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Stay Out Of Trouble by Kings Of Convenience

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         Stay Out of Trouble - Kings of Convenience
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Tabbed by: lozenger


Another great song, thoughtful stuff.

Here are the chords I use:

  Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 Chord diagramB6B6 Chord diagramC#m7C#m7 Chord diagramF#m7F#m7 Chord diagramG#m7G#m7

e||--0----2----4----2----4--||
Chord diagramBB||--2----0----5----2----4--||
Chord diagramG+G||--1----1----4----2----4--||
Chord diagramD MajorD||--2----1----6----2----4--||
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--0----2----4----4----6--||
Chord diagramE MajorE||-----------------2----4--||

> If you see a * after a chord name, then just strum it once!

The strumming pattern is more or less like this for the first guitar, guitar 2
can sort of pick the same chords, erm, 'pensively' or something, as well. Make
sure one guitar emphasizes the bass notes!

   Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7                Chord diagramB6B6
e||--------0-------0-------0-----0----|--------2-------2-------2-------||
Chord diagramBB||----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-0-0--|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------||
Chord diagramG+G||----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-0-0--|----1-1-----1-1-----1-1---------||
Chord diagramD MajorD||----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-0-0--|----1-1---1---------1-1---------||
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--0---------------0----------------|--2---------------2-------------||
Chord diagramE MajorE||----------0---------------0--------|--------------------------2--4--||


Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7           Chord diagramB6B6
I walked around for hours, two ten pence pieces in my

Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7    Chord diagramB6B6      Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7
hand.....................I was alone and freezing,

Chord diagramB6B6            Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7      Chord diagramB6B6
still trying hard to understand you................

Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7           Chord diagramB6B6
I left the others knowing I had to work this by my-

Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7     Chord diagramB6B6    Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7
self.....................But now the feeling's growing,

Chord diagramB6B6                Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7    Chord diagramB6B6
I would be better off with their help.................

  Amaj7*      B6*     Amaj7*    Chord diagramB6B6
So baby, what we've got.....has lately,...............

     Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7   Chord diagramB6B6      Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7    Chord diagramB6B6
not been enough.........not been enough...............
> (Violin Part) just keep plodding on with Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 to Chord diagramB6B6 etc.

Amaj7*             B6*
I wish I had your scarf still, that once embraced,

      Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7       Chord diagramB6B6
and kept me warm.................................

Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7            Chord diagramB6B6
I wish you could be with me, in these last days

     Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7             Chord diagramB6B6
when I am still...............hopelessly poor......


> Stick with Chord diagramB6B6 for the bridge, then go on to play this:


 || Stay out................of trouble,..stay....in......touch........... ||

   Chord diagramC#m7C#m7                Chord diagramB6B6       Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7

e||--------4-------4-------4----------|--------1-------1-------0----------||
Chord diagramBB||----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---5--|----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-0-0--||
Chord diagramG+G||----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4---4--|----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-0-0--||
Chord diagramD MajorD||----6-6-----6-6-----6-6---6-----6--|----1-1---1---------2-2---2---0-0--||
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--4---------------4-----------4----|--2---------------0-----------0----||
Chord diagramE MajorE||----------4------------------------|-----------------------------------||


> And then carry on with this pattern for now...


Chord diagramC#m7C#m7          Chord diagramB6B6      Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7
Try not to think about me....too....much.

Chord diagramC#m7C#m7         Chord diagramB6B6      Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7
Stay out of trouble, stay....in....touch,

Chord diagramC#m7C#m7          Chord diagramB6B6      Chord diagramF#m7F#m7
Try not to think about me....too....much.


From that last 'too much', play this:

   Chord diagramF#m7F#m7                Chord diagramG#m7G#m7

e||--------2-------2-------2----------|--------4-------4-------4----------||
Chord diagramBB||----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2---2--|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4---4--||
Chord diagramG+G||----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2---2--|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4---4--||
Chord diagramD MajorD||----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2---2--|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4---4--||
Chord diagramA augmentedA||----------4---------------4--------|----------6---------------6--------||
Chord diagramE MajorE||--2---------------2-----------2----|--4---------------4-----------4----||


   Chord diagramF#m7F#m7               Chord diagramC#m7C#m7          Chord diagramB6B6

e||--------2-------2-------2-------|--------4-------4-------4-------1--||
Chord diagramBB||----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----0-0----||
Chord diagramG+G||----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----1-1----||
Chord diagramD MajorD||----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------|----6-6---6---------6-6-----1-1----||
Chord diagramA augmentedA||----------4---------------2--3--|--4---------------4-------2--------||
Chord diagramE MajorE||--2---------------2-------------|-----------------------------------||


The violin part afterwards follows these chords:

Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 Chord diagramB6B6 Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 Chord diagramB6B6

Chord diagramF#m7F#m7 Chord diagramG#m7G#m7 Chord diagramF#m7F#m7 Chord diagramC#m7C#m7 Chord diagramB6B6

Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 Chord diagramB6B6 Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 Chord diagramB6B6 Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 Chord diagramB6B6 Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 (fade)


Hope you like the tab, sorry there's no specific second guitar part, but from
the live stuff I've heard, it's pretty much just tasteful improv stuff anywho!

Enjoy :)


| / slide up
|  slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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