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This American Life Tab by Painted Zeros

This American Life tab by Painted Zeros

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard

Intro/Verse 1:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6-----------|
D|---------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5---------------5--5-5---------------5--5-5-------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-7-9-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-7-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat 4x

Pre-Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-----------|
D|--------------------------9h11-9-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
                     Bm           D
it's hard to tell as daytime
                      Bm             D
becomes confused with night time.
                   Bm               D
there's just never enough time.
           E
i'm always tired.
                      Bm        D
it's hard to make the most of
         Bm       D
being so lucky
                   Bm       D
when i feel like a ghost
            E
most of the time.

Interlude:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5----------------------5-----------------------5----------------|
G|---------6---6-7-7-6-7-6--------6---6-7-7-6-7-9---------6---6-6--7-6-7-6---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5-----------------5--5-5------------------5--5-5--------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6---6-7-6---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6-----------|
D|---------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5---------------5--5-5---------------5--5-5-------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-7-9-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-7-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat 2x

Pre-Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-----------|
D|--------------------------9h11-9-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
                  Bm        D
i'm working every day now
             Bm         D
slaving to a wage now.
               Bm      D
it drives me insane
              E
how hopeless i feel.
                 Bm         D
i'm going to die someday,
                   Bm       D
and that should be okay,
                      Bm    D
because that's how it is.
              E
that's how it goes.

Solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-9----9-9----11-11----11-11----12-12----12-12----14-14----14-14------|
A|--0------0------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-9----9-9----11-11----11-11----12-12----12-12----14-14-14-14-14-14---|
A|--0------0------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-9----9-9----11-11----11-11----12-12----12-12----14-14----14-14------|
A|--0------0------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-9----9-9----11-11----11-11----12-12----12-12----14-14-14-14-16-16---|
A|--0------0------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7---------7---9----------7----------7---9--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5----------5-------------5-----------5-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  4x
E|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|---------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5---------------5--5-5---------------5--5-5-------------------------|

Chorus:
                  Bm        D
they happen every day now,
                Bm        D
in almost every minute.
                   Bm          D
they happen when i want them,
           E
and when i don't.
                       Bm         D
i'm missing, and these moments
             Bm        D
only make me lonely.
                  Bm     D
they only make me wish
               E
i could go back home.

Outro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6----------------6-7-6-----------|
D|---------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5---------------5--5-5---------------5--5-5-------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-7-9-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-7-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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