Empyrean Abattoir by Of Montreal, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Empyrean Abattoir

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of Montreal is an indie pop band which formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1997. The band is fronted by Kevin Barnes, who writes, composes, and plays most of the music for his albums.

They were among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company and the group has a style that is typical of many Elephant 6 bands due to their interest in combining musical experimentation with the basic tenets of pop i.e. catchy melodies and sing-along choruses.

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Empyrean Abattoir

Written and performed by: of Montreal
Second single off the new record for 2015: 'Aureate Bloom'
Transcribed by: Alex Prodanovic

This is my first tab, I'd really appreciate your input!
Contact me at [email protected] for corrections, or music stuff
Official lyrics have not been released yet, so I made the best of fan
interpretations I think it’s pretty close. I’ll update it when I can
find the official lyrics. If you have them please contact me.

Chords:

G#m7addb6 (474444)
C#m (x466544)
Am6 (5x455x)
E (022100) or (x7999x)
B7 (x24242)
A7 (x0202x)
Amaj7 (x02120)
E (022100)
B (x24442)
A (x02220)
G#m6 (4x344x)
G#aug7 (4x455)
C# (x4666x) or (9 11 11 10 9 9)
Bb/A (x03331)
Aadd6 (x02222)
F#m (244222)
F#m7 (244252)
F#madd2 (x9769x)
B/F# (224442)
F# (244322)
G# (466544)
E/C (8799xx)

Intro:

G#m7addb6

Verse 1:

C#m
Winter isn't much here
Am6 E
Just a flinching centigrade
B7
Though the grasses all look jaundiced and the
Amaj7 E
Poplar branches flayed
B A E
Ooh-o-oh, the poplar branches flayed
C#m
Before your hysterical silence,
Am6 E
You came rapping at my door
B7
With your body as a sacrament
Amaj7 E
Your mind a killing floor
B A E
Ooh-o-oh, your mind a killing floor

Refrain 1:

G#m6 G#aug7
I've been trying to quell my anger
C# F#
And not feel bitter about all the darkness you gave
A Bb/A A
But as always there's that device that I cannot disengage
Bb/A / Aadd6 /
Oooh
Bb/A / Aadd6 /
Oooh

Verse 2:

C#m Am6 E
Just as a Red Terror, you tried to kill what you couldn’t reign
B7 Amaj7 E
And now you're back in Knoxville masturbating your father's pain
B A E
Ooh-o-oh, masturbating your father's pain

Refrain 2:

G#m6 G#aug7
Stealing from his oration of filth ,
C# F#
I repeat the wickedness to force reactions out of you
A Bb/A A
But it never hurts as deeply as I want it to
Bb/A / Aadd6 /
mmm
Bb/A / Aadd6 /
ooh
Bb/A / Aadd6 /
oooh
Bb/A / Aadd6 /

Verse 3:

C#m Am6 E
I think I'll mix my medicine and explore it 'til I'm dull
B7 Amaj7 E
You made my sky a graveyard and my moon a funeral
B A E
Ooh-o-oh, my moon a funeral

Bridge:

F#m B F#m7 F#madd2
Oh-o-oh Oh-o-oh Oh-o-oh
F#m B/F# A A
Oh-o-oh Oh-o-oh Oh-o-oh

Chorus:

C# F# E F# C# G#
Now it's just a system of subtraction, oh yeah!
E B G B D C#
I won't even turn around to notice your reaction
C# F# E F# C# G#
Now it's just a system of subtraction, oh yeah!
E B G B D
I won't even feel the hateful vibing of your faction
C# F# E
Now it's just a system of subtraction

C# G# G# C# G# G#
Whatever happened to your star now?
F# G# F# F# G# F# F# G# C#
No one cares who you are now, oh, oh, oh,
F# B G# C#
Oh-oh, oh-oh

Bridge 2:

B E
You were once beloved, by my people
E/C B
Now it's bad luck to even say your name
G# C# F# B G# C#
Oho, oho, oho
B E
When I see you it feels so awkward
E/C B
I try to be cool but it's such a drag
G# C# F# B G# C#
Oho, oho, oho

Spoken Interlude:

Fm
I waited for you on O'Farrell street
E
Smelling other people's piss

Bridge 3:

D# G# A#
I bet you think you see me backwards, babe
E A B
You ain't even seen the blikk fang, babe
D# G# C#
It's not acrimonious

Final Chorus:

C# F# E F# C# G#
'Cause now it's only systems of subtraction, oh yeah!
E B G B D
I won't even turn around to look at your reaction
C# F# E
Now it's just a system of subtraction

Outro:

C# G# G# C# G# G#
Whatever happened to your star now?
F# G# F# F# G# F# F#
No one cares who you are now
C# G# G# C# G# G#
You used to share my broken throne
F# G# F# F# G# F# / C#(barre at 9th fret on the E)
Now you sing flat alone now, oh, oh, oh, oh.