The picking pattern is up to you. Listening to the CD will clear it right up; however,
should definitely be on the open B string (2nd string).
G {3,2,0,0,0,3}
Em {0,2,2,0,0,0} / except on the chorus: (X,7,9,9,8,X)
C {X,3,2,0,1,0} / except on the chorus: (X,3,5,5,5,x)
If strumming, I would use the standard G, Em, and C positions.
| 3X (Including Verse) |
e|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------0-----------0-----|------0-------------0-----|
G|--0-------0---0-------0-|--0-------0-----0-------0-|
D|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2---------2---2---|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|
E|3-----------3-----------|-0-----------0------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|------1-----------1------|
G|--0-------0---0-------0--|
D|----2---2-------2---2----|
A|3-----------3------------|
E|-------------------------|
or you can use this pattern in the opening (whichever one you like):
e|----------------|
B|--------------0-|
G|----0---0---0---|
D|--0---0---0-----|
A|2---------------|
E|--3-------------|
For the chorus I like to use the following picking pattern:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sia/lullaby_tab.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5---5--------5---5----------8---8-------8---8---------5---5-----5----|
G|--5------------5--------------9-----------9-------------5---5---5---5----5-|
D|----5---5---5----5---5----------9---9---9---9---9---9-----5---5---5--------|
A|3-------------------------3/7-------------------------3--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
do well..
e|---2------2---2/5-0-3-|
B|-----3--------------0-|
G|--------2---2---------|
D|5--0------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|--------------------3-|
G Em
Send a wish upon a star
C G
Do the work and you’ll go far
Send a wish upon a star
Make a map and there you are
Send a hope upon a wave
A dying wish before the grave
Send a hope upon a wave
For all the souls you failed to save
CHORUS
C
And you stood tall
Em
Now you will fall
C D
Don’t break the spell of a life spent trying to do well
And you stood tall
Now you will fall
Don’t break the spell of a life spent trying to do well
Send a question in the wind
It’s hard to know where to begin
So send the question in the wind and give an answer to a friend
Place your past into a book
Put in everything you ever took
Place your past into a book
Burn the pages
Let them cook
And you stood tall
Now you will fall
Don’t break the spell of a life spent trying to do well
And you stood tall
Now you will fall
Don’t break the spell of a life spent trying to do well
And you stood tall
Now you will fall
Don’t break the spell of a life spent trying to do well
And you stood tall
Now you will fall
Don’t break the spell of a life spent trying to do well
Send a wish upon a star
Send a wish upon a star
