Guided by Voices – Chicken Blows (Guitar Tab)

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----------------------------------- from the 1995 album Alien Lanes Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut) [Intro]
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D|-6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|
A|-4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|
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                             Chicken
[Verse One]
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B|-6---6---6---6---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---1---1---|-2---2---1---1---|
G|-6---6---6---6---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---1---1---|-3---3---1---1---|
D|-6---6---6---6---|-4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
A|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-1---1---3---3---|-1---1---3---3---|
E|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|---------1---1---|---------1---1---|
   blows       I     suppose           we could have a   girl or a boy and I

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B|-6---6---6---6---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---1---1---|-2---2---1---1---|
G|-6---6---6---6---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---1---1---|-3---3---1---1---|
D|-6---6---6---6---|-4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
A|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-1---1---3---3---|-1---1---3---3---|
E|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|---------1---1---|---------1---1---|
   see   what you    mean              Im not here  to   drink all the beer in the
[Chorus]
   D#m7              Fm                Bbm   
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B|-7---7---7---7---|-1---1---1---1---|-2---2------2----|-----2-------2---|
G|-6---6---6---6---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3------3----|-----3-------3---|
D|-8---8---8---8---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3------3----|-----3-------3---|
A|-6---6---6---6---|-3---3---3---3---|-1---1----1-1----|-1---1---1---1---|
E|-----------------|-1---1---1---1---|-----------------|-----------------|
   fridge   in the   room     in the   house                       in the

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B|-7---7---7---7---|-1---1---1---1---|-6---6---2---2---|-6---6---2---2---|-6---6---1---1---|-6---6---6---6---|
G|-6---6---6---6---|-1---1---1---1---|-6---6---3---3---|-6---6---3---3---|-6---6---1---1---|-6---6---6---6---|
D|-8---8---8---8---|-3---3---3---3---|-6---6---4---4---|-6---6---3---3---|-6---6---3---3---|-6---6---6---6---|
A|-6---6---6---6---|-3---3---3---3---|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---1---1---|-4---4---3---3---|-4---4---4---4---|
E|-----------------|-1---1---1---1---|---------2---2---|-----------------|---------1---1---|-----------------|
   place   that we   both        so    love                                                           can you
[Verse Two]
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B|-6---6---6---6---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---1---1---|-2---2---1---1---|
G|-6---6---6---6---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---1---1---|-3---3---1---1---|
D|-6---6---6---6---|-4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
A|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-1---1---3---3---|-1---1---3---3---|
E|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|---------1---1---|---------1---1---|
   sink     to the   depths            I dont know  I    dont even care and our

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B|-6---6---6---6---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---1---1---|-2---2---1---1---|
G|-6---6---6---6---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---1---1---|-3---3---1---1---|
D|-6---6---6---6---|-4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
A|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-1---1---3---3---|-1---1---3---3---|
E|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|---------1---1---|---------1---1---|
   lives   slip      away              in the end we will probably reach all the
[Chorus]
   D#m7              Fm                  Bbm               Fm
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B|-7---7---7---7---|-1---1---1---1---|-2---2---2---2---|-1---1----------|
G|-6---6---6---6---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|-1---1----------|
D|-8---8---8---8---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3----------|
A|-6---6---6---6---|-3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3----------|
E|-----------------|-1---1---1---1---|-----------------|-1---1---1---0--|
   way      to the   walls    over     there                     have you

   D#m7              Fm                    
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B|-7---7---7---7---|-1---1---1---1---|
G|-6---6---6---6---|-1---1---1---1---|
D|-8---8---8---8---|-3---3---3---3---|
A|-6---6---6---6---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----------------|-1---1---1---1---|
   flown      our    courage is only a 
[Outro]
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B|-6---6---2---2---|-6---6---2---2---|-6---6---1---1---|-6---------------|
G|-6---6---3---3---|-6---6---3---3---|-6---6---1---1---|-6---------------|
D|-6---6---4---4---|-6---6---3---3---|-6---6---3---3---|-6---------------|
A|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---1---1---|-4---4---3---3---|-4---------------|
E|---------2---2---|-----------------|---------1---1---|-----------------|
   taste and Ill get paid If you get   laid    its our   parade