Tabs
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----1---------------------0-------0-0-0-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------1-----4-----0------0-------2-2\4-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0--------0-----0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----1---------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------1-----4-----0------0-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0--------0-----0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-0---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Fat kiddo on the ground again, dirt might stain you sometime
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------4--2--4-5-4-5-4-0--0---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------0------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now everybody's toes lift, heels tip back
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------3-----------3--------------------------------|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2---------------4-----------4--------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------4--2--4-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--0-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------0-------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The slide flips to the next,
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------4--2-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Back lit we all see the sky,
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------4--2-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Skinny branches veining out, blue afternoon
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2-------------4----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------4--2--4--5--5----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
D MajorD
Sick baby won’t pull through again
A augmentedA 
E minorEm 
B minorBm 
F# minorF#m
We all face east in a memoriam of loss
B minorBm
Everyone you know in prostration
D MajorD
Are we faking that God tucks her in
A augmentedA (barre chord)
To the bed that she is choosing
G+G (barre chord)
As long as her family approves of it
Verse:
All beauty wishes do come true,
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------4--2-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Buried soft in the moss,
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0-4--2-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------0--0--0----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
The precious self you’re watchin’ however does not, in South Jersey baby
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------3-----------3-------------------------------|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2----------------4-----------4-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0-4--2--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
D MajorD
Sick baby won’t pull through again
A augmentedA E minorEm B minorBm F# minorF#m
We all face east in a memoriam of loss
B minorBm
Everyone you know in prostration
D MajorD
Are we faking that God tucks her in
A augmentedA (barre chord)
To the bed that she is choosing
G+G (barre chord)
As long as her family approves of it
Bridge:
B minorBm D MajorD
Blue afternoon,
A augmentedA E minorEm
Blue afternoon,
B minorBm D MajorD
Blue afternoon,
A augmentedA E minorEm
Blue afternoon,
B minorBm D MajorD
Everyone in prostration
A augmentedA E minorEm
Are we faking God tucks her in
B minorBm D MajorD
Everyone in prostration
A augmentedA E minorEm
Are we faking God tucks her in
Outro:
Fat kiddo on the ground again, dirt might stain you sometimes,
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------4--2--4-5-4-5-4-0--0---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------0------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now everybody's toes lift, heels tip back
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2------------4-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------4--2--4-5--5-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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