Favor Tab

Artist: Julien Baker
Song: Favor
Album: Little Oblivions (2021)
Tabbed By: NS
 
Tuning: Drop D
 
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This is based on Julien's live performances of this song, but the chords
do match the recorded version too.
 
Everything is pretty much straight 8th notes, except live she flourishes a little
on the strumming pattern in the first verse/chorus section.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-wkOknGl1c - Live on The Current
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0BjA9ksBXI - Live on The Late Late Show
 
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[Intro]
 
      Dm       F/A   A#    F
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------2--2---------2--2----------------|
D|----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------3--3---------3--3----------------|
A|----5--5--5--0--0--1--1-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3--3---------3--3----------------------|  (x 4)
 
 
[Verse/Chorus 1]
 
    A#       F       A#      D*      F
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|---7---|---2---|---7---|--(0)--|---2---|   *you can play D as x57xxx or Dsus4 x570xx
D|---8---|---3---|---8---|---7---|---3---|
A|---8---|---3---|---8---|---5---|---3---|
D|---8---|---3---|---8---|-------|---3---|   (strummed 8th notes)
 
A#
   We took the forty down to
F
   Visit the family, and I
A#
   Told you the only kin I knew
D                   F
   Was who I could see from the gurney
A#
   I used to think about myself
F
   Like I was a talented liar
A#
   Turns out that all my friends were
D            F
   Trying to do me a favor
 
 
A#
   I always wanna tell the truth
F
   But it never seems like the right time
A#
   To be serious enough
D                F
   I'm sorry I'm making myself cry
 
 
[Bridge 1]
    Gm              F       C                                              A#
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|----3-------3-------2--------9-------|----9----------9----------9----------7------|
D|--------5-------5-------3---------10-|---------10---------10---------10--------8--|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|--5---5---5---5---3---3---10---10----|-10---10----10---10----10---10-----8---8----| 
 
    F
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2--------|
D|--------3-------3-------3-------3----|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|   (play bridge x 2)
 
 
Gm    F   C         A#     F
      How long do I have until
     Gm   F  C      A#    F
I've spent   up eveyone's goodwill?
 
 
 
[Instrumental]
     Dm          A#6/D       F           Fsus2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0-----------0-----------2--------0------|
D|---------3-----------3-----------3--------3-----3---|
A|------5-----------1-----------3---------------------|
D|---0-----------0-----------3-----------3------------|  (x 2) 
 
 
[Verse 2]
    A#           F            A#            Dsus4                Fsus2
e|------------|------------|------------|--------------------|----------------|
B|------------|------------|------------|--------------------|----------------|
G|--------7~--|--------2~--|--------7~--|-------0-------0----|-------0--------|
D|------8-----|------3-----|------8-----|-----7---7---7---7--|-----3---3~-----|
A|----8-------|----3-------|----8-------|---5-------5--------|----------------|
D|--8---------|--3---------|--8---------|--------------------|---3------------|
 
    A#                  F                 A#                 Dsus4               Fsus2
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G|------7-----------|------2-----------|------7-----------|-------0-------0----|-------0--------0----|
D|----8---8---(4x)--|----3---3---(4x)--|----8---8---(4x)--|-----7---7---7---7--|-----3---3----3---3--|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|---5-------5--------|---------------------|
D|--8---------------|--3---------------|--8---------------|--------------------|---3--------3--------|
 
A#
   Sat on the hood, out all night
F
   Trying to scrape together change
A#
   You pulled a moth out
         Dsus4               Fsus2
From the grill of your truck saying it's a shame
 
A#
   How come it's so much еasier
F
   With anything less than human
A#
   Letting yoursеlf be tender?
  Dsus4            Fsus2
Well, you couldn't make me do it
 
 
[Chorus 2]
    A#       F       A#      D*      F
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|---7---|---2---|---7---|--(0)--|---2---|   *you can play D as x57xxx or Dsus4 x570xx
D|---8---|---3---|---8---|---7---|---3---|
A|---8---|---3---|---8---|---5---|---3---|
D|---8---|---3---|---8---|-------|---3---|   (strummed 8th notes)
 
A#
   It doesn't feel too bad, but it
F
   Doesn't feel too good, either
A#
   Just like a nicotine patch, it
D               F
   Hardly works, then it's over
 
 
[Bridge 2]
     Gm              F       C                                              A#
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|----3-------3-------2--------9-------|----9----------9----------9----------7------|
D|--------5-------5-------3---------10-|---------10---------10---------10--------8--|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|--5---5---5---5---3---3---10---10----|-10---10----10---10----10---10-----8---8----| 
 
    F
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2--------|
D|--------3-------3-------3-------3----|                         ** On the third time ("did I even know..")
A|-------------------------------------|                         ** she pauses at C and then continues
D|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------| (play first 3 bars x 3) ** when the following A# comes in
 
 
    Gm              F       C                                              A#
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|----3-------3-------2--------9-------|----9----------9----------9----------7------|
D|--------5-------5-------3---------10-|---------10---------10---------10--------8--|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|--5---5---5---5---3---3---10---10----|-10---10----10---10----10---10-----8---8----| 
 
 
[Outro]
    F                       Gm        F                         Gm
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|----2-------2-------2-------3-----|---2-------2--------2--------3------|
D|--------3-------3-------3-------5-|-------3-------3--------3--------5--|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---|-3---3---3---3----3---3----5---5----|
 
    Dm                       C             A#      A#sus2
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
G|----2-------2-------2---------9-------|----7-------5-----------|
D|--------3-------3-------3----------10-|--------8-------8-------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------|    (play outro x 2)
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0----10---10----|--8---8---8---8---------|    (then 3rd time end on the 2nd bar)
 
 
 
Gm  F   C
Who put me
        A#     F
In your way to find?
    Gm   F         C
And what right had you
       A#     F
Not to let me die?
Gm             F    C
Ooh, but did I even know
           A#     F
What I was asking for?
 
     Gm  F  C
If I had my way
         A#         F
I'd have missed you more
         Gm     F
Than you missed me
    Gm     Dm   C   A#  A#sus2   F
You missed me
    Gm     F
You missed me
    Gm     Dm   C   A#  A#sus2   F   Gm   F
You missed me
 
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