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This is what it sounds like on the piano; I guess you could play it on anything although I wouldn't want to attempt it myself! Transpose it down 1 step though and it's not too bad. Intro: E, B, C#M, G#M, E E, B, C#M, G#M, E Verse 1: E B C#M G#M E Older brother, restless soul, lie down E B C#M G#M E Lie for a while with your ear against the earth E B C#M G#M And you'll hear your sister sleep talking E B C#M G#M E Say "your hair is long but not long enough to reach B home to me G#M but your beard B someday might be." G#M E B And she'll wake up in a cold sweat on the floor G#M E B Next to a family portrait drawn when you were four G#M E B E And beside a jar of two cent coins that are no good no more B She'll lay it aside Bridge: B, C#M, G#M, E E, B, C#M, G#M, E [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/the-middle-east/340670.html ] Verse 2: E B C#M G#M E Older father, weary soul, you'll drive E B C#M G#M E Back to the home you made on the mountainside B C#M G#M With that ugly, terrible thing E B C#M Those papers for divorce G#M E And a lonely ring B A lonely ring E Sit on your porch B And pluck your strings G#M E B And you'll find somebody you can blame G#M And you'll follow the creek E B E That runs out into the sea B And you'll find the peace of the Lord. Bridge: B, C#M, G#M, E E, B, C#M, G#M, E Verse 3: E B C#M G#M E Grandfather, gentle soul, you'll fly E B C#M G#M E Over your life once more before you die B C#M G#M Since our grandma passed away E B C#M G#M E You've waited for forever and a day B Just to die E And someday soon B You will die G#M E B It was the only woman you ever loved G#M E B That got burnt by the sun too often when she was young G#M E B B And the cancer spread and it ran into her body and her blood G#M E B And there's nothing you can do about it now Outro: E, B, C#M, G#M, E, E (x8) Ending: E, B E, B G#M, E, B |