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FEAR AND LOATHING IN MAHWAH, NJ - Titus Andronicus
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Tuning: Standard
This isn't 100% and it mainly only covers Patrick's guitar part, but there are
so few Titus Andronicus tabs out there I thought I'd give it a shot.
This song's in F, and Patrick plays it with a capo on 5, but the other guys just
play it in F without the capo. I'll write the chords relative, but for reference
if you want to play this open, "C" = F, "Am" = Dm, "F" = Bb, "G" = C.
CAPO ON 5
CHORDS RELATIVE
Intro riff:
Patrick mixes this with strumming, and it's inconsistent across recorded and live
versions as to which parts he strums and picks, but basically just strum around
the C chord and focus on picking out this melody:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-------------------------------0-0--------0---------|
D|------2-0--------0--2----0--2----------2-0-----2-------|
A|----------3---3------------------3---------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2-0--------0--2---0--2--0-----------------------|
A|-----------3---3------------------0--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
C (with intro riff)
Why do you do the things you've done
and how dumb would you have to be
Am
to do them again like I know you're going to?
C (with intro riff)
If you're the poet you say you are
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/titus-andronicus/188826.html ]
and beauty's in everything you see,
Am
then how can love exist in a world run by people like you?
F C
Because when there's suffering, you're there.
G C G C
From southern trees, you hang them in the air.
F C Am
The world screams out in agony and you don't care,
F Am G C
but should the shit hit the fan, I just pray you will not be spared.
Fuck you!
C
C
You took a heart with so much room for love
and filled it with hatred and rage
Am
until there was nothing left but for it to shrivel up and die.
C
People will tell you that if you don't
love your neighbor, then you don't love God,
Am
but no god of mine would put light in such unrighteous eyes.
F C
Now the way we hold each other so tight
G C G C
would look more like a noose if held up to the light
F C Am
because we betray each other in dreams every night.
F Am G C
Now let's never speak of it again, all right?
C F C G (repeat to the end)
Keyboard/horn riff at end (can also be played on guitar):
C F C G
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------0-------------------------0----|
D|----------0--2--3----3-----3--2-----2--3--2--0---------|
A|--3----3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
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