Bright Eyes – Act Of Contrition (Guitar Tab)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Yoshima Email: [email protected] The chords used in this song are; (relative to capo on 1st)

......C....Csus2/B...Am.......F.......G.......
e|----0-------0-------0-------1-------3------|
B|----1-------1-------1-------1-------3------|
G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0------|
D|----2-------0-------2-------3-------0------|
A|----3-------2-------0-------3-------2------|
E|----------------------------1-------3------|

The following pattern is played twice for the intro and also forms the main theme of the song; the bass notes being plucked with the thumb and the highest four strings are strummed;

.....C..........Csus2/B....Am..........................
e|-------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------------------|
B|-------1-1-1------1-1-1------1-1-1------------------|
G|-------0-0-0------0-0-0------2-2-2------------------|
D|-------2-2-2------0-0-0------2-2-2--3p2h3p2h3p2-----|
A|---3----------2----------0--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

This main theme is the repeated through the verse.... The air was all dust, a night so untamed The ground opened up and swallowed all of the rain and it swallowed you too- into distance unknown Then.... (Continue repeating main theme until)................ F As they sat down for dinner they waited for you to get home ...............G.............. yeah, they set a place for you. ...C.....Csus2/B.....Am.....................F................G.............. So don't be..........lieve everything that you read, in that diary of yours. Repeat main theme twice and then continue repeating it throughout next verse And this nervousness, it isn't all your fault it's just these shaking hands won't do what I want them to. And I've tried to guess what it is you thought about Then.... (Continue repeating main theme until).................. F that act of contrition that rolled off our tongues as you wept, ............G........... what are you crying for? .....C.....Csus2/B...Am.................F... Just dust..my........heart and you will find ...................G.............. there are no fingers printed there .........C....Csus2/B...Am..............F..... just the un...touched...place that lies inside ..........G................. of every lonely boy tonight. Then.... repeat main theme x3 Then 4th time round play this...

.....C..........Csus2/B....Am..........................
e|-------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------------------|
B|-------1-1-1------1-1-1------1-1-1------------------|
G|-------0-0-0------0-0-0------2-2-2------------------|
D|-------2-2-2------0-0-0------2-2-2--3--2--0---------|
A|---3----------2----------0--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Then... (Strum) F.......G.... Then.... ............(Play main theme)...........F... And all this open air has caused me to choke .......G..................... on your new-found hope for me. Then Repeat main theme about six times, and if you have one, randomly tap a type-writer until end.