Poor Places

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POOR PLACES - Wilco
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Tabbed by: jvwald
This tab is based on this YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkrxD2sk5gU
If you find this tab helpful, check out the other Wilco/Tweedy tabs I've posted.
capo III
G
320033
D
x00232
Em
022000
C/G
332010
A7
x02020
G7
3230xx
Cm/G
3310xx
D#no5 x6504x
C
x32010
G D
It's my father's voice dreaming of
Em C/G A7 C/G
Sailors sailing off in the morning
G D
For the air-conditioned rooms
Em C/G A7 C/G
At the top of the stairs
G D
His jaw's been broken
Em C/G A7 C/G
His bandage is wrapped too tight
G D
His fangs have been pulled
Em C/G A7 C/G
And I really want to see you tonight
G D
There's bourbon on the breath
Em C/G A7 C/G
Of the singer you love so much
G D Em
He takes all his words from the books
C/G A7 C/G
That you don't read anyway
G D
His jaw's been broken
Em C/G A7 C/G
His bandage is wrapped too tight
G D
His fangs have been pulled
Em C/G A7 C/G
And I really want to see you tonight
G D
Someone ties a bow
Em C/G A7 C/G
In my backyard to show me love
G D
My voice is climbing walls
Em C/G A7 C/G
Smoking and I want love
G D
My jaw's been broken
Em C/G A7 C/G
My heart is wrapped in ice
G D
My fangs have been pulled
Em C/G A7 C/G
And I really want to see you tonight
G D Em G7
And it makes no difference to me
C/G Cm/G G A7
How they cried all over overseas
C/G Cm/G G
riff 1
When it's hot in the poor places tonight
C G
D#no5
I'm not going outside
riff 1
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-------0---|
D|-----------|
A|-0-1-2---6-|
E|-----------|
e|-------------------------------0-------0-0-0-0-|
B|---0-1-0-3---0-0-1-0---0-2-2-----2---0-1-1-1-1-|
G|-0-------2-0-0-------2---0---0-----0---0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-------0---2-----------2-------------2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-------0---2-----------0-------------3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-------2---0-------------------------3-3-3-3-|
G
C G
D#no5
They cried all over overseas
C G
D#no5
It makes no difference to me
C G
D#no5
When it's hot in the poor places tonight
C G
D#no5
I'm not going outside
C G
D#no5
It's hot in the poor places tonight
C G
D#no5
I'm not going outside
C G
D#no5
I'm not going outside
C G
D#no5
I'm not going outside
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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Poor Places chords and lyrics

Free chords for Poor Places by Wilco. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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                            POOR PLACES - Wilco
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: jvwald
This tab is based on this YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkrxD2sk5gU
If you find this tab helpful, check out the other Wilco/Tweedy tabs I've posted.
capo III
G 320033
D x00232
Em 022000
C/G 332010
A7 x02020
G7 3230xx
C x32010
G
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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Poor Places Chords by Wilco

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