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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

My first tab, I mostly upload this because, although the chords are easy, there are no lyrics for this song 
anywhere on the internet (believe it or not). Chords are fairly basic anyway. There's some general finger 
picking going on throughout the chords, but it's not that difficult to figure out.
Capo on first fret
Verse:         G                Em   C  
Chorus:       Am         G   C  
The C is Amplayed G3 3 2 0 F1 0Am  
Altogether, the riff looks roughly like this:
E|-----3-------------------0--|
B|-----0-------------------0--|
G|-----0-------------------0--|
D|-----0-------0-----------2--|
A|-----2--0h2-----2--------2--|
E|--3--3-------------3--0--0--| The base snares (E and B) are rather optional on the full chords.
This repeats on the Em, then switches to the C, with the hameron on the index finger before the chords repeat:
E|-------------------3--|
B|--0h1--------------0--|
G|-------0-----------0--|
D|----------2--------0--|
A|-------------3-----2--|
E|----------------3--3--| It goes back into G.
Verse:
GI didn't Emhave the heart to Csell it
So I just gave your coat away
I took it to the Salvation Army
Where holy goners go to pray
I gave you my last drop of feeling
I made myself a shepherd's pie
And I've been sleeping in my blue jeans
I comb my hair to the other side
Chorus:
AmI had a Gdream we Cwere together
My baby blue, your boy in black
When you see your mother in Chicago
AmTell her I'm haGppy to give you FbackAm  
Verse:
I haven't smoked since I was fourteen years
I haven't lied since I was ten
But in my head I am a felon
I take a drag before I go to bed
I held your hand at the gravesite
Your beauty lost where your body lay
And the day I knew you would believe in me
I burned a tattoo on my leg
Chorus:
There's more air in Chicago
You can be on the other side
Because I'm not so good at failure
In case your mother asks you why
I had a dream we were together
My baby blue, your boy black
When you see your mother in Chicago
Tell her I'm happy to give you back
Tell her I'm happy to give you back
Peter Saarloos

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The Coat

by Sean Rowe

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

My first tab, I mostly upload this because, although the chords are easy, there are no lyrics for this song

anywhere on the internet (believe it or not). Chords are fairly basic anyway. There's some general finger

picking going on throughout the chords, but it's not that difficult to figure out.

Capo on first fret

G Em C

Verse:

Am G C

Chorus:

Am G F Am

The C is played 3 3 2 0 1 0

Altogether, the riff looks roughly like this:

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

B|-----0-------------------0--|

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

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

A|-----2--0h2-----2--------2--|

E|--3--3-------------3--0--0--| The base snares (E and B) are rather optional on the full chords.

This repeats on the Em, then switches to the C, with the hameron on the index finger before the chords repeat:

E|-------------------3--|

B|--0h1--------------0--|

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

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

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

E|----------------3--3--| It goes back into G.

Verse:

G Em C

I didn't have the heart to sell it

So I just gave your coat away

I took it to the Salvation Army

Where holy goners go to pray

I gave you my last drop of feeling

I made myself a shepherd's pie

And I've been sleeping in my blue jeans

I comb my hair to the other side

Chorus:

Am G C

I had a dream we were together

My baby blue, your boy in black

When you see your mother in Chicago

Am G F Am

Tell her I'm happy to give you back

Verse:

I haven't smoked since I was fourteen years

I haven't lied since I was ten

But in my head I am a felon

I take a drag before I go to bed

I held your hand at the gravesite

Your beauty lost where your body lay

And the day I knew you would believe in me

I burned a tattoo on my leg

Chorus:

There's more air in Chicago

You can be on the other side

Because I'm not so good at failure

In case your mother asks you why

I had a dream we were together

My baby blue, your boy black

When you see your mother in Chicago

Tell her I'm happy to give you back

Peter Saarloos

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