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Butch Walker
"Stateline" (Hidden track)
From the album "Letters (2004)"
Drop D tuning (DADGBe)
Comment:
--------
 Here's another tab directly from the Swedish woods. If you like it,
gimme some stars please. ;) On to the tab then...
  // Etni3s, etni3s[at]fan-chat[dot]com
--------
 CHORDS
e|-G5---A5---D5---B5---|
B|-------------|
G|(7)----7-----|
D|-5--7--7--9--|
A|-5--7--5--9--|
D|-5--7-----9--|
INTRO / VERSE-------------------------------------------------------------
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------7-------7-------7---|
D|-7-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-7-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
VERSE 1-------------------------------------------------------------------
G5Seven hours till the moon sleepsA5  G5  A5  G5  
G5I lose my mind as I drive awayA5  G5  A5  G5  
G5Your cigarettes are in the back seatA5  G5  A5  G5  
G5I can't bring myself to throw away
G5All of the A5film from the camera
                            G5             A5   G5(let ring)
that took all pictures of the images in my mind
CHORUS--------------------------------------------------------------------
So I'll drive a D5straight lineA5  
When I cross the G5stateline
Out into the B5ocean
                  A5   G5(let ring)
In a moment I'll be gone
You won't have to feel toD5rnA5  G5  
A5 G5 A5 G5
VERSE 2-------------------------------------------------------------------
G5Passed the churches full of guilted faithA5  G5  A5  G5  
G5Nursing their hangovers from last nightA5  G5  A5  G5  
G5It won't do me any good to prayA5  G5  A5  G5  
G5'Cause even god knows that you were right
G5And I was A5wrong but yeah it kills me
That my G5kid will never know me
With anA5other man by his G5side
CHORUS--------------------------------------------------------------------
G5So I'll drive a D5straight lineA5  
When I cross the G5stateline
Out into the B5ocean
In a A5moment I'll be G5gone
 G5(let ring)             D5   A5  G5  
You won't have to feel torn
 A5   G5   A5   G5x3
G5So I'll drive a D5straight lineA5  
When I cross the G5stateline
Out into the B5ocean
In a A5moment I'll be G5gone
So I'll drive a D5straight lineA5  
When I cross the G5stateline
Out into the B5ocean
In a A5moment I'll be G5gone
You won't have to feel toD5rnA5  G5  
Have to feel toB5rnA5  G5  
ENDING--------------------------------------------------------------------
D5 A5 G5 B5 A5 G5
 A5   G5   A5   G5(let ring)
Thinking of you with my last breath

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Stateline

by Butch Walker

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Butch Walker

"Stateline" (Hidden track)

From the album "Letters (2004)"

Drop D tuning (DADGBe)

Comment:

--------

Here's another tab directly from the Swedish woods. If you like it,

gimme some stars please. ;) On to the tab then...

// Etni3s, etni3s[at]fan-chat[dot]com

--------

CHORDS

G5 A5 D5 B5

e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|(7)----7-----|

D|-5--7--7--9--|

A|-5--7--5--9--|

D|-5--7-----9--|

INTRO / VERSE-------------------------------------------------------------

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|-------------7-------7-------7---|

|-7-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

VERSE 1-------------------------------------------------------------------

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5

Seven hours till the moon sleeps

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5

I lose my mind as I drive away

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5

Your cigarettes are in the back seat

I can't bring myself to throw away

G5 A5

All of the film from the camera

G5 A5 G5

(let ring)

that took all pictures of the images in my mind

CHORUS--------------------------------------------------------------------

D5 A5

So I'll drive a straight line

When I cross the stateline

Out into the ocean

A5 G5

(let ring)

In a moment I'll be gone

D5 A5 G5

You won't have to feel torn

A5 G5 A5 G5

VERSE 2-------------------------------------------------------------------

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5

Passed the churches full of guilted faith

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5

Nursing their hangovers from last night

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5

It won't do me any good to pray

'Cause even god knows that you were right

G5 A5

And I was wrong but yeah it kills me

That my kid will never know me

A5 G5

With another man by his side

CHORUS--------------------------------------------------------------------

G5 D5 A5

So I'll drive a straight line

When I cross the stateline

Out into the ocean

A5 G5

In a moment I'll be gone

G5 D5 A5 G5

(let ring)

You won't have to feel torn

A5 G5 A5 G5

G5 D5 A5

So I'll drive a straight line

When I cross the stateline

Out into the ocean

A5 G5

In a moment I'll be gone

D5 A5

So I'll drive a straight line

When I cross the stateline

Out into the ocean

A5 G5

In a moment I'll be gone

D5 A5 G5

You won't have to feel torn

B5 A5 G5

Have to feel torn

ENDING--------------------------------------------------------------------

D5 A5 G5 B5 A5 G5

A5 G5 A5 G5

(let ring)

Thinking of you with my last breath

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