Biography:
Emily Jane White is an American 'dark folk' singer-songwriter from California. From a beginning in 2006, she released her debut album in 2007, a follow-up in 2009, and her third album in 2011. Influenced by American blues, folk, and the mythologies of different cultures along with contemporary female singer/songwriters such as Kate Bush, she has been compared to Chan Marshall of Cat Power and Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star. While such comparisons to contemporaries are frequent
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Emily Jane White: Liza
This song uses the same picking throughout, only breaking for the part of the song
in which she strums
e|-----------------------| e|----------------------|
B|--------a-------a------| B|----------------------|
G|----m-------m----------| or G|--------a-------a-----|
D|------i-------i--------| D|----m-------m---------|
A|--p-------p------------| A|------i-------i-------|
E|-----------------------| E|--p-------p-----------|
Intro:
B / D#m (walkdown being [A|6-5-2] or [E|11-10-7]) x2
C#m G F# B G B G
Verse:
B D#m
Oh I woke up today
B D#m
and the red sky had warned me away
B D#m
Oh I woke up today
B D#m
and I thought that death had swept me away
B
and I said Hey
D#m
Hey Liza
B
Where have you been?
D#m
Where have you been?
C#m
I'll see you
G F# B G B G B G
I'll see you again
Oh the dragging of her feet
loud music for the ghosts in the street
and in silence she did weep
to the rustle of her minds in defeat
and I said Hey
Hey Liza
Where have you been?
Where have you been?
I'll see you
I'll see you again
Strumming begins
Oh I woke up today
and the gray sky painted a smile on your face
Oh I woke up today
and I thought that death had swept me away
and I said Hey
Hey Liza
Where have you been?
Where have you been?
I'll see you
I'll see you again
Return to picking
Oh I woke up today
and the red sky had warned me away
Oh I woke up today
and I thought that death had swept me away
and I said Hey
Hey Liza
Where have you been?
Where have you been?
I'll see you
I'll see you again
This song uses the same picking throughout, only breaking for the part of the song
in which she strums
e|-----------------------| e|----------------------|
B|--------a-------a------| B|----------------------|
G|----m-------m----------| or G|--------a-------a-----|
D|------i-------i--------| D|----m-------m---------|
A|--p-------p------------| A|------i-------i-------|
E|-----------------------| E|--p-------p-----------|
Intro:
B / D#m (walkdown being [A|6-5-2] or [E|11-10-7]) x2
C#m G F# B G B G
Verse:
B D#m
Oh I woke up today
B D#m
and the red sky had warned me away
B D#m
Oh I woke up today
B D#m
and I thought that death had swept me away
B
and I said Hey
D#m
Hey Liza
B
Where have you been?
D#m
Where have you been?
C#m
I'll see you
G F# B G B G B G
I'll see you again
Oh the dragging of her feet
loud music for the ghosts in the street
and in silence she did weep
to the rustle of her minds in defeat
and I said Hey
Hey Liza
Where have you been?
Where have you been?
I'll see you
I'll see you again
Strumming begins
Oh I woke up today
and the gray sky painted a smile on your face
Oh I woke up today
and I thought that death had swept me away
and I said Hey
Hey Liza
Where have you been?
Where have you been?
I'll see you
I'll see you again
Return to picking
Oh I woke up today
and the red sky had warned me away
Oh I woke up today
and I thought that death had swept me away
and I said Hey
Hey Liza
Where have you been?
Where have you been?
I'll see you
I'll see you again
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