Compliments Chords & Tabs
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Artist: Band of Horses
Album: Infinite Arms
Song: Compliments
tabber: John Baer (eddiebauerman16@aol.com)
tabbed on 4/1/2010
Intro:
(Play the deadened strings with (tons of echo/reverb):
E-x-x-x-x-x-x--|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
B--------------|-------------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
E--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
(Then play the next first three measures a few times until right
before the chorus, then play the last measure once or twice):
E--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--|--10-10-10-10--|
B--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8---|
G--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
E--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
Verse 1 (dist guitar/bar chords whole song):
Gm Cm F
I'm fixing that drink in the morning, with the way things are
Gm Cm F
You may have stayed too lonnnnnng
Gm Cm F
You're splitting apart at the seams, from the heart's bitter call
Gm Cm F
You known him so lonnnn-nnnggg
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/band_of_horses/compliments_crd.html ]
Chorus 1:
Eb Bb Eb Bb
If there's a god up in the air, someone looking over everyone
Eb Bb F
At least you got something to fall back onnnnnn
Verse 2:
Gm Cm F
Deep in the heart of the country was a house I built from love
Gm Cm F
A raven-headed lady, aaaallllll
Gm Cm F
Quiet and calm through the day, see the sunburn burn thru the hall
Gm Cm F
Approaching was a yellow...dog
Chorus 2:
Eb Bb Eb Bb
If there's a god up in the air, someone looking over everyone
Eb Bb F
At least you got something to fall back onnnnnn
Eb Bb Eb Bb
And what are people really for? Does anybody even care?
Eb Bb F
I betcha get a lot of compliments down there
Solo (partial):
E------------------|
B-8--8--8--8--8--8-|
G------------------| (play this note the whole time,
D------------------| mix it up some with bendies)
A------------------|
E------------------|
Chorus 3:
Eb Bb Eb Bb
If there's a god up in the air, someone looking over everyone
Eb Bb F
At least you got something to fall back onnnnnn
Eb Bb Eb Bb
Do ya got something to say? Is it something coming over you?
Eb Bb F
Or do you got more important things left to do?
End on: Gm
Cheers, and Buy "Infinite Arms" ON MAY 17, 2010!
http://bandofhorses.com/
-John Baer
