These Things tab by Dodie

Tabs

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Beginner

Strumming is all downwards palm muted with emphasis on the beats w dashes

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
/   /   / / /   /   / /


🎸 Intro:


e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------| x2 (all other strings muted)
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

🎸 Verse 1:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
I don't know what happens, but it must be pretty bad

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
When I can't find your eyes
I walk home unsurprised
I'm smaller and I'm mad

Then repeat with lyrics
I'll mourn over a weekend, and you'll lose me then
You panic a little, then you want me again

🎸 Chorus:

e|-x------------------------x--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-x------------------------x--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-x------------------------x--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-x------------------------x--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-x------------------------x--------------------------------------------------|x2
E MajorE|-7------------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
God knows I love you
I'll let these thing be
But I don't know if I like you when you do these things to me
(Muted strum)

🎸 Verse 2:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (mute the other strings - you
A augmentedA|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| can leave D MajorD unmuted, whatever
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------| you prefer)
Now when you touch me
I curl up my spikes

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
E MajorE|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
But you'll stroke them down, and I'll come around
As you ask me what I like

🎸 Bridge:

e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------| x2
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
And you'll kiss me like I'm everything
And something in me comes undone

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And I'll wake up in the morning, knowing once again you've gone
(Muted strum)

🎸 Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| x2
God knows I love you
I'll let these things be
But I don't know if I like you when you do these things to me

🎸 Outro:

e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------| x4
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
To be honest
I don't blame you
'Cause when you put me on the side
I clench my fists like a baby
Yeah
I scream like a child

e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
Oh I'll teach you a lesson
Mark my stupid words

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|
Maybe I'll break the cycle, maybe I'll break you first

🎸 Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-------------------5-----------------------------------------------------|x2
E MajorE|-0-------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
God knows you love me, these things must be true
But I don't know if you like me, when I do these things to you

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