Blood The Middle East
**NB: this was tabbed by JozoManiac, I have simply changed it to a 'chords' format so
that I can transcribe it to suit my voice. Thanks for the awesome tab
Blood – Middle-East (CAPO ON 4TH FRET)
Intro: (Main Riff x2)
Verse 1:
[C]Older bro[G/C]ther, rest[Am]less soul, [Em]lie dow[C]n.
[C]Lie for a [G/C]while with yo[Am]ur ear [Em]against [C]the earth.
[C]You can [G/C]hear your [Am]sister [Em]sleep [C]talking,
Say ‘you’re hair is [G/C]long but n[Am]ot long [Em]enough to r[C]each
Chorus:
[C] Home to me, [G] But your beard,[C] Someday might be.[G]
Bridge:
And she’ll wake up [Em7]in a cold swe[Cadd9]at on the floo[G]r
Next to a [Em7]family portrait [Cadd9]drawn when you were [G]four
And [Em7]beside a jar of [Cadd9]two cent coins that are [G]no good no more[Em7]
[Cadd9]She’ll lay it [G]aside
(Main Riff x2)
Verse 2:
[C] Older [G/C]father, w[Am]eary sou[Em]l, you’l[C]l drive
Back to the h[G/C]ome you m[Am]ade on th[Em]e mou[C]ntainside
With that[G/C] ugly,[Am] terri[Em]ble th[C]ing
Those papers [G/C]for di[Am]vorce
And a [Em]lonely r[C]ing,
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Chorus 2:
A lonely ring[G]
Sit on your porch[C]
And pluck your strings[G]
Bridge 2:
Oh, and you’ll [Em7]find som[Cadd9]ebody you can [G]blame
And you’ll [Em7]follow the creek that[Cadd9] runs out into the[G] sea
[Em7] And you’ll [Cadd9]find the peace of the[G] Lord.
(Main Riff x2)
Verse 3: (Main riff)
[C] Grandf[G/C]ather, w[Am]eary so[Em]ul, you’[C]ll fly
Over yo[G/C]ur life on[Am]ce mor[Em]e before [C]you die
Since our [G/C]grandma [Am]passed away[Em]
Y[C]ou’ve [G/C]waited for [Am]forever [Em]and a da[C]y
Chorus 3: (Strum)
Just to die,[G]
And someday soon[C]
You will die[G]
Bridge3: (Strum bass note then rest of chord)
[Em7]It was the only [Cadd9]woman you ever [G]loved
That got [Em7]burnt by the sun t[Cadd9]oo often when she was[G] young
And the [Em7]cancer spread and it ran into[Cadd9] her body and her [G]blood
Em7 Cadd9 G-------
And there’s nothing you can do about it now
Outro: (Same as verse - strumming)
C G/C Am Em C x4
G C G x2 (same as chorus)
Outro: G C G x3 (One strum)
Chords Used:
C: X30050
G/C: 3X0050
Am: 002210
Em: 0799870
Em7: 022033
Cadd9: X32033
G: 320033
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