Ani DiFranco – Gravel (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

Little Plastic Castles Song is basically 3 open chords with a lot of partial chords and hammer-ons and her signature staccato style. Sounds a lot harder than it is. I've played it like this live. Listen to the song to get the feel for the really fast chord strums and the hammer-ons.

[INTRO]
(pattern 1)
    F          Am               G
E|--------1-1--0----------0-0--------3--3-3-3-3--|
B|--------1-1--1----------1-1--------0--0-0-0-0--|
G|--0h-2--2-2--2----0h2--------------0--0-0-0-0--|   
D|--0h-3--3-3--2----0h2--------------------------|   X1
A|------------------------------0h2--------------|
E|------------------------------0h3--------------|

(I heard the) sound of your bike (hit Am on "bike") As your wheels hit the gravel (hit G on "gravel") etc. [VERSE] (pattern 1) F Am G I heard the sound of your bike as your wheels hit the gravel F Am G And then your engine in the driveway cutting off F Am G And I pushed through the screen door and I stood out on the porch F Am G Thinking fight, fight, fight at all costs F Am G But instead I let you in just like I've always done F Am G I sat you down and offered you a beer F Am G And across the kitchen table, I fired several rounds F Am G But you were still sitting here when the smoke cleared

[Chorus]
(pattern 2)
    F     G                  F       Am
E|--1--x-/3----3--3-3-3-3----1--x----0--0-0-0-0--|
B|--1--x-/3----3--3-3-3-3----1--x----1--1-1-1-1--|
G|--2--x-/4----4--4-4-4-4----2--x----2--2-2-2-2--|   X1
D|--3--x-/5----5--5-5-5-5----3--x----2--2-2-2-2--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
(hit the chords along with the words)
    You   came               crawling back to say

F G F Am You wanna make good in the end F G F Am And oh, oh let me count the ways

(pattern 3)
    Fmaj7   C
E|--0---------0----|
B|--1---------1----|
G|--2---------0----|  X1
D|--3---------2----|
A|------------3----|
E|-----------------|
(play the chords a second before the words, not WITH the words)
       I abhor... you

[CHORUS] (pattern 2) F G F Am And you were never a good lay F G F Am And you were never a good friend F G F Am But, oh, oh, oh what can I say (pattern 3) Fmaj7 C I adore you, oh {VERSE] (pattern 1) F Am G All I need is my leather, one t-shirt and two socks F Am G I'll keep my hands warm in your pockets and use the engine block F Am G And we'll ride out to California with my arms around your chest F Am G And I'll pretend that this is real 'cuz this is what I like best F Am G And you've been juggling two women like a stupid circus clown F Am G Telling us both we are the one F Am G And maybe you can keep me from ever being happy F Am G But you're not gonna stop me from having fun [CHORUS] (pattern 2) F G F Am So let's go before I change my mind F G F Am I'll leave the luggage of all your lives behind F G F Am 'Cuz I am bigger than everything that came before F G F Am And you were never very kind F G F Am And you let me way down every time F G F Am But oh, oh, oh what can I say (pattern 3) Fmaj7 C I adore you, oh [OUTRO] (She sort of goes on and on here. I prefer to cut it off with a repeat of the intro, ending on the G, letting it ring) F Am G I heard the sound of your bike As your wheels hit the gravel F Am G and your engine in the driveway cutting off ************************** | x Dead Note | / Slide-up ********************