Down The Drain tab by Orla Gartland

Tabs

Intro:

e|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
BB|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
G+G|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
D MajorD|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
A augmentedA|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
E MajorE|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|

 C majorC
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|------8-------8-|------8---------|------8-------8-|8---------------|
G+G|-(9)------9-----|--9-------9---9-|-(9)------9-----|9---------------|
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|10--------------| 2x
A augmentedA|----10----------|----10----------|----10----------|10--------------|
E MajorE|8-----------8---|------------8---|8-----------8---|--------3/(to 8)|
 _                                _
| You can play this however you like,              |
| this is just a simple picking pattern which fits pretty well. |
|_ Note: Orla plays the low E MajorE string with her thumb.       _|

Verse:

You like the smell of petrol but prefer the smell of wine
I think we've nothing else in common but we get along just fine
 C majorC                             G+G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------(x)------|
BB|------8-------8-|------8---------|------8-------8-|8------(3)------|
G+G|-(9)------9-----|--9-------9---9-|-(9)------9-----|9------(4)------|
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|10-----(5)------| 2x
A augmentedA|----10----------|----10----------|----10----------|10-----(5)------|
E MajorE|8-----------8---|------------8---|8-----------8---|-------(3)------|

We wouldn't knooow, we wouldn't know, we wouldn't know
 G+G
e|--------x-------|x---x---x---x---|--------x-------|x---x---x---x---|
BB|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|
G+G|--------4-------|4---4---4---4---|--------4-------|4---4---4---4---|
D MajorD|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---| 2x
A augmentedA|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---|
E MajorE|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|

I'll get up extra early coat my eyelashes in black
I will strum on this guitar and i will try to win you back
 C majorC                             G+G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------(x)------|
BB|------8-------8-|------8---------|------8-------8-|8------(3)------|
G+G|-(9)------9-----|--9-------9---9-|-(9)------9-----|9------(4)------|
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|10-----(5)------| 2x
A augmentedA|----10----------|----10----------|----10----------|10-----(5)------|
E MajorE|8-----------8---|------------8---|8-----------8---|-------(3)------|

We wouldn't knooow, we wouldn't know, we wouldn't
 G+G
e|--------x-------|x---x---x---x---|--------x-------|x---x---x---x---|
BB|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|
G+G|--------4-------|4---4---4---4---|--------4-------|4---4---4---4---|
D MajorD|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---| 2x
A augmentedA|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---|
E MajorE|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|

know, we wouldn't know love if it
 FF
e|--------x-------|x---x---x---x---|--------x-------|x---x---x---x---|
BB|--------1-------|1---1---1---1---|--------1-------|1---1---1---1---|
G+G|--------2-------|2---2---2---2---|--------2-------|2---2---2---2---|
D MajorD|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|
A augmentedA|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|
E MajorE|--------1-------|1---1---1---1---|--------1-------|1---1---1---1---|

slapped us in the face
 G+G
e|x-------x-------|x-------x-------|x-------x-------|x-------x-------|
BB|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
G+G|4-------4-------|4-------4-------|4-------4-------|4-------4-------|
D MajorD|5-------5-------|5-------5-------|5-------5-------|5-------5-------|
A augmentedA|5-------5-------|5-------5-------|5-------5-------|5-------5-------|
E MajorE|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|

Chorus:

strum pattern
|(x)-----x-------|x---x---x---x---|--------x-------|----x---x---x---|
      A minorAm
you turn to me
      FF
I turn to you
C majorC               G+G
neither of us fools have got a clue
      A minorAm
like it or not
        FF
you're on the brain
    C majorC
so I'm hoping this does not go down
G+G
hoping this does not go down the drain


C majorC (same picking as in the intro)


Verse:

C majorC
you never know quite what to say to me
           G+G
and I see your head shake
C majorC
I guess you've never been the brightest candle on the cake
       G+G                  C majorC
We wouldn't knooow, we wouldn't know, we wouldn't know

C majorC                          G+G
you're with me every morning drinking coffee making toast
C majorC
I guess I'm worried that you might not be there when I need you most
       G+G                  FF
We wouldn't knooow, we wouldn't know, we wouldn't know
               G+G
we wouldn't know love if it slapped us in the face


Chorus:

      A minorAm
you turn to me
      FF
I turn to you
C majorC               G+G
neither of us fools have got a clue
      A minorAm
like it or not
        FF
you're on the brain
    C majorC
so I'm hoping this does not go down
G+G
hoping this does not go down the drain



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| /  slide up
| x  Mute note

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