Down The Drain tab by Orla Gartland
Guitar Tab
Intro: e|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---| B|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---| G|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---| D|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---| A|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---| E|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x-------x---x---|x---x---x---x---| C e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|------8-------8-|------8---------|------8-------8-|8---------------| G|-(9)------9-----|--9-------9---9-|-(9)------9-----|9---------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|10--------------| 2x A|----10----------|----10----------|----10----------|10--------------| E|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 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 G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------(x)------|
B|------8-------8-|------8---------|------8-------8-|8------(3)------|
G|-(9)------9-----|--9-------9---9-|-(9)------9-----|9------(4)------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|10-----(5)------| 2x
A|----10----------|----10----------|----10----------|10-----(5)------|
E|8-----------8---|------------8---|8-----------8---|-------(3)------|
We wouldn't knooow, we wouldn't know, we wouldn't know
G
e|--------x-------|x---x---x---x---|--------x-------|x---x---x---x---|
B|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|
G|--------4-------|4---4---4---4---|--------4-------|4---4---4---4---|
D|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---| 2x
A|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---|
E|--------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 G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------(x)------|
B|------8-------8-|------8---------|------8-------8-|8------(3)------|
G|-(9)------9-----|--9-------9---9-|-(9)------9-----|9------(4)------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|10-----(5)------| 2x
A|----10----------|----10----------|----10----------|10-----(5)------|
E|8-----------8---|------------8---|8-----------8---|-------(3)------|
We wouldn't knooow, we wouldn't know, we wouldn't
G
e|--------x-------|x---x---x---x---|--------x-------|x---x---x---x---|
B|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|
G|--------4-------|4---4---4---4---|--------4-------|4---4---4---4---|
D|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---| 2x
A|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---|--------5-------|5---5---5---5---|
E|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|
know, we wouldn't know love if it
F
e|--------x-------|x---x---x---x---|--------x-------|x---x---x---x---|
B|--------1-------|1---1---1---1---|--------1-------|1---1---1---1---|
G|--------2-------|2---2---2---2---|--------2-------|2---2---2---2---|
D|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|
A|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|--------3-------|3---3---3---3---|
E|--------1-------|1---1---1---1---|--------1-------|1---1---1---1---|
slapped us in the face
G
e|x-------x-------|x-------x-------|x-------x-------|x-------x-------|
B|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
G|4-------4-------|4-------4-------|4-------4-------|4-------4-------|
D|5-------5-------|5-------5-------|5-------5-------|5-------5-------|
A|5-------5-------|5-------5-------|5-------5-------|5-------5-------|
E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
Chorus:
strum pattern
|(x)-----x-------|x---x---x---x---|--------x-------|----x---x---x---|
Am
you turn to me
F
I turn to you
C G
neither of us fools have got a clue
Am
like it or not
F
you're on the brain
C
so I'm hoping this does not go down
G
hoping this does not go down the drain
C (same picking as in the intro)
Verse:
C
you never know quite what to say to me
G
and I see your head shake
C
I guess you've never been the brightest candle on the cake
G C
We wouldn't knooow, we wouldn't know, we wouldn't know
C G
you're with me every morning drinking coffee making toast
C
I guess I'm worried that you might not be there when I need you most
G F
We wouldn't knooow, we wouldn't know, we wouldn't know
G
we wouldn't know love if it slapped us in the face
Chorus:
Am
you turn to me
F
I turn to you
C G
neither of us fools have got a clue
Am
like it or not
F
you're on the brain
C
so I'm hoping this does not go down
G
hoping this does not go down the drain
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