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Guthrie by Julien Baker

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Key: Chord diagramD MajorD

Tuning is DADF#BE

The fingerpicking in this tab attempts to be faithful to the recording,
but there's a lot of loose variation throughout the song.
I've listed the chord shapes below if you'd rather feel it out by ear.

// Intro and Verse 1
0 5 x 0 x x
5 4 x 0 x x
5 5 x 0 x x
7 4 5 x x x

// Refrain
9 0 0 8 x x  *or 9 0 12 x x x
7 0 0 7 x x
5 0 0 5 x x
0 0 4 x x x
7 4 0 x x x
5 2 0 x x x
0 9 0 0 x x
0 7 0 0 x x
0 5 0 0 x x

// Verse 2
0 5 0 x x x
5 4 x 0 x x
5 5 x 0 x x
7 4 5 x x x
9 5 0 0 x x

// Bridge
5 0 5 0 0 x
0 5 0 0 3 x
9 9 0 0 x x  *or 9 0 0 8 x x
7 0 0 7 x x  *or 7 7 0 0 x x
5 0 0 5 0 x
0 0 4 1 x x
5 0 0 4 x x


Intro:

e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5------------------|

e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4------4-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------------|

e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------4-----4-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

              I only
e |--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0-----------------0-----------------|
Verse 1:

   say                        what I really
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

   mean                        When I start
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------4-----4-----4-----4-----------------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------------------5-----5-----------------5------------------|

   talking                     to you in my
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4------4-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------------|

   sleep                          I can be
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

   honest                       when I think it's a
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

   dream                        I can make
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------4-----4-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5------------------|

   promises                     sober
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4------4-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------------|

   I'll never keep                     And you can
e |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |----------------------------------------------------------------2-----0-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5----------5-----0--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5-----------------0----------------------------------0--|

   believe me                     as long as you
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5------------------|

   want                         There's nothing in-
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

   -side    of here                       but
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4------4-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------------|

   blood      and guts
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------0-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-----5---7--------|


Refrain:

e |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----8------------7-----------7--------5--------3\1---------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------0------------0-----------0-----0-----------0--2/4-----4-----0------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------0-----0------------0-----0-----------0--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--9------------------7-----------------5-----------------0----0-----0---------|

e |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |----------------------------------------------------------------------| * let notes
Chord diagramF#F#|----------------------------------------0-------------0---------------| ring out; listen
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------0-------------------------0--------0-----------------0-----| for timing on slides
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--4-----4-----4---\2-------2/10\9----------9-----9\7-----7---------5--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------7\5----5------------0-----------------------0--------|


Interlude:
                              When I hit the
e |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-|


Verse 2:

   bottom                     start pulling up
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---0--------0--------0--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |------5--------5--------5--------5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---0-----0--------0--0-----0-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-|

   floorboards                      Whatever I
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5------------------|

   get                     always need just a
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4------4-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------------|

   little bit     more                so I'm catching a
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

   ride now                       to get on the
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|--------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------5-----------------5-----------------5---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9------------------|

   first flight                    You told me it
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5------------------|

   scares you                    the way that I
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4------4-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------------|

   was       tonight
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5-----5------7-----|


Refrain:

e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----------8------------------7--------5----3\1-----------------0--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----0-----------0------0-----------0------------0------2/4-----------0--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------0-----0------------0-----0------------------0--------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--9------------------7-----------------5----------------0----0-----0-----------|

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| * listen for
Chord diagramF#F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| timings again
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------0--------------0-------------0-------0-------------0-----0--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------4--------------2----/10------------9p0-----(7)-----5-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--7-----------7--\5----------------0--------------------0--------0-----|

e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|--------------------7-----------7----5----3\1-------------------0--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-------------12-----0--------0-------------------0------2/4-----------0--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----0-------0------------0-------------------------0--------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--9-----/12------12----7-------------5------------------0----0-----0-----------|

                                Oh I
e |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|----------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------0-----------------0----------------------0-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----0--4-----4-----------2--------0-------5-----5--------5-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--7--------------7--\5----------------0----------------0-----2----4---|


Bridge:

   miss    when I      was certain      about
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----------0------------------------------------0-----------------0--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------5------------------5--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----0------------0-----0-----------0-----5-----------5-----5-----------5--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----5-----5------5-----5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|

   every      little   thing
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |----------------------------------------------0----------------0----------|
Chord diagramF#F#|----------------------------7-----------------5-----5----------5-----5----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |----------0-----0-----------0--------------0-----0----------0-----0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------9-----9-----------0--------0---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--9----------------7-----------7-----5-----------------5------------------|

   So scared    of        forgetting       that I
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------0----------------0----------------3----------------3--------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----------5-----5----------5-----5----------0-----0----------0-----0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--------0-----0----------0-----0----------------0----------------0-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |------------------------------------------5----------------5-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5----------------0----------------0----------------|

   put it down      in ink                Used to
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|----------8-----------------7-----------------5----------------5----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |----------0-----0-----------0-----------------0-----0----------0-----0----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------0-----0-----------0--------0--------0-----0----------0-----0-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--9----------------7-----------7-----5-----------------5------------------|

   call   upon         the spirit     now I think
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------0----------------0------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----------5-----5----------5-----5----------------0----------------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--------0-----0----------0-----0-------------5----------------5--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |------------------------------------------5-----5----------5-----5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5----------------0----------------0----------------|

   heaven     lets it ring                 Wanted
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|----------8-----------------7-----------------5----------------5----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |----------0-----0-----------0--------------0--------0-------0--------0----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------0-----0-----------0--------0---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--9----------------7-----------7-----5-----------5-----5----------5-------|

  so bad       to be good                But there's
e |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----------0----------------0----------------1----------------1-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------5-----5----------5-----5-------4--------4-------4--------4-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------0-----0----------0-----0----------------0----------------0----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--5-----------------5----------------0----------------0---------------|

   no       such        thing      ooh
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-------------------------------------5--------5--------4-------4----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |----------0-----0-----------0-----0--0-----0--------0--0----0-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------9-----9-----------7-----7------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--9----------------7-----------------5-----------5-----5------------------|


Refrain:

e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|--8--------8-------7-------7--------5----3\1-----------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--0----------------0----------------0---------0-----2/4-----4-----0------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------0-----0---------0-----0------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--9----------------7----------------5------------0--0----0-----0---------|

e |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----------------------------------0----------0--------0-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--------0--5-------------------------------0-------------------0-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----4--------4-----2-------2/9----9----------------7-------5-----0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--7--------------7--5----5---------0----0--------0-------0-----------|

e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-----------8--------7--------7--------5----3\1---------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------0-----0-----0-----------0--0---------0-----2/4-----4----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------0-----0-----------0-----0------------------0---------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--9-----------------7-----------------5---------------0----0-------------|

e |-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-------------------------|
Chord diagramF#F#|-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--------0----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--4--------4--------2----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--7-----------7-----5----|

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| (n) Ghost note
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down

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