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This American Life tab by Painted Zeros

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Tuning: Standard

Intro/Verse 1:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5--5-5---------------5--5-5---------------5--5-5-------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------6-7-9-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------7-7-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat 4x

Pre-Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------9h11-9-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
                     Chord diagramB minorBm           Chord diagramD MajorD
it's hard to tell as daytime
                      Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramD MajorD
becomes confused with night time.
                   Chord diagramB minorBm               Chord diagramD MajorD
there's just never enough time.
           Chord diagramE MajorE
i'm always tired.
                      Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramD MajorD
it's hard to make the most of
         Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramD MajorD
being so lucky
                   Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramD MajorD
when i feel like a ghost
            Chord diagramE MajorE
most of the time.

Interlude:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------5----------------------5-----------------------5----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------6---6-7-7-6-7-6--------6---6-7-7-6-7-9---------6---6-6--7-6-7-6---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5--5-5-----------------5--5-5------------------5--5-5--------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------6---6-7-6---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5--5-5---------------5--5-5---------------5--5-5-------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------6-7-9-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------7-7-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat 2x

Pre-Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------9h11-9-------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
                  Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramD MajorD
i'm working every day now
             Chord diagramB minorBm         Chord diagramD MajorD
slaving to a wage now.
               Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramD MajorD
it drives me insane
              Chord diagramE MajorE
how hopeless i feel.
                 Chord diagramB minorBm         Chord diagramD MajorD
i'm going to die someday,
                   Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramD MajorD
and that should be okay,
                      Chord diagramB minorBm    Chord diagramD MajorD
because that's how it is.
              Chord diagramE MajorE
that's how it goes.

Solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----9-9----9-9----11-11----11-11----12-12----12-12----14-14----14-14------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0------0------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----9-9----9-9----11-11----11-11----12-12----12-12----14-14-14-14-14-14---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0------0------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Do your own little solo thing for the length of the above part, it's more fun to make it up yourself

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----9-9----9-9----11-11----11-11----12-12----12-12----14-14----14-14------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0------0------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----9-9----9-9----11-11----11-11----12-12----12-12----14-14-14-14-16-16---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0------0------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------7---------7---9----------7----------7---9--------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5----------5-------------5-----------5-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  4x
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6-9-9-9-9-9-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5--5-5---------------5--5-5---------------5--5-5-------------------------|

Chorus:
                  Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramD MajorD
they happen every day now,
                Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramD MajorD
in almost every minute.
                   Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramD MajorD
they happen when i want them,
           Chord diagramE MajorE
and when i don't.
                       Chord diagramB minorBm         Chord diagramD MajorD
i'm missing, and these moments
             Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramD MajorD
only make me lonely.
                  Chord diagramB minorBm     Chord diagramD MajorD
they only make me wish
               Chord diagramE MajorE
i could go back home.

Outro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5--5-5---------------5--5-5---------------5--5-5-------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------6-7-9-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------7-7-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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