The dying light was nearly dead
By the time we reached the water’s edge.
We saw the river beating on the river bank
For the way that it held it in her riverbed.

It’s cold, it’s dark,
It’s not for people with uneasy hearts.
But if you’re with me on the other side,
Strike up the band; we have survived.

A E A E x3

And do they beat that drum to get you back home,

Or do they beat it to keep you away?

Don’t be surprised at your regrets.
Don’t be surprised that the water made you wet.
There’s a shallow down river
Where the water will forgive you,
Soft skin, your lukewarm beds

Follow me, oh follow me;
Allow me to play the voyager.
I’ll try to keep you as dry
As the hollowed out tree that
You would be wrapped in another man’s fur

So take a dive
Oh take a dive
Oh take it out on the stepping stones that make the water lie
So take a dive, oh take a dive

Ohohohoh-ohohoh, ohohohoh-ohohoh

Take that hair out of your damned eyes
While the waves are rain
And the sum you’ll pay.

Do they beat that drum to get you back home,

Or do they beat it to keep you away?

Will you burn your bridges down

Singing lalalalalalala
Will you burn your bridges down

Singing lalalalalalala
Will you bang your drum to the blazing sound

Singing lalalalalalala

Will you turn away?
How can you turn away?

FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS

Standard Tuning

Main Rhythm for entire song
00:01

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—————–5-55—-5-55———-|
-7-77-5–7-77-5–3-33-5–3-33-5——–|
-5-55-3–5-55-3——-3——-3——–|

1:07

-5-8-7–5-8-7–3-5-3——————-|
-5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5–5————-|
-5-5-5–5-5-5———5–5————-|
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1:24

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———5/6———-5/6———-65———-65—-|
-9h10o9–5/7–9h10o9–5/7–9h10o9–75–9h10o9–75—-|
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2:14

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-1————3————————|
-2————4————————|
-3————5————————|
-3————5————————|
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3:40

——————–5—-5—-5—-5—|
-1————3—–5—-5—-5—-5—|
-2————4—–5—-5—-5—-5—|
-3————5————————|
-3————5————————|
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4:00 (this isn’t totally accurate, but it’s
the best I got by ear…e-mail me w/ corrections
if you have them)

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-5-5-5–5-5-5–1-1-1-11/5…———-|
-5-5-5–4-4-4–2-2-2-22/5…———-|
-5-5-5–4-4-4–3-3-3-22/5…———-| x 7
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then

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-5-5-5–5-5-5–1——-3————–|
-5-5-5–4-4-4–2——-4————–|
-5-5-5–4-4-4–3——-5————–|
—————3——-5————–|
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4:29

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—–14————–12—————|
-10——12–14–10——10–12–14—|
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5:01 (he plays this various ways through
the throughout, but it’s all based on this riff)

-0—-0—-0—-0—-3–5–3———-|
-5—-5—-5—-5—-5–5–5–55/3–5-|
——————————55/5–5-|
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