Biography:
John Martyn OBE, born Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a forty-year career he released twenty studio albums.
He grew up in Glasgow and attended Shawlands Academy. John Martyn moved to London from Glasgow in the mid 1960s. He made his initial recorded impact in 1967, at the age of 19, with his debut album London Conversation. He then quickly became an integral part of the British music scene, incorporating Folk, Blues, and Jazz into his unique sound.
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Other songs:
- Fairytale Lullaby
- Over The Hill
- Sweet Little Mystery
- An Hour Behind
- Baby Please Come Home
- Back Down The River
- Back To Stay
- Bless The Weather
- Cocaine
- Couldnt Love You More
- Cry Me A River
- Fishermans Dream
- Glory Box
- Head And Heart
- Hurt In Your Heart
- I Dont Wanna Know
- John The Baptist
- Just Now
- Make No Mistake
- May You Never
- May You Never Accompaniment
- Sandy Grey
- Small Hours
- Solid Air
- Spencer The Rover
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Song: Make no mistake
Artist: John Martyn
Composer: John Martyn
Album: Inside out
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar.com)
14th April 2014
I think John Martyn played this in his favourite
open tuning of CFCCGD and added a capo at the 2nd fret.
The version below is much easier to get to from standard tuning,
and back again, without having to alter every single string.
6 5 4 3 2 1
Open tuning: D -A -D -G -A -D
Tune 1st and 6th strings down to match the 4th string
Tune 2nd string down to match 5th string
Dm7 = 053500
Am11 = x02030
G4 = 555555
Bb6add9 = x13030
Em7 = 055400
The second half of the song is improvised.
*****************************************************************
[Intro]
Dm7 Am11
| / / / / | / / / / |
Dm7 G4 Dm7 Am11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Bb6add9 Am11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Bb6add9 Am11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
Dm7 G4 Dm7 Am11
If I can't be a happy man, I won't be no one at all,
Dm7 G4 Dm7 Am11
If I can't be just who I am, I won't let you come to call,
Bb6add9 Am11
Well, it was alright before... I walked through the door,
Bb6add9 Am11
I was alright outside, but inside ...I had to cry!
[Verse 2]
Dm7 G4 Dm7 Am11
Low today and high tomorrow, I see that it's real,
Dm7 G4
One man's meat's a - nother man's sorrow!
Dm7 Am11 Bb6add9
Do you know how it feels... to be dead drunk on the floor,
Am11
To get up ...to ask for more,
Bb6add9 Am11
To be lying in the dark... cry-----ing?
[Verse 3]
Dm7 G4 Dm7 Am11
If I can't be a peaceful man, I will be who I can,
Dm7 G4 Dm7 Am11
If I can't get every - thing I want, I'll just get what I can, hoo!
Bb6add9 Am11
Oh, it was alright before... you walked out the door,
Bb6add9 Am11
I was alright inside, but outside...
Dm7 Am11
...I had to look a - gain, again, a - gain, again!
[Bridge]
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [Repeat]
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Look a - gain, a - gain, a - gain, a - gain,
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
A - gain, a - gain, a - gain, a - gain,
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
A love a - gain, a love a - gain, a love a - gain, a love a - gain!
[Coda]
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [Repeat]
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Love, love, love, love!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Love su - preme, a love su - preme, love su - preme, a love su - preme!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Make no mis - take, make no mis - take, make no ..., make no mis - take!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Make no mis - take it's love, make no mis - take it's love!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Make no mis - take it's love, make no mis - take it's love!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Love, love, love, love!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Make no mis - take it's love, make no mis - take it's love!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7
It's love, it's love, it's love, it's love!
Artist: John Martyn
Composer: John Martyn
Album: Inside out
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar.com)
14th April 2014
I think John Martyn played this in his favourite
open tuning of CFCCGD and added a capo at the 2nd fret.
The version below is much easier to get to from standard tuning,
and back again, without having to alter every single string.
6 5 4 3 2 1
Open tuning: D -A -D -G -A -D
Tune 1st and 6th strings down to match the 4th string
Tune 2nd string down to match 5th string
Dm7 = 053500
Am11 = x02030
G4 = 555555
Bb6add9 = x13030
Em7 = 055400
The second half of the song is improvised.
*****************************************************************
[Intro]
Dm7 Am11
| / / / / | / / / / |
Dm7 G4 Dm7 Am11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Bb6add9 Am11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Bb6add9 Am11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
Dm7 G4 Dm7 Am11
If I can't be a happy man, I won't be no one at all,
Dm7 G4 Dm7 Am11
If I can't be just who I am, I won't let you come to call,
Bb6add9 Am11
Well, it was alright before... I walked through the door,
Bb6add9 Am11
I was alright outside, but inside ...I had to cry!
[Verse 2]
Dm7 G4 Dm7 Am11
Low today and high tomorrow, I see that it's real,
Dm7 G4
One man's meat's a - nother man's sorrow!
Dm7 Am11 Bb6add9
Do you know how it feels... to be dead drunk on the floor,
Am11
To get up ...to ask for more,
Bb6add9 Am11
To be lying in the dark... cry-----ing?
[Verse 3]
Dm7 G4 Dm7 Am11
If I can't be a peaceful man, I will be who I can,
Dm7 G4 Dm7 Am11
If I can't get every - thing I want, I'll just get what I can, hoo!
Bb6add9 Am11
Oh, it was alright before... you walked out the door,
Bb6add9 Am11
I was alright inside, but outside...
Dm7 Am11
...I had to look a - gain, again, a - gain, again!
[Bridge]
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [Repeat]
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Look a - gain, a - gain, a - gain, a - gain,
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
A - gain, a - gain, a - gain, a - gain,
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
A love a - gain, a love a - gain, a love a - gain, a love a - gain!
[Coda]
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [Repeat]
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Love, love, love, love!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Love su - preme, a love su - preme, love su - preme, a love su - preme!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Make no mis - take, make no mis - take, make no ..., make no mis - take!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Make no mis - take it's love, make no mis - take it's love!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Make no mis - take it's love, make no mis - take it's love!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Love, love, love, love!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Make no mis - take it's love, make no mis - take it's love!
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7
It's love, it's love, it's love, it's love!
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