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Wash Away

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Step 1 / 249Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Capo: 2*
Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb
E7sus4: 0--2--0--2--3--0-|
Em: 0--2--2--0--0--0-|
C: 0--3--2--0--1--0-|
D: 0--5--4--0--3--0-|
*Technically, the song is capoed at 2, but VH tunes down a half step, so you could capo
at 1 just as easily and accurately.
Everything is relative to the capo.
Intro Part 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0--------0-----------0------------|
D|--5--4--0--------5--4--0-----0--------2--------2-----------4-----4---------|
A|-----------2--------------2-----2--3--------3--------3--5-----------5------|
E|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Part 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0--------0-----------0------------|
D|--5--4--0--------5--4--0-----0--------2--------2-----------4---------------|
A|-----------2--------------2-----2--3--------3--------3--5------------------|
E|--------------0--------------------------------------------------2--3--0---|
Pre-chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--4--0--------5--4--0---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------2--------------2------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
E7sus4 C D
Intro Parts 1 2
E7sus4Old man lying by the road
Black is night
He's got his Cfinger on the trigger
An easy Dtarget in sight
E7sus4He's got no future, no family tree
He's got a Cthree dollar bottle
And he drinks 'till Dhe can't see
Intro Part 2
E7sus4Young girl waiting on a line
Eight a.m., she's got a Csix month old burden
Willpower's Dwithering thin
E7sus4An unwed mother beaten by her trade
Each week her Cwelfare reminds her
Of mistakes she Dnever made
Pre-chorus
EmNow what has that to Csay about Dtomorrow
EmWhat has that to Cshow for Dtoday
EmNoah thought to build an ark
CBefore the heavens Dwashed it all away
Intro Parts 1 and 2
E7sus4A baby crying through a dream
An afterthought
Mother is Cseething for pleasure
After the Dpoison is bought
E7sus4His eyes are tainted, staggered is his breath
Oh GCod, he's addicted
AddDicted to death
Pre-chorus
EmNow what has that to Csay about Dtomorrow
EmWhat has that to Cshow for Dtoday
EmNoah thought to build an ark
CBefore the heavens Dwashed it all away
Intro Part 1
Solo:
e|-----------------5--------------8--7--5-------------------------------------|
B|--------5--7--8-----8--7--5--5--------------5--7--8--7--5--------8--7--5----|
G|--5--7-----------------------------------7-----------------7--7-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------10----------------7--------8---------10-----------------5--|
B|-------8--7--8------8--\7--/8--8-----8/10-----10/12------------5--7--8-----|
G|--7/9----------------------------------------------------5--7--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------8-----7------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--7--5--5-----5-----5--8-----5--7--8--7--5--------8-----7-----5---------|
G|-----------------------------7-----------------7--7-----7-----7------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------9---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------7------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------10--8--7-------------------------------7--7-----------|
B|--7--8-----7--8--10------------10--8--7-----7--8--7--8--10-----------------|
G|--------9--------------------------------9---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------3--5--5/7--5--7--5--5\3--3---|
B|---8~--7~---------------8~--7~---------------------------------------------|
G|---------7~---9~---9~-----------7~---9~---9~-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* repeat this several times, ending on e|--3
e|--3--3h5p3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------3--3--3--3/5--5--5--5/7--7--7--7/8--8--8--8/10--10--10--10/12--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------15--14--12---------------------------------------------------|
B|--13--12--12--------------15--12--15--12-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------14--12--12--14-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------14--12--12--14---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12--12\0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
EmNow what has that to Csay about Dtomorrow
EmWhat has that to Cshow for Dtoday
EmNoah thought to build an ark
CBefore the heavens Dwashed it all away
Intro Part 1
e|-----------x-x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x------------------------------------|
B|-----------x-x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x------------------------------------|
G|-----------x-x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x--------0--------0-----------0------|
D|--5--4--0--x-x-x-x-x--5--4--0--x-x-x-x-x-----2--------2-----------4-----4---|
A|-----------x-x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x--3--------3--------3--5----------5-|
E|-----------x-x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x------------------------------------|
Play the above twice, and end on:
e|-----------x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--4--0--x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
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