Palace of Bone - Pete Doherty, from his solo album 'Grace/Wastelands'
The lyrics should be pretty much spot on
The only chord I'm unsure of is the F in the chorusy bit, I think it helps if you only
the top four strings (i.e. leave out the F and C on the bass and play it from the F on
D-string)
There are a couple of riffs from the song at the bottom of the tab, they're not in the
thing cos it'd make it look messy
Anyway, enjoy! It's a great song =]
Standard Tuning
Intro: Am C C/B (listen to the song to work out the timings, but Am is one bar and C -
is another whole bar)
Am C C/B
We've been a long time together
Am C C/B
Time together on a snakey road
Am C C/B
There ain't no time spent together
Am C C/B
Like time spent together on a snakey road
Break: Am C C/B
Am C C/B
Winding on through the hills together
Am C C/B
Winding on that snakey road
Am C C/B
Winding on forever
Am C C/B Am
Winding on that snakey road
F
What's that they're telling you,
E
Your future? I'm telling you
They're gonna pick your pocket too
Break: Am C C/B
Am C C/B
We've been a long time together
Am C C/B
Time together on a snakey road
Am C C/B
There ain't no time spent together
Am C C/B
Like time spent together on a snakey road
Break: Am C C/B
Am C C/B
Winding on through the hills together
Am C C/B
Winding on that snakey road
Am C C/B
Winding on forever
Am C C/B Am
Winding on that snakey road
F
What's that they're selling you,
E
Lotions, potions? I'm telling you
They're gonna pick your pocket or two
Am
And in the clearing...
MAIN RIFF (see bottom of tab)
I'm going to build me a palace of bone
Dm E
With wide open walls and an ebony throne
Am
And all the broken children
Dm E
From every broken home
MAIN RIFF
Can all come and live in the palace of bone
Break: Am C C/B, occasionally mixed up with BREAK RIFF (see bottom of tab)
MAIN RIFF (see bottom of tab)
I'm going to build me a palace of bone
Dm E
With wide open walls and an ebony throne
Am
There ain't no blackened heart
Dm E
No innocent soul
MAIN RIFF
Who can't come and live in the palace of bone
Coda: Am C C/B, and a quiet BASS RIFF (see below) near the end
MAIN RIFF:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------5----6----5----5---------------------------------------------|
E|--5----8------------------------8----5----3----5-------------------------|
I'm going to build me a palace of bone
BREAK RIFF:
e|--5----0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5----1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5----0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-2-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------3-3-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Listen to the song to work out timings)
BASS RIFF
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------7-6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---3/5--3/5--5--------------------------------------------------------|
(I'm unsure whether this is played on bass or guitar, I've just tabbed it on the
guitar anyway)