Biography:
Matthew Stephen Ward (b 4th October 1973, Newbury Park, California), known by his stage name M. Ward, is a U.S. singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence in the Portland, Oregon music scene. In addition to his solo work, he is known as a member of She & Him and Monsters of Folk.
Ward was previously with the band Rodriguez, which included bassist Kyle Field (of Little Wings fame) and drummer Mike Funk. They recorded and released on cassette Box Plots and Cash Crops and then the album Swing Like a Metronome in 2000.
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M. Ward
The First Time I Ran Away
Tuning: EBEF#BE
Listen to the song for strumming patterns and timing etc
CHORDS
F#m11/E: 002320
Emaj7: 004540
E: 000200
Intro: F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E *E
F#m11/E E
The first time I ran away I saw faces in the trees
F#m11/E E F#m11/E
I heard voices in the storm, they sang oooooooh
Emaj7 F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E *E
by the waterfall, oooooooh
The second time I ran away I saw warriors on the train
catching tigers by the tail, they sang ooooooooh
by the waterfall, oooooooh
Emaj7 F#m11/E
Cause the way they look at you as if you were a stranger
Emaj7 F#m11/E *E F#m11/E
The way they talk to you as if you were a child
Emaj7 F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E *E
by the waterfall, oooooooh
F#m11/E E
The last time I run away, well I hope it is with you
F#m11/E E F#m11/E
Will you let me show you where to run?
Emaj7 F#m11/E *E
by the waterfall
NOTES:
*E e|-------0000000000-------0000000000|
B|-------0000000000-------0000000000|
G|-------2222222222-------2222222222| etc
D|-------0000000000-------0000000000|
A|-0h2p2-0000000000-0h2p2-0000000000|
E|-------0000000000-------0000000000|
hit and pull off are immediately followed by continuous strumming of the E chord and
so forth. Add these in where necessary.
Also remember to slide F#m11/E to Emaj7 when the opportunity presents itself.
The First Time I Ran Away
Tuning: EBEF#BE
Listen to the song for strumming patterns and timing etc
CHORDS
F#m11/E: 002320
Emaj7: 004540
E: 000200
Intro: F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E *E
F#m11/E E
The first time I ran away I saw faces in the trees
F#m11/E E F#m11/E
I heard voices in the storm, they sang oooooooh
Emaj7 F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E *E
by the waterfall, oooooooh
The second time I ran away I saw warriors on the train
catching tigers by the tail, they sang ooooooooh
by the waterfall, oooooooh
Emaj7 F#m11/E
Cause the way they look at you as if you were a stranger
Emaj7 F#m11/E *E F#m11/E
The way they talk to you as if you were a child
Emaj7 F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E *E
by the waterfall, oooooooh
F#m11/E E
The last time I run away, well I hope it is with you
F#m11/E E F#m11/E
Will you let me show you where to run?
Emaj7 F#m11/E *E
by the waterfall
NOTES:
*E e|-------0000000000-------0000000000|
B|-------0000000000-------0000000000|
G|-------2222222222-------2222222222| etc
D|-------0000000000-------0000000000|
A|-0h2p2-0000000000-0h2p2-0000000000|
E|-------0000000000-------0000000000|
hit and pull off are immediately followed by continuous strumming of the E chord and
so forth. Add these in where necessary.
Also remember to slide F#m11/E to Emaj7 when the opportunity presents itself.
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