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Pirate Blues

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 4Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

I'm not to fond of the other version on here so here's a tab of how I like to play this song
Standard Tuning
CAPO: 6th Fret
Not sure what the chord names are so I'll just call them by what they would be if they 
were played without a capo
CHORDS:
      C|    F|   Am|    G|
e|--0--|--1--|--0--|--1--|
B|--1--|--1--|--1--|--1--|
G|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|
D|--2--|--3--|--2--|--0--|
A|--3--|--3--|--0--|--2--|
E|--3--|--1--|--0--|--3--|
   BefCore you, your Fmom and dad Cused to smFoke in the AmTexas sun
   CThey were young once too
   And yCour mom sFhe found JCesus
   FWhile your Amold man stepped out and Cdrew up his veins
Bridge:
C-F-C-F  
   It's Cquiet in the hFouse of the Cold
   FYou can Amhear through grinding teeth, Cclocks taking their toll
   Cause Ctime has a Fmind of Cits own
   FLike our Amsun spinning around
   It Cwont slow for you now
   COh I wanna catch in a Amsong
   Notes I don't Fhear yet
   But I will when I'm Ggone
   CI've been Fpouring my Cheart up
   FUp through the Amfloor boards
   But you don't live here Cno more
   COh you wanna catch in a Amlens
   Color your Fgreen eyes don't see just Gyet
Bridge:
C-F-C-F  
   The Chorse men
   They all Fblow out their Ctorches
   FI can Amsee you still shining outC  
   But Cyou sleep in a Fbed for a Cgiant
   FWhile you Amwait for your love to come home
   But you don't know, she's not coming CbackF  C  
   COh I wanna find out I'm Amwrong
   And every Froad leads us Ghome
   COh but I'll never Amknow, 'cause I Fkeep my eyes closed
   And Gonly go where I've been before

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Pirate Blues

by As Cities Burn

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

I'm not to fond of the other version on here so here's a tab of how I like to play this song

Standard Tuning

CAPO: 6th Fret

Not sure what the chord names are so I'll just call them by what they would be if they

were played without a capo

CHORDS:

C F Am G

| | | |

e|--0--|--1--|--0--|--1--|

B|--1--|--1--|--1--|--1--|

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

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

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

E|--3--|--1--|--0--|--3--|

C F C F Am

Before you, your mom and dad used to smoke in the Texas sun

They were young once too

C F C

And your mom she found Jesus

F Am C

While your old man stepped out and drew up his veins

Bridge:

C F C F

---

C F C

It's quiet in the house of the old

F Am C

You can hear through grinding teeth, clocks taking their toll

C F C

Cause time has a mind of its own

F Am

Like our sun spinning around

It wont slow for you now

C Am

Oh I wanna catch in a song

Notes I don't hear yet

But I will when I'm gone

C F C

I've been pouring my heart up

F Am

Up through the floor boards

But you don't live here no more

C Am

Oh you wanna catch in a lens

F G

Color your green eyes don't see just yet

Bridge:

C F C F

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The horse men

F C

They all blow out their torches

F Am C

I can see you still shining out

C F C

But you sleep in a bed for a giant

F Am

While you wait for your love to come home

C F C

But you don't know, she's not coming back

C Am

Oh I wanna find out I'm wrong

F G

And every road leads us home

C Am F

Oh but I'll never know, 'cause I keep my eyes closed

And only go where I've been before

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