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OK.
Now I knooooooow what youre gonna say. "this doesnt sound like the chords regina plays 
And youre right. it doesnt. But it works with the melody just as well.
I just really wanted to put this song up, cos i love it so.
And its my first tab, so be nice!
And im self taught, so i guess its kinda for novices...feel free to embellish all you 
proper guitarry people out there :)
Capo can be put anywhere, but I personally think either on 3, or just not all sounds nicest...
For this song, i play G as: 320030
Intro:
 G   GCaad9  Cadd9   G   G   Cadd9  Cadd9  
GCome on BarCadd9tender
GWont you be Cadd9more tender
GGive me two Cadd9shots of whiskey
GAnd a beer Cadd9chaser
DLove will be the Emdeath of me
Cadd9 (let it ring...)
Love is so fickle
Cadd9 (finger pick)
Its starts with a flood and ends
With a tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-trickle
Intro:
CCome on barCadd9tender
GJust a little more Cadd9tender
GI ate all your Cadd9peanuts
GReturn me to Cadd9sender
DI've been too Emcandid
Now Cadd9I'm barely standing
Cadd9Just call me a taxi
And prepare me for landing
GOoh, Dyou have got to kick me Emback out
Into the Dcold and nasty Cadd9weather
GAnd maybe if i Dsober up
EmI will stop pretending that Dlove is Cadd9forever
DLove is Cadd9forever
GCome on barCadd9tender(x3)
(x2)
DLove will be the Emdeath of meCadd9  
DLove will be the Emdeath of meCadd9  
DLove will be the Emdeath of meCadd9  
Cadd9Love is so fickle
Cause it starts with a flood
And it ends with a tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tricGkle
G (one quick strum only!)
Trickle
GTrickle
GTrickle
GTrickle
GTrickle
GCome on barCadd9tenderG  
GCome on barCadd9tenderG  
GCome on barCadd9tenderG  
G Cadd9 G
There we go chums =] i find it nice, when playing the first part of the verse, play 
like this: 320030, and then when you get to "love is so fickle..." play it:: 320033.
just how I do it. :)
And also, i like to instead of all out strumming, pluck the bass E and then strum the 
3. So like pluck, strum, pluck strum etc...

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Bartender

by Regina Spektor

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Cadd9

OK.

Now I knooooooow what youre gonna say. "this doesnt sound like the chords regina plays

And youre right. it doesnt. But it works with the melody just as well.

I just really wanted to put this song up, cos i love it so.

And its my first tab, so be nice!

And im self taught, so i guess its kinda for novices...feel free to embellish all you

proper guitarry people out there :)

Capo can be put anywhere, but I personally think either on 3, or just not all sounds nicest...

For this song, i play G as: 320030

Intro:

G G Cadd9 G G Cadd9 Cadd9

Caad9

G Cadd9

Come on Bartender

G Cadd9

Wont you be more tender

G Cadd9

Give me two shots of whiskey

G Cadd9

And a beer chaser

D Em

Love will be the death of me

Cadd9 (let it ring...)

Love is so fickle

Cadd9 (finger pick)

Its starts with a flood and ends

With a tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-trickle

Intro:

C Cadd9

Come on bartender

G Cadd9

Just a little more tender

G Cadd9

I ate all your peanuts

G Cadd9

Return me to sender

D Em

I've been too candid

Cadd9

Now I'm barely standing

Cadd9

Just call me a taxi

And prepare me for landing

G D Em

Ooh, you have got to kick me back out

D Cadd9

Into the cold and nasty weather

G D

And maybe if i sober up

Em D Cadd9

I will stop pretending that love is forever

D Cadd9

Love is forever

G Cadd9

Come on bartender(x3)

(x2)

D Em Cadd9

Love will be the death of me

D Em Cadd9

Love will be the death of me

D Em Cadd9

Love will be the death of me

Cadd9

Love is so fickle

Cause it starts with a flood

And it ends with a tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr trickle

G (one quick strum only!)

Trickle

G Cadd9 G

Come on bartender

G Cadd9 G

Come on bartender

G Cadd9 G

Come on bartender

G Cadd9 G

There we go chums =] i find it nice, when playing the first part of the verse, play

like this: 320030, and then when you get to "love is so fickle..." play it:: 320033.

just how I do it. :)

And also, i like to instead of all out strumming, pluck the bass E and then strum the

3. So like pluck, strum, pluck strum etc...

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