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Forever 28 Tab by Stephen Malkmus The Jicks

Forever 28 tab by Stephen Malkmus The Jicks

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Forever 28
Tabbed by Miamasa
Partly based off of their live video from Pitchfork's Don't Look Down
Credit goes to fattyma4 on the SM forums for the half of the chords

Tuning: CGDGBE

Verse

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--6--6---6-4--6-4-------|  x4
G|--4--4---4-4--4-4-------|
C|--4--4---4-4--4-4-------|
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e|------------------------|
B|--5--5---5-5--5-5-------|
G|--4--4---4-4--4-4-------|
D|--6--6---6-0--6-0-------|  x2
G|--6--6---6-0--6-0-------|
C|------------------------|
*on this chord, SM may be pulling off the bottom strings. Not necessary though.

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--6---4---6--4----6---4---6--|
G|--2---2---2--2----2---2---2--|
C|--2---2---2--2----2---2---2--|

e|------------------------|
B|--5--5---5-5--5-5-------|
G|--4--4---4-4--4-4-------|
D|--6--6---6-0--6-0-------|  x2
G|--6--6---6-0--6-0-------|
C|------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------3--|
G|-------------------------------------2--|
D|--6---4---6---4---6---4---6---4------4--|
G|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------4--|
C|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------|

Repeat


Chorus (0:41)

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2---2-------/9-----10-9-----------------------------------|
G|--2---2-------/9----------11-9------------------------------|    x2
D|--2---2-------/9---------------11-9-11-(9)-adlib------------|
G|--2---2-------/9--------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|----------------6-------9-----------------------------6-------9-------------|
B|--5-------------7-------10-------9------5-------------7-------10---------9--|
G|--4-------------6-------9--------9------4-------------6-------9----------9--|
D|--6-------------8-------11-------9------6-------------8-------11---------9--|
G|--6-------------6-------9--------9------6-------------6-------9----------9--|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------9-------------|
B|-------12------------------------------------12-----------------12----------|
G|--11b13---11b13-9---------9-11b13-9-----11b13---11b13-11-9---------11b13-9--|
D|------------------11-9-11----------------------------------11---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/10-9--------/10-9----------------------------------------------------------9--|
G|--------9--6---------9--6---6---6-9-6-------------6---6-9-6-----------6---6-9----|
D|--------------------------9---9-------9--6---6--9---9-------9-6---6-9---9--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Same as above, but different position
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/10-9-------/10-9------------------------------------------------------------------9----|
G|--------9-----------9--------------9-----------------------9-----------------------9------|
D|----------11----------11-9-11-9-11---11-9--------9-11-9-11---11-9--------9-11-9-11--------|
G|------------------------------------------13--13------------------13--13------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2 (1:13)

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--6--6---6-4--6-4------|  x8 (4 and 8, rapid strum)
G|--4--4---4-4--4-4------|
C|--4--4---4-4--4-4------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------4---6--6--6-4-6-4--6--6--6-4-6-4-----|
D|--6--4--6--4-6--4--6--4-6--4--6--4-6--4--6---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                                                                                      Live ending
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|--3--|
G|--6--4----------------4--4h6--4----------------4--4h6--4--------6-4---6-4---4---|--4--|--2--|
D|--------6--4-6--4--6-------------6--4-6--4--6-------------6--4------6-----6---6-|-----|--4--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|--4--|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|

Same as 1st verse
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------5---------------5-----------------3----------------|
G|----------4---------------4-----------------2----------------|
D|--6-(4)---6-(0)---6-(4)---6-(0)---6-(4)-----4----------------|
G|--4-------6-(0)---2-------6-(0)---2---------4----------------|
C|--4---------------2---------------2--------------------------|


Chorus(2:06)
Same as before


Outro (2:38)

e|--4---------------------------------------|
B|--5--------9-------10-------10------------|
G|--4--------9-------9--------11------------|
D|--6--------9-------9--------9-------------|
G|--4--------9------------------------------|
C|--4---------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|---12-------9-------17-------12-----------|
G|--(11)-----(8)-----(16)-----(11)----------| x2
D|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12-------9-------10-------7------------------------------|
G|--(11)-----(8)-----(9)------(6)-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12-------9-------10*-11*-12*-13*-14*-15*-16*-17----------|
G|--(11)-----(8)-----(9)-(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
                       *Tremolo Pick

Lyrics:

I can see
The mystery
Of you and me
Will never quite add up
No one is
Your perfect fit
I do not believe
In that shit
Don't you know that every bubble bursts?
Kill me

I'm aware
You can't repair
A light bulb
Once you're gone
For history is not a phase
A doughnut glaze
Will rot your teeth
And leave you crazed
Time to drag your dead heels in the dirt

It just might hurt
It just might hurt
You've seen the the action that comes in the flood
The wait now is over
You're stuck in the mud

I was made
To mock charades
To call spades spades
When will it level off?
Such a buzzkill
Yes I am
I kill momentum
When I can
There's no parade I
Cannot rain on with my poison eyes
Kill me

Lurking in the shadow of the good life
What's real for you is real pretend
Play the turtle to the hare
And soon enough it's everywhere
Get it over with and just confirm

It just might hurt
It just might hurt
You've seen the the action that comes in the flood
The wait now is over

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