Notation:
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h: Hammer On
p: Pull Off
/: Slide Up
\: Slide Down
Chords:
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e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
Gm G|-x-|---|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 3 4 5 6
e|---|---|---|---|
B|---|---|-x-|---|
A# G|---|---|-x-|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|-x-|---|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|
Fret 1 2 3 4
e|---|---|---|---|
B|---|---|-x-|---|
D# G|---|---|-x-|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|-x-|---|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|
Fret 6 7 8 9
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
F G|---|-x-|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 1 2 3 4
Intro:
(Fade In) Gm Gm Gm Gm
Gm A# D# A# F A# Gm F
Gm A# D# A# F A# Gm F
Gm A# D# A# F A# Gm F
Gm A# D# A# F A# Gm F
A# A# A# A#
(Base: A|---1--0---)
Verse 1:
G# A# D# A# F
Gold teeth and a curse for this town were all in my mouth.
A# D# Gm F
Only, i don't know how they got out, dear.
G# A# D# A# F
Turn me back in-to the pet that i was when we met.
A# D# Gm F
I was happier then with no mind-set.
Chorus:
F A#
And if you'd 'a took to me like
D# A# F
A gull takes to the wind.
F A#
Well, I'd 'a jumped from my tree
D# A# D# A#
And I'd a danced like the king of the eyesores
D# A# F
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well.
Verse 2:
G# A# D# A# F
New slang when you notice the stripes, the dirt in your fries.
A# D# Gm F
Hope it's right when you die, old and bo-ny.
G# A# D# A# F
Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall, ne-ver should have call-ed
A# D# Gm F
But my head's to the wall and I'm lone-ly.
Chorus:
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F A#
And if you'd 'a took to me like
D# A# F
A gull takes to the wind.
F A#
Well, I'd 'a jumped from my tree
D# A# D# A#
And I'd a danced like the king of the eyesores
D# A# F
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well.
Solo 1:
e|-------1--------------------------------------------|
B|---1h3-----3---1------------/4---3-3---6h8---6------|
G|-----------------3---2---3--------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------1-3------333---1-1-------|
B|---3p1-----1h3---1-----3----------------------------|
G|---------3---------3--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|---333-1--------------------------------------------|
B|---------3p1---1h3-------------------1--------------|
G|-------------3-------0---2-3-------2---3------------|
D|-------------------------------3--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------5p3p1---|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
G# A# D# A# F
God speed all the bakers at dawn may they all cut their thumbs,
A# D# Gm F
And bleed into their buns 'till they melt a-way.
Chorus:
F A# D# A# F
I'm looking in on the good life i might be doomed never to find.
A# D# A# F
Without a trust or flam-ing fields am i too dumb to ref-ine?
A#
And if you'd 'a took to me like
D# A# D# A#
Well I'd a danced like the queen of the eye-sores
D# A# F
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well.
Solo 2:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-----1h3-3h4---3---4h5h6---6---------|
G|---2h3---3h5---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---3p1-----1h3-1h3/4-4---4---3---4h5h6/8p6---|
G|---------3-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-3---1---------------------------------|
G|---3-----------3-2---0---2-3-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5p3p1---------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Outro:
Gm A# D# A# F A# Gm F
Gm A# D# A# F A# Gm F
A# (Let It Ring)
