Martha My Dear
Martha my dear though I spend my days in conver-sa-tion
C C5 C6 C C5 C6 Em Em9 Dsus4 D D5 Dsus4
E|-0---3-------5---0-------3---5--|-0---2---3---3---3---2----5--3--|
B|-1---1-------1---1-------1---1--|-0-------3---3---3---3----3--3--|
G|-0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|-0-------2---2---2---2----2--2--|
D|-2---------------2--------------|-2------------------------------|
A|-3---------------3--------------|-2------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
please... be good to me Martha, my love
D G5 F
E|-2-------------------3---2---0--|-3-------3-------1---1---1---1--|
B|-3------------------------------|-3----------3----1---1---1---1--|
G|-2------------------------------|-----0---------0-2---2---2---2--|
D|-0------------------------------|-----------------3---3---3---3--|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
don't forget me Martha, my
G7 F F(add 9) G7 F F(add 9)
E|-1---1---0-------1-------3--------|-1---1---0-------1-------3--------|
B|-0---0------3--0----1-------1-----|-0---0------3--0----1-------1-----|
G|-0---0-----------------2-------2--|-0---0-----------------2-------2--|
D|-0---0-----------3-------3--------|-0---0-----------3-------3--------|
A|-2---2----------------------------|-2---2----------------------------|
E|-3---3----------------------------|-3---3----------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
dear ... Hold your head up ....
-------
G5 | Bm
|
E|-3---3---1--0------------0--1----|---this part I just strum the---|
B|-3---3---------3---0--3----------|---chords as shown below--------|
G|-2---2---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Bm Em D D/F# D/G D/G#
Hold your head up, you silly girl, look what you've done
A Em
When you find yourself in the thick of it,
A Em F#m Bm
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you,
Bm Em Em7 Em C Csus4 C
You silly girl
(middle eight - staccato eighth feel for the chording)
Bm Em
Take a good look around you
Bm Em A
Take a good look around to see, that you and me
G Bm Em Em7 Em C Csus4 C
Were meant to be with each other, you silly girl
Hold your head up, you silly girl, see what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it,
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you,
You silly girl
Martha, my dear, you have always been my inspiration
Please, be good to me,
Martha, my dear, don't forget me,
Martha, my love
