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Sun Giant

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                       Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant                          
                      Words and music by Robin Pecknold
This is all by ear, feel free to correct anything.
___________________________________________
I put rhythm indicators above the tab.
| is a Quarter note
- is an Eigth note
  |  |  |  D- Em-     D|    |    |    Em- D-     Bm|    D|    D- Em-     D|    A|    Bm|    A- G-
E|---------2-0-| |-2----2----2----0-2-| |-2----2----2-0-| |-2----0----2----0-3-|
B|---------3-0-| |-3----3----3----0-3-| |-3----3----3-0-| |-3----2----3----2-3-|
G|---------2-0-| |-2----2----2----0-2-| |-4----2----2-0-| |-2----2----4----2-0-|
D|---------0-2-| |-0----0----0----2-0-| |-4----0----0-2-| |-0----2----4----2-0-|
A|-------------| |--------------------| |-2-------------| |------0----2----0-2-|
E|-------------| |--------------------| |---------------| |--------------------|
         What a   life  I  lead  in the  sum~~mer What a  life   I  lead  in the
  |   |   |   _ _     |    |    |    _ _     |    |    |     _ _
|-0-----------2-0-| |-2----0----2----0-0-| |-3----3----3-----2-0-|
|-2-----------3-2-| |-3----2----3----0-0-| |-3----0----0-----3-0-|
|-2-----------4-2-| |-4----2----2----0-0-| |-0----0----0-----2-0-|
|-2-----------4-2-| |-4----2----0----2-2-| |-0----0----0-----0-2-|
|-0-----------2-0-| |-2----0-------------| |-2----2----2---------|
|-----------------| |--------------------| |---------------------|
spring     What a   life   I  lead  in the  win~~ded  breeze what a
  |   |   |   _ _     |    |    |    _ _    
|-2---2---0---2-2-| |-2--------------2-0-| 
|-3---3---0---3-3-| |-3--------------2-0-| 
|-2---2---0---2-2-| |-2--------------3-0-| 
|-0---0---2---0-0-| |-0--------------0-2-| 
|-----------------| |--------------------| 
|-----------------| |--------------------|
life  I lead in the  spring        What a
You probably get the point, I'm too lazy to tab it out further.
VERSE 1
DWhat Ema  Dlife I lead Emin  Dthe Bmsum~~Dmer 
DWhat Ema  Dlife AI Bmlead Ain Gthe Aspring
BmWhat Aa Bmlife AI Dlead Emin the Gwinded breeze
DWhat Ema  Dlife I Emlead Din the spring
VERSE 2
DWhat Ema  Dlife I lead Emwhen the Dsun Bmbreaks Dfree
DAs Ema  Dgi~~Aant Bmtorn Afrom Gthe Aclouds
BmWhat Aa Bmlife Ain~~Ddeed Emwhen that Gancient seed
DIs Ema  Dberry Emwatered Dand plowed
MIDDLE THING(not sure about this part)
DWhat a life
EmWhat a life
AWhat a life
GWhat a life
END VERSE
DWhat Ema  Dlife I lead Emin  Dthe Bmsum~~Dmer 
DWhat Ema  Dlife AI Bmlead Ain Gthe Aspring
BmWhat Aa Bmlife AI Dlead Emin the Gwinded breeze
DWhat Ema  Dlife I Emlead Din the spring

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Sun Giant

by Fleet Foxes

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Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant

Words and music by Robin Pecknold

This is all by ear, feel free to correct anything.

___________________________________________

I put rhythm indicators above the tab.

| is a Quarter note

- is an Eigth note

D Em D Em D Bm D D Em D A Bm A G

| | | - - | | | - - | | - - | | | - -

E|---------2-0-| |-2----2----2----0-2-| |-2----2----2-0-| |-2----0----2----0-3-|

B|---------3-0-| |-3----3----3----0-3-| |-3----3----3-0-| |-3----2----3----2-3-|

G|---------2-0-| |-2----2----2----0-2-| |-4----2----2-0-| |-2----2----4----2-0-|

D|---------0-2-| |-0----0----0----2-0-| |-4----0----0-2-| |-0----2----4----2-0-|

A|-------------| |--------------------| |-2-------------| |------0----2----0-2-|

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

What a life I lead in the sum~~mer What a life I lead in the

| | | _ _ | | | _ _ | | | _ _

|-0-----------2-0-| |-2----0----2----0-0-| |-3----3----3-----2-0-|

|-2-----------3-2-| |-3----2----3----0-0-| |-3----0----0-----3-0-|

|-2-----------4-2-| |-4----2----2----0-0-| |-0----0----0-----2-0-|

|-2-----------4-2-| |-4----2----0----2-2-| |-0----0----0-----0-2-|

|-0-----------2-0-| |-2----0-------------| |-2----2----2---------|

|-----------------| |--------------------| |---------------------|

spring What a life I lead in the win~~ded breeze what a

| | | _ _ | | | _ _

|-2---2---0---2-2-| |-2--------------2-0-|

|-3---3---0---3-3-| |-3--------------2-0-|

|-2---2---0---2-2-| |-2--------------3-0-|

|-0---0---2---0-0-| |-0--------------0-2-|

|-----------------| |--------------------|

life I lead in the spring What a

You probably get the point, I'm too lazy to tab it out further.

VERSE 1

D Em D Em D Bm D

What a life I lead in the sum~~mer

D Em D A Bm A G A

What a life I lead in the spring

Bm A Bm A D Em G

What a life I lead in the winded breeze

D Em D Em D

What a life I lead in the spring

VERSE 2

D Em D Em D Bm D

What a life I lead when the sun breaks free

D Em D A Bm A G A

As a gi~~ant torn from the clouds

Bm A Bm A D Em G

What a life in~~deed when that ancient seed

D Em D Em D

Is a berry watered and plowed

MIDDLE THING(not sure about this part)

What a life

END VERSE

D Em D Em D Bm D

What a life I lead in the sum~~mer

D Em D A Bm A G A

What a life I lead in the spring

Bm A Bm A D Em G

What a life I lead in the winded breeze

D Em D Em D

What a life I lead in the spring

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