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1/25

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 25Position: 6

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords based on a live solo performance: 
        Verse (palm mute)         Chorus (let ring)      
         E     E/A      B     A  E-open         E     A      F#m  
e|-----------------------------|----0----0----2----|
B|-----------------------------|----0----2----2----|
G|------------------------1----|----1----2----2----|
D|----6----6----9----7----2----|----2----2----4----|
A|----7----7----9----7----2----|----2----0----4----|
E|---------5----7----5----0----|----0---------2----|
Capo 4th fret
[First Verses]
    EWhy don't you ever wanna play
    E/AI'm tired of this piece of string
    BYou sleep as much as I do now and you
                      A  E-open
    Don't eat much of anything
    EI don't know who you're talking to
    E/AI made a search through every room
    BBut all I found was dust that moved
                       A  E-open
    'n shadows of the afternoon
[Chorus 1]
And Elisten
About those bAitter songs you sing
They're not hF#melping anything
They won't Amake you Estrong
[Second Verses]
    ESo we should open up the house
    E/AInvite the tabby two doors down
    BYou could ask your sister if
                          A  E-open
    She doesn't bring her basset hound
    EAsked of things you shouldn't miss
    E/ATape hiss and the modern man
    BCold war and card catalogues
                    A  E-open
    To come join us if they can
    EFor girly drinks and parlour games
    E/AWe'll pass around the easy lie
    BOf absolutely no regrets
                    A  E-open
    And later maybe you could try
    ETo let your losses dangle off
    E/AThe sharp edge of a century
    BTalk about the weather or
                    A  E-open
    How the weather used to be
[Chorus 2]
And I'll Ecater
With all the Abirds that I can kill
Let their F#mtiny feathers fill
DisaAppointment
LEie down
And lick the Asorrow from your skin
Scratch the F#mterror and begin
To beAlieve you're 
[Outro]
        First line         Second line         Third line             Fourth line       Fifth line 
e|---E0---F#m-2---B/G#------A----|-A/C#------E---A/A#-----|---E----Fm-----F#m------A----|-A/C#-----A/C-----E---A/A#------A----|----E-----|
B|---0----2---------2---|---------------|---0----1----2----2---|------------------------|---------|
G|---1----2---------2---|---------------|---1----1----2----2---|------------------------|----9----|
D|---2----4----4----2---|---2---2---2---|---2----3----4----2---|---2---2---2---2----2---|----9----|
A|---2----4----2----0---|---4---2---1---|---2----3----4----0---|---4---3---2---1----0---|----7----|
E|---0----2----4--------|---------------|---0----1----2--------|------------------------|---------|
EAll you ever F#mwant to do is B/G#drink and watch TAV
And A/C#frankly that thing Edoesn't really intA/A#erest me
I Eswear I'm gonna bFmite you hard and F#mtaste your tinny bAlood
If A/C#you don't stop the A/Cself-defeating Elies you've been reA/A#peating since the dAay you brought me home
I know you're Estrong

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Plea From A Cat Named Virtute

by John K. Samson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

E/A

F#m

B/G#

A/C#

A/A#

A/C

Chords based on a live solo performance:

Verse (palm mute) Chorus (let ring)

E E/A B A E E A F#m

-open

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

B|-----------------------------|----0----2----2----|

G|------------------------1----|----1----2----2----|

D|----6----6----9----7----2----|----2----2----4----|

A|----7----7----9----7----2----|----2----0----4----|

E|---------5----7----5----0----|----0---------2----|

Capo 4th fret

[First Verses]

Why don't you ever wanna play

E/A

I'm tired of this piece of string

You sleep as much as I do now and you

A E

-open

Don't eat much of anything

I don't know who you're talking to

E/A

I made a search through every room

But all I found was dust that moved

A E

-open

'n shadows of the afternoon

[Chorus 1]

And listen

About those bitter songs you sing

F#m

They're not helping anything

A E

They won't make you strong

[Second Verses]

So we should open up the house

E/A

Invite the tabby two doors down

You could ask your sister if

A E

-open

She doesn't bring her basset hound

Asked of things you shouldn't miss

E/A

Tape hiss and the modern man

Cold war and card catalogues

A E

-open

To come join us if they can

For girly drinks and parlour games

E/A

We'll pass around the easy lie

Of absolutely no regrets

A E

-open

And later maybe you could try

To let your losses dangle off

E/A

The sharp edge of a century

Talk about the weather or

A E

-open

How the weather used to be

[Chorus 2]

And I'll cater

With all the birds that I can kill

F#m

Let their tiny feathers fill

Disappointment

Lie down

And lick the sorrow from your skin

F#m

Scratch the terror and begin

To believe you're

[Outro]

First line Second line Third line Fourth line Fifth line

E F#m B/G# A A/C# E A/A# E Fm F#m A A/C# A/C E A/A# A E

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

B|---0----2---------2---|---------------|---0----1----2----2---|------------------------|---------|

G|---1----2---------2---|---------------|---1----1----2----2---|------------------------|----9----|

D|---2----4----4----2---|---2---2---2---|---2----3----4----2---|---2---2---2---2----2---|----9----|

A|---2----4----2----0---|---4---2---1---|---2----3----4----0---|---4---3---2---1----0---|----7----|

E|---0----2----4--------|---------------|---0----1----2--------|------------------------|---------|

E F#m B/G# A

All you ever want to do is drink and watch TV

A/C# E A/A#

And frankly that thing doesn't really interest me

E Fm F#m A

I swear I'm gonna bite you hard and taste your tinny blood

A/C# A/C E A/A# A

If you don't stop the self-defeating lies you've been repeating since the day you brought me home

I know you're strong

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