Constant Knot Chords & Tabs
This isn't the way Dallas plays it but if you get the timing right it's pretty damned close.
Chords:
Asus: 33220X
Em: 022030
G: 320033
Gm: 200033
Bm: 024030
For Intro/Verse strum the low strings then finger pick out the last few notes.
Asus Em
E:-----------------------------0-----:
B:------------0-------------3---3----:
G:----2-2---2---2----0--0-0----------:
D:-2--2-2---2--------2--2-2----------:
A:-3--3-3---3--------2--2-2----------:
E:-3--3-3---3--------0--0-0----------:
Chorus, just strum.
Intro:
Asus Em
Verse 1:
Asus Em
How much would you bet?
Asus Em
That if i tried hard enough.
Asus Em
I would spontane-ously combust.
Asus Em
Asus Em
I wish I could disappear,
Asus Em Asus Em
and run away from all of my fears,
Asus Em
I think I'm coming undone...
Asus Em
Ba ba da da, ba ba, ba da da dah.
Chorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/city_and_colour/constant_knot_crd.html ]
G
So stay the night,
Gm Bm
I promise, that I won't bite.
G
'Cause without you there
Gm Bm
I don't think that I, could close my eyes.
Verse 2:
Asus Em
How do I end up this way?
Asus Em
A constant knot in my gut.
Aus Em Asus Em
Tied with uncertain-ty, and with lust.
Asus Bm
A classic case I suppose.
Asus Bm Asus
A haunted man who can't outrun his ghosts.
Bm
They're in my skin and my bones.
Chorus:
G
So stay the night,
Gm Bm
I promise, that I won't bite.
G
'Cause without you there
Gm Bm
I don't think that I, could close my eyes.
Outro: (same as verse)
Now I sing.
Asus Em Asus Em
Ba ba da da, ba ba, ba da, da dah, ba ba da da, dah etc
