(Live) Bixby Canyon Bridge Death Cab For Cutie Narrow Stairs This is meant to be an acoustic rendition of the song. The Bass line obviously does a amount of "walking," but the root chords are good enough for playing on acoustic. --------- -Verse A- --------- C Am C I descended a dusty gravel ridge Am C Beneath the Bixby Canyon Bridge Am C Until I eventually arrived Am At the place where your soul had died --------- -Verse B- --------- F C G F Barefoot in the shallow creek C G F I grab some stones from underneath C G F (hold an extra measure) Waiting for you to speak to me --------- -Verse A- --------- C Am C In the silence it became so very clear Am C That you had long ago disappeared Am C And I curse myself for being surprised Am That this didn't play out like it did in my mind --------- -Verse B- --------- F C G F All the way from San Francisco C G F As I chase the end of your rope C G F 'Cause I've still got miles to go --------- -Verse C- --------- F C G F I want to know my fate C G F If I keep up this way C G F Its hard to want to stay Am E Aw - a - y F C G F Then everyone you meet C G F Will all seem to be asleep C G D And you wonder if you're missing your dream F D You can't see your dream F D You can't see your dream F D F Just can't see your dream -------- -Chorus- -------- D G F Your dr - e - am......... E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| (Repeat x12, last 4 w/o lyrics) D|-----4-------5-(slide)-10-(hold)--| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| For the next 7 progressions, alternate between these two Riffs, A B A B A B A ~~~Riff A~~~ DGF E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------5b6b5-5b6b6--| G|-----------------------------------5---------------| D|-----4-------5------10------5----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| ~~~Riff B~~~ DGF E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------5b6b5-5b6-3--| G|-----------------------------------5---------------| D|-----4-------5------10------5----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| D G F F (with bend) E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------5b6b5-(Repeat bend x7)-| G|-----------------------------------5-------------------------| D|-----4-------5------10------5--------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| ------- -Outro- ------- C Am C Then is started getting dark Am C And I trudged back to where the car was parked Am C No closer to any kind of truth Am (rest) As I must assume was the case with you