History Book tab by Dry The River

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

Capo on 3rd fret


Intro/Verse:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------5------------8------8--------------|
G|------------------------------9--------9----------|
D|-----5---5-5-------5-5------9---9----------9------|
A|-----3---------3---------7---------7--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4------4h5-4---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5------5-------------------------------------|
E|-----3---3----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------5-----------5/7----5----3----------|
G|--------------------------------------------4-----|
D|-----5---5-5-------5-5-----5/7----5----5----------|
A|-----3---------3-----------3/5----3----5----5-----|
E|--------------------------------------------3-----|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------4-----------7----------7----------7-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---5------5----5------5---5------5---5------5-----|
E|------3---3-------3---5------5---5------5---5-----|



Rest of the song:

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

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

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



Etc. Am C G F goes on to the end of the song.

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