Vital Signs chords by Frank Turner

Chords with lyrics

Tabbed by Sean O'Reilly
This may not be 100% but seeing as there's no other tab available for this song,
it'll have to do. It'll give you a rough guide to it anyway.

Standard Tuning
EADGBe

The main riff is based around a B5B5 chord I think
e |--------------------|
BB |--------------------|
G+G |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D MajorD |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
A augmentedA |--2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-|
E MajorE |--------------------|

The high e and b strings are left open for the F#, G# minorG#m and A, this is done by playing
route of the chord with your thumb.
   F#F#  G# minorG#m  A augmentedA
e |--0----0----0---|
BB |--0----0----0---|
G+G |--3----4----6---|
D MajorD |--4----6----7---|
A augmentedA |--4----6----7---|
E MajorE |--2----4----5---|

Intro: B5(Main Riff)


Verse 1:
B5B5
This country is my canvas
I leave paint trails as I go.
        E MajorE
I'm painting a picture
         F#F#          B5B5
That you can only see from outer space.

B5B5
My bedroom is your sofa,
I take my breakfast on the train.
         E MajorE        F#F#
Riff) G# minorG#m
I'm tired and I'm dirty, and not a second goes to waste.

Chorus:
            A augmentedA              E MajorE
I'll be dead but never dying, and I say that with a smile
          G# minorG#m        F#F#
It's just my way of trying to be aliive.

Verse 3:
B5B5
Well I'll never get to grey hair
And I'll never be in the black,
        E MajorE      F#F#          B5(Main Riff)
But I can tell stories that most can hardly dream.

B5B5
Dreaming is a luxury,
Like stopping-staring and beauty sleep.
          E MajorE
I'll stop when I'm finished,
  F#F#           B5(Main Riff) G# minorG#m
And sleep is for the weak.


Chorus:
            A augmentedA              E MajorE
I'll be dead but never dying, and I say that with a smile
          G# minorG#m        F#F#
It's just my way of trying to be aliive.
         A augmentedA               E MajorE
Heaven's in the half light, and that's where I reside,
     G# minorG#m
I got a whiskey and a wry smile
        BB
I check my vital signs.

Bridge:
       F#F#
And when I'm gone,
                  A augmentedA
The world revolves, and life goes on,
So mark no grave,
A augmentedA   G# minorG#m F#F#  A augmentedA
Forget my name.
A augmentedA    G# minorG#m F#(Let Ring)
If the song remains

And everybody's got a drink and a smile,
                F#F#
Well, that's just fine by me yeah.

Chorus:
         A augmentedA               E MajorE
Heaven's in the half-light, and that's where I reside,
     G# minorG#m
I got a whiskey and a wry smile
        F#F#
I check my vital signs.

            A augmentedA              E MajorE
I'll be dead but never dying, and I say that with a smile
          G# minorG#m        B5(Back to main riff)
It's just my way of trying to be aliive.