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A Favor - Okkervil River
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Tabbed by: David
Email: extra@skyblue.com
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------0-----0h1-0----------------------------------|
G|--0--------------0---------0--0-----0--------------------------------------|
D|--2----2/4-0--4---------2--------2-----------------------------------------|
A|--2------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------0-----0h1h3---------------------------------|
G|--0-------------0----------0---0-----0-------------------------------------|
D|--2---2/4-0--4----------2---------2----------------------------------------|
A|--2------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------2---3-3-3------0--------------------------------------------|
B|--0---0-0-0----0---0-0-0------1----0-------0-0h1-0-------------------------|
G|--0---0-0-0----0---0-0-0------0------------0-------------------------------|
D|------2-2-2----2---2-2-2------2-------2------------------------------------|
A|------2-2-2----2---2-2-2------3----------3---------------------------------|
E|--0---0-0-0----0---0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------2---3-3-3------0--------------------------------------------|
B|--0---0-0-0----0---0-0-0------1----0-------0-0---0-------------------------|
G|--0---0-0-0----0---0-0-0------0--------------------0---------------0-------|
D|------2-2-2----2---2-2-2------2-------2--------------2--------0h2----------|
A|------2-2-2----2---2-2-2------3----------3-------------3----3--------------|
E|--0---0-0-0----0---0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
The verses are basically the first half of the intro plus some chords so I'm
just going to write out the chords over the lyrics.
Verse 1:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/okkervil_river/a_favor_tab.html ]
Em Cmaj7
Wrapt, in “Star Wars” sheets,
Em Cmaj7
with my hand across your belly,
G D Cmaj7
we waded through the watercolor.
G D Cmaj7
we waded through the watercolor.
Em Cmaj7
And drunk in your parents house,
Em Cmaj7
junk coming out of your mouth,
G D Cmaj7
we were buried in the ice sculpture,
G D Cmaj7
we were buried in the ice sculpture,
Cmaj7
and you said
Chorus:
G D Am C
“I would be anything that you wanted me to be,
G D Am C
I would be anything that you wanted me to be,
G D Am C
I would be anything that you wanted me to be,
C D
but how could I change my body?”
Guitar Solo:
e|--------------------------------0--2h3--2--0-------------------------------|
B|----------------------0--1--3----------------3---1-0-1-0-------------------|
G|--------------0-------------------------------------------2-0--------------|
D|---2/4--0--4---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Second time through is basically the same but play a C maj to end it.
Verse 2:
Em Cmaj7
I love the picture that your mother stole;
Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
dad holds out the tiny piece he’ll release from his soul -
G D C
before he flew up in the helicopter,
G D C
before he swooped down as a door gunner,
G D C
before God gave him the favor
G D C
that meant he isn’t getting others.
Chorus:
G D Am C
“I would be anything that you wanted me to be,
G D Am C
I would be anything that you wanted me to be,
G D Am C
I would be anything that you wanted me to be,
C D
but how could I change my body?”
Repeat a bunch to end. End on a Çmaj chord.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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