----------------------------------------------------------------- Drinking in the afternoon - The New Amsterdams ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: thedj28 Great little song by the New Amsterdams, and this song is currently available to download free as part of the 'Killed or Cured' E.P off their website http://www.newams.net/ - or at least it was when i wrote this tab :) Tuning: Standard you'll have to listen to the song to get the rhythm etc, but heres the tab: Verses/Interludes ----------------- BAAGG e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|----7-7---7777----7-77-7-77---7-77-777--7-77---7-7---3-33-333--| G|----7-7---7777----7-77-7-77---7-77-777--7-77---7-7-------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|----X-X---XXXX----X-XX-X-XX---X-XX-XXX--X-XX---X-X---X-XX-XXX--| E|----7-7---7777----7 77-6-66---5-55-555--5-55---4-4---3-33-333--| (cant be bothered to figure out their proper chord names but ill refer to them like this :) ) Chorus ------ ADGd11 e|-----------------2-2--2-2-2-2----------------------------------| B|-2-2--2-2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------| G|-2-2--2-2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2-2----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------X-X--X-X-X-X-------------------| E|--------------------------------3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note B A# A Drinking in the afternoon A G# G This is what it?s driven to B Is there anything else to do B A# A I could?ve sworn it?s three AM A G# G It?s quiet in the room again G G This is where the story ends Verse x1 B A# A Time for me to act my age G# G I?m nothing if I?m not the rage G B Like that would matter anyway B A# A I just don?t think you understand A G# G I just don?t think you understand G G A story needs a scene to end Aadd11 D G But it?s hard to say goodbye Aadd11 D At least we got to have this time G At least we got to have this time Verse x1 B A# A Drinking in the afternoon G# G The loneliest hotel room G B I hope the answer comes to you B A# A This is not the way for me G# G This is not my last defeat G G Try to make the ends meet Aadd11 D G But it?s hard to say goodbye Aadd11 D At least we got to have this time G At least we got to have this time Aadd11 D G And it?s hard to say goodbye Aadd11 D At least we got to have this time G At least we got to have this time G At least we got to have this time