After The Fall tab by Elvis Costello

Tabs

After The Fall - Elvis Costello
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Transcribed by John Kean ([email protected]).

Uses acoustic guitar on chords,
 and classical guitar on fills (tabbed below).

6/8 timing.


B minorBm  B minorBm


B minorBm       F#F#
In an anonymous....

     F#7F#7        B minorBm
Where the forbidden ...

    D MajorD             A augmentedA
They're burning down ...

    F#F#           G+G
They're melting the ....
               |----------------------|
               |----------------------|
          Classical |----------------------|
           Guitar: |----------------------|
               |----------------------|
               |----------------2h3h2-|
        Approx Timing:  , . . , . .

 B minorBm                F#F#
Beneath them ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------4--------------|
|--2-----------------------------|---------------4------7----5----|
|--------------------------------|--2-------2-6-------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#7F#7               B minorBm
Whenever they ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------7----7----5---------|
|--------------------------------|------------7----7----6----6----|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------7----|
|--4-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 D MajorD                A augmentedA
 Other times they thought ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--7-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#F#                G+G    (bass run: G+G  F#F#)
 Coming from the ....
|--------------------------------|-----------------7---------7-10-|
|--------------------------------|---------------8---------8---12-|
|--------------------------------|------------7---------7---------|
|--------------------------------|----------9---------9-----------|
|--------------------------------|------10------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 E minorEm
              She
|-10-----------10-10---9-------7-|
|-12-----------12-12--10-------9-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 A augmentedA                E MajorE
 lies to his right and ...
|--9-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F# minorF#m               C# minorC#m
 All of her brand new  ....
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------7-9----7---------|
|--------------------------------|----------6s9-----------------9-|
|--------------------------------|-----2s6------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 A augmentedA                E MajorE
 brittle and small it ....
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--6-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F# minorF#m               F#F#
 Since she came back to ...
|--------------------------------|---------------------------9s---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#F#
            She said
|-s6-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----------------6----4-------3-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 B minorBm                F#F#
 "You  never  visit  ....
|----------------10--------10----|--9-------------12---10----9----|
|----------------12--------12----|-11-------------14---12---11----|
|--4-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#7F#7               B minorBm
 made  you  a  country  ...
|--6-----------------------------|-10----9------7-----------------|
|--7-----------------------------|----------------10----8-------7-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 D MajorD                A augmentedA
 put up a little tent ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--7-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#F#                G+G
 Crickets played on a tape-...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------2----4----|
|--------------------------------|--------------0--5--------------|
|--------------------------------|------0---2---------------------|
|--------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 B minorBm                F#F#
 ceiling was festooned ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--3-----------------------------|---------------5-5----3----5----|
|--------------------------------|---------------6-6----4----6----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#7F#7               B minorBm
 noticed his skin ...
|--------------------------------|-----------------7s9-10----7----|
|--7-----------------------------|---------------7-------------10-|
|--------------------------------|----------6-7-------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------9------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----9--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 D MajorD                A augmentedA
 Burning all his clothes on ...
|--------------------------------|------------9----9----9----9----|
|--7-----------------------------|-----------10---10---10---10----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#F#                G+G    (bass run: G+G  F#F#)
"Relax" she whispered ...
|--9-----------------------------|-10-------------10------------7-|
|-11-----------------------------|-12-------------12------------8-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 E minorEm
              She
|--7------------3-3----2---------|
|--8------------5-5--------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 A augmentedA                E MajorE
 lies to his right and ...
|--0-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------0----2----4----|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F# minorF#m               C# minorC#m
 All of her brand new  ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------5----|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------6------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------2----6---------|
|--------------------------------|---------------4----------------|
|--2-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 A augmentedA                E MajorE
 brittle and small it ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--6-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F# minorF#m               F#F#
 Since she came ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#F#
             You've
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------1----|
|-----------------2----4---------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 B minorBm                F#F#
 changed  but not ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------4-----------6--5-|
|--2-----------------------------|----------1-4-------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------2------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#7F#7               B minorBm
 I'd tell you why but ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--4-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--9h10p9p7------------------7---|
|--------------------------------|-----------10-9s6-7----9--------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,   .  .  ,  .  .

 D MajorD                A augmentedA
  'Cos it's the same .....A
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--5------------7-8----7----5----|
|-----------------7--------------|--6-----------------------------|
|--0-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#F#                G+G
 drunkard  gives  as  his  ...
|--------------------------------|------------7----7----7----7----|
|--------------------------------|------------8----8----8----8----|
|--6-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 B minorBm                F#F#
 sharp and ideal as ....
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--7-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#7F#7               B minorBm
 eyes are deserted ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 D MajorD                A augmentedA
 both look like those ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#F#                G+G    (bass run: G+G  F#F#)
 Thrown through ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------0-0h2-------2--4-|
|--------------------------------|--3---------3-------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 E minorEm
              She
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2--4-4s5--4----2----|
|--5-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 A augmentedA                E MajorE
 lies in his ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F# minorF#m               C# minorC#m
 Revels  in  shallow   ...
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--9--------------5--s-3--s-2----|
|--------------------------------|--9--------------6--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 A augmentedA                E MajorE
 brittle and small it ...
|--------------------------------|----------------------4---------|
|----------------------5h7p5-----|----------------------5---------|
|----------------------6----6----|--------------------------------|
|----------------------7---------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F# minorF#m               F#F#
 Since she came back to ...
|--5-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--7-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .

 F#F#
|----------------------9---------|
|---------------------11---------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------2----|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .


 B minorBm                F#F#
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--2---------2--2-2----2h4--2----|--1--2-4------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .


 F#7F#7               B minorBm
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------0-2---0---4--|--4s2--2------------------------|
|-4h5p4p2-4h5p4p2-4--------------|------------------------------4-|
|--------------------------------|----------------------7--5-7----|
 ,    .    .  ,  .  .   ,  .  .  ,  .  .


 D MajorD                A augmentedA
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------4--5-7----5----4----|--4-h5p4s2------------2--4-2--0-|
|--5-------7---------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,   .  .  ,  .  .


 F#F#                B minorBm       G+G
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--4---------4--5-5s7--5----4----|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--7-----------------------------|
  ,  .  .  ,  .  .    ,  .  .  ,  .  .


 B minorBm
|-----------7--9h10p9p7-----------------|------------------||
|--------7---------------7--------------|------------------||
|-----7---------------------9--7--------|------------------|| Fine
|--9------------------------------9--7--|--9---------------||
|---------------------------------------|------------------||
|---------------------------------------|------------------||
 ad lib.

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