Stephen Lynch - Lullaby [Instrumental Cover]

Feel free to sing along! :)

This is my instrumental cover of Stephen Lynch's song, "Lullaby" (a.k.a. "Why Mommy Left Us". You can find it on either of his CDs, "A Little Bit Special" (2000) or "Superhero" (2002).

Lyrics:
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Hush little girl, sweet baby dont cry tonight
Daddy is here and he'll sing you a soft lullaby tonight
Why cant it all be like it was before?
How can I explain why mommy's not here anymore?

'Cause Daddy likes porno and $10 whores
Daddy gets wasted and robs liquor stores
Daddy likes rubbing against little boys on the bus
I think thats why Mommy left us
Mommy left us

Hush little girl, there is no reason to fret tonight
Don't mind the smoke, Daddy just wants to forget tonight
Soon it will all be like it was before
Any minute, she will walk through that front door

But Daddy plays poker and drinks lots of beer
Then he wants sex that involves Mommy's rear
Daddy has sores on his naughty parts oozing with pus
I think thats why Mommy left us

Please dont cry, I swear I'll try
To be here by your side

Right after Daddy gets home from the bar
He visits his bookie and steals a new car
He'll drive to the strip club
And if daddy plays his cards right
He'll bring home your new Mommy tonight!

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Category:

Music

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• Lullaby
• That's
• Why
• Mommy
• Left
• Us
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• Instrumental
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[JaCkMiChEaLs0n]

the tabs are a little off

when you make the first transition from cadd9 to am the tab says to play the whole cadd9 peice

but when you and stephen actually play it you stop at the high e string and dont play b and g strings

you understand what im trying to say

[StephenLynchsFan]

Hi JaCkMiChEaLs0n,

Thanks for letting me know, I'll fix the tab submission ASAP. I wouldn't want people learning it wrongly just by a simple mistake! :)

Just thought i'd point out however, I don't play it and stop at the high e string before the transition to Am. I actually continue the riff by plucking the G and B strings after the high e, (as Stephen also does in the A Little Bit Special recording) - it's just that the riff is broken the moment the high e string would be picked.

[JaCkMiChEaLs0n]

what do you mean the riff is broken but you still pick the b and g

[StephenLynchsFan]

By "the riff is broken", I mean I don't finish the riff - it's "broken" because it ends earlier than expected - but yes, I still pick the G and B strings immediately before the transition from Cadd9 to Am (your original post stated I stopped at the high e string, I don't).

Hope this clears things up. :)

[Gerabolt]

Where can I get the tabs for the version you are playing? All the tabs I've found sound way off, and you seem to be placing your fingers in different spots, though yours sounds awesome. Also, do you capo at the 2nd or 3rd fret?

[StephenLynchsFan]

Hi Gerabolt,

Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

For this version I have the capo on the 3rd fret (as in the "Superhero" album). However, Stephen plays with a capo on the 2nd fret in his "A Little Bit Special" album, though the chord progression stays exactly the same.

I personally tabbed out both Craig Machine and A Little Bit Special albums, and have submitted them on Ultimate-Guitar[dot]com. In the latter you will find the tabs for "Lullaby". :)

Hope this helps man

[mizazngurl05]

ur nice =]

[KalikAP01]

It sounds so sweet without the lyrics...

[MMLittle71]

Awesome!! I've watched all the tutorials... yOU'VE HELPED ME SOOO MUCH.

[getoverit007]

Awesome!

[imjustfatbill]

thanx a million for the lyrics, bro. ive been searching for like a week.

[djpoppyt]

Your vid is pretty helpful, I got the melody down just fine but the bass notes are what i wanted to figure out(mainly the walk-down before transitioning to a different progression) . Well played thx for postin'

[gunluvS14]

very nice :)