Eventually Darling Tab by Declan Mckenna

Eventually Darling tab by Declan Mckenna

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
   F          F#m          A            Asus4 A     F          F#m          A            Asus4 A
e|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|----2----------2-------|-----6-------6-/7-\6----|----2----------2-------|-----6-------6-/7-\6----|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E|-1-------1--2-------2--|-/5-------5-------------|-1-------1--2-------2--|-/5-------5-------------|

      F       F#m       A Asus4 A
The backyard balcony view
      F       F#m           A
Was empty as hell without you
         Asus4 A      (F)
And the man that you trust

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   F          F#m          A            Asus4 A     F          F#m          E
e|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|----2----------2-------|-----6-------6-/7-\6----|----2----------2-------|----1----------1-------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-1-------1--2-------2--|-/5-------5-------------|-1-------1--2-------2--|-0-------0--0-------0--|

        F#m          A                 Asus4
Worth dust 'cause he left without a word
A         F         F#m     E
Have you heard an apology? No

   E        Esus4 E         D                                      Dm
e|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----1-----2----1-------|-----11---------11------|----11---------10------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-(0)----0----------0----|-/10------10-10------10-|-10------10-10------10-|

                          Esus4
No comment, what were you on?
E      D                                   Dm
Don't tell me you truly believed when he promised

   A           D             Em6         Dm6           Bm          Dm6           C#7         E
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----6--6--6-----11-11-11-|----12-12-12----10-10-10-|----7--7--7-----10-10-10-|----10-10-10----13-13-13-|
D|----7--7--7-----12-12-12-|----11-11-11----9--9--9--|----9--9--9-----9--9--9--|----9--9--9-----14-14-14-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5----------/10----------|-12----------10----------|-7-----------10----------|-9-----------12----------|

  A         D       Em6        Dm6     Bm        Dm6   C#7  E
Marvellous beaches, one of us each to carry the spade

   A           D             F#m         Dm6           Bm          Dm6           C#7         E
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----6--6--6-----11-11-11-|----12-12-12----10-10-10-|----7--7--7-----10-10-10-|----10-10-10----13-13-13-|
D|----7--7--7-----12-12-12-|----14-14-14----9--9--9--|----9--9--9-----9--9--9--|----9--9--9-----14-14-14-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5----------/10----------|-14----------10----------|-7-----------10----------|-9-----------12----------|

    A        D     F#m       Dm6    Bm           Dm6   C#7  E
Don't be so nasty, Father McCarthy rolls in his grave

Pre-Chorus:
        D                A         A/G#        F#m                   F#m       F#m/F
e|------5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
B|------7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
G|------7----7----7----|-6----6----6----6----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
D|------7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|-4----4----4----4----|-4----4----4----4----|
A|------5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----|-4----4----4----4----|-4----4----4----4----|
E|---------------------|-5----5----4----4----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----1----1----|

  D                  A      A/G#      F#m
I don't mean to be shallow, I'm just movin' on
            F#m/F  (D)
But it was nice to meet you

   D                     A         A/G#        F#m                   F#m/F     F#m/E
e|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
B|-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
G|-7----7----7----7----|-6----6----6----6----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
D|-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|-4----4----4----4----|-4----4----4----4----|
A|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----|-4----4----4----4----|-4----4----4----4----|
E|---------------------|-5----5----4----4----|-2----2----2----2----|-1----1----0----0----|

    A              A/G#       F#m
For love is but a fleeting friend
      F#m/F        F#m/E      (D)
We'll end up both alone, oh, we know

   D                     A         A/G#             D
e|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|------5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|
B|-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|------7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
G|-7----7----7----7----|-6----6----6----6----|------7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
D|-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|------7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
A|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----|------5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|
E|---------------------|-5----5----4----4----|---------------------|---------------------|

    A           A/G#       D
How easy it is to pretend

Chorus:
   D                     A         E/G#        D                     A         E/G#
e|-5-------------------|-5---------4---------|-5-------------------|-5---------4---------|
B|-7-------------------|-5---------5---------|-7-------------------|-5---------5---------|
G|-7-------------------|-6---------4---------|-7-------------------|-6---------4---------|
D|-7-------------------|-7---------6---------|-7-------------------|-7---------6---------|
A|-5-------------------|-7---------7---------|-5-------------------|-7---------7---------|
E|---------------------|-5---------4---------|---------------------|-5---------4---------|

D                             A           E/G#
Sick of trying to be her and trying to be him
   D                               A              E/G#
Exactly what is getting worse each time and time again

   D                     A         E/G#        D                     A         E/G#
e|-5-------------------|-5---------4---------|-5-------------------|-5---------4---------|
B|-7-------------------|-5---------5---------|-7-------------------|-5---------5---------|
G|-7-------------------|-6---------4---------|-7-------------------|-6---------4---------|
D|-7-------------------|-7---------6---------|-7-------------------|-7---------6---------|
A|-5-------------------|-7---------7---------|-5-------------------|-7---------7---------|
E|---------------------|-5---------4---------|---------------------|-5---------4---------|

      D                                  A         E/G#
Is that not something you could learn if only on a whim
    D                                  A                E/G#
Pretendin' not to choke like the first time you tried a blem

Post-Chorus:
   F#m                                         A
e|-2-------------------|---------------------|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|
B|-2-------------------|---------------------|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|
G|-2-------------------|---------------------|-6----6----6----6----|-6----6----6----6----|
D|-4-------------------|---------------------|-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
A|-4-------------------|---------------------|-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
E|-2-------------------|---------------------|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|

F#m
   It's not really the time
                   A
For kickin' and squealing

   G                     Dm
e|-3----3----3----3----|-5----5------5----5--|---5--------5------|-5-------------------|
B|-3----3----3----3----|-6----6------6----6--|---6--------6------|-6-------------------|
G|-4----4----4----4----|-7----7------7----7--|---7--------7------|-7-------------------|
D|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7------7----7--|---7--------7------|-7-------------------|
A|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5------5----5--|---5--------5------|-5-------------------|
E|-3----3----3----3----|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|

                      G
Well, it's a silly thought
Dm
It's a silly feeling, ah

Verse 2:
   A           D             Em6         Dm6           Bm          Dm6           C#7         E
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----6--6--6-----11-11-11-|----12-12-12----10-10-10-|----7--7--7-----10-10-10-|----10-10-10----13-13-13-|
D|----7--7--7-----12-12-12-|----11-11-11----9--9--9--|----9--9--9-----9--9--9--|----9--9--9-----14-14-14-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5----------/10----------|-12----------10----------|-7-----------10----------|-9-----------12----------|

     A          D       Em6        Dm6       Bm        Dm6  C#7  E
Oh, marvellous beaches, one of us each will carry the spade

   A           D             F#m         Dm6           Bm          Dm6           C#7         E
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----6--6--6-----11-11-11-|----12-12-12----10-10-10-|----7--7--7-----10-10-10-|----10-10-10----13-13-13-|
D|----7--7--7-----12-12-12-|----14-14-14----9--9--9--|----9--9--9-----9--9--9--|----9--9--9-----14-14-14-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5----------/10----------|-14----------10----------|-7-----------10----------|-9-----------12----------|

A          D     F#m         Dm6     Bm          Dm6  C#7  E
Everyone leaves eventually, darling, don't be afraid

        D                A         A/G#        F#m                   F#m       F#m/F
e|------5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
B|------7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
G|------7----7----7----|-6----6----6----6----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
D|------7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|-4----4----4----4----|-4----4----4----4----|
A|------5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----|-4----4----4----4----|-4----4----4----4----|
E|---------------------|-5----5----4----4----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----1----1----|

D                  A      A/G#       F#m
No, really, don't worry, won't you scurry now?
            F#m/F    (D)
While your life's in pieces

   D                     A         A/G#        F#m                   F#m/F     F#m/E
e|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
B|-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
G|-7----7----7----7----|-6----6----6----6----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
D|-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|-4----4----4----4----|-4----4----4----4----|
A|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----|-4----4----4----4----|-4----4----4----4----|
E|---------------------|-5----5----4----4----|-2----2----2----2----|-1----1----0----0----|

    A             A/G#        F#m
And love is but a fleeting friend
F#m/F              F#m/E    (D)
Don't pretend that you care either

   D                     A         A/G#             D
e|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|------5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|
B|-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|------7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
G|-7----7----7----7----|-6----6----6----6----|------7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
D|-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|------7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
A|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----|------5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|
E|---------------------|-5----5----4----4----|---------------------|---------------------|

          A           A/G#         D
As one of many broken hearts to mend

   D                     A         A/G#        F#m                   F#m/F     F#m/E
e|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
B|-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
G|-7----7----7----7----|-6----6----6----6----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
D|-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|-4----4----4----4----|-4----4----4----4----|
A|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----|-4----4----4----4----|-4----4----4----4----|
E|---------------------|-5----5----4----4----|-2----2----2----2----|-1----1----0----0----|

  D           A                 A/G#     F#m
I see you and love just doesn't care for you
      F#m/F        F#m/E    (D)
We'll end up both alone, oh, we know

   D                     A         A/G#             D
e|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|------5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|
B|-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|------7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
G|-7----7----7----7----|-6----6----6----6----|------7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
D|-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|------7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
A|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7----|------5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5----|
E|---------------------|-5----5----4----4----|---------------------|---------------------|

      A               A/G#     D
Your father feels the same way too

Chorus:
   D                     A         E/G#        D                     A         E/G#
e|-5-------------------|-5---------4---------|-5-------------------|-5---------4---------|
B|-7-------------------|-5---------5---------|-7-------------------|-5---------5---------|
G|-7-------------------|-6---------4---------|-7-------------------|-6---------4---------|
D|-7-------------------|-7---------6---------|-7-------------------|-7---------6---------|
A|-5-------------------|-7---------7---------|-5-------------------|-7---------7---------|
E|---------------------|-5---------4---------|---------------------|-5---------4---------|

D                             A           E/G#
Sick of trying to be her and trying to be him
   D                               A              E/G#
Exactly what is getting worse each time and time again

   D                     A         E/G#        D                     A         E/G#
e|-5-------------------|-5---------4---------|-5-------------------|-5---------4---------|
B|-7-------------------|-5---------5---------|-7-------------------|-5---------5---------|
G|-7-------------------|-6---------4---------|-7-------------------|-6---------4---------|
D|-7-------------------|-7---------6---------|-7-------------------|-7---------6---------|
A|-5-------------------|-7---------7---------|-5-------------------|-7---------7---------|
E|---------------------|-5---------4---------|---------------------|-5---------4---------|

      D                                  A         E/G#
Is that not something you could learn if only on a whim
    D                                  A                E/G#
Pretendin' not to choke like the first time you tried a blem

Outro:
  (E/G#)                                       D
e|---------------------|---------------------|-5-------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-7-------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-7-------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-7-------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-5-------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

It's a silly thought
                         D
It's like changing your friends

If you could do it once

   Bm                      A           Asus4 A     F          F#m
e|-7---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-7---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-7---------------------|----6-------6-/7-\6----|----2----------2-------|
D|-9---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-9---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-7---------------------|-5-------5-------------|-1-------1--2-------2--|

                  Bm     A   Asus4 A  F    F#m
Would you do it again?

   A            Asus4 A     F          F#m          A            Asus4 A     F          F#m
e|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----6-------6-/7-\6----|----2----------2-------|-----6-------6-/7-\6----|----2----------2-------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-/5-------5-------------|-1-------1--2-------2--|-/5-------5-------------|-1-------1--2-------2--|

                  A   Asus4 A  F    F#m
Would you do it again?
                  A   Asus4 A  F    F#m
Would you do it again?

   A            Asus4 A     F          F#m          A                         F          F#m
e|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------(7)\(5)---|----------------(9)----|
B|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-(6)--------(7)--------|
G|-----6-------6-/7-\6----|----2----------2-------|-(6)---------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-/5-------5-------------|-1-------1--2-------2--|-------------------------|-----------------------|

                  A   Asus4 A  F    F#m
Would you do it again?
                  A            F    F#m
Would you do it again?

   A
e|----(5)-----------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-(6)--------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

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| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo

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