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Picking Up the Signal
From the album Straightaways
[INTRO]
e|--0-D2---------G--3------------A---3------------------G3--D2-|
B|--3-3-------------3---------------3----------------3--3-|
G|--2-2-2h4-2-0--------------------------------------0--2-|
D|-0-------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-X-----0--0-|
A|--------------2--------------0---------------------2----|
E|---------------------------------------------------3----|
e|-D2-0-2---------G--3------------A---3------------D---2----G3--D2-|
B|-3-3-3-------------3---------------3---------------3--3--3-|
G|-2-2-2-2h4-2-0----------------------------------------0--2-|
D|-0--------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-0-------0--0-|
A|---------------2--------------0-----------------------2----|
E|------------------------------------------------------3b---|
[VERSE 1]
DWe've been thrGough the thick
  AStraightaways DafterG  D  
  DDragged for dGays on end
TAurning awGay from fDaster
[BRIDGE]
  EmDownshAifting low
  EmReaches a pAoint you know
 e|--0-D2---------G--3------------A---3------------------G3--D2-|
 B|--3-3-------------3---------------3----------------3--3-|
 G|--2-2-2h4-2-0--------------------------------------0--2-|
 D|-0-------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-X-----0--0-|
 A|--------------2--------------0---------------------2----|
 E|---------------------------------------------------3----|
But I can't complain 'cause I know    you're around
[VERSE 2]
  DKeepGing with
  AAnd then it faded to uDseG  D  
  DSet the stGage to lip
RAunning from the cGountdDown crew
[BRIDGE]
  EmDownshAifting low
  EmReaches a pAoint you know
But I cGan't      F#/G     Emcomplain, 
no I caGn't       F#/G     Em'cause I knAow that you're arDound
D Dsus4 D
D Dsus4
[CHORUS]
  DAfter Aall this confBmusion   Gis put asidDe
After Aall, fBminally gonna mGake it right
[INTERLUDE]
G G
 D   A   Bm   GX2
G G
e|--0-D2---------G--3------------A---3------------------G3--D2-|
B|--3-3-------------3---------------3----------------3--3-|
G|--2-2-2h4-2-0--------------------------------------0--2-|
D|-0-------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-X-----0--0-|
A|--------------2--------------0---------------------2----|
E|---------------------------------------------------3----|
[VERSE 3]
  DI heaGr the beat
  AOf a thousand conga drDumsG  D  
  DPicking Aup the signal rGight here
     F#/GRight hEmere after Dall
[CHORUS]
  D    AAfter this confBmusion   Gis put asidDe
After Aall, fBminally gonna mGake it right
[OUTRO]
G G
 D   A   Bm   GX2
G G
e|-D--0-2---------G--3------------A---3------------D---2----------|
B|---3-3-------------3---------------3---------------3--------|
G|---2-2-2h4-2-0----------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-0-----------0-|
A|---------------2--------------0-----------------------0h2---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-D--0-2---------G--3------------A---3------------D---2----------|
B|---3-3-------------3---------------3---------------3--------|
G|---2-2-2h4-2-0----------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-0-----------0-|
A|---------------2--------------0-----------------------0h2---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--0-D2---------G--3------------A---3------------------G3--D2-|
B|--3-3-------------3---------------3----------------3--3-|
G|--2-2-2h4-2-0--------------------------------------0--2-|
D|-0-------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-X-----0--0-|
A|--------------2--------------0---------------------2----|
E|---------------------------------------------------3----|
 D   G   A   G   DX3
D A G
G G
D

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Picking Up The Signal

by Son Volt

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F#/G

Dsus4

Picking Up the Signal

From the album Straightaways

[INTRO]

D G A G D

e|--0-2-----------3---------------3------------------3--2-|

B|--3-3-------------3---------------3----------------3--3-|

G|--2-2-2h4-2-0--------------------------------------0--2-|

|-0-------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-X-----0--0-|

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

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

D G A D G D

e|-2-0-2-----------3---------------3---------------2----3--2-|

B|-3-3-3-------------3---------------3---------------3--3--3-|

G|-2-2-2-2h4-2-0----------------------------------------0--2-|

D|-0--------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-0-------0--0-|

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

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

[VERSE 1]

D G

We've been through the thick

A D G D

Straightaways after

D G

Dragged for days on end

A G D

Turning away from faster

[BRIDGE]

Em A

Downshifting low

Em A

Reaches a point you know

D G A G D

e|--0-2-----------3---------------3------------------3--2-|

B|--3-3-------------3---------------3----------------3--3-|

G|--2-2-2h4-2-0--------------------------------------0--2-|

|-0-------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-X-----0--0-|

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

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

But I can't complain 'cause I know you're around

[VERSE 2]

D G

Keeping with

A D G D

And then it faded to use

D G

Set the stage to lip

A G D

Running from the countdown crew

[BRIDGE]

Em A

Downshifting low

Em A

Reaches a point you know

G F#/G Em

But I can't complain,

G F#/G Em A D

no I can't 'cause I know that you're around

D Dsus4 D

D Dsus4

[CHORUS]

D A Bm G D

After all this confusion is put aside

A Bm G

After all, finally gonna make it right

[INTERLUDE]

G G

D A Bm G

G G

D G A G D

e|--0-2-----------3---------------3------------------3--2-|

B|--3-3-------------3---------------3----------------3--3-|

G|--2-2-2h4-2-0--------------------------------------0--2-|

|-0-------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-X-----0--0-|

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

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

[VERSE 3]

D G

I hear the beat

A D G D

Of a thousand conga drums

D A G

Picking up the signal right here

F#/G Em D

Right here after all

[CHORUS]

D A Bm G D

After this confusion is put aside

A Bm G

After all, finally gonna make it right

[OUTRO]

G G

D A Bm G

G G

D G A D

e|---0-2-----------3---------------3---------------2----------|

B|---3-3-------------3---------------3---------------3--------|

G|---2-2-2h4-2-0----------------------------------------------|

D|-0--------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-0-----------0-|

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

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

D G A D

e|---0-2-----------3---------------3---------------2----------|

B|---3-3-------------3---------------3---------------3--------|

G|---2-2-2h4-2-0----------------------------------------------|

D|-0--------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-0-----------0-|

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

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

D G A G D

e|--0-2-----------3---------------3------------------3--2-|

B|--3-3-------------3---------------3----------------3--3-|

G|--2-2-2h4-2-0--------------------------------------0--2-|

|-0-------------------2h4-2-0---------2h4-2-0-X-----0--0-|

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

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

D G A G D

D A G

G G

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