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Tuning: Standard (Eadgbe)
Tabbed to cover this acoustic version:
Verse chord shapes:
  Em= 022000
  D9= x00320
  C9= x32030
  B7= x21202
Also note he does quite a few hammer-ons (in the verse):
-Second finger on A string in the Em chord 
-Second finger on G string in the D9 chord 
Chorus chord shapes:
  C/G= 332010
D4add9 = 554030
Em* = 075000
 Em9= 075070 
He also does these near the end of the song (the part where he says “I give in” twice in a row)
  Em= 022000
   C= 032010 
-The Em9 has a really nice effect, you can slot it in while you're holding the Em*. 
-This Em* chord actually has so many things you can do to it, try experimenting putting and string up to 
 fret 7 with your pinky and you can do some cool things.
-If you want to go crazy awesome, you can bend the B string up from an f# to a g for extra effect and nuance.
-He also does a hammer-on in the chorus: second fret on D string during the C/G chord.
Should I Emspeak? Should I bother shaking D9hands?
Am I Emweak, if I leave it as it D9stands?
I've subEmmerged, and I've surfaced with the D9blame,
I guess I'm no C9good, I guess I'm B7insane.
Should I Emgo, if she calls out my D9name?
And if she Embleeds, should I wipe up the D9stain?
And if I'm Emlow, can I drown in this D9rain?
I guess I'm no gC9ood, I guess I'm B7insane.
                      C/GD4add9
And I hate when you say, 
             Em*                   Em9  
That I never fight for you,
                  C/GD4add9
Sometimes you breathe,
            Em*            Em9  
All over my skin,
                     C/GD4add9
And you always end up, 
                 Em*       Em9  
Much closer than close,
         C/DD4add9       Em  
And that's, when, I give in.
Should I Emconfess, the actions of a D9hand?
In my Emmind, I'll betray you once D9again.
Why should I Emclimb? What is there to D9gain?
‘Cause this is no gC9ood, this is B7insane.
                      C/GD4add9
And I hate when you say, 
  Em*              Em9  
That I never fight for you,
Sometimes you C/Gbreathe,D4add9  
                 Em*               Em9  
All over my skin,
                     C/GD4add9
And you always end up, 
                 Em*       Em9  
Much closer than close,
         C/DD4add9          Em     CD4add9
And that's, when, I give in.    
     Em     CD4add9
I give in.
                C/GD4add9
And you're taking, and you're taking,
Em*
And you're taking me down.
                C/GD4add9
And you're taking, and you're taking,
Em*
And you're taking me down.
          C/GD4add9  Em*
And you all...  
                 C/GD4add9    
You always end up,
                         Em*
Much closer than close,
      C/GD4add9       Em*
That, is when, I give in,
           C/GD4add9       Em*
Yeah that's, when, I give in,
            C/GD4add9        Em*
I said that’s, when, I give in.

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Insane

by Damien Rice

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C/G

Em9

C/D

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Tuning: Standard (Eadgbe)

Tabbed to cover this acoustic version:

Verse chord shapes:

= 022000

= x00320

= x32030

= x21202

Also note he does quite a few hammer-ons (in the verse):

-Second finger on A string in the Em chord

-Second finger on G string in the D9 chord

Chorus chord shapes:

C/G

= 332010

D4add9 = 554030

Em* = 075000

Em9

= 075070

He also does these near the end of the song (the part where he says “I give in” twice in a row)

= 022000

= 032010

-The Em9 has a really nice effect, you can slot it in while you're holding the Em*.

-This Em* chord actually has so many things you can do to it, try experimenting putting and string up to

fret 7 with your pinky and you can do some cool things.

-If you want to go crazy awesome, you can bend the B string up from an f# to a g for extra effect and nuance.

-He also does a hammer-on in the chorus: second fret on D string during the C/G chord.

Em D9

Should I speak? Should I bother shaking hands?

Em D9

Am I weak, if I leave it as it stands?

Em D9

I've submerged, and I've surfaced with the blame,

C9 B7

I guess I'm no good, I guess I'm insane.

Em D9

Should I go, if she calls out my name?

Em D9

And if she bleeds, should I wipe up the stain?

Em D9

And if I'm low, can I drown in this rain?

C9 B7

I guess I'm no good, I guess I'm insane.

C/G

D4add9

And I hate when you say,

Em9

Em*

That I never fight for you,

C/G

D4add9

Sometimes you breathe,

Em9

Em*

All over my skin,

C/G

D4add9

And you always end up,

Em9

Em*

Much closer than close,

C/D Em

D4add9

And that's, when, I give in.

Em D9

Should I confess, the actions of a hand?

Em D9

In my mind, I'll betray you once again.

Em D9

Why should I climb? What is there to gain?

C9 B7

‘Cause this is no good, this is insane.

C/G

D4add9

And I hate when you say,

Em9

Em*

That I never fight for you,

C/G D4add9

Sometimes you breathe,

Em9

Em*

All over my skin,

C/G

D4add9

And you always end up,

Em9

Em*

Much closer than close,

C/D Em C

D4add9 D4add9

And that's, when, I give in.

Em C

D4add9

I give in.

C/G

D4add9

And you're taking, and you're taking,

Em*

And you're taking me down.

C/G

D4add9

And you're taking, and you're taking,

Em*

And you're taking me down.

C/G

D4add9 Em*

And you all...

C/G

D4add9

You always end up,

Em*

Much closer than close,

C/G

D4add9 Em*

That, is when, I give in,

C/G

D4add9 Em*

Yeah that's, when, I give in,

C/G

D4add9 Em*

I said that’s, when, I give in.

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