Tongues And Teeth bass tab by The Crane Wives

Bass tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Am

♫ Intro:

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D|7-7---7-6-6---6-|5-5---5---------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------9-9---9-|8---8---8-----7-|8-----7-8-7-5---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------8-| x2



♫ Verse 1:

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A|----------------|------------10--|8-------------7-|8-----7-8-7-5---|
E|5---5---7---7---|8---8---8-------|----------------|--------------8-|

I've grown a mouth so sharp and cruel
It's all that I can give to you, my dear

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A|----------------|------------10--|8---------------|7---7--------b7-|
E|5---5---7---7---|8---8---8-------|----------------|----------------|

And when you come in quick to steal a kiss
My teeth will only cut your lips, my dear

♫ Pre-Chorus:

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D|-----------12-10--|----------------|-----------12-10--|----------------|
A|8---8/10-10-----12|------------7-8-|8---8/10-10-----12|7---7-----7---7-|
E|------------------|8---8---8-10----|------------------|----------------|

And I know that you mean so well
But I am not a vessel for your good intent


♫ Chorus:

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D|7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| he accents these sometimes:
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I will only break your pretty things
I will only wring you dry of everything

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A|8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---|7---7---7---7---|7---7-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

But if you're fine with that
You can be mine like that

♫ Instrumental:

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D|----------------|------------10--|10--------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------10--|8-------------7-|8-----7-8-7-5---|
E|5---5---7---7---|8---8---8-------|----------------|--------------8-| x2


♫ Verse 2:

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A|----------------|------------10--|8-------------7-|8-----7-8-7-5---|
E|5---5---7---7---|8---8---8-------|----------------|--------------8-|

Abandon all your stupid dreams
About the girl I could have been, my dear

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E|5---5---7---7---|8---8---8-------|----------------|----------------|

'Cause in the night I know you burn with feelings
I cannot return, my dear
Oh, my dear


♫ Pre-Chorus:

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D|-----------12-10--|----------------|-----------12-10--|----------------|
A|8---8/10-10-----12|------------7-8-|8---8/10-10-----12|7---7-----7---7-|
E|------------------|8---8---8-10----|------------------|----------------|

You gotta know that this won't last
Desperation will erase the fact
I'm keeping all


♫ Chorus:

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D|7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
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Of the answers in my cigarette box
Yeah, the answer's in the second before the other shoe drops

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A|8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---|7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---|
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And if you're blind to that
I am fine with that


♫ Instrumental:

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D|----------------|------7---------|------------10--|----10----------|
A|8-8---8-8-8---8-|8-8-----8-7-5---|--------10----10|9-----9-5---5///|
E|----------------|--------------8-|5---7-8---------|----------------|

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D|------------7---|------7---------|------------10--|----10----------|
A|8---8---8-----8-|--8-----8-7-5---|--------10----10|9-----9-5---5///|
E|----------------|--------------8-|5---7-8---------|----------------|


♫ Bridge:

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D|------------7---|------7---------|------------10--|----10----------|
A|8---8---8-----8-|--8-----8-7-5---|--------10----10|9-----9-5---5///|
E|----------------|--------------8-|5---7-8---------|----------------| x2

Oh
I will ruin you
Oh
I will ruin you

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A|8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---|7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---|
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It's a habit - I can't help it


♫ Pre-Chorus:

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D|-----------12-10--|----------------|-----------12-10--|----------------|
A|8---8/10-10-----12|------------7-8-|8---8/10-10-----12|7---7-----7---7-|
E|------------------|8---8---8-10----|------------------|----------------|

I know that you mean so well
But I am not a vessel for your good intent


♫ Chorus:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|7-7---7-6-6---6-|5-5---5-4-4-4-4-|7-7---7-6-6---6-|5-5---5-4-4-4-4-|
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E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

I will only break your pretty things
I will only wring you dry of everything

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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---|7---7---7---7---|7---7-----7---7-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

And if you're fine with that
If you're fine with that

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E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

I will poison all your happy thoughts
I will love you like the ashes in my cigarette box

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A|8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---|7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

And if you're fine with that
You can be mine

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D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---|7---7---7---7---|7---7-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

If you're fine with that
You can be mine


♫ Outro:

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D|----------------|------------10--|10--------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------10--|8-------------7-|8-----7-8-7-5---|
E|5---5---7---7---|8---8---8-------|----------------|--------------8-| x2

"ohhhh"

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D|----------------|--------10------|10--------------|
A|----------------|--------10------|8---------------|
E|5---5---7---7---|8---8-----------|----------------|


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