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Straight by Richard Buckner
Album: Dents and Shells
Tablature by: Scott Eisenhardt
Standard Tuning
e|  A0  G3  Bm2   D55  Dsus45
B|  2  3  3   3  3
G|  2  0  4   2  0
D|  2  0  4   0  0
A|  0  2  2   x  x
E|  x  3  2   x  x
The parts with D5 and Dsus4 are all similarly flat picked, hammer-on D string.
Here is the pattern from a recording of one his live concerts, the album is slightly different.
e| -D5-----------------Dsus4-------------D5----- |
B| ------3------3----3---------3------- |
G|:--0h2----0h2----0------0h2-----0----:|
D|:--0------------0-----0--------0-----:|
A| ------------------------------------ |
E| ------------------------------------ |
D5It's timeDsus4, two D5days awayDsus4  D5  
BmI packed up the Alast and Gsigned my Dname
D5Goodbye my cold Dsus4and sD5tolen signDsus4  D5  
BmForever's Anever Gbeen this Dlong
BmIf you're Gturning DI'll show you where I've Abeen
BmAnd then I'll set it Gstraight agD5ainDsus4  
D5Are you behind Dsus4or loD5st and savedDsus4  D5  
BmMan when the Alines would Gwash Daway
D5Of all the locDsus4ks I nD5ever knewDsus4  D5  
BmWhen Adid you Gcome home Dtoo
BmI wish I'd Glasted a Dsummer more to Aspend
BmSetting it Gstraight Dagain
BmWhen I go Gunder Devery now and Athen
BmAnd try and set it Gstraight Dagain

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Straight

by Richard Buckner

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Dsus4

Straight by Richard Buckner

Album: Dents and Shells

Tablature by: Scott Eisenhardt

Standard Tuning

A G Bm D5 Dsus4

e| 0 3 2 5 5

B| 2 3 3 3 3

G| 2 0 4 2 0

D| 2 0 4 0 0

A| 0 2 2 x x

E| x 3 2 x x

The parts with D5 and Dsus4 are all similarly flat picked, hammer-on D string.

Here is the pattern from a recording of one his live concerts, the album is slightly different.

D5 Dsus4 D5

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

B| ------3------3----3---------3------- |

G|:--0h2----0h2----0------0h2-----0----:|

D|:--0------------0-----0--------0-----:|

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

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

D5 Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D5

It's time, two days away

Bm A G D

I packed up the last and signed my name

D5 Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D5

Goodbye my cold and stolen sign

Bm A G D

Forever's never been this long

Bm G D A

If you're turning I'll show you where I've been

Bm G D5 Dsus4

And then I'll set it straight again

D5 Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D5

Are you behind or lost and saved

Bm A G D

Man when the lines would wash away

D5 Dsus4 D5 Dsus4 D5

Of all the locks I never knew

Bm A G D

When did you come home too

Bm G D A

I wish I'd lasted a summer more to spend

Bm G D

Setting it straight again

Bm G D A

When I go under every now and then

Bm G D

And try and set it straight again

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