Baby Learns To Crawl
(Paul Westerberg)

Nothing too complicated about this three-chord (plus variations) tune when
you strip it down to the bare essentials, but the recorded version uses
some interesting effects to "color" the sound (maybe a little tremelo, some
gain on the lead lick in the middle eight, etc.). The chords are briskly
strummed on the high strings, with the low strings struck for accents and
emphases on the changes.

I've tried the chord placements in a couple of ways and find I have the most
freedom to shift between highs and lows if I put a capo on the first fret
and occasionally play the Bb and C up the neck with the first two strings
ringing open in the power chord-ish style PW often uses. I distinguish
between the "low" and "high" versions of the basic chords on my list below.
I've plugged in the ones I think work in each section of the song; try 'em
out and see which ones make sense to you....

Chords in this song:

"Low" chords (you can avoid the heavy barre with a capo on fret #1)

FaddG   Bb6sus2     C
                        
 -3-      -3-      -3-
 -1-      -1-      -5-
 -2-      -3-      -5-
 -3-      -3-      -5-
 -3-      -1-      -3-
 -1-      -1-      -3-

"High" chords (I use the asterisk below to denote the alternate position
for a corresponding "low" chord - keep that capo on fret #1)

FaddG*    Bbsus    Csus
                        
 -3-       -1-     -1-
 -6-       -1-     -1-
 -5-       -7-     -9-
 -3-       -8-     -10-
 -3-       -8-     -10-
 -1-       -6-     -8-


Two quick strums on the FaddG (sustain the second one), then

               FaddG
Baby learns to crawl
                 Bb6sus2
Watching daddy's skin
          FaddG
Learns to fall
        B6sus2
Get up again
               FaddG*
Baby learns to cry
              Bb
Watching mama smile
       Csus
In the mirror
        Bbsus
Can you hear?


               FaddG
Baby learns to swear
          Bb6sus2
With your hair
          FaddG
Learns to love
          Bb6sus2
Watching TV
               FaddG*
Baby learns to cope with
         Bb
What she sees
       Csus
In the mirror
           Bbsus
Don't come nearer (near her?)

Csus | Bsus

               FaddG
Baby learns to hide
             Bb6sus2
Down on your knees
          FaddG
Learns to pray when
         Bb6sus2
Somebody sneezes
               FaddG*
Baby don't you say
         Bb
you love me
       Csus       
In the mirror

Bsus | Csus | Bsus

C
  One last crushing blow

  Bb6sus2
A final crashing bore

C | Bb6sus2

         C
And it's always time to go

          Bb6sus2
As you're inching to the door

C  | C6 | C7 | C6 - C
                    Let's go

[Middle-eight break]

     .    .    .    .    |    .    .    .    .    |    .    .    .    .    |
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------6---------6-------6-------------------------------------
G ---5----------------------5h7-----5h7----------------5--------------------
D 5h7------------5h7--------------------------------5h7-------------888888--
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    .    .    .    .    |    .    .    .    .    |    .    .    .    .    |
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------6---------6--------------6----6----6----6-----
G----------------------------5---------5--------------7----7----5----7-----
D---87-5-5----------------5h7-------5h7-------------7----------------------
A-----------8-8------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    .    .    .    .    |    .    .    .    .    |
E---6666-6--555--3-3---------6666-5555-3----------
B---6666-6--666--3-3---------6666-6666-5----------
G---5----------------------------------5----------
D-------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------

               FaddG
Baby learns to live
                 Bb6sus2
Watching daddy's life
               FaddG
Baby learns to give
            Bb6sus2
Everything away
               FaddG*
Baby learns to cry
               Bb
That means all right
       Csus    |   Bsus
In the mirror

         FaddG
Learn to crawl
                 Bb6sus2
Watching daddy's skin
               FaddG
Baby learns to crawl
                 Bb6sus2
Watching daddy's skin

[....fade.....]

- another ace 21st century tab from Richard Kearney
  (props to Andrew Rogers!)