Bloodline
Tab by Brian Ramirez
Standard tuning
This is my first tab but Im 90% sure this is correct.
The only questionable parts are the intro, the second chord in the bridge and
maybe a part in the chorus.
Here are the weird chords I use
Bb/F#m Db/Bm Ab/A
-2----------2-------------X
-2----------X-------------2
-2----------4-------------2
-4----------4-------------2
-4----------4-------------X
-4----------X-------------4
Intro:
D A G F#m G F#m Em F#m
G F#m Bm-A
Verse:
D A F#m Bm
Rolling around a lifetime on a name that spells my past
D A Em A
Carried through the mile markers up towards some last laugh
D A F#m Bm
And if fools could only prosper, I'm afraid what they might say
D A Em A
From a podium built on generations bleeding what they make
Chorus:
F#m (Bb/F#m)
Because here it comes
Bm
Watch them all jump right in
D A
Tell me, how could you refuse to float with the rest of them?
Em G
You were born into it, there's no shame if you drift
D A
Down the bloodline
Interlude: D A G F#m
Verse 2:
D A F#m Bm
Feeling temperamental underneath a broker sun
D A Em A
A certificate of excellence, but no proof on your pay stub
D A F#m Bm
And if money's now a problem, I suggest you best believe
D A Em A
There's ten dollars on the table, and a million up his sleeve
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Chorus 2:
F#m (Bb/F#m)
And here they come,
Bm
watch them all pass us by
D A
Tell me how could you refuse to look one in the eye?
Em G
Two sheets to the wind all over again
D A
Down the bloodline
D A
Down the bloodline
Bridge:
F#m (Bb/F#m) Bm
Yes, it feels scary to be ordinary
D A
In a world that don't know your name
F#m (Bb/F#m) Db/Bm?
It would not be weird if I just disappeared
D A
Blowing my back out, trying to hold my weight
Solo:
Em G D A A-Ab/A
Em G A
Verse 3:
D A F#m Bm
Looking for a doctor with a cure for a broke heart
D A Em A
Seems I spent it all on a miracle just to watch it fall apart
D A F#m Bm
Now there's no room for ill-complaining, I know it's all just what it is
D A Em A
Cherry-pick my best believers and send them off with a kiss
Chorus 3:
F#m (Bb/F#m)
Because there they go
Bm
Watch them all wave goodbye
D A
Tell me how could you refuse to think it's a wonderful life?
Em G
Two sheets to the wind all over again
D A
Down the bloodline
D A
Down the bloodline
D A
Down the bloodline
Outro:
D A G F#m G A D
I’ll probably tab the solo in the future but for now, enjoy!