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  • Standard tuning
     
    Intro:
  • (melodica & banjo arr. for guitar)
    e--------------------------|
    B-3h5-3--------------------|
  • G-------4-2-0--2-0-2--0-2--|
    D--------------------------|
    A--------------------------| (x4 - hang on E)
  • E--------------------------|
     
    The melodica and banjo keep playing that (hang on the E note on the last measure) while
  • guitar comes in with an E
    Ryan has a very loose playing style and he continues to strum an E while playing the
    riff on his bass notes:
  • E
    e-------------------------|
    B-------------------------|
  • G-------------------------|
    D-0h2-0-------------------|
    A-------2-0----0---0----0-|
  • E-----------3----3----3---|
     
    VS: [E B7 E (A-G-E)]
  • "It took... As judge... And the rain... Shook the grass, leaves, gravel
    E B7 E A G E
    e-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-------3-3-3-0-0-|
  • B-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
    G-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-0-0-0-1-1-|
    D-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-|
  • A-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|
    E-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-----------------I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-------3-3-3-0-0-|
     
  • CHS: [E A E B7 (E-hold)]
    "You try...you try...you try and...home All the roots...
    E A E B7 E
  • e-0-0-0-0-0-0-I---------I-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-0-|
    B-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-2-I-0-0-0-0-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-0-|
    G-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-2-I-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-1-|
  • D-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-I-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-|
    A-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-|
    E-0-0-0-0-0-0-I---------I-0-0-0-0-I-------------I-0-|
  •  
    After striking the E chord on "roots" the guitar strums muted strings, the banjo plays
    E on upstrokes and the melodica plays the turnaround to the intro
  •  
    Repeat intro section
     
  • VS2: repeat the VS section twice
    CHS2: repeat the CHS section
     
  • repeat intro riff 3 times and end on E
     
    Bridge:
  • E
    e----0---------I----0---------|
    B----0---------I----0---------|
  • G----1---------I----1---------|
    D----2---------I----2---------|
    A-22-2---------I-22-2---------| (x2)
  • E-00-0-0-0-0-0-I-00-0-0-0-0-0-|
     
    E G A
  • Mother why'd you have to go and clip my golden wings
    G A E
    I'm gonna fly off this building all the same
  • E G A
    You put me down in the darkest well, still that water stings
    G A E
  • I'm gonna fly off this building all the same ... etc
     
    Once the vocals kick in on the bridge the banjo plays:
  • "Mother why'd you... I'm gonna fly... all the same...
    e-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---7---7---7---|
    B---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---5---5---5---5---8---8---8-|
  •  
    VS3: play VS section once
     
  • CHS3: play the CHS section once but play each chord by striking 5
    downstrokes until the B7 and play that with a slow rake
     
  • Outro:
    "All the roots... try to, way back home
    E A G E
  • e-0-0-0-0-I----------3--3--3--0--0-|
    B-0-0-0-0-I-2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0-|
    G-1-1-1-1-I-2--2--2--0--0--0--1--1-|
  • D-2-2-2-2-I-2--2--2--0--0--0--2--2-|
    A-2-2-2-2-I-0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2-|
    E-0-0-0-0-I----------3--3--3--0--0-|
  •  
    Play the A G E part three more times then play the intro riff one time and end on E
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