This is a version of how Kevin plays it solo.
http://youtu.be/TOXixP37too
tuning - half step down
The studio version is another step down from this.
ab* - x01110 or something close to this
eb - x68886
c#* - 989x9x something like that
F#7 - 2423xx
d* - xx0230
intro
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ab|0--------0--------0--------0--------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
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bb|----10-------9--------7--------5----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
gb|------9--------7--------6--------4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4p2h4--|
db|--11-------9--------7--------6------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
ab|0--------0--------0--------0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
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bb|-------------3-3--3-3-3-----------------|
gb|-1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--------4-2-4-2--|
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ab|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--2-2-2-2--|
eb|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0---2-2-----------|
A Ab* Ab*
Styrofoam cup of mud in my good hand,
A
Disembodied voice of God in the trash can
E
Eyes in the ashes, feeling for the future
E
Sleeping through the stakeout, researching the rumor.
A Ab* Ab*
A mile, A motor, A mattress, A memory
A
First you were embarassed, but how could you not be,
E eb eb
Tangled in teenage, her mom at the movies,
E
Your voice ran out out of words,
C#* F# F# B A B A
It was awkward and holy.
A
Gospel in your belly, the ache a little lower,
A
Back into the breach, you spoke as it's owner.
E
A syndicated sermon you sang from the rafters
E
An Anchor in you pocket, holding down the laughter.
A
Tearing up your mind, your lust and your ego,
A
A screenshot reminder to speed your libido,
E
The parish grows to jelly, blissful and wasted,
E C#* F#F# B A B A
Your Vishnu eye slips open, them pictures of you naked
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ab|------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
d A
You're complicating your worst mixed message,
d A
You built then burned a bridge.
eb|-------------|
bb|-------------|
gb|-------------|
db|---9h11p9----|
ab|---9------12-|
eb|-------------| D
Then scattered all your crumbs at the cliff,
E
She wants me, she'll swim for it.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bad_books/holding_down_the_laughter_tab_ver_3.html ]
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gb|------9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-------11111111-9-9-9-9-|
db|xxxx--11111111-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
ab|xxxx--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-------------------|
eb|xxxx------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5------11111111-13131313--14141414--16161616--|
bb|5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4------x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---|
gb|7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6------11111111 13131313--14141414--16161616--|
db|0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---|
ab|-----------------0-0--9-9-9-9--11111111--12121212--14141414--|
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bb|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-------|
gb|1919191919191919--17--15151515--14141414------|
db|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---0-0-|
ab|1717171717171717--15--13131313--12121212--0-0-|
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A
Brother, can you spare your alms or your arrows?
A
Thunder clap's arising, I think that I should go
E
Home to the basement back on Jumel Street
E
1996 and your waiting there to tell me,
A
I didn't die, you dreamt it, you dreamt it,
A
I'm as alive as your best good intentions.
E
Sorry that I tricked you, you had to focus
E C#* F#F# B A B A
Put yourself together, clear out the garbage.
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gb|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
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ab|------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
d
But for all that effort,
A
The slow burned struggle,
d
I forgot where you live.
eb|-------------|
bb|-------------|
gb|-------------|
db|---9h11p9----|
ab|---9------12-|
eb|-------------| D E (x4)
She swept away the clues from the cliff, your lost now.
F#7 B
Remember it.
d d*
She swept away the clues from the cliff, your lost now.
Remember it
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db|xxxx--11111111-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
ab|xxxx--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-------------------|
eb|xxxx------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5------11111111-13131313--14141414--16161616--|
bb|5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4------x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---|
gb|7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6------11111111 13131313--14141414--16161616--|
db|0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---|
ab|-----------------0-0--9-9-9-9--11111111--12121212--14141414--|
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bb|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---2-2-|
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