Guthrie Tab by Julien Baker

Guthrie tab by Julien Baker

Guitar Tab

Key: D

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

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// 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 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5------------------|

e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
A |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4------4-----|
D |--7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------------|

e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------4-----4-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

                           I only
e |--------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D |--------------------------------------|
A |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----|
D |--0-----------------0-----------------|


Verse 1:

     say                                                what I really
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

     mean                                               When I start
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------4-----4-----4-----4-----------------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--5-----------------------------5-----5-----------------5------------------|

      talking                                          to you in my
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
A |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4------4-----|
D |--7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------------|

      sleep                                                   I can be
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

     honest                                              when I think it's a
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

     dream                                               I can make
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------4-----4-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5------------------|

      promises                                          sober
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
A |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4------4-----|
D |--7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------------|

      I'll never keep                                         And you can
e |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------2-----0-----|
A |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5----------5-----0--------|
D |--5-----------------5-----------------0----------------------------------0--|

     believe me                                         as long as you
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5------------------|

      want                                                 There's nothing in-
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

     -side        of here                                              but
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
A |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4------4-----|
D |--7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------------|

      blood            and guts
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------0-----|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5------------------------|
D |--5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-----5---7--------|


Refrain:

e |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----8------------7-----------7--------5--------3\1---------------------------|
D |-----------0------------0-----------0-----0-----------0--2/4-----4-----0------|
A |--------0-----0------------0-----0-----------0--------------------------------|
D |--9------------------7-----------------5-----------------0----0-----0---------|

e |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------| * let notes
F#|----------------------------------------0-------------0---------------| ring out; listen
D |-----------0-------------------------0--------0-----------------0-----| for timing on slides
A |--4-----4-----4---\2-------2/10\9----------9-----9\7-----7---------5--|
D |-----------------7\5----5------------0-----------------------0--------|


Interlude:
                                                            When I hit the
e |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-------|
A |--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5----|
D |--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-|


Verse 2:

      bottom                                         start pulling up
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---0--------0--------0--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
A |------5--------5--------5--------5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-------|
D |---0-----0--------0--0-----0-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-|

     floorboards                                           Whatever I
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5------------------|

      get                                          always need just a
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
A |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4------4-----|
D |--7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------------|

      little bit         more                                so I'm catching a
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0------------------|

     ride now                                              to get on the
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0------|
D |-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0---|
A |-----------------------5-----------------5-----------------5---------------|
D |--9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9------------------|

     first flight                                        You told me it
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--|
A |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5------5-----|
D |--5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5------------------|

      scares you                                        the way that I
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------|
A |--------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4-----4-----------4------4-----|
D |--7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------------|

      was             tonight
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
A |--------5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5------------------------|
D |--5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5-----5------7-----|



Refrain:

e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------8------------------7--------5----3\1-----------------0--------------|
D |-----0-----------0------0-----------0------------0------2/4-----------0--------|
A |--------0-----0------------0-----0------------------0--------------------------|
D |--9------------------7-----------------5----------------0----0-----0-----------|

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| * listen for
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| timings again
D |-----------0--------------0-------------0-------0-------------0-----0--|
A |--------4--------------2----/10------------9p0-----(7)-----5-----------|
D |--7-----------7--\5----------------0--------------------0--------0-----|

e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------7-----------7----5----3\1-------------------0--------------|
D |-------------12-----0--------0-------------------0------2/4-----------0--------|
A |-----0-------0------------0-------------------------0--------------------------|
D |--9-----/12------12----7-------------5------------------0----0-----0-----------|

                                                               Oh I
e |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
D |-----------0-----------------0----------------------0-----------------|
A |-----0--4-----4-----------2--------0-------5-----5--------5-----------|
D |--7--------------7--\5----------------0----------------0-----2----4---|


Bridge:

     miss       when I           was certain            about
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------0------------------------------------0-----------------0--------|
D |-----------5------------------5--------------------------------------------|
A |-----0------------0-----0-----------0-----5-----------5-----5-----------5--|
D |--5-----5-----5------5-----5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|

     every            little      thing
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------0----------------0----------|
F#|----------------------------7-----------------5-----5----------5-----5----|
D |----------0-----0-----------0--------------0-----0----------0-----0-------|
A |-------9-----9-----------0--------0---------------------------------------|
D |--9----------------7-----------7-----5-----------------5------------------|

     So scared        of               forgetting              that I
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------0----------------0----------------3----------------3--------|
F#|-----------5-----5----------5-----5----------0-----0----------0-----0--|
D |--------0-----0----------0-----0----------------0----------------0-----|
A |------------------------------------------5----------------5-----------|
D |--5-----------------5----------------0----------------0----------------|

     put it down           in ink                                Used to
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------8-----------------7-----------------5----------------5----------|
D |----------0-----0-----------0-----------------0-----0----------0-----0----|
A |-------0-----0-----------0--------0--------0-----0----------0-----0-------|
D |--9----------------7-----------7-----5-----------------5------------------|

     call      upon                 the spirit          now I think
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------0----------------0------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------5-----5----------5-----5----------------0----------------0--|
D |--------0-----0----------0-----0-------------5----------------5--------|
A |------------------------------------------5-----5----------5-----5-----|
D |--5-----------------5----------------0----------------0----------------|

     heaven         lets it ring                                  Wanted
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------8-----------------7-----------------5----------------5----------|
D |----------0-----0-----------0--------------0--------0-------0--------0----|
A |-------0-----0-----------0--------0---------------------------------------|
D |--9----------------7-----------7-----5-----------5-----5----------5-------|

    so bad             to be good                                But there's
e |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------0----------------0----------------1----------------1-------|
D |-----------5-----5----------5-----5-------4--------4-------4--------4-|
A |--------0-----0----------0-----0----------------0----------------0----|
D |--5-----------------5----------------0----------------0---------------|

     no             such               thing            ooh
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------5--------5--------4-------4----------|
D |----------0-----0-----------0-----0--0-----0--------0--0----0-------------|
A |-------9-----9-----------7-----7------------------------------------------|
D |--9----------------7-----------------5-----------5-----5------------------|


Refrain:

e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--8--------8-------7-------7--------5----3\1-----------------------------|
D |--0----------------0----------------0---------0-----2/4-----4-----0------|
A |--------0-----0---------0-----0------------------------------------------|
D |--9----------------7----------------5------------0--0----0-----0---------|

e |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------0----------0--------0-------------|
D |--------0--5-------------------------------0-------------------0-----|
A |-----4--------4-----2-------2/9----9----------------7-------5-----0--|
D |--7--------------7--5----5---------0----0--------0-------0-----------|

e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------8--------7--------7--------5----3\1---------------------------|
D |-----------0-----0-----0-----------0--0---------0-----2/4-----4----------|
A |--------0-----0-----------0-----0------------------0---------------------|
D |--9-----------------7-----------------5---------------0----0-------------|

e |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|
D |--------0----------------|
A |--4--------4--------2----|
D |--7-----------7-----5----|

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Published: October 26, 2021

Last updated: October 26, 2021

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