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Bath Is Black Tab by Marika Hackman

Bath Is Black tab by Marika Hackman

Guitar Tab

  • Capo on 9th
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

e|-2--2-|
B|--3---|
G|---4--| x8
D|-0----|
A|------|
E|------|


Verse 1:

"Even though  "I can still  "From everything
 you think"    get clean"       obscene"
e|-2--2-|      |------|           |------|
B|--3---|      |------|           |------|
G|---4--|  x8  |-0--0-|           |-1--1-|
D|-0----|      |--0---| x4        |--0---| x4
A|------|      |---2--|           |---2--|
E|------|      |-3----|           |-0----|

"So just      "One day I'll   "flies won't
 pass me.."    be free"        follow me"

e|-2--2-|      |------|           |------|    |---|
B|--3---|      |------|           |------|    |---|
G|---4--|  x8  |-0--0-|           |-1--1-|    |-1-|
D|-0----|      |--0---| x4        |--0---| x2 |-0-|
A|------|      |---2--|           |---2--|    |---|
E|------|      |-3----|           |-0----|    |-0-|

Chorus:

"bath is    "soap is   "turning the "water     "try as    "everything  "done     "paid for"   "all your
black"        old"       hot tap"   is cold"  you might" you've prayed" until"                hours"

e|------     -------     ------     -------     ------     -------     ------     ------      ---|
B|-3--3-     -------     -3--3-     -------     -3--3-     -------     ------     ------      -2-|
G|--4--- x2  -0--0-- x2  --4--- x2  -0--0-- x2  --4--- x2  -0--0-- x4  -0--0- x2  -1--1-  x2  ---|
D|---4--     --0----     ---4--     --0----     ---4--     --0----     --2---     --0---      ---|
A|-2----     ---2---     -2----     ---2---     -2----     ---2---     ---2--     ---2--      -0-|
E|------     -3-----     ------     -3-----     ------     -3-----     -0----     -0----      ---|

"And you're not
coming home to"  LAST TIME ONLY
e|-----0-|        |-2---|
B|----2--|        |-3---|
G|---0---|        |-2---|
D|--2----|        |-0---|
A|-0-----|        |-----|
E|-------|        |-----|


Verse 2: (same as verse 1)

"All this  "Put your apron"   "feel it's been too long"
  mess"

e|-2--2-      ------           ------|
B|--3---      ------           ------|
G|---4--  x8  -0--0-           -1--1-|
D|-0----      --0---- x4       --0---| x4
A|------      ---2--           ---2--|
E|------      -3----           -0----|

"Since you "can't get       "prints on the clock"
 last.."      them off"

e|-2--2-      ------           ------    ---|
B|--3---      ------           ------    ---|
G|---4--  x8  -0--0-           -1--1-    -1-|
D|-0----      --0---- x4       --0--- x2 -0-|
A|------      ---2--           ---2--    ---|
E|------      -3----           -0----    -0-|


Bridge and strumming chorus:

"And you're not coming home tonight..."
(Play this progression a bunch of times)        "Just try your best.."

e|--(3)-PM(3)-(3)-            ---0--PM0--0--|      -0-
B|---0-- PM0---0--            ---0--PM0--0--|      -0-
G|---0-- PM0---0-- x4         ---0--PM0--0--| X4   -0-
A|---0-- PM0---0--            ---2--PM2--2--|      -2-
A|---2-- PM2---2--            ---2--PM2--2--|      -2-
E|-3--------------            -0------------|      -0-
   v ^   v     ^               v ^   v   ^

"Bath is black"                                          "turning the hot tap"
"Try as you might..."                                    "try as you might"
e|--(3)-PM(3)-(3)-                                       ---0--PM0--0--|
B|---0-- PM0---0--                                       ---0--PM0--0--|
G|---0-- PM0---0-- x4                                    ---0--PM0--0--| X4
A|---0-- PM0---0--                                       ---2--PM2--2--|
A|---2-- PM2---2--                                       ---2--PM2--2--|
E|-3--------------                                       -0------------|
   v ^   v     ^                                          v ^   v   ^

Do fingerpicked chorus one last time.


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| (n) Ghost note
| PM  Palm mute
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