Adrianne Lenker – 10 Miles (Guitar Tab)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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Chords

[Intro] Majority of the song is picked as a hemiola or 3:2 polyrhythm as shown below.
  Cm          
D|-------0-----------0------|
A|----6-----6-----6-----6---|
F|-7-----------7------------|
C|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--|
G|-5-----5-----5-----5------|
D|--------------------------|
Sometimes the chords are picked as double or triple stops with the same rhythm, so listen for that. I do not think there is any pattern to it, just an unconscious expressive thing.
[Verse]
  Cm                       F7          Gm
D|-------0-----------0------------------------------------|
A|----6-----6-----6-----6--------5--------5--------5------|
F|-7-----------7--------------7-----7-----------5-----5---|
C|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-5-----------5-----7------------|
G|-5-----5-----5-----5-------5-5---5-5-----5---7-7---7-7--|
D|-------------------------7-----7-----6-----5-----5------|
         To   die in your  arms        Your words       

   F          (Dm)   (C)
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|-5--4--2--4-----0-----0-------|
C|---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-----0-----2----------|
   forming again      We
(Here the majority are ghost notes)

  Gm7           Fmaj7                  Bb
D|-------------------0-----------0------------------------------|
A|----5-----5-----4-----4-----4-----4--------1-----------1------|
F|-5-----5-----3--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
C|---5-5---5-5---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-2-----------2------------|
G|---------------------------------------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
D|-5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
   kiss very     hard              and wild

  Cm                       F7          Gm
D|-------0-----------0------------------------------------|
A|----6-----6-----6-----6--------5--------5--------5------|
F|-7-----------7--------------7-----7-----------5-----5---|
C|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-5-----------5-----7------------|
G|-5-----5-----5-----5-------5-5---5-5-----5---7-7---7-7--|
D|-------------------------7-----7-----6-----5-----5------|
         To    rise in the dark        Like birds

   F          (Dm)   (C)
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|-5--4--2--4-----0-----0-------|
C|---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-----0-----2----------|
   preying on skin      We

  Gm7           Fmaj7                  Bb
D|-------------------0-----------0------------------------------|
A|----5-----5-----4-----4-----4-----4--------1-----------1------|
F|-5-----5-----3--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
C|---5-5---5-5---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-2-----------2------------|
G|---------------------------------------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
D|-5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
 prey with our o-               xy-    gen

[Chorus]
  Abmaj7                    Fmaj7                Abmaj7                    Fmaj7          
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
A|----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
F|-7-----------7-----------4-----------4-----------7-----------7-----------4-----------4-------------|
C|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-------|
 Joel,      nothing is     real                But we      still have that feel

  Abmaj7                    Fmaj7                Abmaj7                    Fmaj7          
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3--|
F|-7-----------7-----------4-----------4-----------7-----------7-----------4-----------|
C|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----|
  You're     closing up the bar               And I'm        warming up the car

   (Dm)  (C)   Bb
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------1-----------1------|
F|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
C|---2-2---2-2-2-----------2------------|
G|---------------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
D|-0-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
   10 miles    away

[Verse 2]
  Cm                       F7          Gm
D|-------0-----------0------------------------------------|
A|----6-----6-----6-----6--------5--------5--------5------|
F|-7-----------7--------------7-----7-----------5-----5---|
C|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-5-----------5-----7------------|
G|-5-----5-----5-----5-------5-5---5-5-----5---7-7---7-7--|
D|-------------------------7-----7-----6-----5-----5------|
         Two children of ours          They came       

   F          (Dm)   (C)
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|-5--4--2--4-----0-----0-------|
C|---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-----0-----2----------|
   twirling in      We

  Gm7           Fmaj7                  Bb
D|-------------------0-----------0------------------------------|
A|----5-----5-----4-----4-----4-----4--------1-----------1------|
F|-5-----5-----3--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
C|---5-5---5-5---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-2-----------2------------|
G|---------------------------------------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
D|-5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|

 laughed very  hard               for a while
  Cm                       F7          Gm
D|-------0-----------0------------------------------------|
A|----6-----6-----6-----6--------5--------5--------5------|
F|-7-----------7--------------7-----7-----------5-----5---|
C|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-5-----------5-----7------------|
G|-5-----5-----5-----5-------5-5---5-5-----5---7-7---7-7--|
D|-------------------------7-----7-----6-----5-----5------|
   But they've grown very far        and tall

   F          (Dm)   (C)
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|-5--4--2--4-----0-----0-------|
C|---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-----0-----2----------|
   how we miss them      Though

  Gm7           Fmaj7                  Bb
D|-------------------0-----------0------------------------------|
A|----5-----5-----4-----4-----4-----4--------1-----------1------|
F|-5-----5-----3--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
C|---5-5---5-5---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-2-----------2------------|
G|---------------------------------------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
D|-5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
 happy they're tra-             ve-    ling

[Chorus]
  Abmaj7                    Fmaj7                Abmaj7                    Fmaj7          
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
A|----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
F|-7-----------7-----------4-----------4-----------7-----------7-----------4-----------4-------------|
C|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-------|
 Joel,      nothing is     real                But we      still have that feel

  Abmaj7                    Fmaj7                Abmaj7                    Fmaj7          
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3--|
F|-7-----------7-----------4-----------4-----------7-----------7-----------4-----------|
C|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----|
  You're     closing up the bar               And I'm        warming up the car

   (Dm)  (C)   Bb
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------1-----------1------|
F|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
C|---2-2---2-2-2-----------2------------|
G|---------------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
D|-0-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
   10 miles    away

[Verse 3]
  Cm                       F7          Gm
D|-------0-----------0------------------------------------|
A|----6-----6-----6-----6--------5--------5--------5------|
F|-7-----------7--------------7-----7-----------5-----5---|
C|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-5-----------5-----7------------|
G|-5-----5-----5-----5-------5-5---5-5-----5---7-7---7-7--|
D|-------------------------7-----7-----6-----5-----5------|
         We set no alarm              Eyes wide      

   F          (Dm)   (C)
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|-5--4--2--4-----0-----0-------|
C|---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-----0-----2----------|
   6 am          Wake   

  Gm7            Am7                  
D|-------------------0-----------0------|
A|----5-----5-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
F|-5-----5-----3------------------------|
C|---5-5---5-5---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
 up on the farm               

  Gm7                      Am7
D|-------------------------------0-----------0------|
A|----5-----5----5------5-----7-----7-----7---------|
F|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7-----------7------------|
C|---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7-----7-----7-----7------|
  Slowly      Walk to the barn

  Gm7                      Am7
D|-------------------------------0-----------0------|
A|----5-----5----5------5-----7-----7-----7-----7---|
F|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7-----------7------------|
C|---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7-----7-----7-----7------|
 Horse feed   You take the yarn

  Gm7           Fmaj7                  Bb
D|-------------------------------0-----------0-------|
A|----5-----5------5-----5----4-----4-----4-----4----|
F|-5-----5-----5-----5-----3-------------------------|
C|---5-5---5-5----5-5---5-5--4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3-------|
  I'll read                I'll read

[Chorus]
  Abmaj7                    Fmaj7                Abmaj7                    Fmaj7          
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
A|----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
F|-7-----------7-----------4-----------4-----------7-----------7-----------4-----------4-------------|
C|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-------|
 Joel,      nothing is     real                But we      still have that feel

  Abmaj7                    Fmaj7                Abmaj7                    Fmaj7          
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
A|----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3--|
F|-7-----------7-----------4-----------4-----------7-----------7-----------4-----------|
C|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----|
  You're     closing up the bar               And I'm        warming up the car

   (Dm)  (C)   Bb
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------1-----------1------|
F|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
C|---2-2---2-2-2-----------2------------|
G|---------------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
D|-0-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
   10 miles    away