Here's another Naive Thieves song, the second that I've tabbed (check out Anxiété).
Suggestion: Barr Chords for EVERYTHING. And you should probably play them high up on the guitar, like the C on
the 8th fret E string instead of the 3rd fret A string, and the G on the 1oth fret A string instead of the
3rd fret E string, etc.
If you have any suggestions, corrections, or anything else, please leave a comment below :)
[Intro riff]
e|-----------------|
b|-----------------|
g|-----------------|
d|-----------------|
a|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-8-|
[Verse 1]
C G C Em
You god damned alabaster bastards,
C G C Em
shaking constitutions softer than a sand castle
Dm G
Oh your fickle words don't make me bat one lash.
C G C
[Verse 2]
C G C Em
But I got shackled to the same old bull
C G C Em
Got me on my knees praying to holy smoke
Dm G C G C
Oh I'd rather die than see you pacified.
e|-------------|
b|-------------|
g|-------------|
d|-------------|
a|-------------|
E|-3-3-5-5-7-7-|
[Chorus]
C G Bb F
Well I could never lie or fawn but every now and then I need the denouement.
C Dm G C G C
Something more than just a means to an end.
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------10------------------------10--------------------|
g|-12-9-12---12-9-9-9-9-------12-9-12---12-10-9-9-9-9------|
d|---------------------9s7---------------------------9s7---|
a|------------------------10----------------------------10-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
C G C Em
Blasé billows drifted in the dead of night,
C G C Em
leaving brittle bones to crumble in the morning light.
Dm G C G C
But you won't get an ounce of sympathy from me.
[Verse 4]
C G C Em
Cause I've been working at this all my life.
C G C Em
And after everything I've sacrificed,
Dm G C G C
I won't feel remorse for heresy.
[Chorus]
C G Bb F
Well I could never lie or fawn but every now and then I need the denouement.
C Dm G Dm
Something more than just a means to a
[Bridge]
Dm G
More than just a means to get by.
Dm G
And I've been praying for so long for just a little of your time.
C G Dm G F
To prove I'm right. Oh. Deserving this time, am I right?
[Chorus]
C G Bb F
Well I could never lie or fawn but every now and then I need the denouement.
C G Bb F
And I can't sing that I'm unique, but all these hypocrites can just create debris and
C G Bb F
You celebrate 'em, and then you hate 'em, I wonder if it's even worth creating
C Dm G C
Something more than just a means to an end