Gregory Alan Isakov – Southern Star (Guitar)

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This is from Isakov's new album "Evening Machines". I love this song because of how effective the atmosphere is portrayed through the scant instrumentation and short run time. The song is over before you even know it! Down to business: -Song is in a quick waltz tempo (3/4). Another thing to note is his usage of muted strumming. I use my thumb to strum down, while pulsing my fret hand to get this effect. If you don't know basic palm-muting, you probably want to learn that for this song to play it "correctly". [Intro] C [Verse 1]
      C       Em      C    Em
Oh my drunken southern star

        C        Em      C    G
How you tried to hide in darkness

             C  G
Slipped from orbit

           D      C    G    C   G
Now you’re dangerously close
[Verse 2]
     C         Em
Come out, come out

              C      Em
From all your hiding out

      C          Em
We’ll dig in our heels

           C     G
Salute the battlefields

          D      C           G      C    G
Where our broken hearts were born, oh
[Chorus]
        C
And the storm clouds are thirsty

Em                       C                    Em
I can see them bursting, watch them gathering light

        C                    Em                 D    C
And the walls in the bedroom now are pounding out

        C                Em                C    Em
Were we broken open baby, maybe just a crack

C                         Em                 D       C   G  C   G
Swore I heard you whisper that you preferred us like that, oh
[Instrumental] C Em C Em C Em D C C Em C Em C Em D C G C G
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[Verse 3]
   C      Em   C    Em
My broken open child

        C        Em           C    G
Were we thirsty, thorned with wild eyes

C             G             D             C     G
Still, we are slaves to the sirens of the salty sea

 C  G  C  G  C  G
Oh,   oh,   oh,