Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band — Bloodline
Tab by Brian Ramirez
Standard tuning
This is my first tab but Im 90% sure this is correct.
The only questionable parts are the intro, the second chord in the bridge and
maybe a part in the chorus.
Here are the weird chords I use
BDAb/A
-2----------2-------------X
-2----------X-------------2
-2----------4-------------2
-4----------4-------------2
-4----------4-------------X
-4----------X-------------4
Intro:
DAGFGFEF#mGFBm-A
Verse:
DAF#mBm
Rolling around a lifetime on a name that spells my past
DAEmA
Carried through the mile markers up towards some last laugh
DAF#mBm
And if fools could only prosper, I'm afraid what they might say
DAEmA
From a podium built on generations bleeding what they make
Chorus:
F#m (Bb/F#m)
Because here it comes
Bm
Watch them all jump right in
DA
Tell me, how could you refuse to float with the rest of them?
EmG
You were born into it, there's no shame if you drift
DA
Down the bloodline
Interlude: D A G F#m
Verse 2:
DAF#mBm
Feeling temperamental underneath a broker sun
DAEmA
A certificate of excellence, but no proof on your pay stub
DAF#mBm
And if money's now a problem, I suggest you best believe
DAEmA
There's ten dollars on the table, and a million up his sleeve
Chorus 2:
F#m (Bb/F#m)
And here they come,
Bm
watch them all pass us by
DA
Tell me how could you refuse to look one in the eye?
EmG
Two sheets to the wind all over again
DA
Down the bloodline
DA
Down the bloodline
Bridge:
F#m (Bb/F#m) Bm
Yes, it feels scary to be ordinary
DA
In a world that don't know your name
F#m (Bb/F#m) Db/Bm?
It would not be weird if I just disappeared
DA
Blowing my back out, trying to hold my weight
Solo:
EGDAA-Ab/AEGA
Verse 3:
DAF#mBm
Looking for a doctor with a cure for a broke heart
DAEmA
Seems I spent it all on a miracle just to watch it fall apart
DAF#mBm
Now there's no room for ill-complaining, I know it's all just what it is
DAEmA
Cherry-pick my best believers and send them off with a kiss
Chorus 3:
F#m (Bb/F#m)
Because there they go
Bm
Watch them all wave goodbye
DA
Tell me how could you refuse to think it's a wonderful life?
EmG
Two sheets to the wind all over again
DA
Down the bloodline
DA
Down the bloodline
DA
Down the bloodline
Outro:
DAGFGAD
I?ll probably tab the solo in the future but for now, enjoy!