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Been Set Free
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by J. Farrar and M. Farrar
As played by Son Volt from the album "Straighaways" (1997)


Transcribed by Dave Shapiro (buck@ecentral.com)

6-string guitar, drop-D tuning (DADGBD)

Chords used (mostly in chorus):

--0-----0----0-------0------
--3-----3----3-------0------
--2-----0----0-------0------
--0-----0----3-------2------
-(0)--------(3)------2------
-(0)---(5)----------(2)-----

 D5    G5   G7/(C)   Em
           (no 3rd)

I tabbed out the intro and outlined the chords for the chorus, but
that's about it. That's because all of the verses resemble the intro,
plus some ad libing. Play through the riffs a couple of times, and
you'll get a feel for the idioms that make up this tune. The trick, I
think, is to keep your index and ring fingers anchored on the the 2nd
fret of the G string and the 3rd fret of the B string, respectively.
Then do the hammer-ons with the middle finger. In general. And when
you're done with this tune, you'll know another one ("Coalminers",
from "March 16-20, 1992")!

And if you don't know who Lilli Schull is, check out "March 16-20,
1992" (for starters).

Intro:

-----0--0---0-0----------0-------0--0---0------0--0---------
-----3--3---3-3----------3------------------------3---------
--------------2----------2----------------2-------2---------
---------(0)-----(0)----------0-------0---0^3---------------
--0------------------0^3---3-(0)----------------------------
--0-----------------(3)------(0)--------------------3^4-----

-----0--0-0----------------0---|
-----3--3-3------3----3----3---|
----------2------2----2----2---|
-------------------(0)-----0---|
--0----------0^3---(3)-----0---|
--0----------------------------|


Verse 1

I am the voice of Lilli Schull
Muffled since nineteen three (?)

When my lover became my murderer
And burned the flesh off of me


Chorus

 G5
My life's been a burden

    G7/(C)    D5
Now I'm going home

 Em                G5
I've been loaded down

               D5
Now I've been set free


Verse 2

Never saw my child
Nor heard her little pound

Ten minutes turned blood cold
And I leave this earthly ground


[Chorus]


Verse 3

Farewell, family, everyone I've known
I lived within you, but I rest alone

May my leaving not be in vain
Carry on, believe in, remember my name


[Chorus]



Cheers,

Dave Shapiro
buck@ecentral.com