d=downstroke u=upstroke. Listen to the song and you’ll get the rhythm.
Intro/Verse
Every other time he goes through this riff he puts heavy emphasis on the high notes of
the G
DCG
E||-2-2-2--0-0--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3----------------------|
B||-3-3-3--1-1--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0----------------------|
G||-2-2-2--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0----------------------|
D||-0-0-0--2-2--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0----------------------|
A||-x-x-x--3-3--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2----------------------|
E||-x-x-x--x-x--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3----------------------|
Riff: He leads into the Chorus with this.
E||---------------|
B||---------------|
G||---------------|
D||---------------|
A||---------0-----|
E||-0-2-3-4-------|
And in case you didnt know:
Verse
DCGDCG
Found my fingers up north in the forest of the fern
DCGDCG
Yeah I blame them words for all Ive learned
DCGDCG
Well I watched my wits walk west where the money is earned
DCGDCG
Just to strut my stuff and wait my turn
Riff then Chorus
(Am) G
And I have often thought that these old bones
D
Should just go on ahead and break if they gonna
AmGD
These old teeth should just go on and give out
AmGDCG
They're running the jail for profit these days
DCG
Thats what they say
verse 2DCGDCG
Lost my lungs long ago in the belly of the beast
DCGDCG
Yeah I got my gall from the boys back east
DCGDCG
Yeah I sing sweet songs with the throat that belongs to her
DCGDCG
Yeah she wears my heart and wears my words
Pre-Chorus/Interlude Part?
F#
Got these lips from the girl next door
GDCGDCG
The only problem is they only beg for more
F#
Sold my skin for some fancy clothes
GDCGDCG
I thought Id get a better deal but thats the way it goes
Riff then Chorus
(Am) G
And I have often thought that these old bones
D
Should just go on ahead and break if they gonna
AmGD
These old teeth should just go on and give out
AmGDCG
They're running the jail for profit these days
DCGDDDD
Thats what they say
Outro
F#
Put all the rest in a hollow tree
GDCGDCG
Yeah fill it with cement and let me be
Note: Before those last D’s in the outro he plays the E string on the 2nd fret and
then he plays the high E string open. I like to screw around plucking the strings in a
different pattern for that last part instead of just strumming.
His still sounds a lot better and he screws with the rhythms and plucking little notes
and stuff. But you can still use this to play and sing the barest form of the song