Chords with lyrics
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POURTUGUESE KNIFE FIGHT - Cage the Elephant
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Tabbed by: usernamek
Pretty cool song. I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more air play.
If you have any comments on how the tab could be improved, please comment below,
and I will make the proper revisions.
It get annoying when there's 100 tabs instead of just one that we can all agree is good.
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
He descends down these three chords. Listen to the recording for the strum pattern.
BB 
A augmentedA 
F#F#
e|---7---------5--------2-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---7---------5--------2-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---8---------6--------3-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9---------7--------4-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---9---------7--------4-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---7---------5--------2-------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Riff: x 4
e|------------------------------- ------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------=------- ------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------- ------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--4-4-------------------------- or ------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------4-4--0--0---2--0-------- ----9-9-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------- ---------9-9---5-5---7--5-----------------|
Guitar 2: on 3rd repetition of intro riff
e|---9---9-----------------9---9---------------------------------------------|
BB|---11--11----------------11--11--------------------------------------------|
G+G|---11--11----11--14------11--11------11--14--------------------------------|
D MajorD|---11--11--------14/-----11--11--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---9---9-----------------9---9---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---8-8-8-8-----6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: "I Wanna waste..." x 8
e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
Bridge riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------5-------------5-5h7p5-------------5-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4--6----6-----4--6----------6-----4--6-----6-----4--2--4--2-----------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------4--------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Second guitar comes in during Bridge Riff and continues on into verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-----2-2-2---5-5-5---7-7-------------------------------|
Second guitar comes in at 1:03
e|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------|
BB|-------------11--11---------11--11--------------------11-11------11--11---------|
G+G|-11--14------11--11---------11--11------11--14--------11-11------11--11---------|
D MajorD|--------14/--11--11---------11--11-------------14/----11-11------11--11---------|
A augmentedA|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------|
BB|-------------11--11-------------11--11--------------------11-11---------------11--11---------|
G+G|-11--14------11--11---11--14----11--11------11--14--------11-11--11--14-------11--11---------|
D MajorD|--------14/--11--11-------------11--11-------------14/----11-11---------14/---11--11---------|
A augmentedA|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---8-8-8-8-----6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: "I Wanna waste..." x 8
e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
"Tell me pretty girl..."
e|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
BB|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
G+G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----6----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Vesrse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-----2-2-2---5-5-5---7-7-------------------------------|
Guitar 1: Bridge Riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------5-------------5-5h7p5-------------5-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4--6----6-----4--6----------6-----4--6-----6-----4--2--4--2-----------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------4--------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
At 2:05 he starts adding this into the verse (from bridge riff):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4--2--4--2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Second guitar comes in at 2:15
e|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------|
BB|-------------11--11---------11--11--------------------11-11------11--11---------|
G+G|-11--14------11--11---------11--11------11--14--------11-11------11--11---------|
D MajorD|--------14/--11--11---------11--11-------------14/----11-11------11--11---------|
A augmentedA|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------|
BB|-------------11--11-------------11--11--------------------11-11---------------11--11---------|
G+G|-11--14------11--11---11--14----11--11------11--14--------11-11--11--14-------11--11---------|
D MajorD|--------14/--11--11-------------11--11-------------14/----11-11---------14/---11--11---------|
A augmentedA|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---8-8-8-8-----6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: "I Wanna waste..."
e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
Begins this at 2:40
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------5------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---4--6-----4----4-2-4-2----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------4--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Give me a sign..."
e|---7-7-7-7-7--8---7-----7-7-7-7-7--8---7-- ---8----- --7--- ------------------------------|
BB|---7-7-7-7-7--8---7-----7-7-7-7-7--8---7-- ---8----- --7--- ------------------------------|
G+G|---8-8-8-8-8--9---8-----8-8-8-8-8--9---8-- ---9----- --8--- -------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9-9-9-9-9--10--9-----9-9-9-9-9--10--9-- --10-----x8 --9---x4 --------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---9-9-9-9-9--10--9-----9-9-9-9-9--10--9-- --10----- --9--- ------------------------------|
E MajorE|---7-7-7-7-7--8---7-----7-7-7-7-7--8---7-- ---8----- --7--- ----------------------|
Guitar 1: x 8
e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---14----19-----14----17---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------16----------4--2--4--2--------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------16------------------4-----------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1: x 4
e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
"Tell me baby girl..."
e|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
BB|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
G+G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----6----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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