Titus Andronicus — Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ
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FEAR AND LOATHING IN MAHWAH, NJ - Titus Andronicus
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Tuning: Standard
This isn't 100% and it mainly only covers Patrick's guitar part, but there are
so few Titus Andronicus tabs out there I thought I'd give it a shot.
This song's in F, and Patrick plays it with a capo on 5, but the other guys just
play it in F without the capo. I'll write the chords relative, but for reference
if you want to play this open, "C" = F, "Am" = Dm, "F" = Bb, "G" = C.
CAPO ON 5
CHORDS RELATIVE
Intro riff:
Patrick mixes this with strumming, and it's inconsistent across recorded and live
versions as to which parts he strums and picks, but basically just strum around
the C chord and focus on picking out this melody:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-------------------------------0-0--------0---------|
D|------2-0--------0--2----0--2----------2-0-----2-------|
A|----------3---3------------------3---------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2-0--------0--2---0--2--0-----------------------|
A|-----------3---3------------------0--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
C (with intro riff)
Why do you do the things you've done
and how dumb would you have to be
Am
to do them again like I know you're going to?
C (with intro riff)
If you're the poet you say you are
and beauty's in everything you see,
Am
then how can love exist in a world run by people like you?
FC
Because when there's suffering, you're there.
GCGC
From southern trees, you hang them in the air.
FCAm
The world screams out in agony and you don't care,
FAmGC
but should the shit hit the fan, I just pray you will not be spared.
Fuck you!
CC
You took a heart with so much room for love
and filled it with hatred and rage
Am
until there was nothing left but for it to shrivel up and die.
C
People will tell you that if you don't
love your neighbor, then you don't love God,
Am
but no god of mine would put light in such unrighteous eyes.
FC
Now the way we hold each other so tight
GCGC
would look more like a noose if held up to the light
FCAm
because we betray each other in dreams every night.
FAmGC
Now let's never speak of it again, all right?
C F C G (repeat to the end)
Keyboard/horn riff at end (can also be played on guitar):
CFCG
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------0-------------------------0----|
D|----------0--2--3----3-----3--2-----2--3--2--0---------|
A|--3----3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
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