Intro:

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B|————————————-|
G|——–1–4————————-|
D|–2–4——–2–4h6p4–2–4–6–2—|
A|————————————-|
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B|————————————-|
G|——–1–4————————-|
D|–2–4——–2–4h6p4—4———–|
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G|——–1–4————————-|
D|–2–4——–2–4h6p4–2–4–6–2—|
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C#m – B – A (One strum each)

Verse:

from the moment the arms of the midwestern sky

broke down to the pavement

in a vehicle ragged returning

nervously brave, making my way to you

Continue same chord pattern until chorus

heaters have broken, it’s cold every day
in the mysteries at the top of my mind
I’ve never reached an answer, I’m only given clues
nothing better than a journey to you

I ain’t got a whole lot of things on my list
just the freedom and the will to choose
I’ve got you on my mind and nothing to lose
nothing better than a journey to you

in the thick of the night my stomach is sore
I think I’m unable to carry on
as the lighthouse gets smaller I’m closer to torn
nothing better on a journey to you

and sometimes I may stumble

and sometimes I wonder what love is

and I wonder what it’s like

to hold true, so close to you

Repeat Intro

2ND Verse:
(Same chords progression as first verse)

I might be wrong, but Mary I need to get to you
I know I have hours to go
I just said I’d be back and watch the sky blue
nothing better than a journey to you

I want to grow old with you, no matter how long it takes
in the back of my mind you sit
always setting in the motion, I know
nothing better that a journey to you

from the dark desert highway
to the mountains of Colorado
keep a candle burning at the back of my eyes
of you sleeping, ceasing

my words bleed from this guitar like you hear someone speak
like an oak to the wind in the trees
I know you’re for sure with me but I still feel like saying
thank you and please

and every time you sneeze as a wise man once said
I believe in love
when the breast of the hills meets the color of the sea
like your soft cheeks meet the blue eyes looking at me

it’s amazing trying to put into words the message coming truly in song
like one I am simple, our brains too big to use
nothing better than a journey to you

I won’t be quoting some book to conclude in some proof
you’re only 99 percent so amazing to me
but to see the smallest tree and the amount that it grew
at the end of a journey, there’s you
at the end of the journey, there’s yo

Repeat intro as outro

This is something I hope is correct… I really don’t know, this is the first time
I’m doing something like this! 😉 THX
Lars from Belgium

CAPO II – CAPO 2

e I–0—I–0—I–0—I–0—I
B I–0—I–0—I–0—I–0—I
G I–9—I–8—I–6—I–8—I
D I–9—I–9—I–7—I–9—I
A I–7—I–7—I–7—I–9—I
E I–7—I–7—I–5—I–7—I

To the sermon on the mount,
I am listening.
Tough guy’s running his mouth,
I am glistening in.
Save Your Spit is heading south,
and I am getting in the way.

(keep on using this chords)

Said, “Wait one minute, son, you’re right;
they’re just listening.
Worried, sinned, and lacking sight,
wanting christening.
Go shine this motherfucking light
on all the people who can hear.”

This is tougher than I thought,
owning all the things I bought.

And JC’s up for another bow,
and I am ringing him out.

Something’s got me on the corner,
and I am whimpering.
Somewhere deep inside your coat,
I am weathering.
Wishing somehow you were near,
‘cause I am withering alone.

You arrived and ordered stout,
I stared in wordlessness.
I just kept noticing your mouth,
and how your face just fit
into every aching void,
what I’ve always missed some way.

This is tougher than I thought,
holding you, the grace I’ve caught.

‘Cause you’re made of everything I want
and I am ringing you out

like a morning bell.
I am ringing you out,
Like the kitchen rags of God.
I am ringing you out,
Like my voice across the hills.
I am ringing you out,

like water on your feet,
and you are everything to me.
You are everything to me.
I am ringing you out.

Above The Code – Justin Vernon

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Tabbed by: loic1307
Email: loic1307@orange.fr

Tuning: Standard
no capo

Intro: G

I’m sitting by the wave pool laughing, making creed and your cool shades flashing

(You’re a baby, I guess that’s why they say these things)

And then Mo-town came to life, with peoples babies all holding them tight.
(And a Detroit Voice, it has made my choice up)

Interlude : G, Dsus2, C, D, G

verse 2:

And the box are all scattered the hood, the stations there we could go buy food
(These are times, that keep our body coming way too cool)

The hottest evening I’ve ever had, with sweaty hands not even making me sad
(And your touching me, there’s a first time for nearly everything)

Interlude : G, Dsus2, C, D, C

Chorus:

And the imagery of genes and feeling, is the imagery of love and needing, it’s above the code.
And the masonry of modern dealings. Goes beyond the stuff that is, worth keeping…

Solo X2: G, Dsus2, C, CMaj7, C, CMaj7, C, G

Interlude: G, Dsus2, C, D, C

Chorus:

And the symmetry of genes and feelings is the imagery of love and meaning, it’s above the code.
And the masonry of modern dealings. goes beyond the stuff that is, worth keeping…

verse 3:

The things that I knew at birth are coming back to me in a burst.
(Like they were hidden by a different kind of mind)
The way that god was painted to me, up in heaven, in the sky where I could not be.
(What is wrong with Earth? Are you scared that death is the end?)

Final: G, Dsus2, Am7, D, G

Tuning: Standard – EADGBE

This is my first tab, I made it from watching Ryan Sprinkle’s cover on youtube :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v7acfo3nDw38
I’m not sure if it’s totally correct, but this is how I play it and it sounds good anyway.

The smallest part of me is an echoing cav[-]ern[-][-]
Waiting to be filled with the light of your lantern
Kerosene careens from your grip onto the [-]floor[-][-]
And you’re looking to the place you think I might have torn
My bag it holds a camera sniffing salts and ra[-]kes[-]
A brownish hand recorder to put the sounds to tape
To play back for you later on inaugurati[-]on day[-][-]
And you will teach me slowly how to pronounce your name
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/justin_vernon/sweet_sweet_magdalene_crd.html )
Sweet, sweet Magdalene
Build your time machine
I’m sturdy like the sewer line
But I’m one dead Nazarene
Come invade my prison
Come up to my cell
Oh, what the hell
We’ll stay a spell tonight babe
And I’ll make love to you
The whole night through

You warned you would find bleeding, A crease in my [-]long ba[-]ck[-]
This is long before you knew me
I was a slave to hearts attack
You need it like a train track needs its pins and sp[-]ikes[-][-]
And the town below the damn falls needs its gutter and it’s dice

Sweet sweet Magdalene
Build your time machine
I’m sturdy like the sewer line
But I’m one dead Nazarene
Come invade my prison
Come up to my cell
Oh, what the hell
We’ll stay a spell tonight babe
And I’ll make love to you
The whole night through
The whole night through
The whole night through
The whole night through

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SIDES – Justin Vernon

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Tabbed by:
Email: liam11111@hotmail.com

Tuning: EADGCD

Capo: 5th fret

Note: This is my interpretation of the chords he uses in the song. I’ve got the
1st and 2nd strings tuned down as it makes it sound closer to the recorded version
and easier on the fingers for beginners to!

Justin is well known to be experiment when it comes to guitar tunings (see Bon
Iver’s ‘Skinny love’ for example) so I might have fluked the right tuning.
And if not, then it’s pretty damn close! (to me anyhow). I’ll apologize in advance
for my haphazard way of writing chord tabs but hopefully you’ll understand the
gist of it if you listen to the song while practicing.

Please rate and give feedback! 🙂

Chords:

(using chords that closely resemble to equivalent in standard tuning)

C Am G Em F F# (for use in last chorus)

d|-0-| d|-0-| d|-0-| d|-0-| d|-0-| d|-x-|
C|-0-| C|-0-| C|-0-| C|-0-| C|-0-| C|-x-|
G|-0-| G|-2-| G|-0-| G|-0-| G|-2-| G|-2-|
D|-2-| D|-2-| D|-0-| D|-2-| D|-3-| D|-2-|
A|-3-| A|-0-| A|-2-| A|-2-| A|-3-| A|-0-|
E|---| E|---| E|-3-| E|-0-| E|-1-| E|-2-|

Intro:

(i’d advise listening to the intro seeing as i’m not sure how best to place these chords…)

Verse 1

So I heard it from a friend
That there was this guy that I should talk to
So you let me in
Old big doors underneath a crucifix statue
So I explained to you
I was having troubles getting through
And I was thinking of my end
It was just the sky I kept looking to You said:

Chorus

I’m on your side
I thanked you and I cried
I almost died

Verse 2

I was making strides
I was showing up every Sunday
But I was still confused
About the pain that had invaded me
And I’m still wondering
If my souls worth it to anybody
You assured me
That the congregation would hear me…They said

Chorus 2

We’re on your side,
There’s an unconditional kingdom
That stands up high
He let’s all believers in
Through the forgiveness of sins

Verse 3

So I explained to you what was the cause of my suffering
See it was a while ago
There was an alleyway and there was a group of men
And when they hurt me
They whispered that the gays had to pay
When they beat me
All of my worth was taken away
See I needed you
And you know another lords own way through
But I was unfolded
I believed there was something he could do
But you just hung your head
Told me it was the door I needed to be going to
“Son there’s just principles
I cannot be the one who helps you” You said:

Chorus 3:

I’m not your side
You’re probably paying for your sins
I don’t understand your kind
It isn’t mine….(pause)

Verse 4:

Father your cold hearts a smoking gun
Your cross ain’t no where I want to hang my hope from
There’s still something I half believe
And that’s why I’m leaving this world behind me
See my sexuality don’t have nothing to do with my integrity
When I get into that land
I’ll lead with the one who wears the crown He will say:

Chorus 4:

I’m on your side
The side that’s kind
Judge not what’s right
F# G (Downward strum from 6’th to 3rd string)
In time you’ll find you left