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Oedipus

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Regina Spektor - legend.
Surprised at lack of tabs for this, so thought I'd do one myself.
Then I realised this song does not transcribe well for guitar.
Chords used:
E A D G B e
Amx 0 2 2 1 0
C/E0 3 2 0 1 x
Dm7/Ax 0 0 2 1 x
Bm7/Ax 0 0 2 0 x
A5x 0 2 2 x x
Cmaj/E0 3 2 0 3 x
Csus2x 3 0 0 1 x
Em7x 2 0 0 0 x
Fsus2x x 3 2 1 3
Am7x x 2 2 1 3
Esus40 2 2 1 x x
F1 3 3 2 x x
Fsus2/Ax 0 3 0 1 x
Am7x 0 2 0 1 x
Bm5 x 2 0 4 x x
Csus5 x 3 0 5 x x
CAPO ON TWO
[Intro]
AmDun du du dun du C/Edun du dun dun du du dun dun
Dm7/ADun du du dun du Bm7/Adun du dun dun du du A5dun dun
AmDun du du dun du Cmaj/Edun du dun dun du du dun dun
Dm7/ADun du du dun du Bm7/Adun du dun dun du duA5n du dun
[Verse]
AmI'm the king's thirty secC/Eond son
Dm7/ABorn to him in Bm7/Athirty second's timeA5  
AmBorn to him the nCmaj/Eight still young
Csus2Born to him with two eEm7yebrows on
And Dm7/Athat's all I waBm7/As wearingCsus2  Em7  
WheDm7/An I woke up starBm7/Aing at thCsus2e worldEm7  
My moAmm had been a rather crazy queenC/E  
Dm7/ABut not at aBm7/All a sex A5machine
AmShe liked to keep her body Cmaj/Eclean, clean
Csus2Thought the world to bEm7e quite obscene
But shDm7/Ae retired to her Bm7/AchamberCsus2  Em7  
And Dm7/Awe remain quite Bm7/AstrangerCsus2sEm7  
[Bridge]
And to Fsus2see me made her awAm7ful sad
And to Fsus2touch me made her Am7awful sad
And to Fsus2see me made her awAm7ful
And to Fsus2touch me made her Am7awful
[Verse]
AmI'm the king's thirty second C/Eson
Dm7/AAnd all it took was thirBm7/Aty second's timeA5  
But a spoAmiled little prince I was noCmaj/Et
Had a Csus2chamber maid and a chEm7amber pot
And there's Dm7/Athirty one otheBm7/Ars just lCsus2ike meEm7  
There's Dm7/Athirty one otheBm7/Ars I can Csus2beEm7  
AmSomeimtes I'd stand by the roC/Eyal wall
Dm7/AThe sky'd be so big that Bm7/Ait broke my souA5l
And i stoAmod on my toes to catch a glCmaj/Eimpse
Of my Csus2mother's eyes and my Em7mother's skin
And she retDm7/Aired to her chamBm7/AberCsus2  Em7  
And we Dm7/Aremain quite strBm7/AangersCsus2  Em7  
[Bridge]
And to Fsus2see me made her awAm7ful sad
And to Fsus2touch me made her Am7awful sad
And to Fsus2see me made her awAm7ful
And to Fsus2touch me made her Am7awful
[Pre-chorus]
And Esus4one morning I woke up
And I thought OFedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus
Then Esus4one morning I woke up and I thought RFex, Rex, Rex
TEsus4hen one morning I woke up
And I thought FOedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus
Thirty Fsus2two's still a goddamn number
Thirty Fsus2/Atwo's still cAm7ounts, gonna make it count, gonna make it count
Gonna oh oh
Thirty Fsus2two's still a goddamn number
Thirty Fsus2/Atwo's still cAm7ounts, gonna make it count, gonna make it count
Gonna oh oh
[Chorus]
A5Bm5 Csus5 Bm5
Long live the king
Bm5 Csus5 Bm5 A5  
Long live the king
A5Bm5 Csus5 Bm5
Long live the king
Bm5 Csus5 Bm5 A5  
Long live the king
A5Bm5 Csus5 Bm5
Long live the king
Bm5 Csus5 Bm5 A5  
Long live the king
A5Bm5 Csus5 Bm5
Long live the king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the
[Verse]
IAm'm the king's thirty C/Esecond son
There'Dm7/As thirty one others juBm7/Ast like meA5  
There's tAmhirty one others on thCmaj/Ee way
There's Csus2thirty one others afteEm7r that
SAmometimes I stand by tC/Ehe royal gate
PeDm7/Aople screaming loBm7/Ave and hateA5  
And they scAmream and they scream aCmaj/End they scream and they scream
LonCsus2g live the king, long Em7live the Dm7/AqueenBm7/A  
[Bridge]
And to Fsus2see me made her awAm7ful sad
And to Fsus2touch me made her Am7awful sad
And to Fsus2see me made her awAm7ful
And to Fsus2touch me made her Am7awful
[Pre-chorus]
And Esus4one morning I woke up
And I thought OFedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus
Then Esus4one morning I woke up and I thought RFex, Rex, Rex
TEsus4hen one morning I woke up
And I thought FOedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus
Thirty Fsus2two's still a goddamn number
Thirty Fsus2/Atwo's still cAm7ounts, gonna make it count, gonna make it count
Gonna oh oh
Thirty Fsus2two's still a goddamn number
Thirty Fsus2/Atwo's still cAm7ounts, gonna make it count, gonna make it count
Gonna oh oh
Fsus2Thirty two's still a goddamn number
ThDm7/Airty two's still Bm7/Aa goddamn number
Fsus2Thirty two's still a goddamn number
ThDm7/Airty two's still Bm7/Aa goddamn number
Fsus2Thirty two, thirty two
ThDm7/Airty two, thirty Bm7/Atwo
Fsus2Thirty two, thirty two
Thirty two, thirty two
[Chorus]
A5Long Bm5live Csus5the Bm5king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the kA5ing
A5Long Bm5live Csus5the Bm5king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the kA5ing
A5Long Bm5live Csus5the Bm5king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the kA5ing
A5Long Bm5live Csus5the Bm5king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the kAming
Like I said, it doesn't sound very good on guitar, but it's as close as I can get it.
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