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The Drowning Man Tab by The Cure

The Drowning Man tab by The Cure

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The Drowning Man by The Cure
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G-|19*******18******\15**************/|19*******18******\15***************\|
D-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|


G-|12*******11******8888888888888888|12*******11******8888888888888888|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G-|7777777766666666----------------|7777777766666666----------------|
D-|----------------8888888888888888|----------------8888888888888888|
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|5555555544444444----------------|5555555544444444----------------|
A-|----------------6666666666666666|----------------6666666666666666|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

(she stands 12 feet¦)
G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5555555544444444\111111111111111/|555555554444444\1111111111111111|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

(one by one her senses die)
G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/666666666666666\|---------------2/6666666666666666|
E-|333333332222222------------------|388888882222222------------------|

(leave her)
G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5555555544444444\111111111111111/|555555554444444\1111111111111111|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/666666666666666\|---------------2/6666666666666666|
E-|333333332222222------------------|388888882222222------------------|

(starting at the violent sound)
G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5555555544444444\111111111111111/|555555554444444\1111111111111111|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

(drowns her at its ease)
G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/666666666666666\|---------------2/6666666666666666|
E-|333333332222222------------------|388888882222222------------------|


G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5555555544444444\111111111111111/|555555554444444\1111111111111111|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/666666666666666\|---------------2/6666666666666666|
E-|333333332222222------------------|388888882222222------------------|

I would have left the world all bleeding
G-|19*******18******\15**************/|19*******18******\15***************\|
D-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Everything was true¦
G-|12*******11******8888888888888888|12*******11******8888888888888888|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Words all left me¦
G-|7777777766666666----------------|7777777766666666----------------|
D-|----------------8888888888888888|----------------888888888888888\|
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

                   Dreaming like the drowning man¦
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|5555555544444444----------------|5555555544444444----------------|
A-|----------------6666666666666666|----------------6666666666666666|
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5555555544444444\111111111111111/|555555554444444\1111111111111111|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/666666666666666\|---------------2/6666666666666666|
E-|333333332222222------------------|333333332222222------------------|


G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|------------------------88--88-8-|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/6666666--66--6-6|---------------2/666666666666666\|
E-|333333332222222------------------|333333332222222------------------|


G-|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------2/6666666666666666|
E-|333333332222222------------------|

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