History Book tab by Dry The River

Tabs

Difficulty: Novice

Capo on 3rd fret


Intro/Verse:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----5---------5------------8------8--------------|
G+G|------------------------------9--------9----------|
D MajorD|-----5---5-5-------5-5------9---9----------9------|
A augmentedA|-----3---------3---------7---------7--------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----4------4h5-4---------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----5------5-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----3---3----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----5---------5-----------5/7----5----3----------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------4-----|
D MajorD|-----5---5-5-------5-5-----5/7----5----5----------|
A augmentedA|-----3---------3-----------3/5----3----5----5-----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------3-----|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------4-----------7----------7----------7-----|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---5------5----5------5---5------5---5------5-----|
E MajorE|------3---3-------3---5------5---5------5---5-----|


Rest of the song:

E minorEm
As heavy as a history book can be,
     G+G         C majorC     G+G   G/F#?? (low e |-3--2---0--|)
I will carry it with me, oh Lord.
          E minorEm
And maybe when the bitterness has gone,
       G+G             C majorC     G+G   G/F#
There'll be sweetness on our tongues once more.

FF           C majorC      G+G
We'll soon forget our parents' names,
  FF              C majorC      G+G
Like dogs will drive the wolves away.
  FF          C majorC
And weep with fingertips opposed,
    G+G         FF       G+G    FF
Like a church where nobody congregates.

A minorAm   C majorC     G+G      FF
  But sweetness sings in the pasture,
A minorAm   C majorC    G+G      FF
  We throw ourselves on the mercy of the earth.
A minorAm   C majorC    G+G      FF
  If sand and salt have the answer,
A minorAm     C majorC   G+G      FF        A minorAm
  Then the act itself will be louder than the word.


Etc. A minorAm C majorC G+G FF goes on to the end of the song.

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