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Song by Ben Gibbard on his debut solo album. No capo. My first tab too, so let's hope this goes well.
GOh, woe why Cdo you Gstay
EmAnd make me feel this Cawful Gway?
You Cfilled my heart with your Fsolemn Ctune
And an Gendless burning Cbluish Ghue
It's bDeen a basement Emof a Cyear
And Gall I want's for you to CdisappGear
But Goh, woe you Ccaught my Geye
And I Emthought that I'd give Cyou a Gtry
But you're Cnothing like the Fway you Clook
In Gall those famous Csongs and Gbooks
And Dnow I see how you Emsnuff the Clight
And Gkill the ones who hold Cyou inGside
And EmI can feel you Bmgrow in me like a Cforest of Ggreen
And Emit's so confounding trying to Ccut you down
Trying to Gfind a place to beDgin
Solo: G C G...
GOh, woe please Chear this Gplea
To Emwalk away and Cleave me Gbe
I've wCeathered more than FI can Ctake
Of your eGver-present Clonely Gache
It's Dbeen a basement Emof a Cyear
And Gall I want's for you to CdisapGpear
It's bDeen a basement Emof a Cyear
And Gall I want's for you to CdisaEmppear
And Gall I want's for you to CdisapGpear.
Any feedback would be welcome. Thanks!

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Oh Woe

by Benjamin Gibbard

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Song by Ben Gibbard on his debut solo album. No capo. My first tab too, so let's hope this goes well.

G C G

Oh, woe why do you stay

Em C G

And make me feel this awful way?

C F C

You filled my heart with your solemn tune

G C G

And an endless burning bluish hue

D Em C

It's been a basement of a year

G C G

And all I want's for you to disappear

G C G

But oh, woe you caught my eye

Em C G

And I thought that I'd give you a try

C F C

But you're nothing like the way you look

G C G

In all those famous songs and books

D Em C

And now I see how you snuff the light

G C G

And kill the ones who hold you inside

Em Bm C G

And I can feel you grow in me like a forest of green

Em C

And it's so confounding trying to cut you down

G D

Trying to find a place to begin

Solo: G C G...

G C G

Oh, woe please hear this plea

Em C G

To walk away and leave me be

C F C

I've weathered more than I can take

G C G

Of your ever-present lonely ache

D Em C

It's been a basement of a year

G C G

And all I want's for you to disappear

D Em C

It's been a basement of a year

G C Em

And all I want's for you to disappear

G C G

And all I want's for you to disappear.

Any feedback would be welcome. Thanks!

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