Bad Suns – Daft Pretty Boys (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Acoustic Tab for “Daft Pretty Boys” by Bad Suns. Feel free to correct me in the comments, I’m just going off what I’ve observed live and how I play. I finger pluck this song while playing, but they don’t, so do as you may prefer :)
[Intro] 3x
e| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------10-------------10---------------------10-------10---------------------10----------10------------|
G|-------11------------11-----------11--------11-------11----------11----------------------------------------|
D|---12------------12-----------12--------9----------9----------9-------------11----------11---------11------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------9------------9-----------9-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10--------10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------9----------11--------11------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9-----------9----------9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
                                                                       ↓      ↓↑     ↑   ↓↑     ↑   ↓↑     ↑↓
e| ----------------------------------------------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9--------9------9-------9------9-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------9----------9----------9------9-------9---------7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------9-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7-----------7-------7-------7-----------7-----------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (I provide the chords and roughly when they change but check the link to their performance for a better idea)
The gates of heaven…
e|----0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----X------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

My one true love has just  |   waltzed right out 
e|----7------------------------|--10-------------------|
B|----7------------------------|--10-------------------|
G|----7----------------------- |--10-------------------|
D|----9----------------------- |--12-------------------|
A|----9----------------------- |--12-------------------|
E|----7------------------------|--10-------------------|

There’s one thing about me that you should know that I    
e|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--- 7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--- 7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Can’t help from speaking my mind     
e|--- 7--------------------------------------|-----10-----------------------------------|
B|--- 7--------------------------------------|-----10-----------------------------------|
G|--- 7------------------------------------- |-----10-----------------------------------|
D|--- 9------------------------------------- |-----12-----------------------------------|
A|--- 9------------------------------------- |-----12-----------------------------------|
E|----7------------------------------------- |-----10-----------------------------------|

e|--- 7----------- |---5-----------|
B|--- 7----------- |---5-----------|
G|--- 7----------- |---5-----------|
D|--- 9----------- |---6-----------|
A|--- 9----------- |---7-----------|
E|----7------------|---5-----------|

[Verse 2] (2x)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------10-------------10---------------------10-------10---------------------10----------10------------|
G|-------11------------11-----------11--------11-------11----------11----------------------------------------|
D|---12------------12-----------12--------9----------9----------9-------------11----------11---------11------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------9------------9-----------9-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10--------10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------9----------11--------11------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9-----------9----------9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
                                                                      ↓      ↓↑     ↑   ↓↑     ↑   ↓↑     ↑↓
e|-----------------------------------------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9--------9------9-------9------9----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
D|------9----------9----------9------9-------9---------7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------- 9--------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7-----------7-------7-------7-----------7-----------------------------------------------------|

[2nd Chorus]
The gates of heaven…
e|----0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----X------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

My one true love has just  |   waltzed right out 
e|----7------------------------|--10-------------------|
B|----7------------------------|--10-------------------|
G|----7----------------------- |--10-------------------|
D|----9----------------------- |--12-------------------|
A|----9----------------------- |--12-------------------|
E|----7------------------------|--10-------------------|

There’s one thing about me that you should know that I    
e|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--- 7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--- 7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Can’t help from speaking my mind   |
e|--- 7--------------------------------------|-----10-----------------------------------|
B|--- 7--------------------------------------|-----10-----------------------------------|
G|--- 7------------------------------------- |-----10-----------------------------------|
D|--- 9------------------------------------- |-----12-----------------------------------|
A|--- 9------------------------------------- |-----12-----------------------------------|
E|----7------------------------------------- |-----10-----------------------------------|

[Bridge]
Girl you waste…
e|--- 7----------- |---5-----------|
B|--- 7----------- |---5-----------|
G|--- 7----------- |---5-----------|
D|--- 9----------- |---6-----------|
A|--- 9----------- |---7-----------|
E|----7------------|---5-----------|

[Chorus]
The gates of heaven…
e|----0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----X------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

My one true love has just      |   waltzed right out 
e|----7------------------------|--10-------------------|
B|----7------------------------|--10-------------------|
G|----7----------------------- |--10-------------------|
D|----9----------------------- |--12-------------------|
A|----9----------------------- |--12-------------------|
E|----7------------------------|--10-------------------|

There’s one thing about me that you should know that I    
e|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--- 7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--- 7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Can’t help from speaking my mind   |
e|--- 7--------------------------------------|-----10-----------------------------------|
B|--- 7--------------------------------------|-----10-----------------------------------|
G|--- 7------------------------------------- |-----10-----------------------------------|
D|--- 9------------------------------------- |-----12-----------------------------------|
A|--- 9------------------------------------- |-----12-----------------------------------|
E|----7------------------------------------- |-----10-----------------------------------|

I don’t like you, you look so | pretty from afar
e|--- 7-------------------------- |---5-----------|
B|--- 7-------------------------- |---5-----------|
G|--- 7-------------------------- |---5-----------|
D|--- 9-------------------------- |---6-----------|
A|--- 9-------------------------- |---7-----------|
E|----7---------------------------|---5-----------|

I despise you, why’re you so fucking | perfect on the outside
e|--- 7-------------------------------------|---5-----------|
B|--- 7-------------------------------------|---5-----------|
G|--- 7------------------------------------ |---5-----------|
D|--- 9------------------------------------ |---6-----------|
A|--- 9------------------------------------ |---7-----------|
E|----7-------------------------------------|---5-----------|

[Verse 3]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------10-------------10---------------------10-------10---------------------10----------10------------|
G|-------11------------11-----------11--------11-------11----------11----------------------------------------|
D|---12------------12-----------12--------9----------9----------9-------------11----------11---------11------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------9------------9-----------9-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10--------10---------------------9-----------9------------------9--------9-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------9----------11--------11----------9-----------9--------9---------9--------9---------9-----------------|
A|--9-----------9----------9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------7-----------7---------7---------7--------7---------7------------------|

[Bridge] (continue until the last chord)
e|--- 7----------- |---5-----------|
B|--- 7----------- |---5-----------|
G|--- 7----------- |---5-----------|
D|--- 9----------- |---6-----------|
A|--- 9----------- |---7-----------|
E|----7------------|---5-----------|

[Last Chord]
e|----- 5---------|
B|----- 5---------|
G|----- 5---------|
D|----- 7---------|
A|----- 7---------|
E|------5---------|