Unifiers

("Unifiers" is based on "Wildflowers" by Tom Petty. Alternate lyrics by Steve Wolfman.)

Ukele tabs based on Wildflower tabs at Acoustic Binder. I use a strum pattern like d---d---d-d-d--- (d = down, u = up, - = none), with two strokes on the G chord. The Fadd9 definitely falls before the start of each line. Fadd9 on a uke is simple: an F except with the G string open.

Fadd9     C         G              C
  All our lives are filled with disunion
Fadd9    C          G          C
  People strive and they grow apart, but
Fadd9 C      G               C
  Uni-fy two tree-structured terms and
Fadd9      C         G               C
  You will find what makes them like one.

Fadd9    C           G           C
  A variable and the same var connect.
Fadd9    C           G
  A variable maps to anything else, but
Fadd9      C              G       C
  Technically, you should do an occurs check
Fadd9      C             G           C
  Check to see if its contained in itself.

Fadd9    C               G         C
  Simple term, with your secrets uncovered
Fadd9     C       G
  Symbol, number, string values too
Fadd9    C G         C
  I just see how the other    [draw out the word "see"]
Fadd9    C       G          C
  Simple term compares with you

Fadd9        C            G           C
  A compound term's gonna take us two verses
Fadd9         C    G          C
  Accompanied by recursive descent, with
Fadd9     C          G          C
  Functor names that equal each other and
Fadd9     C              G        C
  Subterm lists that are equal in length

Fadd9       C      G        C
  Recurse into the pairwise subterms
Fadd9         C       G
  Traverse by twos, a pair at a time
Fadd9   C    G         C
  Accumulate one substitution, and
Fadd9      C        G        C
  You will find two terms unified

Fadd9 C      G               C
  Uni-fy two tree-structured terms and
Fadd9      C         G               C
  You will find what makes them like one.
Fadd9      C         G        C
  Uniquely tied by a single return
Fadd9         C              G         C
  One list of bindings or it cannot be done

Footnotes

Coming someday, I hope!

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