Be Acoustic Tab

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Tab based on the acoustic version of Be on the Wasteland, Baby Deluxe album. Played in standard tuning with capo on the 2nd fret.Was this info helpful?

Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	2nd fret

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Tab is based on the Acoustic version of Be on the Wasteland, Baby! Anniversary album.
Played in standard tuning with capo on the 2nd fret.
 
[Intro]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------0h3-3---3h5---------------------|
G|---------0---0-0h2-2-------------------2h4p2p0-0---2h4p2p0-|
D|-0---0h2---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-----3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1-------------------------------------------0-1/3-3\1-1-1-1p0----------------------|
G|-----2---2-0-0h2-2---2-0h2-2/4-4\2-0-------------2/4-4\2-2-0-----0-------0------------|
D|-------------------------------------0h2-2---2-----------------------0h2-----0-0------|
A|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0---------------------------------0--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------0-----0-0-------------------3-3-3-----3---3-3-3-3|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------0h3-3---3h5---------------------|
G|---------0---0-0h2-2-------------------2h4p2p0-0---2h4p2p0-|
D|-0---0h2---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-----3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-------|
 
  Be, be as you've always been. Be like the love that discovered
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1-------------------------------------------0-1/3-3\1-1-1-1p0-|
G|-----2---2-0-0h2-2---2-0h2-2/4-4\2-0-------------2/4-4\2-2-0-----|
D|-------------------------------------0h2-2---2-------------------|
A|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0---------------------------------0-----|
E|-------------------------------------0-----0-0-------------------|
 
  the sin. That freed the first man and will do so again. And lover be good to me.
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------0h3-3---3h5---------------------|
G|-0-------0---0-0h2-2-------------------2h4p2p0-0---2h4p2p0-|
D|-----0h2---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-----3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-------|
 
  Be the hope when Eden was lost, that's been deaf to our laughter since the master was crossed.
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1-------------------------------------------0-1/3-3\1-1-1-1p0-----------------------|
G|-----2---2-0-0h2-2---2-0h2-2/4-4\2-0-------------2/4-4\2-2-0-0---0---0h2-2---0-0-------|
D|-------------------------------------0h2-2---2-----------------------------------------|
A|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0-----------------------------------0-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------0-----0-0-------------------3-3-3-----3---3-3-3-3-|
 
  Which side of the wall really suffers that cost? Lover be good to me.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 (I just strum this)
 
 [Am] [G] [Em]
 
  Be as you've always been.
 
 [Am] [G] [Em]
 
  Be as you've always been.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------0h3-3---3h5---------------------|
G|---------0---0-0h2-2-------------------2h4p2p0-0---2h4p2p0-|
D|-0---0h2---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-----3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-------|
 
  Be, be as you've always been. True to the time and the place you've been
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1-------------------------------------------0-1/3-3\1-1-1-1p0-|
G|-----2---2-0-0h2-2---2-0h2-2/4-4\2-0-------------2/4-4\2-2-0-----|
D|-------------------------------------0h2-2---2-------------------|
A|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0---------------------------------0-----|
E|-------------------------------------0-----0-0-------------------|
 
  given. Your heart in the world, and a world there within. And lover be good to me.
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------0h3-3---3h5---------------------|
G|-0-------0---0-0h2-2-------------------2h4p2p0-0---2h4p2p0-|
D|-----0h2---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-----3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-------|
 
  Be there and just as you stand, or be like the rose that you'd hold in your hand,
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1-------------------------------------------0-1/3-3\1-1-1-1p0-0-----------------------------|
G|-----2---2-0-0h2-2---2-0h2-2/4-4\2-0-------------2/4-4\2-2-0-0---0-----0h2-2---2h4p2p0-0-0-0---|
D|-------------------------------------0h2-2---2---------------------0h2-------------------------|
A|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0---------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------0-----0-0-------------------3-3---3-----3-3-------3-3---3-|
 
  that grows bold in a barren and an uneasy land. And lover be good to me.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 [Am] [G] [Em]
 
  Be as you've always been.
 
 [Am] [G] [Em]
 
  Be as you've always been.
 
 [Am] [G] [Em]
 
  Be as you've always been.
 
 [Am] [G] [Em]
 
  Be as you've always been.
 
 
[Outro]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------0h3-3---3h5---------------------|
G|---------0---0-0h2-2-------------------2h4p2p0-0---2h4p2p0-|
D|-0---0h2---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-----3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1-------------------------------------------0-1/3-3\1-1-1-1p0-0-0h1-1p0---|
G|-----2---2-0-0h2-2---2-0h2-2/4-4\2-0-------------2/4-4\2-2-2-----0-----------|
D|-------------------------------------0h2-2---2-------------2-----0---------0-|
A|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0---------------------------------0-----2-----------|
E|-------------------------------------0-----0-0-------------------3---------3-|
 
 
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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
 
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Really good tab! I tried playing this by ear and got close to this but I couldn't figure out some of the nuances, so thank you for making this.

This is incredible, thank you!

thank you thank you i love this song. It's my kids' lullaby. So satisfying to play.