Meadowlarks Fleet Foxes

--INTRO (fingerpicking):

[G]

 
 e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|
 D|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|
 A|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|
 E|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|

--VERSE 1:

Meadowlark, fly away down

[G] [Gmaj7]

 
 e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|
 D|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|-----4--------4--------4--------4---|
 A|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|
 E|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|

I hold a cornucopia and a golden crown

[G7] [Cmaj7]

 
 e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|
 G|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|-----0--------0--------0--------0---|
 D|-----3--------3--------3--------3---|---2--------2--------2--------2-----|
 A|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|
 E|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|------------------------------------|

For you to wear upon your fleecy down

[D7sus2] [Em]

 
 e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-------5------5--------5--------5---|------------------------------------|
 G|-----5------5--------5--------5-----|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|
 D|---4------4--------4--------4-------|-----2--------2--------2--------2---|
 A|-5-------5--------5--------5--------|---2--------2--------2--------2-----|
 E|------------------------------------|-0--------0--------0--------0-------|

A meadow lark sings to me

[D] [C] [D] [Cmaj7] [G]

 
 e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-----7----------5-------7------5--|------------------------------------|
 G|---7----------5------7-------5----|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|
 D|--7---------5------7-------5------|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|
 A|-5--------3-------5------3--------|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|
 E|----------------------------------|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|

--VERSE 2: same guitar part.

[G]Hummingbird, just let me [Gmaj7]down

[G7]Inside the broken ovals of you[Cmaj7]r olive eyes

[D7sus2]I do believe you gave it your best [Em]try

A [D]humming[C]bird[D] [Cmaj7]sing to [G]me

A meadow lark sing to me

[D] [C] [D] [Cmaj7] [G]

 
 e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-----5----------3-------5------3--|------------------------------------|
 G|---7----------5------7-------5----|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|
 D|--7---------5------7-------5------|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|
 A|-5--------3-------5------3--------|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|
 E|----------------------------------|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|

--BREAK: same chords + guitar part as verse, with "harmony humming"

[G/Gmaj7/G7/Cmaj7/D7sus2/Em]

A [D]humming[C]bird[D] [Cmaj7]sing to [G]me

--NEW SECTION:

Don't believe a word that I haven't heard

[Am] [D7]

 
 e|------------------------------------|-------2--------2--------2--------2/-|
 B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-----1--------1--------1--------1----|
 G|-----2--------2--------2--------2---|---2--------2--------2--------2------|
 D|---2--------2--------2--------2-----|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|
 A|-0--------0--------0--------0-------|-------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Little children laughing at the boys and girls

[Ebmaj7] [Ab]

 
 e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 G|-------7-------7-------7-------7|-------5--------5--------5---------5-|
 D|-----7-------7-------7-------7--|-----6--------6--------6---------6---|
 A|---8-------8-------8-------8----|---6--------6--------6---------6-----|
 E|6-------6-------6-------6-------|-4--------4--------4---------4-------|

The meadow lark singing to you each and every day

[Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C]

 
 e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------5----------------5|----------------5----------------5|
 G|-------3------5---------3------5--|-------3------5---------3------5--|
 D|-----5------5---------5------5----|-----5------5---------5------5----|
 A|---5------3---------5------3------|---5------3---------5------3------|
 E|-3----------------3---------------|-3----------------3---------------|

They all crowd on the hillside and the market in the hay

[Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C]

 
 e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------5----------------5|----------------5----------------5|
 G|-------3------5---------3------5--|-------3------5---------3------5--|
 D|-----5------5---------5------5----|-----5------5---------5------5----|
 A|---5------3---------5------3------|---5------3---------5------3------|
 E|-3----------------3---------------|-3----------------3---------------|

After this point, where the "oohs" come in, change from Gm to G and with extra twinkly bits:

[Gm]

 
 e|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3-|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3--|
 B|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3-|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3--|
 G|-------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------4--------4--------4--------4--|
 D|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|-----5--------5--------5--------5----|
 A|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|---5--------5--------5--------5------|
 E|3--------3--------3--------3--------|3--------3--------3--------3---------|

The song ends on a G major chord.

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{t:Meadowlarks}
 {st:Fleet Foxes}
 
 --INTRO (fingerpicking):
 
 [G] 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|
 D|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|
 A|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|
 E|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|
 {eot}
 
 --VERSE 1:
 Meadowlark, fly away down
 [G] [Gmaj7] 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|
 D|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|-----4--------4--------4--------4---|
 A|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|
 E|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|
 {eot}
 
 I hold a cornucopia and a golden crown
 [G7] [Cmaj7] 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|
 G|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|-----0--------0--------0--------0---|
 D|-----3--------3--------3--------3---|---2--------2--------2--------2-----|
 A|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|
 E|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 For you to wear upon your fleecy down
 [D7sus2] [Em] 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-------5------5--------5--------5---|------------------------------------|
 G|-----5------5--------5--------5-----|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|
 D|---4------4--------4--------4-------|-----2--------2--------2--------2---|
 A|-5-------5--------5--------5--------|---2--------2--------2--------2-----|
 E|------------------------------------|-0--------0--------0--------0-------|
 {eot}
 
 A meadow lark sings to me
 [D] [C] [D] [Cmaj7] [G] 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-----7----------5-------7------5--|------------------------------------|
 G|---7----------5------7-------5----|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|
 D|--7---------5------7-------5------|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|
 A|-5--------3-------5------3--------|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|
 E|----------------------------------|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|
 {eot}
 
 --VERSE 2: same guitar part.
 [G]Hummingbird, just let me [Gmaj7]down
 [G7]Inside the broken ovals of you[Cmaj7]r olive eyes
 [D7sus2]I do believe you gave it your best [Em]try
 A [D]humming[C]bird[D] [Cmaj7]sing to [G]me
 A meadow lark sing to me
 [D] [C] [D] [Cmaj7] [G] 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-----5----------3-------5------3--|------------------------------------|
 G|---7----------5------7-------5----|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|
 D|--7---------5------7-------5------|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|
 A|-5--------3-------5------3--------|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|
 E|----------------------------------|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|
 {eot}
 
 --BREAK: same chords + guitar part as verse, with "harmony humming"
 
 [G/Gmaj7/G7/Cmaj7/D7sus2/Em] 
 A [D]humming[C]bird[D] [Cmaj7]sing to [G]me
 
 
 --NEW SECTION:
 
 Don't believe a word that I haven't heard
 [Am] [D7] 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------|-------2--------2--------2--------2/-|
 B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-----1--------1--------1--------1----|
 G|-----2--------2--------2--------2---|---2--------2--------2--------2------|
 D|---2--------2--------2--------2-----|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|
 A|-0--------0--------0--------0-------|-------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Little children laughing at the boys and girls
 [Ebmaj7] [Ab] 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 G|-------7-------7-------7-------7|-------5--------5--------5---------5-|
 D|-----7-------7-------7-------7--|-----6--------6--------6---------6---|
 A|---8-------8-------8-------8----|---6--------6--------6---------6-----|
 E|6-------6-------6-------6-------|-4--------4--------4---------4-------|
 {eot}
 
 The meadow lark singing to you each and every day
 [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------5----------------5|----------------5----------------5|
 G|-------3------5---------3------5--|-------3------5---------3------5--|
 D|-----5------5---------5------5----|-----5------5---------5------5----|
 A|---5------3---------5------3------|---5------3---------5------3------|
 E|-3----------------3---------------|-3----------------3---------------|
 {eot}
 
 They all crowd on the hillside and the market in the hay
 [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------5----------------5|----------------5----------------5|
 G|-------3------5---------3------5--|-------3------5---------3------5--|
 D|-----5------5---------5------5----|-----5------5---------5------5----|
 A|---5------3---------5------3------|---5------3---------5------3------|
 E|-3----------------3---------------|-3----------------3---------------|
 {eot}
 
 After this point, where the "oohs" come in, change from Gm to G and with extra twinkly bits:
 [Gm] 
 {sot}
 e|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3-|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3--|
 B|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3-|---3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3--|
 G|-------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------4--------4--------4--------4--|
 D|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|-----5--------5--------5--------5----|
 A|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|---5--------5--------5--------5------|
 E|3--------3--------3--------3--------|3--------3--------3--------3---------|
 {eot}
 
 The song ends on a G major chord.

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