“Ballad for My One True Love” By Mason Jennings ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Nick O’Brien Email: nobrien@luc.edu Tuning: one half-step down from standard Note: Tabs do not reflect rhythm/strumming patterns. However, they are easy to pick up by listening. INTRO e|---0-0-2---2-2-3---3-3-3---3-3-0---0-0-3---3-3-0---0-0-2---2-0h2p0---| B|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1----------1--| G|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---2-2-2-----------2-| D|---x-x-x---x-x-x---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-0-------0-----------| A|---------------------------------0-------0---------------------------| E|-3-------3-------0-------0-------------------------------------------| repeat Verse: G E7 Sleeping in a cherry tree, High above a monastery Am D7 Where the bells are ringing slow, to say farewell when hours go. G E7 And all the while I'm dreaming of the ballad for my one true love Am D7 Searching for the perfect way to say I love you. Chorus: G C G C Sweetheart, this is my dream come truuuuue God bless the babies that sleep in you e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12--12---12--12---10--10---10--10---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8-------| G|-12--12---12--12---11--11---11--11---9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9-------| D|---12-------12-------12-------12-------9------9-----10-----10--------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| God bless the babies that sleep in you e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12--12---12--12---10--10---10--10---8--8---8--8---7--7---8--8---7--7-| G|-12--12---12--12---11--11---11--11---9--9---9--9---8--8---9--9---8--8-| D|---12-------12-------12-------12-------9------9------9-----10------9--| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-8--8---10--10---10--10---10--10---10--10----------------------------| B|-9--9---11--11---11--11---11--11---11--11----------------------------| G|--10------12-----12--12-----12-------12------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Intro riff x 2 Verse Sleeping in a motel room underneath a silver moon With the windows open wide I can hear the stars go by And all the while I 'm dreaming of The ballad for my one true love Searching for the perfect way to say I love you Chorus Intro riff x 2 Final Chord: e|------2--| B|-----0---| G|----0----| D|---0-----| A|--2------| E|-3-------| There should be a lot more Mason Jennings on this website… | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note