Logan To Government Center tab by Brand New

Here are the main chords (for rhythm guitar) and that cool riff where Jesse says
"nothings absolutely definite, till its absolutely definitely gone..."

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Tuning: Drop D tuning with the whole guitar tuned down a half step, so "Drop C#" tuning

Verse 1: (palm muted, no distortion)

e|------------------------|
B|---repeat this 8 times--|
G|------------------------|
D|--7----4----0-----------|
A|--7-x8-4-x8-0-x16-------|
E|--7----4----0-----------|

Chorus: (open chords with distortion)

e|---repeat this 2 times------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------7-----------|
D|--7-----x--9----7-x8--------|
A|--7-x3--x--9-x4-5-----------|
E|--7-----x--9----------------|
          ^
    Quick pause

Verse 2:

e|------------------------|
B|---repeat this 6 times--|
G|------------------------|
D|--7----4----0-----------|
A|--7-x8-4-x8-0-x16-------|
E|--7----4----0-----------|

Chorus 2:

e|---repeat this 2 times------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------7-----------|
D|--7-----x--9----7-x8--------|
A|--7-x3--x--9-x4-5-----------|
E|--7-----x--9----------------|
	  ^
     Quick pause

Pre-Interlude chords: (“you’re a blue eyed lightning bolt, I’m a national phenomenon…”)

e|-------play this once-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7-------------------7-------|
D|--7-----x--9----7-x8--7-----x--9----7-x16---|
A|--7-x3--x--9-x4-5-----7-x3--x--9-x4-5-------|
E|--7-----x--9----------7-----x--9------------|
	  ^		      ^
     quick pause	 quick pause

Interlude chords:

e|------play this once-------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--4-----x--7-----4-----x--7------|
A|--4-x7--x--7-x8--4-x7--x--7-x8---|
E|--4-----x--7-----4-----x—-7-----|
	  ^	         ^
	pause	       pause

And the best part, the interlude riff:

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------2--1---2-1-|
D|---2---4-2-2----2--4-2-2----2---4-2------2-----|
A|-4---4--------4----------0----0----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------2h3--2---------------|
G|---------------------------------2-------------|
D|----2---4-2-2----2--4-2-2----------------------|
A|--4---4--------4-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Play these chords on rhythm guitar with the interlude riff:

e|--play this twice---|--let this---|
B|--------------------|--chord ring-|
G|--------------------|-------------|
D|--4-----x--7--------|--7----------|
A|--4-x8--x--7-x8-----|--7----------|
E|--4-----x--7--------|--7----------|



Ending: (play nothing until right after “I never thought tonight
could ever be this close to me”)

(palm muted, no distortion)

e|------------------------|
B|---repeat this 2 times--|
G|------------------------|
D|--7----4----0-----------|
A|--7-x4-4-x4-0-x8--------|
E|--7----4----0-----------|

(open chords with distortion)

e|------------------------|
B|---repeat this 2 times--|
G|--------------7---------|
D|--7----x-9----7-x8------|
A|--7-x3-x-9-x4-5---------|
E|--7----x-9--------------|
         ^
    quick pause

Then…(“you’re a blue eyed lightning bolt…”)

e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|-------------7----|-----------7------|
D|--7-----9----7-x8-|-7----9----7-x1---|
A|--7-x4--9-x4-5----|-7-x4-9-x4-5------|
E|--7-----9---------|-7----9-----------|