Compliments Band of Horses
interpretation of the song.
or research.
Intro:
(Play the deadened strings with (tons of echo/reverb):
E-x-x-x-x-x-x--|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| B--------------|-------------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| G--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| D--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| A--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| E--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
(Then play the next first three measures a few times until right
before the chorus, then play the last measure once or twice):
E--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--|--10-10-10-10--| B--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8---| G--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| D--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| A--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| E--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
Verse 1 (dist guitar/bar chords whole song):
[Gm] I'm fixing that drink in the morning, with the[Cm] way things [F]are
You[Gm] may have stayed too lonnn[Cm]nnng[F]
You're[Gm] splitting apart at the seams, from the[Cm] heart's bitter [F]call
You [Gm]known him so lonnnn-n[Cm]nnggg[F]
Chorus 1:
If[Eb] there's a god up in the[Bb] air,[Eb] someone looking over[Bb] everyone
At [Eb]least you got something to [Bb]fall back [F]onnnnnn
Verse 2:
[Gm] Deep in the heart of the country was a [Cm]house I built from [F]love
[Gm] A raven-headed lady, aaaallll[Cm]ll[F]
[Gm] Quiet and calm through the day, see the[Cm] sunburn burn thru the[F] hall
[Gm] Approaching was a yellow...dog[Cm] [F]
Chorus 2:
[Eb]If there's a god up in the [Bb]air, [Eb]someone looking over[Bb] everyone
[Eb] At least you got something to [Bb]fall back [F]onnnnnn
And[Eb] what are people really [Bb]for? [Eb]Does anybody even[Bb] care?
[Eb] I betcha get a lot of [Bb]compliments down[F] there
Solo (partial):
E------------------| B-8--8--8--8--8--8-| G------------------| (play this note the whole time, D------------------| mix it up some with bendies) A------------------| E------------------|
Chorus 3:
If [Eb]there's a god up in the[Bb] air,[Eb] someone looking over [Bb]everyone
A[Eb]t least you got something to [Bb]fall back [F]onnnnnn
[Eb] Do ya got something to [Bb]say? Is it [Eb]something coming [Bb]over you?
[Eb] Or do you got more i[Bb]mportant things left to[F] do?
End on: Gm
Cheers, and Buy "Infinite Arms" ON MAY 17, 2010!
-John Baer
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