manhole
from Knuckle Down
by Ani Difranco
Tuning: C F A# D# G C
Intro x 4
C |------7------------10-------|--------------------------|
G |------8---0--------8---0----|----8---0-------0------0--|
D# |------------0------------0--|----9-----0-----0------0--|
A# |----------------------------|--------------------------|
F |-/7------------10-----------|-------------------/9-----|
C |----------------------------|-8----------/11-----------|
VERSE
"i'm holding here a book notable, but not the greatest
stolen for me by the latest in a long line of thieves
and i'm just about to drop it down that manhole of memories"
C |-----7------------10-------|--------------------------|
G |-----8---0--------8---0----|----8---0-------0------0--|
D# |-----------0------------0--|----9-----0-----0------0--|
A# |---------------------------|--------------------------|
F |-7------------10-----------|-------------------/9-----|
C |---------------------------|-8----------/11-----------|
"when i realize it doesn't bother me like love's mementos usually do
and i look up to see who's different here the latest me or the latest you course"
|-----5----5--5-----5-----5--5---|
|-----5----5--5-----5-----5--5---|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-6------6-------6-----6---------|
|--------------------------------|
"you're the kind of guy who doesn't lie he just doctors everything
chooses some unassuming finger and quietly moves his wedding ring
who rewrites his autobiography for any pretty girl who'll sing"
C |-----7------------10-------|--------------------------|
G |-----8---0--------8---0----|----8---0-------0------0--|
D# |-----------0------------0--|----9-----0-----0------0--|
A# |---------------------------|--------------------------|
F |-7------------10-----------|-------------------/9-----|
C |---------------------------|-8----------/11-----------|
"but you can't fool the queen, baby cuz i married the king"
|-----5----5--5-----5-----5--5---|
|-----5----5--5-----5-----5--5---|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-6------6-------6-----6---------|
|--------------------------------|
"and maybe it was i"
BRIDGE
"who betrayed his majesty with no opposite reality
like a puddle with no reflection of the sky or the trees
but after my dreaded beheading i tied that sucker back on with a string"
1 |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
2 |--8---8--8----12--12--12--12----|-----------------------------------|
3 |--9---9--9----12--12--12--12----|--11---11--11----9---9---9---9-----|
4 |--9---9--9----12--12--12--12----|--12---12--12----10--10--10--10----|
5 |--7---7--7----10--10--10--10----|--12---12--12----10--10--10--10----|
6 |--------------------------------|--10---10--10----8---8---8---8-----|
"and i guess i'm pretty different now considering"
1 |-----5---------------------------|------------------------------|
2 |-----5--------------5--7--8------|------------------------------|
3 |--------------7--8---------------|------------------------------|
4 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
5 |--6------------------------------|------------------------------|
6 |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
intro x 4
"i kissed you on the street that night on the far side of four
but i didn't like the taste in my mouth or yours
and ignoring the persona you wore for my benefit
C |-----7------------10-------|--------------------------|
G |-----8---0--------8---0----|----8-------------10------|
D# |-----------0------------0--|----9-------------11------|
A# |---------------------------|--------------------------|
F |-7------------10-----------|--------------------------|
C |---------------------------|-8----------10------------|
"but a lesson must be lived in order to be learned
and the clarity to see and stop this now that is what i've earned"
C |-----7------------10-------|--------------------------|
G |-----8---0--------8---0----|----8---0-------0------0--|
D# |-----------0------------0--|----9-----0-----0------0--|
A# |---------------------------|--------------------------|
F |-7------------10-----------|-------------------/9-----|
C |---------------------------|-8----------/11-----------|
|-----5----5--5-----5-----5--5---|
|-----5----5--5-----5-----5--5---|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-6------6-------6-----6---------|
|--------------------------------|
BRIDGE
intro x 4
VERSE
intro x 3
end
C |-----7------------10-------|--------------------------|
G |-----8---0--------8---0----|----8---0-----------------|
D# |-----------0------------0--|----9-----0---------------|
A# |---------------------------|--------------------------|
F |-7------------10-----------|--------------------------|
C |---------------------------|-8----------/11--11--11---|
Transcribed by: Dario Sciuto dareio@libero.it
if you have suggestions please contact me.
