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The Barrel

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Rest in Power Erik

e|-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-3-----------------------------------------------------3-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2---2---2h4p2-----2---2---2h4p2-----2-----------------4---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-0---0-------4p0---0---0-------4p0-2---2h4p2-5-2h4-0-4-5-2-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------0-0-------5-------2-5-0-2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------3---------3---0-|
                                                               strumming:
e|-0-------------------2----------------------------------------2-3-2-|
Chord diagramBB|-3-0-3---------------3-2p0-3----------------------------3-----3-3-3-|
Chord diagramG+G|-0---2-2---2h4p2-----2-----2-2h4p2-----2----------------4---2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---0---0-------4p0-0-----0-------4p0-2--2h4p2-5-2h4-0-4-5-2-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-------------------------------------0-0------5-------2-5-0-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0----------------------------------------------3---------3---------|

Verse 1:

You really only need to be playing the D, G, Chord diagramBB and e strings in the verses.

   Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramG+G
My candy shop's a factory
     Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramD MajorD
left in the woods to die
  Chord diagramD MajorD                  Chord diagramB minorBm
Beneath this settled dust
          Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramD MajorD
a fertile field of treasure lies.
       Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramG+G
We the scavengers are hunting
        Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramG+G
for the beautiful decay,

[The little bass line at "we the scavengers...", ignore the Chord diagramG+G over "hunting" if using
this and just keep the Chord diagramB minorBm chord shape]

Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-----0-2-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---2-3-----2-3-|

Chorus:
            Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramG+G
towards the bottom of the barrel,
       Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramA augmentedA
at the market for the fleas,
      Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramB minorBm
stale boxcars on their railroads
    Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramE minorEm
won over by the weeds.
         Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramG+G
Raid the scrapyard like a garden,
      Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA
wring life from rusty bones.
   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramB minorBm
My candy shop is a vacant lot
      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramD MajorD
where anything may grow.
                                                           Strumming:
e|-2-2-------------------------------------------------2-3-2-|
Chord diagramBB|-3-3-------------------------------------------3-----3-3-3-|
Chord diagramG+G|-2-2-2h4p2-----2-2-2h4p2-----2-----------------4---2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-0-------4p0-0-0-------4p0-2---2h4p2-5-2h4-0-4-5-2-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------0-0-------5-------2-5-0-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------3---------3---------|

Verse 2:

Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramG+G
Weeping clowns with cracklin' brows
      Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramD MajorD
piled in the old arcade.
        Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramB minorBm
Now the children are all workers,
      Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramD MajorD
still dreaming about play.
          Chord diagramB minorBm                       Chord diagramG+G
While the freaks stomp through the wasteland
        Chord diagramB minorBm               Chord diagramG+G
pulling flowers from the graves.

Chorus:

            Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramG+G
towards the bottom of the barrel,
       Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramA augmentedA
at the market for the fleas,
      Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramB minorBm
stale boxcars on their railroads
    Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramE minorEm
won over by the weeds.
         Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramG+G
Raid the scrapyard like a garden,
      Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA
wring life from rusty bones.
   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramB minorBm
My candy shop is a vacant lot
      Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramD MajorD
where anything may grow.

Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramG+G

Chord diagramB minorBm  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramG+G

Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramE minorEm

          x2:                   x2:
e|--------------333-----|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------000-----|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4p2-4p2-4p2--000-2p0-|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-4p2-4p2-4p2--000-----|-2h4p2p0-----2-2-| Repeat this whole thing 4 times:
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2---2---2----222-----|-2-------4p0-2-2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------3-333-----|-0-----------0-0-|

e|-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-3-----------------------------------------------------3-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2---2---2h4p2-----2---2---2h4p2-----2-----------------4---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-0---0-------4p0---0---0-------4p0-2---2h4p2-5-2h4-0-4-5-2-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------0-0-------5-------2-5-0-2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------3---------3---0-|
                                                               strumming:
e|-0-------------------2----------------------------------------2-3-2-|
Chord diagramBB|-3-0-3---------------3-2p0-3----------------------------3-----3-3-3-|
Chord diagramG+G|-0---2-2---2h4p2-----2-----2-2h4p2-----2----------------4---2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---0---0-------4p0-0-----0-------4p0-2--2h4p2-5-2h4-0-4-5-2-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-------------------------------------0-0------5-------2-5-0-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0----------------------------------------------3---------3---------|

Verse 3:

       Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramG+G
Like a vessel underwater,
    Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramA augmentedA
old mills and broken glass.
       Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramB minorBm
Like a pick-up in the backyard,
     Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramE minorEm
tree winding through the cab.

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

     Chord diagramB minorBm                Chord diagramG+G
This takes me down the backroads,
         Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramG+G
from the mansion to the shack.

Chorus:

         Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramG+G
From the bottom of the barrel,
       Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramA augmentedA
here's something someone saved,
       Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramB minorBm
and we bring it to the table,
       Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramE minorEm
wonder what we're gonna make.
     Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramG+G
Your scrapyard, my garden,
   Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramA augmentedA
or so the saying goes.
         Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramB minorBm
You turn water into dead things
         Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramD MajorD
and I'll make the dead things grow
Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramD MajorD
Make the dead things grow
Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramE minorEm
Make the dead things grow

e|-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-3-----------------------------------------------------3-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2---2---2h4p2-----2---2---2h4p2-----2-----------------4---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-0---0-------4p0---0---0-------4p0-2---2h4p2-5-2h4-0-4-5-2-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------0-0-------5-------2-5-0-2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------3---------3---0-|

e|-0-------------------2----------------------------------------2~-|
Chord diagramBB|-3-0-3---------------3-2p0-3----------------------------3-----3~-|
Chord diagramG+G|-0---2-2---2h4p2-----2-----2-2h4p2-----2----------------4---2-2~-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---0---0-------4p0-0-----0-------4p0-2--2h4p2-5-2h4-0-4-5-2-0~-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-------------------------------------0-0------5-------2-5-0----|

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