This is a collection of tabs/chords by the Avett Brothers from their album EP
'The Second Gleam'. All those who helped with tabs/chords will be properly
credited.
Artist: The Avett Brothers
Album: The Second Gleam EP
Tracks:
1. Tear Down The House (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 4)
2. Murder In The City (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2)
3. Bella Donna (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 4)
4. The Greatest Sum (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 3)
5. St. Josephs (Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 4)
6. Souls Like The Wheels (Tuning: CGCGCE CAPO 4)
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1. Tear Down The House
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 4
Tabbed By: Unregistered (Shy much?)
G G/f#
Tear down the house
C G
That I grew up in
G D C G
Ill never be the same again
G G/f# C G
Take everything that Ive collected
G D G
And throw it in a pile
G G/f#
Bulldoze the woods
C G
That I ran through
G D C G
Carry the pictures of me and you
G G/f# C G
I have no memory of who I once was
G D G
And I don't remember your name
G G/f#
Park the old car
C G
That I love the best
G D C G
(The) inspections due and it wont pass the test
G G/f# C G
Its funny how I have to put it to rest
G D G
And how one day I will join it
G G/f# C G
I remember crying over you
G D C
And I dont mean like a couple of tears
G
And Im blue
G G/f#
Im talkin about collapsing
C G
And screaming at the moon
G D
But Im a better man
C G
For having gone through it
G C
Yes, Im a better man
D C
For having gone through…
G G/f# C G
Ever since I learned how to curse
G D C G
Ive been using those sorry old words
G G/f#
But, Im talkin’ to these children
C G
And Im keeping it clean
G D
I dont need those words
C G
To say what I mean
G C
No, I dont need those words
D G
To say what I mean
G G/f#
Tear down the house
C G
That I grew up in
G D C G
I'll never be the same again
G G/f# C G
Take everything that I used to own
G D G
And burn it in a pile
G G/f#
And, bulldoze the woods
C G
That I ran through
G D C G
Carry the pictures of me and you
G G/f# C G
I have no memory of who I once was
G D G
And I dont remember your name
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2. Murder In The City
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 2
Tabbed By: Unregistered (Odd?)
Intro -
C, C/B, C/A, C/G, F, G, C
Am, G, C
Am, G, F, C, G, C
C C/B C/A C/G
If I get murdered in the city
F G C
Dont go revengin in my name
C C/B C/A C/G
One person dead from such is plenty
F G C
No need to go get locked away
Am G C
When I leave your arms
Am G C
The things that I think of
Am G C
No need to get over alarmed
Am G C
Im comin home
(Repeats Intro)
C C/B C/A C/G
I wonder which brother is better
F G C
Which one our parents love the most
C C/B C/A C/G
I sure did get in lots of trouble
F G C
They seemed to let the other go
Am G C
A tear fell from my fathers eyes
Am G C
I wondered what my dad would say
Am G
He said I love you
F C G C
And Im proud of you both, in so many different ways
(Repeats Intro)
C C/B C/A C/G
If I get murdered in the city
F G C
Go read the letter in my desk
C C/B C/A C/G
Dont bother with all my belongings
F G C
But pay attention to the list
Am G C
Make sure my sister knows I loved her
Am G C
Make sure my mother knows the same
Am G F C
Always remember, there was nothing worth sharing
C G C
Like the love that let us share our name
Am G F C
Always remember, there was nothing worth sharing
C G C
Like the love that let us share our name
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3. Bella Donna
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 4
Tabbed By: Unregistered (Ok seriously?)
G
e|-3-----------------------------|
B|-0---0---0---1---0-------0-----|
G|-0-------------------2---------|
D|-0-------------------------2---|
A|-2-2---2---2---2---2---2---3---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3---3---3-------|
C
e|-0---------------------------------|
B|-1---0---0---1---0-------0---------|
G|-0-------------------2-------------|
D|-2-2---2---2---2---2---2-----------|
A|-3-3---3---3---3---3---3---2-------|
E|-x-------------------------3-------|
Repeat.
G C
Baby, I asked you not to keep me waiting
G
I told you not to keep me waiting
C
Now the afternoon is fading on
G C
Donna, Bella Donna have you seen me
G
And have you ever really seen me
C
Like I want for you to see me now
G C
Lonesome, like you were when you were sixteen
G
When maybe even if I weren't listening
C
Did I help when I was kissing you
G C
Donna, Bella Donna are you listening
G
And were you ever really listening
C
Like I want for you to listen now
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4. The Greatest Sum
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 3
Tabbed By: Drealynn (thank you for having a name!)
C D G , C D G , C D G C Em Am G G C
G C Em Am
This and who I used to be
G D C G
Don't matter much at all to me.
G C Em Am
The pit you dug to plant your feet's
G D C G
a far cry from my destiny.
C
Not even the clouds,
G
Not even the past,
G C
Not even the hands of God
Em Am G
could hold me back from you.
C D G
G C Em Am
Dark and lonely is the ride
G D C G
the devil always by my side.
G C Em Am
Though no match for what lies between
G D
the thought of you
C G
your trust for me.
C
Not even the sun,
G
A bullet from a gun.
G C Em Am
No, nothing that this world could bring or
G D C G
Anything someone could do
C D G D G
Could hold me back from you.
C D G , C D G , C D G C Em Am G D G
G C Em Am
No can of gold placed in my hand,
G D
the largest find
C G D G
with the greatest sum.
G C
Though some would say
Em Am
itd ease our pain,
G D C G
We know that it can't be done.
C
Not even the sun,
G
Not even the clouds,
C
Not even the past
G C Em Am
No, nothing that this world could bring or
G D C G
Anything someone could do
C D G
Could hold me back from you,
C D G
Could hold me back from you,
C D G D G
Could hold me back from you.
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5. St. Josephs
Tuning: EADGBE CAPO 4
Tabbed By: Oaw19
e|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
D|-4------0------|-2------0------|-0------0-----0------0-------|
A|------2-----2--|------2-----2--|------2-----2-----2------2---|
E|-3--3-----3----|-3--3-----3----|-3--3-----3---3-3------3-----|
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B|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
D|-4---0---0---0-|-2---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0-0---0---0---0-|
A|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
E|-3-3---3---3---|-3-3---3---3---|-3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---|
Intro (Guitars 1 & 2)
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G|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
D|-4------0------|-2------0------|-0------0----------0---0---0-|
A|------2-----2--|------2-----2--|------2-----2--------0---2---|
E|-3--3-----3----|-3--3-----3----|-3--3-----3---3--3-----------|
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B|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
D|-4---0---0---0-|-2---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0-0---0---0---0-|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------------0---2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---|-3-3---3---3---|-3-3---3---3---3-3-----------|
e|---0----0-----0---0-|-3---------------|---0---0-----0---0-|-3---------------|
B|---1----1-----1---1-|-0-----0---0---0-|---1---1-----1---1-|-0-----0---0---0-|
G|---0----0-----0---0-|-0-----0---0---0-|---0---0-----0---0-|-0-----0---0---0-|
D|---0h2--2-----0h2-2-|-0---------------|---0h2-2-----0h2-2-|-0---------------|
A|-3-3----3---3-3---3-|-2-------0---2---|-3-3---3---3-3---3-|-2-------0---2---|
E|---0----0-----0---0-|-3---3-----------|---0---0-----0---0-|-3---3-----------|
We spent the night at St. Josephs Shaking and shivering in fever
e|---0----0-----0---0-|-3------0--2--0----------|--------------------------|
B|---1----1-----1---1-|-0---3-----------0--3--0-|--------------------------|
G|---0----0-----0---0-|-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2h4-0--------------------|
D|---0h2--2-----0h2-2-|-0-----------------------|-----0--0---0-0---0-0---0-|
A|-3-3----3---3-3---3-|-2-----------------------|-3---3----3-----3-----3---|
E|---0----0-----0---0-|-3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--------------------------|
Nurses and criminals before us I will stay here with you my love
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G|-0-----0-0---0-|-0-----0-0---0-|-0-----0-0---------|--0-----0----0-0--------|
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A|---------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------------|
E|-3---3-----3---|-3---3-----3---|-3---3-----3-------|-----3-----3-------3----|
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B|-0h1---0-------|-3h5----3------|-------------------|--3-----1----0—-1p0-----|
G|-0-----0-------|-0------0------|-4p2p0—4p2p0—4p2p0-|--0-----0----0--0---0---|
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A|-3-3---3---3---|---3-------3---|-3-3---3---3---|---3-------3----|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
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E|-3--3-----3----|-3--3-----3----|-3--3-----3---3--3-----------|
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G|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
D|-4---0---0---0-|-2---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0-0---0---0---0-|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------------0---2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---|-3-3---3---3---|-3-3---3---3---3-3-----------|
e|---0----0-----0---0-|-3---------------|---0---0-----0---0-|-3---------------|
B|---1----1-----1---1-|-0-----0---0---0-|---1---1-----1---1-|-0-----0---0---0-|
G|---0----0-----0---0-|-0-----0---0---0-|---0---0-----0---0-|-0-----0---0---0-|
D|---0h2--2-----0h2-2-|-0---------------|---0h2-2-----0h2-2-|-0---------------|
A|-3-3----3---3-3---3-|-2-------0---2---|-3-3---3---3-3---3-|-2-------0---2---|
E|---0----0-----0---0-|-3---3-----------|---0---0-----0---0-|-3---3-----------|
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e|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---5p4\2—2p0-----|
D|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------2p0-|
A|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
We sat at Lake Junaluska Cried over where we would wed
e|---0----0-----0---0-|-3------0--2--0----------|--------------------------|
B|---1----1-----1---1-|-0---3-----------0--3--0-|--------------------------|
G|---0----0-----0---0-|-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2h4-0--------------------|
D|---0h2--2-----0h2-2-|-0-----------------------|-----0--0---0-0---0-0---0-|
A|-3-3----3---3-3---3-|-2-----------------------|-3---3----3-----3-----3---|
E|---0----0-----0---0-|-3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--------------------------|
If its this place or any other Its not where am I, its who Im with
e|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------|
B|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3-------------------|----------------|
G|-------------2h4---|-----------------|---------4p2---2h4-2-|-0--------------|
D|---0---0---0-----0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0-----0-------|---0---0---0--0-|
A|-------------3-----|-----------------|---------3-----3---3-|----------------|
E|-3---3---3---------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---------------|-3---3---3---3--|
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B|-3--0--3-------3---|-0---------------|-3--0--3--------3----|-0--------------|
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B|-3-------------------|-0----------------|-------------------------|
G|----------4h5---4--2-|----------4h5---4-|—4---2---2---2h4---2---2-|
D|---0---0------0------|---2---2------0---|---0---0---0-----0---0---|
A|----------3-----3--3-|----------3-----3-|-------------3-----3---3-|
E|-3---3---------------|-0---0------------|-3---3---3---------------|
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e|----------2--0-------|-3----2----0----7-|-------------------------|
B|-3--0--3--------3----|------------------|-0-----------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------|---2p0--2p0—2/4—2p0--2---|
D|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------|---------------------|-3------------|
B|-------------------------|-3---0-------|---------------------|-0---0---0--0-|
G|-0-----------------------|---0---0---0-|-2--4--2--0--2--4--2-|-0---0---0--0-|
D|---0---0-----------------|---------0---|---------------------|-0------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-2-----0---2--|
E|-3---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-------|---------------------|-3--3---------|
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B|-------------------------|-0h1--0----0-|---------------------|--------------|
G|-0-----------------------|---------2---|-0h2-4--0--2---------|-0------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------|---------------------|--------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------|---------------------|--------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------|---------------------|--------------|
e|---0----0-----0---0-|-3---------------|---0---0-----0---0-|-3---------------|
B|---1----1-----1---1-|-0-----0---0---0-|---1---1-----1---1-|-0-----0---0---0-|
G|---0----0-----0---0-|-0-----0---0---0-|---0---0-----0---0-|-0-----0---0---0-|
D|---0h2--2-----0h2-2-|-0---------------|---0h2-2-----0h2-2-|-0---------------|
A|-3-3----3---3-3---3-|-2-------0---2---|-3-3---3---3-3---3-|-2-------0---2---|
E|---0----0-----0---0-|-3---3-----------|---0---0-----0---0-|-3---3-----------|
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e|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------|-------------12+-|-------------------|-----------------|
G|--------------------|---------12+-----|-------------------|-----------------|
D|--------------------|-----12+---------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
News came of a child Born unto a world
e|---0----0-----0---0-|-3------0--2--0----------|--------------------------|
B|---1----1-----1---1-|-0---3-----------0--3--0-|--------------------------|
G|---0----0-----0---0-|-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2h4-0--------------------|
D|---0h2--2-----0h2-2-|-0-----------------------|-----0--0---0-0---0-0---0-|
A|-3-3----3---3-3---3-|-2-----------------------|-3---3----3-----3-----3---|
E|---0----0-----0---0-|-3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--------------------------|
Of people demented and wild I will be here for you my love
e|-----------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|-----------|-----------------|----------------------|
G|-0---------|-0h2---3---------|-0--------------------|
D|---0---0---|-----0-----0h2---|---0---0----0---0---0-|
A|-----------|-3-----0---------|--------------0---2---|
E|-3---3---3-|-----------------|-3---3---3-3----------|
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e|-----------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|-0---------|-0---------------|----------------------|
G|-----------|----2--0--2------|-0--------------------|
D|-----0h2---|-----------------|----------------------|
A|-----------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|-----------|-----------------|----------------------|
e|---0----0-----0---0-|-3---------------|---0---0-----0---0-|
B|---1----1-----1---1-|-0-----0---0---0-|---1---1-----1---1-|
G|---0----0-----0---0-|-0-----0---0---0-|---0---0-----0---0-|
D|---0h2--2-----0h2-2-|-0---------------|---0h2-2-----0h2-2-|
A|-3-3----3---3-3---3-|-2-------0---2---|-3-3---3---3-3---3-|
E|---0----0-----0---0-|-3---3-----------|---0---0-----0---0-|
What were our reasons for fighting? Selfish and centered at best
e|-3--------------------------------|
B|-0-----0---0---0------------------|
G|-0-----0---0---0------------------|
D|-0--------------------------------|
A|-2-------0---2--------------------|
E|-3---3----------------------------|
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e|-3p2p0------------3p2p0-----------|
B|-------3p1p0------------3p1p0-----|
G|-------------2p0--------------2p0-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|---0----0-----0---0-|-3------0--2--0----------|--------------------------|
B|---1----1-----1---1-|-0---3-----------0--3--0-|--------------------------|
G|---0----0-----0---0-|-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2h4-0--------------------|
D|---0h2--2-----0h2-2-|-0-----------------------|-----0--0---0-0---0-0---0-|
A|-3-3----3---3-3---3-|-2-----------------------|-3---3----3-----3-----3---|
E|---0----0-----0---0-|-3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--------------------------|
I give up on trying To understand why we were blessed
e|--------------|-------------|
B|-0------------|-0-----------|
G|------4h5---2-|-----------4-|
D|----------0---|---2---2-----|
A|------3-----3-|-----------3-|
E|-3------------|-0---0---0---|
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e|------2--0----|-3--2--0---7-|
B|-3----------3-|-------------|
G|--------------|-------------|
D|--------------|-------------|
A|--------------|-------------|
E|--------------|-------------|
e|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|-0-----3-|
B|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|-1-----0-|
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|-0-----0-|
D|-4------0------|-2------0------|-0------0----------0---0---0-|-2-----0-|
A|------2-----2--|------2-----2--|------2-----2--------0---2---|-3-----2-|
E|-3--3-----3----|-3--3-----3----|-3--3-----3---3--3-----------|-0-----3-|
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e|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|---------|
B|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|---------|
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|---------|
D|-4---0---0---0-|-2---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0-0---0---0---0-|---------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------------0---2---|---------|
E|-3-3---3---3---|-3-3---3---3---|-3-3---3---3---3-3-----------|---------|
We ll spend the night at St. Josephs
Lyrics:
We spent the night at St. Josephs
Shaking and shivering in fever
Nurses and criminals before us
I will stay here with you my love
We sat at Lake Junaluska
And cried over where we would wed
If its this place or any other
Its not where I am its who Im with
News came of a child
Born unto a world
Of people, demented and wild
I will be here for you my love
What was our reason for fighting
Selfish and centered at best
I give up on trying
To understand why we were blessed
We ll spend the night at St. Josephs
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6. Souls Like The Wheels
Tuning: Open C CGCGCE CAPO 4
Tabbed By: COm2011
e|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------|-10------------9----------5----------4----------------|
G|---2-------5--7-----|-----9-------------7---------4----------2-------------|
C|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
C|---2-------5--7-----|------------------------------------------------------|
|Fingerpick open strings constantly
e|---3----0-------------------------5--0------1/3----0-----------------------|
C|------------2--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
Constant fingerpicking of open strings
x3 x3 x3 x3
e|----------------7-------5---------1-------0--------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------7-------6---------2-------0--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5----2----0-------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------2------4----0------------------------------|
This isnt tab doesnt show the exact finger picking but you get the notes!
Lyrics:
Souls like the wheels
Turning, taking us with wind at our heels
Burning(?), making us decide
On what we are giving
Change this way of living
One little song
Give me strength
To leave the side and the wrong
Buried safely in the past
Where I’ve been living…a lie
But I’m forgiving
Let me go, let me go
Let me go…
One little girl, bring me
Light from where I thought it was dark
Be the spark that has a chance to
Light the candle
Love, that I can handle
Let me go, let me go
Let me go, let me go…
Let me go, let me go
Let me go, let me go…
Souls like the wings
Spreading out
Away from bad memories
Make us capable of taking off and landing
Alive with understanding
Let me go, let me go
Let me go, let me go…
Let me go, let me go
Let me go…
