Golden Age tab by Toad The Wet Sprocket

Intro Riff

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5p4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------4-----------4----------4-----4h6p4----------------------------------1------------------|
D|-------------6--4--6--------4h6---------------6-----6--4-----6--4--2----2-----2------------------|
A|--4----------------------7----------7------------4-------------------------2---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------5-----------0--------------------------|


verse
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-------2------------1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6-------2------2------------(repeat)----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4p0-----0---------2---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    A decade in the wilderness....how did it ever come to this..

took all we had to just survive,
no time left for asking why.

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2nd verse
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B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-------2------------1-------4-------2------1--2/4\2--1----------------------------------------|
D|---6-------2------2-------------6-------2------2--2/4\2--2----------------------------------------|
A|---4p0-----0---------2----------4p0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------0----------------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
  St. Virginia saved your life... and angel and a kitchen knife.


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B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-------2------------1------------------4-------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---6-------2------2------------------------6-------2--------2------2------------------------------|
A|---4p0-----0---------2---------------------4p0-----0----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------0----------------------------------------0------0---------------------------------|
   and when the devil tests your will...... you kill who you have to kill.


Chorus


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B|-----------4----------0---------0----------0---------0--------0---------0---0--0-----------------|
G|--4-----------2----------4---------6----------1---------4---------2---------2--2-----------------|
D|--6-----------2----------4---------6----------2---------4---------2---------2--2-----------------|
A|--6-----------0--0--0----2--2--2---4--4--4----2---------2-2--2----0-0--0--0-0--0-----------------|
E|--4--4---4------------------------------------0--0--0--------------------------------------------|
      God loves a madman..                      I wore his patience through...

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B|-----------4----------0---------0----------0---------0--------0---------0---0--0-----------------|
G|--4-----------2----------4---------6----------1---------4---------2---------2--2-----------------|
D|--6-----------2----------4---------6----------2---------4---------2---------2--2-----------------|
A|--6-----------0--0--0----2--2--2---4--4--4----2---------2-2--2----0-0--0--0-0--0-----------------|
E|--4--4---4------------------------------------0--0--0--------------------------------------------|
   It's too much... to ask of anyone....        I could never be as strong as you(repeat
twice into riff)


::::Riff::::

verse3

All we are is vanity
Comics playing tragedies
I traded in my sanity

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For a dream that'd soon abandon me        Chorus "God loves..."

Chorus.

Riff+ vocal accompaniment (twice over)

Bridge

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2----4-----6--8--9----------2-------4---6--8---9-----------------------|
D|---2----4-----6--8--9----------2-------4---6--8---9-----------------------|
A|---0----2-----4--6--7----------0-------2---4--6---7-----------------------|
E|--------2-----4--6--7------------------2---4--6---7-----------------------|
   Walls, and barricades...    Surround our Golden Age,.....


E|------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
G|--------2----4--6---4----3----------3--3-----------------------------------|
D|--------2----4--6---4----4-------------4-----------------------------------|
A|--------0----2--4---2----4--4---4------4-----------------------------------|
E|-------------2--4---2----2-------------------------------------------------|
       We will return.....


(picked in same pattern as above)
A    B   C#m  Eb   E
Someday


We will return...


ooh,

Walls and barricades, surround our Golden age,

end on
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B|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
G|--------2----4--6---4----3----------3--3-----------------------------------|
D|--------2----4--6---4----4-------------4--fade out repeat------------------|
A|--------0----2--4---2----4--4---4------4-----------------------------------|
E|-------------2--4---2----2-------------------------------------------------|
       We will return.....