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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 20Position: 12

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
Guitar 1
  Cmaj7   G(x2) then guitar 2 comes in
Guitar 2:
Cmaj7e|-12h14p12-12---10h12p10-10---7h9p7-7-----1G2p10p9-10-7-----|
B|-------------------------------------8--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|x2
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
*Note: at the point where the chord is Cmaj7-C, strum the Cmaj7
chord once then hammer on the 1 on the B string immediately.
Basically, you'll be strumming the C chord, then lift of the B
string C for one strum, then hold it again. If you listen to
the song, you can kind of tell. 
In Cmaj7matching blue raincoats, our shoes were our showboats
we Gkicked around
From Cmaj7stairway to station, we made a sensation
with the Ggadabout crowd
And Cmaj7oh what a bargain, we're two easy targets
For the Gold men at the off-tracks
Who've Cmaj7paid in palaver and crumpled old dollars
Which we Gsquirreled away 
In our Emrat-trap hotel by the AmfreewayAsus2  Am  
                        C  Cmaj7-    C  G  
And we slept in Sundays
Your Cmaj7parents were anxious, your cool was contagious
At the Gold school
You Cmaj7left without leaving a note for your grieving
Sweet Gmother while your brother was so cruel
And Cmaj7here in the alleys your spirits were rallied
As you Glearned quick to make a fast buck
In Cmaj7bathrooms and ballrooms, on dumpsters and heirlooms
We Gbit our tongues
Sucked our Emlips into our lungs 'til we were Amfalling
Such was our Ccalling
And Emhere in our Dhollow we Amfused like a familyC  
But EmI will not Dmourn for Cyou
So Emtake up your Dmakeup and Ampocket your pills awayC  
We're Amkings among runawaysCm  
On the Gbus mall
We're Cmdown on the Gbus mall
Intro x2
Cmaj7Among all the urchins and old chinese merchants
Of the Gold town
We Cmaj7reigned at the pool hall with one iron cue ball
And we Gnever let the bastards get us down
And we Cmaj7laughed off the quick tricks, the old men with limp dicks
On the Gcolonnades of the waterfront park
As Cmaj7four in the morning came on cold and boring
We Ghuddled close
In the Embus stop enclosure AmenfoldingAsus2  Am  
                          C  Cmaj7-C  
Our hands tightly holding
But Emhere in our Dhollow we Amfused like a familyC  
But EmI will not Dmourn for Cyou
So Emtake up your Dmakeup and Ampocket your pills awayC  
We're Amkings among runawaysCm  
On the Gbus mall
We're Cmdown on the Gbus mall
We're Cmdown on the Gbus mall (At this point, Guitar 2 comes in with Intro riff)
CmDown on the Gbus mall
DOhCmaj7hhhG  Cmaj7  G  
Chords Used: 
    Cmaj7[x32000]
G        320033
        C[x32010]
Em       022000
       Am[x02210]
    Asus2[x02200]
        D[xx0232]
       Cm[x35543]  or   [x3x043]
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
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On The Bus Mall

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Asus2

Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

Guitar 1

Cmaj7 G

(x2) then guitar 2 comes in

Guitar 2:

Cmaj7 G

e|-12h14p12-12---10h12p10-10---7h9p7-7-----12p10p9-10-7-----|

B|-------------------------------------8--------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|x2

D|----------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------|

*Note: at the point where the chord is Cmaj7-C, strum the Cmaj7

chord once then hammer on the 1 on the B string immediately.

Basically, you'll be strumming the C chord, then lift of the B

string C for one strum, then hold it again. If you listen to

the song, you can kind of tell.

Cmaj7

In matching blue raincoats, our shoes were our showboats

we kicked around

Cmaj7

From stairway to station, we made a sensation

with the gadabout crowd

Cmaj7

And oh what a bargain, we're two easy targets

For the old men at the off-tracks

Cmaj7

Who've paid in palaver and crumpled old dollars

Which we squirreled away

Em Am Asus2 Am

In our rat-trap hotel by the freeway

C Cmaj7 C G

And we slept in Sundays

Cmaj7

Your parents were anxious, your cool was contagious

At the old school

Cmaj7

You left without leaving a note for your grieving

Sweet mother while your brother was so cruel

Cmaj7

And here in the alleys your spirits were rallied

As you learned quick to make a fast buck

Cmaj7

In bathrooms and ballrooms, on dumpsters and heirlooms

We bit our tongues

Em Am

Sucked our lips into our lungs 'til we were falling

Such was our calling

Em D Am C

And here in our hollow we fused like a family

Em D C

But I will not mourn for you

Em D Am C

So take up your makeup and pocket your pills away

Am Cm

We're kings among runaways

On the bus mall

Cm G

We're down on the bus mall

Intro x2

Cmaj7

Among all the urchins and old chinese merchants

Of the old town

Cmaj7

We reigned at the pool hall with one iron cue ball

And we never let the bastards get us down

Cmaj7

And we laughed off the quick tricks, the old men with limp dicks

On the colonnades of the waterfront park

Cmaj7

As four in the morning came on cold and boring

We huddled close

Em Am Asus2 Am

In the bus stop enclosure enfolding

C Cmaj7 C

Our hands tightly holding

Em D Am C

But here in our hollow we fused like a family

Em D C

But I will not mourn for you

Em D Am C

So take up your makeup and pocket your pills away

Am Cm

We're kings among runaways

On the bus mall

Cm G

We're down on the bus mall

Cm G

We're down on the bus mall (At this point, Guitar 2 comes in with Intro riff)

Cm G

Down on the bus mall

D Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G

Ohhhh

Chords Used:

Cmaj7

[x32000]

G 320033

[x32010]

Em 022000

[x02210]

Asus2

[x02200]

[xx0232]

[x35543] or [x3x043]

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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