Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band – Milk Thistle (Ukulele)

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I started posting corrections on the other tab then decided I had enough to do a new Go down and read what I mean by B11 first because I don’t know the real chord name. Intro: F Dm F C C F C Dm F C
F              Dm
Milk thistle, milk thistle,

F      C    C
Let me down slow,

F       C    Dm
Help me go slow,

        F          C
I've been carryin' on,

       F            C
I'm not scared of nothin',

           F          C
I'll go pound for pound,

      F         C
I keep death on my mind,

      F       C
Like a heavy crown.

     F     C
If I go to heaven,

      F         C
I'll be bored as hell,

      F       C
Like a little baby,

     Dm             C
At the bottom of a well.
(At the end of a verse hammer on to the 3rd fret of the A string – so when you get to you play the bass string (E:-3-) then hammer on (A:-2h3-) then play the bass string again it’s really simple and obvious when you listen to the song.)
F           Dm
Fair child, fair child,

F   C       C
How are you man?

       F      C    Dm
Did you fix that storefront?

       F           C
Did you start that band?

        F          C
Don't be scared of nothin',

      F         C
You go pound for pound,

            F           C
You'll bring peace to midnight,

      F        C
Like a spotted owl.

      F          C
I'll be rootin' for you,

       F        C
Like my favourite team,

       F      C
If somebody sweats you,

      Dm             C
You just point 'em out to me.
(Same hammering on as in the first verse) (This next bit, along with most of the C Em Am parts is just the A string (A: -3-2-0- )) F Dm
Dm
All the sights and sounds,

E11
This little world's too crowded now,

           F**     C          C (Hammering as usual)
And there's only one way out.
F Dm
Dm
An elevator ride,

E11
Through the tunnel towards the light,

       F**   C        C (Hammering)
And I’m nowhere bound,

          F   Dm  C
Keep going up and down,

F  Dm  C (E)
Up and down.

F          Dm
Newspaper, newspaper

     F     C  C
Can't take no more,

          F  C    Dm
You're here every morning,

      F       C
Waitin' at my door.

        F          C
I'm just tryin' to kiss you,

       F       C
And you stab my eyes,

      F        C
Make me blue forever,

       F      C
Like an Island sky.

       F        C
And I'm not pretending,

        F      C
That it's all okay,

           F        C
Just let me have my coffee,

         Dm              C (Hammering)
Before you take away the day.

F        Dm
Lazarus, Lazarus,

F      C     C
Why all the tears?

F   C    Dm
Did your faithful chauffer

F         C
Just disappear?

      F          C
What a lonesome feeling,

     F           C
To be just waitin' round,

       F            C
Like some washed up actress,

    F      C
In a Tinseltown.

   F        C
But for the record,

       F          C
I'd come pick you up,

          F        C
We'll head for the ocean,

        Dm                C (Hammering)
Just say when you've had enough.
F Dm
Dm
All the light and sound,

E11
This little world's too fragile now,

            F**    C         C (Hammering)
And there's only one way out.
F Dm
Dm
But if you let me slide,

E11
I'll do my best to make things right,

       F**  C        C (Hammering)
And I’m nowhere bound,

           F  Dm   C
Keep going up and down,

F  Dm   C
Up and down.

F             Dm
Milk thistle, milk thistle,

F   C      C
Let me down slow,

   F     C      Dm
Just help me go slow,

         F         C
I've been hurrying on.

     F          C
I was poised for greatness,

     F         C
I was down and out

      F            C
I keep death at my heels

      F       C
Like a basset hound

    F       C
If I go to heaven,

      F        C
I'll be bored as hell,

      F        C
Like a crying baby,

     Dm            C (No hammering)
At the bottom of a well.
Notes: B11 - I’m not sure the real chord name so I’ll tab it out instead.
e|-0-
B|-0-
G|-2-
D|-1-
A|-2-
E|---
C** - In the live version I have on video at this point after a brief strum he plays:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-0h2p0-------|
D|-------0h2p0-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
But on the album version he doesn’t so it’s a nice variation to include if you want.