MATILDA MOTHER

"The Piper at the Gates of Dawn"


TAB



Intro (Organ):

B      A/B      Gmaj7/D      F# (addB)



Verse 1:

       Bsus4        Asus2       G6           F#7sus4    
e-|---------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
B-|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
G-|------4-----------2-----------0----------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------4--------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
   There  was   a   King  who  ruled  the  land.    His  

     Bsus4       Asus2      G6           F#7sus4
e-|-----0-----------0----------0-------------0----------|
B-|-------0-----------0----------0-------------0--------|
G-|---4-----------2----------0--------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------4-----------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
     Ma - je - sty was   in   com - mand.


      Bsus4        Asus2       G6           F#7sus4
e-|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|
B-|----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0------|
G-|-----4-----------2-----------0-----------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------4---------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------|
   With  sil - ver  eyes,   the   scar - let   eagle,    

      Bsus4       Asus2        G6          F#7sus4
e-|------0-----------0-----------0-------------0-------|
B-|--------0-----------0-----------0-------------0-----|
G-|----4-----------2-----------0-----------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------4---------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
      showered  sil - ver    on   the    people.


       G           D           A                 G
e-|-------3-----------2----------0-----------------3---|
B-|---------0-----------3----------2---2-------------0-|
G-|----------------------------------------2-----------|
D-|----------------0-----------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------0-----------------------|
E-|----3-----------------------------------------3-----|
         Oh____    oh____   Mother,           te___ll  

          D              E                         sl.
e-|--------2--------------4----------------------------|
B-|----------3--------------5---5--5----5--5----5--5\--|
G-|---------------------/4---------------4--------4----|
D-|-------0--------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
      me___           mo____re!

       1
     Bass arr. for guitar:

      N.C.
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----7---9---10---12---10---9---7----------7---9---10---12---10---9---7---|
    Why'd ya have   to  leave  me  there,  hang-ing  in   my   in - fant air 

                   sl.
e-|-------------------|
B-|------4-----4---4\-|
G-|------4-----4---4\-|
D-|------4-----4------|
A-|------2-----2------|
E-|-------------------|
       wai - ting?

e-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------4----3----2----0---2--|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----7---9---10---12---10---9---7-----7-----------------------------------|
     You only have  to  read the lines of            scribbly black and

e-|----------------------------|
B-|----------------------------|
G-|----------------------------|
D-|----------------------------|
A-|-----------0--0-----0--2--3-|
E-|----------------------------|
   everything shi______nes.


      Bsus4        Asus2         G6         F#7sus4    
e-|--------0-----------0------------0----------0------|
B-|----------0-----------0------------0----------0----|
G-|----/4-----------2------------0--------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------4-------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
     A - cross the  stream with wooden   shoes,        

      Bsus4      Asus2       G6          F#7sus4      
e-|-------0----------0----------0------------0--------|
B-|---------0----------0----------0------------0------|
G-|-----4----------2----------0-----------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------4---------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
     bells  to  tell  the   King  the  news.

      Bsus4        Asus2     G6        F#7sus4        
e-|--------0-----------0----------0--------0----------|
B-|----------0-----------0----------0--------0--------|
G-|-----4-----------2----------0----------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------4-----------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
    A   thousand  mis - ty    riders   climb       up  

   Bsus4        Asus2       G6          F#7sus4
e-|----0----------0-----------0------------0--------|
B-|------0----------0-----------0------------0------|
G-|--4----------2-----------0-----------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------4---------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------|
    high - er  once   u - pon   a    time.


       2
      G           D           A                  G
e-|------3-----------2----------0------------------3---|
B-|--------0-----------3----------2---2--------------0-|
G-|---------------------------------------2------------|
D-|---------------0------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------0------------------------|
E-|---3------------------------------------------3-----|
       Wonder - ing  and   dreaming,    the words  had  

          D             E                   A    G     E
e-|---------2------------------------------------3----0---|
B-|-----------3-----------------5-----------2----0----0---|
G-|--------------------/4---------4---------2----0----1---|
D-|--------0------------------0-------------2----0----2---|
A-|-----------------------------------------0----2----2---|
E-|----------------------------------------------3----0---|
   different   mea - ning.                  Yes they did!


Keyboard Solo:

    Bass arr. for guitar: (Rhy. Fig. 1)
     
      F#
e-|----------------------------------------------------||
B-|----------------------------------------------------||
G-|----------------------------------------------------||
D-|-------4---------------4----------------4-----------||
A-|-------------4----------------4----------------4----||
E-|----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------||

(cont. Rhy. Fig. 1 until change)


     Bass arr. for guitar:
      N.C.
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----7---9---10---12---10---9---7----------7---9---10---12---10---9---7--|


Verse 3:
      Bsus4       Asus2       G6       F#7sus4       Bsus4
e-|---------7---------5------------------------------------7-----|
B-|---------7---------5------------------------------------7-----|
G-|-------------------7------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----7---------5------------3--------2-------------7----------|
     For all  the   time  spent in that  room,    the doll's house

    Asus2         G6         F#7sus4
e-|-------5--5---------3----------------|
B-|-------5--5---------3----------------|
G-|-------7--7---------5----------------|
D-|-------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------|
E-|---5------------3----------2---------|
    darkness   old  per - fume.

       3

       Bsus4       Asus2      G6         F#7sus4      Bsus4
e-|----------7---------5--5-------3-------------------------7----|
B-|----------7---------5--5-------3-------------------------7----|
G-|--------------------7--7-------5------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------7---------5-----------3-----------2------------7--------|
    And  fai - ry   stor - ies   held  me   high    on  clouds   

      Asus2         G6              F#7sus4
e-|--------5--5---------/3--3---------2-----|
B-|--------5--5---------/3--3---------2-----|
G-|--------7--7-------------5---------4-----|
D-|-----------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------|
E-|----5------------3-------------2---------|
  of   sun - light  floa - ting    by.


       G           D           A                G             D
e-|-------3-----------2----------0-----------------3-----------2---|
B-|---------0-----------3----------2---2-------------0-----------3-|
G-|----------------------------------------2-----------------------|
D-|----------------0------------------------------------------0----|
A-|----------------------------0-----------------------------------|
E-|----3-----------------------------------------3-----------------|
     Oh____    oh____   Mother,           te___ll       me___

            E
e-|-----------4-------------------------------|
B-|-----------------5---5--5----5--5----5--5\-|
G-|---------/4---------------4--------4-------|
D-|-------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
           mo____re!

         A      G      E           (Rhy. Fig. 2 - Bass arr, for guitar)
e-|-------------3------0----------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B-|------2------0------0----------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G-|------2------0------1----------|-----------------------------------------------------|
D-|------2------0------2----------|-------------------6--5------------------------6--5--|
A-|------0------2------2----------|---/7--5------------------------/7--5----------------|
E-|-------------3------0----------|-----------7--0-------------------------7--0---------|
         Tell   me     mo_____re.

(cont. Rhy. Fig. 2 to fade out)

Outro:
      (fade in)
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2---0---0-2--0-2--0-2---2-0--|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------2-1---|
A-|---2-0-------------2--0--2-0--2-0--2-0---------0-2-1--2-1--2-1--2-1--|
E-|---------3-0--0-3------------------------3--0-3----------------------|

                                                        (fade out)
e-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------2-1------2-1------------------------------|
A-|-------2-1------2-1------2-1--------------------------|
E-|------------------------------3-0---3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2--|