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                             WAYS TO PHRASE A REJECTION - DROWNERS
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Tabbed by:OBLIVIOUSSPY
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning:EADGBe
A=XX7655
C#M/G#=XX6654
F#M9(no5)=XX4245
F#M=XX4222
                             INTRO
e|----5--5--4--4--4--4--2--2-------------------------------------------------|
B|----5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6--6--6--6--2--2--2--2------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         A           C#M/G#  F#M9(no5)             F#MX2
(in the actual song they pick the chord shapes in a sequence)
                             VERSE  
          A          C#M/G#  F#M9(no5) 
I wish I'd known you had other plans for mr,
           F#M[/ch]    F#M9[/ch](no5)     F#M[/ch]
on those thursday nights at sweet paradise,
I waited patiently,
B5[/ch]
I tried to save it all,
D5[/ch]      C#5[/ch]     E5[/ch]
I tried,
You were looking for ways to phrase a rejection.
                             CHORUS
         A           C#M/G#  F#M9(no5)             F#MX2
                             VERSE
AYou've been C#M/G#answering back since the days,
 F#M9(no5) 
in the council flat,
F#M[/ch]    F#M9[/ch](no5)     F#M[/ch]
And now our kitchen table's silent,
B5[/ch]
I tried to save it all,
D5[/ch]      C#5[/ch]     E5[/ch]
I tried,
You were looking for ways to phrase a rejection.
e|----5--5--4--4--4--4--2--2-------------------------------------------------|
B|----5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6--6--6--6--2--2--2--2------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5[/ch] 
Oh now you've gone,
E5[/ch] 
Oh now you've gone.
I was picturing the end
Before it fell apart.
(tremelo picking)
e|--------------11tttt12tttt-----------11tttt12tttt------9tttt---|
B|---12tttt9tttt------------12tttt9tttt------------12tttt--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|12tttt10tttt9tttt10tttt----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------11tttt9tttt-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
                            X2
B5[/ch]
I tried to save it all,
D5[/ch]      C#5[/ch]     E5[/ch]
I tried,
You were looking for ways to phrase a rejection.
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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Ways To Phrase A Rejection

by Drowners

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#M/G#

F#M9

F#M

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WAYS TO PHRASE A REJECTION - DROWNERS

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by:OBLIVIOUSSPY

E-mail:[email protected]

Tuning:EADGBe

=XX7655

C#M/G#

=XX6654

F#M9

(no5)=XX4245

F#M

=XX4222

INTRO

e|----5--5--4--4--4--4--2--2-------------------------------------------------|

B|----5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2-------------------------------------------------|

G|-----6--6--6--6--2--2--2--2------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

A C#M/G# F#M9 F#M

(no5) X2

(in the actual song they pick the chord shapes in a sequence)

VERSE

A C#M/G# F#M9

(no5)

I wish I'd known you had other plans for mr,

F#M[/ch] F#M9[/ch](no5) F#M[/ch]

on those thursday nights at sweet paradise,

I waited patiently,

B5[/ch]

I tried to save it all,

D5[/ch] C#5[/ch] E5[/ch]

I tried,

You were looking for ways to phrase a rejection.

CHORUS

A C#M/G# F#M9 F#M

(no5) X2

VERSE

A C#M/G#

You've been answering back since the days,

F#M9

(no5)

in the council flat,

F#M[/ch] F#M9[/ch](no5) F#M[/ch]

And now our kitchen table's silent,

B5[/ch]

I tried to save it all,

D5[/ch] C#5[/ch] E5[/ch]

I tried,

You were looking for ways to phrase a rejection.

e|----5--5--4--4--4--4--2--2-------------------------------------------------|

B|----5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2-------------------------------------------------|

G|-----6--6--6--6--2--2--2--2------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

E5[/ch]

Oh now you've gone,

E5[/ch]

Oh now you've gone.

I was picturing the end

Before it fell apart.

(tremelo picking)

e|--------------11tttt12tttt-----------11tttt12tttt------9tttt---|

B|---12tttt9tttt------------12tttt9tttt------------12tttt--------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|12tttt10tttt9tttt10tttt----------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------11tttt9tttt-----------------------------|

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

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

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

B5[/ch]

I tried to save it all,

D5[/ch] C#5[/ch] E5[/ch]

I tried,

You were looking for ways to phrase a rejection.

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

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