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Guitar Tablature
1/309
Sound:
Step 1 / 309Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Cadd9 can be played as normal C, but if played it's like this:
e|-------|
B|---3---|
G|---0---|
D|---2---|
A|---3---|
E|-------|
[INTRO with tabs]
e|---------------------------------0---2---3-----7----2--3--2--0-----3------3-------------------------------|
B|-3------3--3------3--3----3--3-------------------------0--------3----3--3---3---0h1----3--1--0------3---0-|
G|-----0---------0-------------------------------7----2-----2--0-------------------------2-----0--2-------0-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0h2-------2-----0---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3------3--3------3--3---3---3-----------3----------------------3----3--3---3-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0--0---------0--0---3---3-------3---3-----|
G|----0h2----------0h2-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3----3------3---3---|
[INTRO with chords]
G G G G
G Cadd9 G
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
[Verse]
I have never known peace like the damp grass that yields to me
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----3-----3----3-----3----3----3----3-----------3-----3-----------------3---3---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3--3---3---3--3---3---2--2---2--2--2---2-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------2~3-----1-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------1~~3--3------3----3------|
I have never known hunger like these insects that feast on me
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h10-3----3-----3----3-----3----3----3----3-----------3-----3-----------------3---3---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h20-3--3---3---3--3---3---2--2---2--2--2---2-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------2~3-----1-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------1~~3--3------3----3------|
A thousand teeth and yours among them, I know
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1h0-3----3-----3----3-----3----3----3----3----1----1----1-----1-----1---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h2h0-3--3---3---3--3---3---2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2---2---2---2---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Our hungers appeased, our heart beats becoming slow
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1h0-3----3-----3----3-----3----3----3----3------3---3----------------------0h10-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h2h0-3--3---3---3--3---3---2--2---2--2--2---2-------------------------------0h20-|
A|---------------------------------------------------3---1---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------1~~3----3----------|
[Pre-Chorus]
G C/G D/F# G
We'll lay here for years or for hours
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Thrown here or found, to freeze or to thaw
G C/G D/F# G
So long, we'd become the flowers
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Two corpses we were, two corpses I saw
[Chorus]
G G
And they'd find us in a week
G C G
When the weather gets hot
G C/G D/F# G
After the insects have made their claim
C G C G
I'll be home with you, I'll be home with you
[Verse]
I have never known sleep like this slumber that creeps to me
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----3-----3----3-----3----3----3----3-----------3-----3-----------------3---3---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3--3---3---3--3---3---2--2---2--2--2---2-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------2~3-----1-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------1~~3--3------3----3------|
I have never known colours like this morning reveals to me
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1h0-3----3-----3----3-----3----3----3----3-----------3-----3-----------------3---3---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h2h0-3--3---3---3--3---3---2--2---2--2--2---2-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------2~3-----1-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------1~~3--3------3----3------|
And you haven't moved an inch such that I would not know
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1h0-3----3-----3----3-----3----3----3----3----1----1----1-----1-----1---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h2h0-3--3---3---3--3---3---2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2---2---2---2---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If you sleep always like this, flesh calmly going cold
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h1h0-3----3-----3----3-----3----3----3----3-----------3-----3-----------------3---3---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h2h0-3--3---3---3--3---3---2--2---2--2--2---2-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------2~3-----1-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------1~~3--3------3----3------|
[Pre-Chorus]
G C/G D/F# G
We'll lay here for years or for hours
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Your hand in my hand, so still and discreet
G C/G D/F# G
So long, we'd become the flowers
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
We'd feed well the land and worry the sheep
[Chorus]
G G
And they'd find us in a week
G C G
When the cattle'd show fear
G C/G D/F# G
After the insects have made their claim
G C/G D/F# G
After the foxes have known our taste
C G C G
I'll be home with you, I'll be home with you
[Bridge]
G G
And they'd find us in a week
G C G
When the weather gets hot
G G
And they'd find us in a week
G C G
When the cattle'd show fear
[Outro]
G
And they'd find us in a week
[N.C]
When the buzzards get loud
[N.C]
After the insects have made their claim
[N.C.]
After the foxes have known our taste
G C/G D/F# G
After the raven has had his say
C G C G
I'll be home with you, I'll be home with you
C G C G
I'll be home with you, I'll be home with you
C G C G
I'll be home with you, I'll be home with you
[Outro]:
e|---------------------------------0---2---3-----7----2--3--2--0-----3------3-------------------------------|
B|-3------3--3------3--3----3--3--- ---------------------0--------3----3--3---3---0h1----3--1--0------3---0-|
G|-----0---------0-------------------------------7----2-----2--0-------------------------2-----0--2-------0-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0h2-------2-----0---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3------3--3------3--3---3---3-----------3----------------------3----3--3---3-----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------0--0---------0--0------|
D|----0h2----------0h2------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3------|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Slide
************************************In A Week chords and lyrics
Free chords for In A Week by Hozier. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
[INTRO with tabs] [INTRO with chords] G G G G G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G [Verse] [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus] [Verse] [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus] [Bridge] [Outro] [N.C] When the buzzards get loud [N.C] After the insects have made their claim [N.C.] After the foxes have known our taste [Outro]: ************************************ | h Hammer-on | ~ Slide ************************************
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