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Artist: The New Pornographers
Album: Together
Song: Crash Years
tabber: John Baer (eddiebauerman16@aol.com)
tabbed on 3/24/2010
Intro:(Acoustic with cello riff):
Chords: F, Am, Dm, C
Cello riff (transcribed for guitar, pluck each note):
E-------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
B-------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
G-------------|------------|---0-------|-------------|
D-------------|------------|-3--3-2----|-------------|
A---------3-0-|-----3-1----|-------3---|--0-3--------|
E-1---1-3-----|-1-3--------|---------1-|-1---1-------|
Verse 1: (continue intro chords w/cello riff- Neko)
FAmBbC
The skirts go up, before the wall among the madding crowds,
FAmDmC
They ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin
FAmBbC
You are a living doll riding the circle tracks behind the walls of clocks,
FAmDmC
In your ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin
Chorus 1: (open strumming on power chords, no cello, Neko with Carl)
BbFC
Traffic will slow for the crash years
BbFCDmC
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
BbFC
Windows will roll for the crash years
BbFCDmC
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
After chorus chords: (with whistle) (x1)
F, Ab, F, Ab
Repeat intro chords and cello riff (x1) (electric played in background)
Verse 2: (played same as before)
FAmBbC
Now the candle's end, you are a light turned low and like the rest of us,
FAmDmC
You've got those old, eternity blues, eternity blues
FAmBbC
Your fingers raised, you're looking for the word, what you want is accident
FAmDmC
And not the drag, spectacular view, what you can lose
Chorus 2:
BbFC
Traffic will slow for the crash years
BbFCDmC
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
BbFC
Windows will close in the crash years
BbFCDmC
Honey child, you're not safe here, as a ruuuule
After chorus chords: (with whistle) (x1)
F, Ab, F, Ab
Bridge chord (no vocal):
Bb (strum several times, over cello)
Solo chords: (same as intro, with cello riff)
Chorus 3:
BbFC
Traffic will slow for the crash years
BbFCDmC
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
BbFC
Windows will roll for the crash years
BbFCDmC
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
After chorus chords: (with whistle) (x2)
F, Ab, F, Ab
Intro riff with cello (x1)
Outro verse: (x6) (after third repeat, instruments fade, voices on last refrain)
FAmDmC
And the ruins the wild, the ruins the wild, tonight will be an open mic.
End on an F chord.
Cheers, and Buy Mass Romantic, Electric Version, Twin Cinema, Challengers
And "TOGETHER" DROPPING ON MAY 4, 2010!
www.thenewpornographers.com
-John Baer