Soul Coughing was a New York-based alternative rock band. The band found modest mainstream success during the mid-to-late 90's. Soul Coughing developed a devout fanbase and have garnered largely positive response from critics. Steve Huey describes the band as "one of the most unique cult bands of the '90s ... driven by frontman M. Doughty's stream-of-consciousness poetry, Soul Coughing's sound was a willfully idiosyncratic mix of improvisational jazz grooves
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So, this is my first tab. I really like this song, but I only found one guitar tab on the web for it, and its not very good. So, I spent a few hours on youtube watching videos of Mike playing live, and then a few more listening to the song, and this is what I came up with. It may not be entirely accurate, but it should be enough to get you by. Comments are more than welcome.
Tuning: Standard w/ capo on 5th fret. Effects: Tremolo pedal. Play around till it sounds right to you.
Ok, so with the capo on the 4th, I have no idea what to call these chords, so Im just going to name them as if the capo was the nut. A note about the strumming pattern: the first and third chords (G, Am) are quickly muted after they are played (annotated with the classic Xs. Note that you do not strum on these, more of a palm mute), while the second and fourth are allowed to ring. Also, between each chord there is a string tap which I have annotated with Ts. (not sure what the technical term is, but if you have no idea what I am talking about, you need to listen to the song again. Its very noticeable) ok, now that thats out the way, here we go:
Main Riff: this repeats through most of the song. All chords are a single strum.
Chourus: this has more of a classic strumming feel if you are playing it acoustic. If you are going for the album version, its again single strum per chord and let ring.
GEsus The body like soft serve, dripping down in the June sun,
AmC Tried to shoot a thought, but the thought sunk.
GEsus Nothing to do but scratch words in the dirt and
AmC Watch the water roll down.
(Main riff 1x)
GEsus Phantom kisses buzzing like the insects.
AmC Beads of sweat dripping down on the rent check.
GEsus My Candyland melted down to syrup while I
AmC Watched the water roll down.
(Main riff 1x)
GEsus hey the lust comes into phaze,
EmF7 but you're down in Marietta.
(Chorus riff 1x)
GEsus So sweet my mouth was seared,
EmF7 But the words you mouthed were sweeter.
(Chorus riff 1x)
GEsus My Sister,
AmC Your words can be held against you
GEsusAmC in a court of law.
GEsus My Sister,
AmC You owe no allegiance to the facts, yeah
GEsusAmC talking like the saint on the site of the accident.
GEsusAmC Talking like the clause in the lease about the late rent.
GEsusAmC Ringing like the random call patched to the payphone.
GEsus Talking like the water rolls down.
AmC Watch the water roll down.
GEsus And, here comes the lust in phaze,
EmF7 but you're down in Marietta.
(Chorus riff 1x)
GEsus So sweet my mouth was seared,
EmF7 But the words you mouthed were sweeter.
(Chorus riff 1x)
GEsusAmC Talking like the saint on the site of the accident.
GEsusAmC Talking like the botched shot, attempt on the President.
GEsusAmC Ringing like the change in the legless man's Dixie Cup.
GEsus Talking like the water rolls down.
AmC Watch the water roll down, now.
Ok, this is where the guitar stops on the album, and the drums and keyboard pretty much finish out the song. Which is all good, but if you play this acoustic, or you dont happen to have drums and a keyboard playing with you, you can just do some palm muting of the main riff for this part, and finish off with the main riff normal style for the last bit. Unless, of course, you like the acapella sound, in which case, go nuts.
Day Undone, (12x) Watch the water roll down. Day Undone, (12x) Watch the water roll down.
GEsus Watch the water roll down.
AmC Watch the water roll down.
GEsus Watch the water roll down.
AmC Watch the water roll down.
So, thats it. Enjoy.
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