Gsus4 D F G Gadd2 Em F#m7 B7sus4 B7 Am7 G/B C
E|--------3----2---1---3----3----0----2------2-----2----0----3---0--|
B|--3-----1----3---1---0----0----0----2------5-----4----1----3---1--|
G|--0-----0----2---2---0----2----0----2-4*---2-----2----0----0---0--| * Vocal
D|--0-----0----0---3---0----0----2----2------4-----4----2----0---2--| is 11th
A|-----------------3-------------2----4------2-----2----0----2---3--|
E|--3-----3--------1---3----3----0----2-----------------------------|
Eb Bb/Eb Fsus4 Abmaj7
E|--6-----6------1----------|
B|--8-----6------1------4---| Thumb plays 6th-string
G|--8-----7------3------5---| in the F-chords
D|--8-----8------3------5---|
A|--6-----6-----------------|
E|---------------1------4---|
String arrangement adds third to G5
INTRO/LINK:
(full strum is not shown)
G5 Gsus4 D
1 2 + 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 + 5 6
E|-----------0--2--3--|-----|----------0h2p0-----| h = hammer-on
B|-3----0-3--1--------| O / |-3---------------3--| p = pull-off
G|-0---------0--------| / |-2------------------|
D|-0---------0--------| / O |-0------------------|
A|--------------------|-----|--------------------|
E|-3---------3--------|-----|--------------------|
F G Gsus4 G
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 + 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
E|-1-----------------|-3--------3---------|-3-----------|
B|-1--------1--0-----|-0--------0h1-------|-0-----------|
G|-2--------------0--|-0--------0---------|-0-----------|
D|-3-----------------|-0--------0---------|-0-----------|
A|-------------------|--------------------|-------------|
E|-1-----------------|-3--------3---------|-3-----------|
Similar melodic passing notes occur in the song:
INTERLUDE: VERSE: TAG:
G G(4,2) F F(2) G5 G5(6)
1 2 + 3 + 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 + 3 4 5 6
E|-------------------------||-------------------||-------------0-----------|
B|-3-----3---3-1---0-------||-1--------1--------||-3-----0-3-------3---0---|
G|-0-----0---0---------2---||-2--------2--0-----||-0-----------------------|
D|-0-----0---0-------------||-3--------3-----3--||-0-----------------------|
A|-------------------------||-------------------||-------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------||-1-----------------||-3-----------------------|
1980's Demo and CalProg2004 versions omit the INTERLUDE section
and have an alternate lyric:
"and I was so sure we'd be married one day"
"but I never told her that I was afraid"
Live version is tuned a half step down
F-chords are played as Fsus2
C-chords are played as C/E
C/G is played over "lawman"
Waynus Of Uranus
August 2006