What Sarah Said Chords & Tabs
Death Cab For Cutie - "What Sarah Said"
Plans
This is an awesome song and no one had it right, but im pretty sure i do.
A couple changes, im 99% sure this is right.
Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
Intro
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Play Intro 4x
Verse
"And it came to me then..."
(Background Guitar)
F G Am C
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E---1----------3----------5----------8----------------------------|
B---1----------3----------5----------8----------------------------|
G---2----------4----------5----------9----------------------------|
D---3----------5----------7----------10---------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Baseline Guitar)
F G Am E
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B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---3----------5----------7----------2----------------------------|
A---3----------5----------7----------2----------------------------|
D---3----------5----------7----------2----------------------------|
"And I rationed my breathes..."
Play the intro over the verse from this point until the bridge
Bridge
"Cuz there's no comfort in the waiting room..."
D F Am E
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B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---0----------3----------7----------2----------------------------|
A---0----------3----------7----------2----------------------------|
D---0----------3----------7----------2----------------------------|
Play Bridge 3x
Then
D F
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B------------------------10--9--8--7--6---------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---0----------3--------------------------------------------------|
A---0----------3--------------------------------------------------|
D---0----------3--------------------------------------------------|
"But love is watching someone die..."
E-----------------3------------------3----------------------------|
B-----------------1------------------3----------------------------|
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D-----------------3------------------2----------------------------|
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Play this throughout rest of song.
Intro comes in and both are played until they fade out in the end.