Blood The Middle East
Blood – Middle-East (CAPO ON 4TH FRET)
MAIN RIFF:
[C] [G/C] [Am] [Em] [C]
E|-------------------------/---7-------------------------| B|---5---5---5---5---1---1-/---8---8-----5---5----5---5--| G|---0---0---0---0---2---2-/-------9-----0---0----0---0--| D|-----0-------0-------2---/-----9---------0--------0----| A|--3--------------0-------/-7--------3---------3--------| E|---------3---------------------------------------------|
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] [G]
E|-----------------------------------| B|---5---5---5---5---3---3----3---3--| G|---0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0--| D|-----0-------0---------------------| x2 A|-3-------3-----------0--------0----| E|-----------------3--------3--------|
[C] Home to me, [G] But your beard,[C] Someday might be.[G]
Bridge:
[Em7] [Cadd9] [G]
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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)
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_middle_east/blood_tab_ver_2.html )
Verse 2: (Same picking as riff)
[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,
Chorus 2: (Same picking as chorus)
A lonely ring[G]
Sit on your porch[C]
And pluck your strings[G]
Bridge 2: (Can pick bridge riff or strum chords)
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
note: I got the chord structure for the verse, chorus, bridge, and the picking structure
the verse from reservoirdog.
Thank you so much for the help resevoirdog!
The Middle East are such an awesome band, i recommend having a look at some of their songs.
They are not very well known but they do have a myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/visitthemiddleeast
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