CAPO on 1st fret / Standard Tuning
Great song from Thee Oh Sees early work. I've been wanting to learn this one for years and found an old
youtube video with some chords in the comments section. Thought I'd transcribe them here with a bit of my own
input/lyrics.
Song can be played with or without the capo, I find it just slightly easier to play with the capo.
Most of the song follows a strum pattern where you hit the bass note on the A string with your thumb
before sharply hitting the rest of the chord.
[Chords]
G F Fm G#
e|--3---| e|--1--| e|--1--| e|--4--|
B|--3---| B|--1--| B|--1--| B|--4--|
G|--4---| G|--2--| G|--1--| G|--5--|
D|--5---| D|--3--| D|--3--| D|--6--|
A|--5---| A|--3--| A|--3--| A|--6--|
E|--3---| E|--1--| E|--1--| E|--4--|
C# A D# C
e|--4---| e|--5--| e|--6--| e|--3--|
B|--6---| B|--5--| B|--8--| B|--5--|
G|--6---| G|--6--| G|--8--| G|--5--|
D|--6---| D|--7--| D|--8--| D|--5--|
A|--4---| A|--7--| A|--6--| A|--3--|
E|--x---| E|--5--| E|--x--| E|--x--|
[Intro]
G F Fm
G# G F Fm...
(played during the Fm above)
e|----------------------|
B|----------0-----------|
G|-----2----------------|
D|-------2--------------|
A|--0-------------------|
E|----------------------|
[Instrumental]
G# G# G# G#
[Verse]
G# G# G# G#
Those dumb drums can hold your hand
C# C# C# A
in the morning, I am, willing to forget
[Instrumental]
G# G# G# G#
G# G# G# G#
The cloud-crasher inside of my head
C# C# C# A
is fine, fine, upon a girl like you
[Instrumental]
G# G# G# G#
[Chorus]
D# D# D# D#
but hey now wait a minute baby let’s do it all again
G# G# G# G#
D# D# D# D#
I don't feel comfortable with the sin
[Bridge] x2
G# G# G# C - slide - C#
play either the full C and C# chord or this little fingerpicked riff
e|--------------------------|
B|---------5-/---------6----|
G|-----5-----/-----6--------|
D|---5---5---/---6---6------|
A|-----------/--------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Instrumental]
G F Fm
G# G F Fm
(played during the Fm above)
e|---------------------|
B|----------0----------|
G|-----2---------------|
D|--------2------------|
A|---0-----------------|
E|---------------------|
[Instrumental]
G# G# G# G#
G# G# G# G#
The bridge-breaker inside of their mouth
C# C# C# A
is more than, sometimes, unbelievable
[Instrumental]
G# G# G# G#
G# G# G# G#
in hoodwinking for all of your life
C# C# C# A
not pretty, not fine, upon a girl like you
D# D# D# D#
but hey now wait a minute baby lets do it all again
G# G# G# G#
D# D# D# D#
I don't feel comfortable with the sin
[Bridge] x2
G# G# G# C - slide - C#
play either the full C and C# chord or this little fingerpicked riff
e|--------------------------|
B|---------5-/---------6----|
G|-----5-----/-----6--------|
D|---5---5---/---6---6------|
A|-----------/--------------|
E|--------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
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