Artist : Atreyu
Song Title : Lead Sails (And a Paper Anchor)
Track number : 11
Album : Lead Sails Paper Anchor
Year : 2007
Tabbed by : syuk90
Tuning : Drop C
Note: This tab contains the detailed chord list (listed in order), tab, and
the lyrics+chord keys.
Tuning for this tab are in Dropped C which is CGCFAD.
(other alternative is 1 step down tuning which is DGDFAD)
This song is tabbed as accurately as possible.
The chord keys are according by note, not by placing of fingers.
Have fun and enjoy! xD
(Intro)
Gm x02210
F xx5433 or 5557xx
D# xx3211
D xx2100
Gm F D# D
D||--0----3----1----0----||
A||--1----3----1----0----||
F||--2----4----2----1----||
C||--2----5----3----2----||
G||--0-------------------||
C||----------------------||
or
Gm F D# D
D||--0---------1----0----||
A||--1---------1----0----||
F||--2----7----2----1----||
C||--2----5----3----2----||
G||--0----5--------------||
C||-------5--------------|| <----- Where "F" is an alternate chord
(1st Verse)
Gm x02210
F xx5433 or 5557xx
D# xx3211
D xx2100
Gm F D# D
D||--0----3----1----0----||
A||--1----3----1----0----||
F||--2----4----2----1----||
C||--2----5----3----2----||
G||--0-------------------||
C||----------------------||
Gm
Marching along,
F
Like a good soldier does,
D#
I'm setting sail,
D
With anchors holding me down,
Gm
Pack up my bags,
F
Stow them away (Stow them away),
D# D
I'm bidding farewell to all that is safe,
(Chorus)
D# xx3211
F xx5433 or 5557xx
Cm xx0231
Gm x02210
D xx2100
Cm xx0231
Gm x02210
D xx2100
D# F Cm D Gm Cm Gm D
D||--1----3----1----0----|--0----1----0----0----||
A||--1----3----3----0----|--1----3----1----0----||
F||--2----4----2----1----|--2----2----2----1----||
C||--3----5----0----2----|--2----0----2----2----||
G||------------0---------|--0----0----0----2----||
C||------------0---------|-------0---------2----||
D#
Will I come up for air?
F
Come up for air,
Cm Gm
After a while the current is calling me,
D Gm
Lulling me, waving me goodbye,
Cm
I'm out here alone,
Gm D
Oh God can you save me now?
D <------------------------------------------(Strum once and let it ring)
Sinking, my heart turns to stone,
(Pre-Verse)
Gm x02210
F xx5433 or 5557xx
D# xx3211
D xx2100
Gm F D# D
D||--0----3----1----0----||
A||--1----3----1----0----||
F||--2----4----2----1----||
C||--2----5----3----2----||
G||--0-------------------||
C||----------------------||
(2nd Verse)
Gm x02210
F xx5433 or 5557xx
D# xx3211
D xx2100
Gm F D# D
D||--0----3----1----0----||
A||--1----3----1----0----||
F||--2----4----2----1----||
C||--2----5----3----2----||
G||--0-------------------||
C||----------------------||
Gm
Withering away,
F
A shrinking violet dies,
D#
So full of life,
D
These lights have dried me out,
Gm
Into the sea,
F
I needed a drink,
D# D
I never thought this would consume me whole,
(Chorus)
D# xx3211
F xx5433 or 5557xx
Cm xx0231
Gm x02210
Cm xx0231
Gm x02210
D xx2100
D# xx3211
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D# F Cm D Gm Cm Gm D D#
D||--1----3----1----0----|--0----1----0----0----|--1----||
A||--1----3----3----0----|--1----3----1----0----|--1----||
F||--2----4----2----1----|--2----2----2----1----|--2----||
C||--3----5----0----2----|--2----0----2----2----|--3----||
G||------------0---------|--0----0----0----2----|-------||
C||------------0---------|-------0---------2----|-------||
D#
Will I come up for air?
F
Come up for air,
Cm Gm
After a while the current is calling me,
D Gm
Lulling me, waving me goodbye,
Cm
I'm out here alone,
Gm D
Oh God can you save me now? (Save me now)
D
Sinking, my heart turns to stone (Turns to stone, turns to stone),
D#
Sinking, my heart turns to stone
(Bridge)
Bb x32010
Dm xxx200
D# xx3211
Dm xxx200
Bb Dm D# Dm
D||--0----0----1----0----||
A||--1----0----1----0----||
F||--0----0----2----0----||
C||--2----2----3----2----||
G||--3-------------------||
C||----------------------||
Bb Dm
Save me, take me home,
Over and over again,
D# Dm
Save me, take me home,
Wishing that this all would end,
Bb Dm
Save me, take me home,
Over and over again,
D# Dm
Save me, take me home,
Wishing that this all would end,
(Final Chorus)
Gm x02210
D xx0231
Gm x02210
Cm xx0231
Gm x02210
D xx0231
Gm D Gm Cm Gm D
D||--0----0----0----1----|--0----0----||
A||--1----0----1----3----|--1----0----||
F||--2----1----2----2----|--2----1----||
C||--2----2----2----0----|--2----2----||
G||--0----2----0----0----|--0----2----||
C||-------2---------0----|-------2----||
Gm
After a while, the current is calling me,
D Gm
Lulling me, waving goodbye,
Cm
I'm out here alone,
Gm D
Oh God can you save me now? (Save me now)
Sinking my heart turns to stone
(Final Chorus 2) <------ Add in distortion to this part
Cm xx0231
Gm x02210
D xx2000
Gm x02210
Cm xx0231
Gm x02210
D xx2000
D# xx3211
D#m xx3111
Cm Gm D Gm Cm Gm D D# D#m
D||--1----0----0----0----|--1----0----0----1----|--1----||
A||--3----1----0----1----|--3----1----0----1----|--1----||
F||--2----2----1----2----|--2----2----1----2----|--1----||
C||--0----2----2----2----|--0----2----2----3----|--3----||
G||-------0---------0----|-------0--------------|-------||
C||----------------------|----------------------|-------||
Cm Gm
After a while, the current is calling me,
D Gm
Lulling me, waving goodbye!
Cm
I'm out here alone,
Gm D
Oh God can you save me now?
D#
Sinking my heart turns to stone (Turns to stone),
D#m <------------------------------------------(Strum once and let it ring)
Sinking my heart turns to stone.
(Outro)
Bb x32010
Dm xxx200
D# xx3211
Dm xxx200
Bb Dm D# Dm
D||--0----0----1----0----||
A||--1----0----1----0----||
F||--0----0----2----0----||
C||--2----2----3----2----||
G||--3-------------------||
C||----------------------||
Bb Dm
Save me, take me home,
Over and over again,
D# Dm
Save me, take me home,
Wishing that this all would end,
Bb Dm
Save me, take me home,
Over and over again,
D# Dm
Save me, take me home,
Wishing that this all would end,
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