Nimble Bastard
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Step 1 / 151Position: 6
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
as part of the Mitchell Black & White competition-
C#m---[x46654]
B-----[x24442]
E-----022100
A-----[x02220]
G#m---466444
[Verse 1]
Has C#mit come to this?
We're C#mstuck in the weeds
I C#mget it, I'm not perfect
I was C#mnever trying to be
But C#mI'm not long for this earth
C#mIf we really only ever get one chance to Bburn
BI gotta trip before I can see the fiC#mnish
C#mHow else would I Blearn?
BI wanna know, how is it you do Eit?
[Chorus]
When you Bland on your C#mfeet
You're a Animble bastardE
And you Bdon't skip a C#mbeat
Such a Animble bastard
ESalt Bof the C#mearth
You're a G#mnimble bastaArd
EWon't you show, Blowly us
C#mHow do you see the Astars from that far C#mdown? (Hah aah...)
[Verse 2]
I C#mswing and I miss
And C#mthen come the creeps
It makes me want to Bfaint
BI wanna know, how is it you do C#mit? (Hah aah...)
C#mHow do you spill the Bpaint?
BAnd then fit it into a Eframe?
[Chorus]
When you Bland on your C#mfeet
You're a Animble bastardE
And you Bdon't skip a C#mbeat
Such a Animble bastard
ESalt Bof the C#mearth
You're a G#mnimble bastaArd
EWon't you show, Blowly us
C#mHow do you see the Astars from that far down?
[Instrumental Break]
e|---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---|-----8---8---6-6-9---9---8h9-9---|-----6---6-------6---6---6-6-6---|-----2---2-------2---2---2-2-2---|
D|-6-|-6-6---------------------------4-|---4---------4-4---------4-4-4-0-|---0---------0-0---------0-0-0---|
E|---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------4-|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------7^------6---4-6\|\\\------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----6---------------------------|-----4---4h6-4h6---^-----6---4-2-|---4-4---4h6-4h6-^-------6-4-----|
A|---------6-5-4-------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
E|---4-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5-|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------7^------6---4-6\|\\\------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----6---6-----------------------|-----4---4h6-4h6---^-----6---4-2-|---4-4---4h6-4h6-7p6-7p6-4-----6-|
A|---------6-5-4-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-----|
E|---4-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
e|-----------------10^------9---7-9\|\\\------------------------------|
B|-----9---9------------------------|-----7---7h9-7h9-9^------9---7-5-|
G|-----------7-6--------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---6------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------15/16-|
B|---7-7---7h9-7h9-10p9-10p9-7---7-9-|---10p9-12---9h12-14---12h14-17---14---------|
G|-----------------------------7-----|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
e|---19-16-19-16-19-16---16-16-16-16-16-16-16----|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------11-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Has C#mit come to this?
Has C#mit come to this?
[Chorus]
EWhen you Bland on your C#mfeet
You're a Animble bastardE
And you Bdon't skip a C#mbeat
Such a Animble bastard
ESalt Bof the C#mearthG#m
EWon't you show, Blowly us
C#mHow do you see the Astars from that far Edown?B C#m
You're a Animble bastard
ESalt Bof the C#mearth
Such a Animble bastard
ESalt Bof the C#mearth
You're a Animble bastard
EWon't you show, Blowly us
C#mHow do you see the A-- starsC#m? (Hah aah...)
*************************************************
| / = slide up
| \ = slide down
| h = hammer
| p = pull-off
| ^ = bend to next note
\ b = bend up, then down
*************************************************
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Nimble Bastard
by Incubus
Chords in this song · guitar
C#m
B
E
A
G#m
as part of the Mitchell Black & White competition-
C#m---[x46654]
B-----[x24442]
022100
E-----
A-----[x02220]
466444
G#m---
[Verse 1]
C#m
Has it come to this?
C#m
We're stuck in the weeds
C#m
I get it, I'm not perfect
C#m
I was never trying to be
C#m
But I'm not long for this earth
C#m B
If we really only ever get one chance to burn
B C#m
I gotta trip before I can see the finish
C#m B
How else would I learn?
B E
I wanna know, how is it you do it?
[Chorus]
B C#m
When you land on your feet
A E
You're a nimble bastard
B C#m
And you don't skip a beat
A
Such a nimble bastard
E B C#m
Salt of the earth
G#m A
You're a nimble bastard
E B
Won't you show, lowly us
C#m A C#m
How do you see the stars from that far down? (Hah aah...)
[Verse 2]
C#m
I swing and I miss
C#m
And then come the creeps
B
It makes me want to faint
B C#m
I wanna know, how is it you do it? (Hah aah...)
C#m B
How do you spill the paint?
B E
And then fit it into a frame?
[Chorus]
B C#m
When you land on your feet
A E
You're a nimble bastard
B C#m
And you don't skip a beat
A
Such a nimble bastard
E B C#m
Salt of the earth
G#m A
You're a nimble bastard
E B
Won't you show, lowly us
C#m A
How do you see the stars from that far down?
[Instrumental Break]
e|---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---|-----8---8---6-6-9---9---8h9-9---|-----6---6-------6---6---6-6-6---|-----2---2-------2---2---2-2-2---|
D|-6-|-6-6---------------------------4-|---4---------4-4---------4-4-4-0-|---0---------0-0---------0-0-0---|
E|---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------4-|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------7^------6---4-6\|\\\------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----6---------------------------|-----4---4h6-4h6---^-----6---4-2-|---4-4---4h6-4h6-^-------6-4-----|
A|---------6-5-4-------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
E|---4-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5-|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------7^------6---4-6\|\\\------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----6---6-----------------------|-----4---4h6-4h6---^-----6---4-2-|---4-4---4h6-4h6-7p6-7p6-4-----6-|
A|---------6-5-4-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-----|
E|---4-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
e|-----------------10^------9---7-9\|\\\------------------------------|
B|-----9---9------------------------|-----7---7h9-7h9-9^------9---7-5-|
G|-----------7-6--------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---6------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------15/16-|
B|---7-7---7h9-7h9-10p9-10p9-7---7-9-|---10p9-12---9h12-14---12h14-17---14---------|
G|-----------------------------7-----|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
e|---19-16-19-16-19-16---16-16-16-16-16-16-16----|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------11-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
C#m
Has it come to this?
C#m
Has it come to this?
[Chorus]
E B C#m
When you land on your feet
A E
You're a nimble bastard
B C#m
And you don't skip a beat
A
Such a nimble bastard
E B C#m G#m
Salt of the earth
E B
Won't you show, lowly us
C#m A E B C#m
How do you see the stars from that far down?
A
You're a nimble bastard
E B C#m
Salt of the earth
A
Such a nimble bastard
E B C#m
Salt of the earth
A
You're a nimble bastard
E B
Won't you show, lowly us
C#m A C#m
How do you see the -- stars? (Hah aah...)
*************************************************
| / = slide up
| \ = slide down
| h = hammer
| p = pull-off
| ^ = bend to next note
\ b = bend up, then down
*************************************************
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