Tabs
EATING PAPER
As recorded by David Bazan
(From the 2011 Album STRANGE NEGOTIATIONS)
Tabbed by: (zaftigpenguin at hotmail dot com)
Standard tuning
Couldn't find a tab for this fantastic song so I made it myself. Thought I'd share.
I never used power tab before so the measures aren't quite divided up right, but hey
it sounds right.
Verse
4/4
Gtr I
Q 
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
||-------------------|----------------------------------------||----|
||o------------------|---------------------------------------o||----|
||-------12-12-------|---14-14-----------12-12---------9-9----||----|
||--9----12-12-12-12-|---14-14-14-14-----12-12-12-12---9-9-9--||----|
||o-9----10-10-12-12-|---12-12-14-14-----10-10-12-12---7-7-9-o||----|
||--7----------10-10-|---------12-12-----------10-10-------7--||----|
Chorus 1
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E
||----------------------------||----|
||o--------------------------o||----|
||-------------5-5------------||----|
||--8----5-5---5-5---7-7---8--||----|
||o-8----5-5---3-3---7-7---8-o||----|
||--6----3-3---------5-5---6--||----|
Chorus 2
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|--------9-11---12--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
|-9--9---9-11---12--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
|-9--9---7--9---10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
|-7--7--------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
e E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE e E MajorE E E MajorE
|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9----------|-9-11---12--12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9----|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9--|-9-11---12--12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9----|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9-9--|-7--9---10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7----|
|--------------7--7-7--|---------------------|------------------------|
e E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|
|-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|
|-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
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Verse
By now you probably have noticed
And I'm so relieved
To see while you have been leaving me be
That my younger sisters and brothers
Have all grown to be
Stronger and smarter than you would believe
Chorus 1
But like all good things, it did not last
Your appetite returns so fast
And just in time for supper
Verse
Why would would you sweat my confession
What I claim to be
When you see the fruit as is hangs on the tree
Chorus 2
While this may be the rare occasion
Where high tide lifts all boats
I'm keeping my head down under the water
'Cause man, I've gotta get there on my own
Verse
I've done all you have required
Still you feel the need
To quiz me on books I did not claim to read
Well alright, John Henry dies in a tunnel
Hammer in his hand
Steam drill lives on to make fools of every man
Chorus 1
When I lived alone I did as I please
Eating paper I swung from the trees
But like all good things it did not last
Your appetite returns so fast
And just in time for supper
Verse
Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Misc 🏷Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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