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I think she's playing with the lowest strings tuned to C#/G#/C#.  She never plays the upper strings as far as
I can tell, but it's essentially Drop-D tuning down a half step.  This makes the five-chords easier to play 
tuning so I'd play it tuned down a full step.
Chord names relative to full-step-down tuning.
[CHORDS]
TUNED FULL STEP DOWN   |  C#G#C#xxx  TUNING
B5:  799xxx            |   888xxx
G5:  355xxx            |   444xxx
E5:  022xxx            |   111xxx
F#5: 244xxx            |   333xxx
[Intro]
B5   G5   E5    E5
B5   G5   E5    G5
[Verse 1]
If you could B5do     G5anythE5ing
You would B5ruin    G5the E5best things
    B5You would G5spoil the E5ending
You'd disB5solve     G5cotton cE5andyG5  
[Verse 2]
  B5There you G5are in the E5rearview
   B5Faking lG5andings on the E5moon
  B5Here we G5are in the drE5iveway
I'm B5deciding whG5ich tree to E5run us G5into
[Chorus]
  B5OG5h nE5o, you scratched until I B5bledG5  E5  G5  
I B5hopG5e you E5choke on your owB5n spit in G5your own E5bedG5  
   B5Cause G5I knowE5  
I know how it B5endsG5  E5  
G5We're not gonna be friendsB5  G5  E5  
N.C.
In dog years you're dead
[Break]
B5   G5   E5   F#5  E5  F#5  E5  F#5 E5
B5   G5   E5   F#5  E5  F#5  E5  F#5 E5
B5   G5   E5   F#5  E5  F#5  E5  F#5 E5
B5   G5   E5
[Verse 4]
If you could B5be   G5anythE5ing
You would B5be   G5the E5worst thing
    B5A dry G5patch when you're sE5ledding
And waking B5up   G5with mE5y lip blG5eeding
[Veres 5]
   B5Here we G5are in the E5driveway
  B5Deciding G5I have more to E5lose
  B5But you should G5go home to E5Chicago
  B5And take a G5long walk E5off the G5Navy Pier
[Chorus]
   B5  G5Oh noE5, you scratched until I B5bledG5  E5  G5  
I B5hope G5you E5choke on your B5own spit G5in your own E5bedG5  
  B5Cause I G5knowE5  
I know where it B5endsG5  E5  
G5We're not gonna be frienB5dsG5  E5  
N.C.
In dog years you're dead
[Outro]
      (B5Dead)G5  E5  F#5  E5  F#5  E5  F#5  E5  
You're B5deadG5  E5  F#5  E5  F#5  E5  F#5  E5  
You're B5deadG5  E5  F#5  E5  F#5  E5  F#5  E5  
You're B5deadG5  E5  

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Dog Years

by Daddy Issues (US, Nashville, TN)

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F#5

I think she's playing with the lowest strings tuned to C#/G#/C#. She never plays the upper strings as far as

I can tell, but it's essentially Drop-D tuning down a half step. This makes the five-chords easier to play

tuning so I'd play it tuned down a full step.

Chord names relative to full-step-down tuning.

[CHORDS]

TUNED FULL STEP DOWN | C#G#C#xxx TUNING

B5: 799xxx | 888xxx

G5: 355xxx | 444xxx

E5: 022xxx | 111xxx

F#5: 244xxx | 333xxx

[Intro]

B5 G5 E5 E5

B5 G5 E5 G5

[Verse 1]

B5 G5 E5

If you could do anything

B5 G5 E5

You would ruin the best things

B5 G5 E5

You would spoil the ending

B5 G5 E5 G5

You'd dissolve cotton candy

[Verse 2]

B5 G5 E5

There you are in the rearview

B5 G5 E5

Faking landings on the moon

B5 G5 E5

Here we are in the driveway

B5 G5 E5 G5

I'm deciding which tree to run us into

[Chorus]

B5 G5 E5 B5 G5 E5 G5

Oh no, you scratched until I bled

B5 G5 E5 B5 G5 E5 G5

I hope you choke on your own spit in your own bed

B5 G5 E5

Cause I know

B5 G5 E5

I know how it ends

G5 B5 G5 E5

We're not gonna be friends

N.C.

In dog years you're dead

[Break]

B5 G5 E5 F#5 E5 F#5 E5 F#5 E5

B5 G5 E5

[Verse 4]

B5 G5 E5

If you could be anything

B5 G5 E5

You would be the worst thing

B5 G5 E5

A dry patch when you're sledding

B5 G5 E5 G5

And waking up with my lip bleeding

[Veres 5]

B5 G5 E5

Here we are in the driveway

B5 G5 E5

Deciding I have more to lose

B5 G5 E5

But you should go home to Chicago

B5 G5 E5 G5

And take a long walk off the Navy Pier

[Chorus]

B5 G5 E5 B5 G5 E5 G5

Oh no, you scratched until I bled

B5 G5 E5 B5 G5 E5 G5

I hope you choke on your own spit in your own bed

B5 G5 E5

Cause I know

B5 G5 E5

I know where it ends

G5 B5 G5 E5

We're not gonna be friends

N.C.

In dog years you're dead

[Outro]

B5 G5 E5 F#5 E5 F#5 E5 F#5 E5

(Dead)

B5 G5 E5 F#5 E5 F#5 E5 F#5 E5

You're dead

B5 G5 E5 F#5 E5 F#5 E5 F#5 E5

You're dead

B5 G5 E5

You're dead

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