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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Apologies I Have None - Long Gone
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Tabbed by: squintyjoefan
E-mail: [email protected]
Track 2 taken from the EP 'Two Sticks & Six Strings'
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Chords used
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------8------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8----8------5-----8------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8----8------5-----6------------------------------------------------------|
E|--6----5------3------------------------------------------------------------|
IntA#5roA#5/A G5 D#5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--7-----------8-----8-8-8-8-8-7------------------------------------------|
D|(8)---8---------8--8--8-8-8-8----------------------------------------------|
A|--------8--6-5--6--6--6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then: A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
A#5Soak up all the strain A#5/Aand cast out all your old complaints. G5 D#5
A#5She didn't work this haA#5/Ard to give up and let death stake a claim.
G520 years, 1 month and 27 D#5days.
A#5Is thA#5/Ais all G5she geD#5ts?
A#5A striking realisation that the A#5/Across she had to bear wasn't half as
G5heavy as the burden that now hangs around her D#5neck.
A#5I won’t miss this when it's gone. A#5/A G5 D#5
A#5I won’t miss this when it's gone. A#5/A G5 D#5
A#5What is there to say? A#5/AAnother fumbled consolation G5cuts the air
but seems to fail D#5in every way.
A#5You can't sum up in two lines the cost A#5/Ato a mother that outliveG5s her child, so why botherD#5.
A#5Is thA#5/Ais all G5she geD#5ts?
A#5A solemn promise that tA#5/Aimes a great healer,
G5from someone that could never understand qD#5uite how much that she needs her.
A#5I won’t miss this when it's gone. A#5/A G5 D#5
A#5I won’t miss this when it's gone. A#5/A G5 D#5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8-8-----8---------8---88888888--8~--------------------------------------|
D|---8-8-------8-------8---88888888--8~--------------------------------------|
A|---6-6---------8-6---6---66666666--6~--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM......
A#5I guess it takes less time to formA#5/Aulate the answers to
G5all the questions why than it doeD#5s to understand them.
A#5I'm not talking about experts, medA#5/Aicine or science,
G5there's folly in believing these D#5things will ever satisfy her
A#5when memories of a body strapped wA#5/Aith wires leaves her lost.
G5I want to scream until my lungs bD#5leed "I'm glad your son died on the cross",
A#5but i bite my lip and hold my tongA#5/Aue because everybody
G5needs a safety net and i think shD#5e chose the right one.
End on
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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Bent Strings
by Apologies I Have None
Chords in this song · guitar
A#5
A#5/A
G5
D#5
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Apologies I Have None - Long Gone
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: squintyjoefan
E-mail: [email protected]
Track 2 taken from the EP 'Two Sticks & Six Strings'
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Chords used
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------8------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8----8------5-----8------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8----8------5-----6------------------------------------------------------|
E|--6----5------3------------------------------------------------------------|
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--7-----------8-----8-8-8-8-8-7------------------------------------------|
D|(8)---8---------8--8--8-8-8-8----------------------------------------------|
A|--------8--6-5--6--6--6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
Then:
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
Soak up all the strain and cast out all your old complaints.
A#5 A#5/A
She didn't work this hard to give up and let death stake a claim.
G5 D#5
20 years, 1 month and 27 days.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
Is this all she gets?
A#5 A#5/A
A striking realisation that the cross she had to bear wasn't half as
G5 D#5
heavy as the burden that now hangs around her neck.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
I won’t miss this when it's gone.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
I won’t miss this when it's gone.
A#5 A#5/A G5
What is there to say? Another fumbled consolation cuts the air
D#5
but seems to fail in every way.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
You can't sum up in two lines the cost to a mother that outlives her child, so why bother.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
Is this all she gets?
A#5 A#5/A
A solemn promise that times a great healer,
G5 D#5
from someone that could never understand quite how much that she needs her.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
I won’t miss this when it's gone.
A#5 A#5/A G5 D#5
I won’t miss this when it's gone.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8-8-----8---------8---88888888--8~--------------------------------------|
D|---8-8-------8-------8---88888888--8~--------------------------------------|
A|---6-6---------8-6---6---66666666--6~--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM......
A#5 A#5/A
I guess it takes less time to formulate the answers to
G5 D#5
all the questions why than it does to understand them.
A#5 A#5/A
I'm not talking about experts, medicine or science,
G5 D#5
there's folly in believing these things will ever satisfy her
A#5 A#5/A
when memories of a body strapped with wires leaves her lost.
G5 D#5
I want to scream until my lungs bleed "I'm glad your son died on the cross",
A#5 A#5/A
but i bite my lip and hold my tongue because everybody
G5 D#5
needs a safety net and i think she chose the right one.
End on
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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