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Wash Away

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

this song is one of the best i know, and i felt the need to transcribe it. 
i'm not sure if there even is an acoustic version of this song, but i play 
it acoustic, and i just sort of wanted to put one up here.
-daveb-
 A lk a li n e  Tr i o
Intro:
e|------------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------|
G|---77777777-77667766----|-10--------pick--|
D|---55555555-77777777----|-10-(x16)--slide-|
A|------------55555555----|-8---------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------|
CmajSad memories the gathering rain brings 
FmajI loved her but I'll never see her face again 
CmajClouds raise their heads in the morning 
Fmajthe way I once walked on by her 
CmajBut now she's gone and I'll never raise my face again, 
FmajRaise my face again
AWhite horses dragged my lover from me 
(the clouds) A#rushed in and drowned my sorrow with the Arain,
with the rainA#  C  D  
CmajMy friends try to lift me 
Fmajthey understand how I'm feeling 
Cmajbut the truth holds me down 
Fmajshe came and went with the rain 
CmajI watched her walk into the raiFmajn
CmajI watched her walk into the raiFmajn
AWhite horses dragged my lover from me 
(The clouds) A#rushed in and drowned my sorrow with the Arain,
with the rain A#  C  D  
EmNow always the storms come
CmajRaindrops run down my windows 
EmAll that's left is her picture 
Cmajbut someday it to will 
Emwash away... 
Cmajwash away... 
EmI watched her walk away, 
Cmajin the rain
Solo:
e|---------------------------------|
B|-7h8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7h8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-8-8-8-8/7-7-7-7/5-5-5-5-5/3-3-2-2-2-2-2h3-3-3-3-3--------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-7h8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7h8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-8-8-8-8/7-7-7-7/5-5-5-5-5/3-3-2-2-2-2-2/3-3-3/5-5-5/7-7-8-7-5--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
AWhite horses dragged my lover from me
(the clouds) A#rushed in and drowned my sorrow with the Arain,
Cmajwith the rain, Fmajwith the rain 
Am

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Wash Away

by Alkaline Trio

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Cmaj

Fmaj

this song is one of the best i know, and i felt the need to transcribe it.

i'm not sure if there even is an acoustic version of this song, but i play

it acoustic, and i just sort of wanted to put one up here.

-daveb-

A lk a li n e Tr i o

Intro:

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

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

G|---77777777-77667766----|-10--------pick--|

D|---55555555-77777777----|-10-(x16)--slide-|

A|------------55555555----|-8---------------|

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

Cmaj

Sad memories the gathering rain brings

Fmaj

I loved her but I'll never see her face again

Cmaj

Clouds raise their heads in the morning

Fmaj

the way I once walked on by her

Cmaj

But now she's gone and I'll never raise my face again,

Fmaj

Raise my face again

White horses dragged my lover from me

A# A

(the clouds) rushed in and drowned my sorrow with the rain,

A# C D

with the rain

Cmaj

My friends try to lift me

Fmaj

they understand how I'm feeling

Cmaj

but the truth holds me down

Fmaj

she came and went with the rain

Cmaj Fmaj

I watched her walk into the rain

Cmaj Fmaj

I watched her walk into the rain

White horses dragged my lover from me

A# A

(The clouds) rushed in and drowned my sorrow with the rain,

A# C D

with the rain

Now always the storms come

Cmaj

Raindrops run down my windows

All that's left is her picture

Cmaj

but someday it to will

wash away...

Cmaj

wash away...

I watched her walk away,

Cmaj

in the rain

Solo:

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

|-7h8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7h8-8-8-8-8-8-|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

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

e|-8-8-8-8/7-7-7-7/5-5-5-5-5/3-3-2-2-2-2-2h3-3-3-3-3--------|

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

G|----------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

|-7h8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7h8-8-8-8-8-8-|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

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

e|-8-8-8-8/7-7-7-7/5-5-5-5-5/3-3-2-2-2-2-2/3-3-3/5-5-5/7-7-8-7-5--|

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

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

White horses dragged my lover from me

A# A

(the clouds) rushed in and drowned my sorrow with the rain,

Cmaj Fmaj

with the rain, with the rain

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