Absence Of God Tabs by Rilo Kiley

Absence Of God tab by Rilo Kiley

Guitar tabs

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

Guitar 1
e|-------2h3p2--------------0h2p0------------2h3p2------------------5---|
B|-3-----------3------2----------------0-----------3----2-----3-------2-|
G|---2-----------2------2----------------0-----------0------------------|
D|-0---0-----------0--0---2-------0--------0----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------0-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
E|-------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-----------------0h2--0h2--2--------------------------2--------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------5--2-2h3-|
G|-----------------0----0----0--------------------------0--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------0--0-0---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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0:08 intro continued
Guitar 1
e|-------2h3p2-------------0h2p0-------------2h3p2-----5-3-2-0--------|
B|-3-----------3-----2-----------2-----0-----------0-----------3-3-2--|
G|---2-----------2-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-0-0-0-0--------|
D|-0---0-----------0-----0-----------0-------------------------0-0-0--|
A|-------------------0------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3---3--------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------3---------0h2-0-----0-----------|
B|-------------0-------10------------------------------3-2---3-2-0-2h3-|
G|-------------------------------------0-----------0-0-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|-------------7/9h12--12----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1: 0:14
"The absence of God will bring you comfort   baby"
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------3-----------------0-----|
B|-3-----3-----3---2-----2h3-2-----0-----0-0---0-2-------2-2-----|
G|---2-----------2---2---------2-----0-------0-----2---2-----2---|
D|-0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---0---0-----------------------------0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------0---0-----------|
E|---------------------------------3---3-3-----3-----------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------7/9--------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------10-8----10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------11-11-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

0:21 verse continued
Guitar 1
"And plannin's for the poor, so let's pretend  that we're rich"
e|-------2h3p2-----------------------------3------------2-----|
B|-3-----------3-----2-----2h3---2---0-----0-0----2-----2-2---|
G|---------------0---------------------0--------------------2-|
D|-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-----0---0-----0----------4---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------4-------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----3---3--2-----2-----|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-2-----------------------------------------0h2-0----------2-|
B|-------------------------------------------------3-2----2---|
G|-------------------------------------------0---0------------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------0-0--0-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus: 0:28
  "And I'm not      my body     or how I choose to destroy it"
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------0-------------------|
B|-------3----3---------3----3----3-----3-----3-----2-------2---2h3---3-----2-|
G|---4--------------4---------------2-----2-----2-----2-------2---------2-----|
D|--------------------------------2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-------0---0-----0-0-|
A|-2---2-2--2---2-2---2-2--2---2----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0---7-----5-----5---5h7-----7---5---5---7-----5-----------5h7---|
G|---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0---0---0-----0---7-----------|
D|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-------------------0---0-0---0---0---0---0-|
A|-----------------------------0--0--0---0---------------0---0-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2: 0:36
"Folk singers sing songs  for the working
baby."
Guitar 1
e|-------2h3p2--------------0h2p0------------2h3p2------------------5-|
B|-3-----------3------2----------------0-----------3----2-----3-------|
G|---2-----------2------2----------------0-----------0----------------|
D|-0---0-----------0--0---2-------0--------0--------------------------|
A|----------------------------------0-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|-------------------------------------3------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-0h2----------------------------------5-----0h2-0-------------------|
B|-------------5---\---2------------------0---------0-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------0---0-------------------|
D|-0-----------0-------0----------------0---0-------0-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

0:43 verse 2 continued
"We're just recreation, for all those doctors and lawyers"
Guitar 1
e|-------2h3p2-------------0h2p0-------------2h3p2-----5-2---------2-|
B|-3-----------3-----2-----------2-----0-----------0-------3-2---2---|
G|---2-----------2-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-0-0-----------|
D|-0---0-----------0-----0-----------0---------------------0-0-0-----|
A|-------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3---3-------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-------------------5-----------------7---------------0h2-0------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------3-2--|
G|-------------------------------------0----------------0--0------|
D|-------------------0---------------------------------------0-0--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus: 0:50
"There's no relief for the bleeding heart, cuz they'll be losing bodies tonight"
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------2h3p2---------------|
B|-3-----3------3-----3--------3-----3-----3-2-----2---2--3-----------3-----2--0----|
G|---4-----4--4---4-----4---4----2-----2-------2-----2------2-----------2---------2-|
D|-----------------------------2---2-2---2-2-2---2-2---2--0---0-----------0-0--0----|
A|-2---2-2--2---2---2-2---2-------------------------------------------------------0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0---7---5----5h7---7--5---7-----7-5-----5h7---7---5--7--7--5h7-----------------|
G|-------------0-------------0---0-------7-6-------------------------7-----6--4--\2-|
D|-0---0-0---0----0---0-0--0-----------------0---0-0---0--0--0--0------0------------|
A|-----------------------------0---0-0-0-0-0-------------------------0---0-0--0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: 1:00
"And Rob says you love, love, love, then you die"
Guitar 1
e|-------0-------------0-------------2-------------2-------|
B|---0-----0---0---2-----2---2---------2-------3-----3-----|
G|-------------------------------3-------3-------------4---|
D|---------------2---2-----2---------------4---------------|
A|-2---2-----2-------------------------------2---2---------|
E|-----------------------------2---2-----------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-0---2---3---5---7------9------5------5-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------7----3-----3---|
G|--------------------------------------------------4-----4-|
D|-2---4---5---7---9---9-----9---7---7----7----7--4---4-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

1:08 chorus continues
"I've watched him while sleeping and seen him cryin', with closed eyes"
Guitar 1
e|-------0-------------0------------------------0--|
B|---0-----0---0---2-----2---2--------2------2-----|
G|-------------------------------2------2-------2--|
D|---------------2---2-----2---2---2--2---2--2-----|
A|-2---2-----2-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-0---2---3---5---7---10----9-----9-----9------5-|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---4---5---7---9---12---11--11----11---11---7-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Solo: 1:15--this is very brief
Guitar 1
e|-------2h3p2-------------0h2p0-------------2h3p2-----5-3-2-0--------|
B|-3-----------3-----2-----------2-----0-----------0-----------3-3-2--|
G|---2-----------2-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-0-0-0-0--------|
D|-0---0-----------0-----0-----------0-------------------------0-0-0--|
A|-------------------0------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3---3--------------------------|
|
with
Guitar
e|------------5----------------------------------0h2-------------------|
B|-------5/7---------------------------7---------------3-2---------2h3-|
G|-------------------7-----------------------------0-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------0---------------0-0---------0---|
A|-------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3: 1:22
"And you're not happy but you're funny, and I'm trippin' over my joy"
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------3---------------0-------|
B|-3-----2h3-3------2-----2h3-2------0-------0-----0h2-------2-----|
G|---2---------2------2---------2------0-------0-------2-------2---|
D|-0---0-0-------0--0---2-0---0---0------0-------0-0-----0-------0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-----3-----------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----|
B|-15--------------14----------------3-------------0h2-----2---2---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------2---------2-|
D|--0---------------0----------------0-------------0-----0---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

1:29 verse 3 continued
  "And I just keep on getting up again"
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------3---------------0-------|
B|-3-----3-----3-2-----2h3-2-----0-------0-----0h2-------2-----|
G|---2-----2-------2---------2-----0---0---0-------2-------2---|
D|-0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0---0-----0-------0-0-----0-------0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------5-------|
B|-15--------------14------------------3h5-3--------------5-----|
G|-------------------------------------------4----4/6-6-----6---|
D|--0---------------0------------------5---5---5--5/7-7-------7-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

1:36 verse continued
"We could be daytime drunks if we wanted, we'd never get anything done that way, baby"
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------3---------------0-------|
B|-3-----3-----3-2-----2h3-2-----0-------0-----0h2-------2-----|
G|---2-----2-------2---------2-----0---0---0-------2-------2---|
D|-0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0---0-----0-------0-0-----0-------0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------7/9------------|
B|-10-----10-10-----10---10-----8-----8------------10\8--5/7--|
G|----7---------7-----------7-----7-----7---7-----------------|
D|--0---0--0--0---0--0----0---0-0---0-0---0-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

1:44 verse continued
"And we'd still be ruled by our dueling perspectives"
Guitar 1
e|-2-----2-0---0h2---2-0---3-----3-------0h2-0-------2---|
B|---3-------3-----3-----3---0-----0-----------2-------2-|
G|-2---2-2-2---2-----2-2-------0-----0-----------3-------|
D|-------------------------------------0-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----3-------0h2-0-----2-----|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------7-------------0h2-0-------2---|
B|-7-----7-5---5h7---7-5-----------------------3-2-----0-|
G|---7-------7-----------7---------------0---0-----0-0---|
D|-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---9-------------------0-0-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus: 1:51
 "And I'm not my perspective, or the lies I'll tell you everytime
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------2h3p2---------------------|
B|-3-----3------3-----3--------3-----3-----3-2-----2---2--3-----------3-----2-----0-------|
G|---4-----4--4---4-----4---4----2-----2-------2-----2------2-----------2-----0-----0---2-|
D|-----------------------------2---2-2---2-2-2---2-2---2--0---0-----------0-0---0-0---0---|
A|-2---2-2--2---2---2-2---2-------------------------------------------------------------0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0---7---5----5h7---7--5---7-----7-5-----5h7---7---5----------------------------------|
G|-------------0-------------0---0-------7-6--------------------7-----7-----7-6-----6-4\2-|
D|-0---0-0---0----0---0-0--0-----------------0---0-0---0----------0-----0-------0---------|
A|-----------------------------0---0-0-0-0-0--------------------0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: 2:01
"And Morgan says maybe love won't let you down"
Guitar 1
e|-------0-------------0-------------2-------------2-----|
B|---0-----0---0---2-----2---2---------2-------3-----3---|
G|-------------------------------3-------3-------------4-|
D|---------------2---2-----2---------------4-------------|
A|-2---2-----2-------------------------------2---2-------|
E|-----------------------------2---2---------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-0---2---3---5---7---9-----5--------5-------------------|
B|------------------------------7--------7----7-3-----3---|
G|------------------------------------------------4-----4-|
D|-2---4---5---7---9---9-----7-----7--7-----7---4---4-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

2:09 chorus continued
"All of your failures are  training grounds"
Guitar 1
e|-------0-------------0-------------2-------------2-----|
B|---0-----0---0---2-----2---2---------2-------3-----3---|
G|-------------------------------3-------3-------------4-|
D|---------------2---2-----2---------------4-------------|
A|-2---2-----2-------------------------------2---2-------|
E|-----------------------------2---2---------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-0---2---3---5---7---9------------9-----------10-------10-|
B|----------------------------10-------10----10----12-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---4---5---7---9---9---11----11-------11----12----12-12-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

2:16 chorus continued
"And just as your back's turned you'll be surprised, she says
as your solitude subsides"
Guitar 1
e|-------0-------------0------------------------0--|
B|---0-----0---0---2-----2---2--------2------2-----|
G|-------------------------------2------2-------2--|
D|---------------2---2-----2---2---2--2---2--2-----|
A|-2---2-----2-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-0---2---3---5---7---10----9-----9-----9------5-|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---4---5---7---9---12---11--11----11---11---7-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Solo: 2:23 again, super brief
Guitar 1
e|-------2h3p2--------------2---|
B|-3-----------3------3-------3-|
G|---2-----------2------2-------|
D|-0---0-----------0------------|
A|--------------------2---2-2---|
E|------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|----------11-----------11-----|
D|-------12-----------12----12--|
A|----12-----------12-----------|
E|-10------------9--------------|

Bridge: 2:26
"And like I'll teach ya how to swim/
If you turn the bad in me into good again
Guitar 1
e|-2------2------2--------2-----|
B|-2------3------2--------3-----|
G|-2------4------2--------4-----|
D|-4------4------4--------4-----|
A|--------2---------------2-----|
E|------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|----------------------3p2-0---|
G|----------------------2---0---|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Solo: 2:34 This is actually a full solo
Guitar 1
e|-------0-------------0------------------------0-----0-------0--|
B|---0-----0---0---2-----2---2--------2------2----2-----2---2----|
G|-------------------------------2------2-------2---2-2---2---2--|
D|---------------2---2-----2---2---2--2---2--2-------------------|
A|-2---2-----2---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-0---2---3---5---7---10----9---------9-----9--5-----5-3---0h2--5--3----|
B|-----------------------------10--------10-------7-------5------------5-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------0--0----|
D|-2---4---5---7---9---12---11----11--11----11--7---7-7-5---0----------0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:41 solo continued
Guitar 1
e|-------2h3p2--------------0h2p0------------2h3p2------------------5---|
B|-3-----------3------2----------------0-----------3----2-----3-------2-|
G|---2-----------2------2----------------0-----------0------------------|
D|-0---0-----------0--0---2-------0--------0----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------0-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
E|-------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------3--3--0--3--0--0---0h2--2--3/5-|
B|-10--------10--------10--7------7-----------------------0-------------|
G|-----11--------11-----------7------7---0--0-----0---------0----0--0---|
D|--0------0--0------0--0--0----0-0----0-------0-----0--0---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:49 solo continued
Guitar 1
e|-2-----2--0------------0h2p0-------------2h3p2-----5-3-2-0-2-0----------------2-------------2-----|
B|---0---------3---2-----------2-----3-----------3---------------3-2-2h3--3-------3-----2-------3---|
G|-0---0-0--0----0---0-----------0-----2-----------2-0-0-0-0-0-0------------2-------2-----2-------2-|
D|-------------0---0---0-----------0-0---0-----------------------0-0-0----0---0-------0-0---0-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-----7--5-\3---2-------2-----2---3-----3------------------------------7-----7-----7-7-----7-----|
G|---0-----------0---0-------0----------------2-----------------------------7-----7-------5-----5---|
D|-0---0-0--0------0---0---0---0-0---0-----0-----0---7-5-4-2-5-4-2--------0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------4-4/5----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|

Chorus: 2:59
"And I say there's trouble when everything is fine"
Guitar 1
e|-------0-------------0-------------2-------------2-------|
B|---0-----0---0---2-----2---2---------2-------3-----3-----|
G|-------------------------------3-------3-------------4---|
D|---------------2---2-----2---------------4---------------|
A|-2---2-----2-------------------------------2---2---------|
E|-----------------------------2---2-----------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-0---2---3---5---7------9------5------5-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------7----3-----3---|
G|--------------------------------------------------4-----4-|
D|-2---4---5---7---9---9-----9---7---7----7----7--4---4-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

3:06 chorus continued
"The need to destroy things creeps up on me everytime"
Guitar 1
e|-------0----------------0---------------2---------------2-------|
B|---0-------0---0----2-------2---2-----------2-------3-------3---|
G|------------------------------------3---------3---------------2-|
D|------------------2---2-------2-----------------4---------------|
A|-2---2-------2------------------------------------2---2---------|
E|----------------------------------2---2-------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-0---2---3---5---7-----9-------------9----------10-------10----------|
B|-------------------------------10------10----10----12-------12----12-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---4---5---7---9---9---9--11----11------11----12----12-12----12----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

3:13 chorus continued
"And just as love's silhouette appears I close my eyes and
disappear tonight"
Guitar 1
e|-------0-------------0-------------------------0-|
B|---0-----0---0---2-----2---2--------2------2-----|
G|-------------------------------2------2--------2-|
D|---------------2---2-----2---2---2--2---2--2-----|
A|-2---2-----2-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-0---2---3---5---7---10----9-----9--------9----5-|
B|-----------------------------10----10------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---4---5---7---9---12---11----11----11--11---7-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Solo: 3:20 very brief
Guitar 1 only
e|-------2h3p2-------------2-----2---|
B|-3-----------3-----2-------2-----2-|
G|---2-----------2-----2-------------|
D|-0---0-----------0-0---0-----0-----|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Outro: 3:24
"And something's gotta change,
Cuz our love's the slowest moving train"
Guitar 1
e|-2------2------2--------2-----|
B|-2------3------2--------3-----|
G|-2------4------2--------4-----|
D|-4------4------4--------4-----|
A|--------2---------------2-----|
E|------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|----------------------3p2-0---|
G|----------------------2---0---|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

3:32 outro continued
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------2--|
B|-3-----3-----3---3-----2-----0-----------------------------------------------3--|
G|---4-----4-----4---0-----0-----0-2-----4-----7---9-----11\9--9---9----6------2--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
A|-2---2-2---2-2---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-7--9\7-7--7------4---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-12----10-----9---7----5----3----0----2----3----5---7--10--9---9---9--5------5---|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------5------7---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------7------7---|
D|-14----12----11---9----7----5----2----4----5----7---9--12-11--11--11---------7---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------5---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

************************************
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
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