Paul Tab by Big Thief

Paul tab by Big Thief

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

chord shapes are above the tabs.
for chorus i use a D DU UDU strumming
pattern in time to the song. don’t be too
hard on the strums, its a soft song.

Chorus switches between strumming C and G
chords. Starting with C.
Switches occur at start of each line.

Verse 1:
   G      B7   Em(add9)   C   D7
E|---2------2------2------1------2-2-2-|
B|---0------0------0------0------1-1-1-|
G|---0------2------0------0-----2--2-2-|
D|---0-----1------2------2-----0---0-0-|
A|--2-----2------2------3--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------|
 Oh...  Time...  I...  Horrible... In...

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    G      B7   Em(add9)   C   D7  G
E|---2------2------2------1------2-2---|
B|---0------0------0------0------1-0---|
G|---0------2------0------0-----2--0---|
D|---0-----1------2------2-----0---0---|
A|--2-----2------2------3----------2---|
E|-3-------------------------------3---|
But...  And...  And... Got... All... Spin.

   G      B7   Em(add9)   C   D7
E|---2------2------2------1------2-2-2-|
B|---0------0------0------0------1-1-1-|
G|---0------2------0------0-----2--2-2-|
D|---0-----1------2------2-----0---0-0-|
A|--2-----2------2------3--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------|
 Yeah...Inside...Drove...Round... Train...

    G      B7   Em(add9)   C   D7  G
E|---2------2------2------1------2-2---|
B|---0------0------0------0------1-0---|
G|---0------2------0------0-----2--0---|
D|---0-----1------2------2-----0---0---|
A|--2-----2------2------3----------2---|
E|-3-------------------------------3---|
And...  The... He... Out... Showed...Love.


Chorus 1:
 C
I'll be your morning bright good night shadow machine
 G
I'll be your record player baby if you know what I mean
 C
I'll be a real tough cookie with the whisky breath
 G
I'll be a killer and a thriller and the 'cause of our death


Verse 2:
   G      B7   Em(add9)   C   D7
E|---2------2------2------1------2-2-2-|
B|---0------0------0------0------1-1-1-|
G|---0------2------0------0-----2--2-2-|
D|---0-----1------2------2-----0---0-0-|
A|--2-----2------2------3--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------|
 In...  Of...  Sure...Driven... Thought...

    G      B7   Em(add9)   C   D7  G
E|---2------2------2------1------2-2---|
B|---0------0------0------0------1-0---|
G|---0------2------0------0-----2--0---|
D|---0-----1------2------2-----0---0---|
A|--2-----2------2------3----------2---|
E|-3-------------------------------3---|
So... Swallowed...As...There...Kiss... Shit.


Chorus 1:
 C
I'll be your morning bright good night shadow machine
 G
I'll be your record player baby if you know what I mean
 C
I'll be a real tough cookie with the whisky breath
 G
I'll be a killer and a thriller and the 'cause of our death


Verse 3:
   G      B7   Em(add9)   C   D7
E|---2------2------2------1------2-2-2-|
B|---0------0------0------0------1-1-1-|
G|---0------2------0------0-----2--2-2-|
D|---0-----1------2------2-----0---0-0-|
A|--2-----2------2------3--------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------|
 Well...  I...  That...  Way... Or...

    G      B7   Em(add9)   C   D7  G
E|---2------2------2------1------2-2---|
B|---0------0------0------0------1-0---|
G|---0------2------0------0-----2--0---|
D|---0-----1------2------2-----0---0---|
A|--2-----2------2------3----------2---|
E|-3-------------------------------3---|
But...  Push... See...Couldn't... Only... Pain.


Chorus 2:
 C
I was your starry-eyed lover and the one that you saw
 G
I was your hurricane rider and the one that you'd call
 C
We were just two moonshiners on the cusp of a breath
 G
And I've been burning for you baby since the moment I left

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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