Artist: Thea Gilmore
Song: "The Cracks"
Album: Avalanche
Transcribed by: Sean Ainsworth
Capo on 1st fret. Fingerpicked. Chords are relative to capo.
Chords used (standard tuning):
E Am Bm7 A
e---0----0----2----0---
A---0----1----0----2---
G---1----2----2----2---
D---2----2----1----2---
B---2----0----2----0---
E---0----0----0----0---
I've broken the tab into progressions to make it easier to write out and read. Really the
only difference between this and playing the chord twice is that there's an extra note (in
parentheses) which is sometimes picked and sometimes isn't; I'll leave that up to you, but
there are chords played only once, so watch out for missing *asterisks*.
Progressions:
E*
e-------------0----|--------------0-|
A--0-------0----(0)|--0--------0----|
G-----1------------|-----1----------|
D--------2---------|--------2-------|
B--2---------------|--2-------------|
E------------------|----------------|
Am*
e-------------0----|--------------0-|
A--1-------1----(1)|--1-------1-----|
G-----2------------|-----2----------|
D--------2---------|--------2-------|
B--0---------------|--0-------------|
E------------------|----------------|
Bm7*
e-------------2--|--------------2-|
A--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|
G-----2----------|-----2----------|
D--------1-------|--------1-------|
B--2-------------|--2-------------|
E----------------|----------------|
A*
e-------------0--|--------------0-|
A--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|
G-----2----------|-----2----------|
D--------2-------|--------2-------|
B--0-------------|--0-------------|
E----------------|----------------|
Intro: E* - Am* - E* - Am*
Verse:
E* Am* E* Am*
Don't stop singing, it's a beautiful sound
E* Am* E* Am*
I'll get the drinks in before we hit the ground
Bm7* A* E*
And I don't know who'll speak first
Bm7* A* E Am E*
It doesn't matter anyway tonight let's be best strangers
Am* E*
They closed the bar an hour ago
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/thea_gilmore/cracks_tab.html ]
Am* E*
Last train whistles down the track
Bm7* A* E Am E*
But I see something growing up from the cracks
E* Am* E* Am*
I'll show you my heart if you'll show me yours
E* Am* E* Am*
Are we wild and unique babe or just par for the course
Bm7* A* E*
What have we got to lose anyway
Bm7* A* E Am E*
From one drunk to another, I think what I'm trying to say is
Am* E*
Some mirrors have been broken
Am* E*
And some things pull you back
Bm7* A* E Am E*
But I see something growing up from the cracks
E* - Am* - E* - Am* - E* - Am* - E* - Am*
E* Am* E* Am*
We've all seen the thunder that's coming in low
E* Am* E* Am*
And each day tries to run you right off the road
Bm7* A* E*
But if you listen hard for the sound
Bm7* A* E Am E*
We'll get a thousand hooves drumming in this one horse town and
Am* E*
the lights are out on the west side
Am* E*
and they'll paint the sky in black
Bm7* A* E Am E*
I swear I see something shining on from the cracks
Am* E*
And they closed this bar an hour ago
Am* E*
Last train whistles down the track
Bm7* A* E Am E
But I see something growing up from the cracks
Thanks go to the anonymous Carl from the UK for the corrections.
That's all. Enjoy.
