Okkervil River – Maine Island Lovers (Guitar Live)
Capo 5
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar Live
Guitar Tab
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
(all chords relative)
[Chords]
A E Bm7/A D F#5 E5 e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-2-| e|-2-| e|-X-| e|-X-| b|-2-| b|-0-| b|-3-| b|-3-| b|-X-| b|-X-| G|-2-| G|-1-| G|-4-| G|-2-| G|-X-| G|-X-| D|-2-| D|-2-| D|-4-| D|-0-| D|-4-| D|-2-|
A|-0-| A|-2-| A|-0-| A|-X-| A|-4-| A|-2-|
E|-X-| E|-0-| E|-X-| E|-X-| E|-2-| E|-0-|
Finger picking pattern for intro and verse:
A E Bm7/A D e|-0-------0-----0-------0-----2-------2-----2-------3-2-0-| b|-2---2-------2-0---0-------0-3---3-------3-3---3---------| G|-2-----2-------1-----1-------4-----4-------2-----2-------| D|-2-------------2-------------4-------------0-------------|
A|-0-------------2-------------0-------------X-------------|
E|-X-------------0-------------X-------------X-------------|
[Intro]
(finger pick)
A E Bm7/A D x2
[Verse 1]
(continue finger picking)
A E Bm7/A D To cheat on Maine islands — days of laughter, nights of sighing A E Bm7/A D To love without ceasing — flowering orchards, salty sea-things A E Bm7/A D To say without shyness "unreal city, you have killed me"
[Chorus]
(strum)
F#5 E5 Bm7/A D When you walked out on her love was it easy? F#5 E5 Bm7/A D When I left him while sleeping was I dreaming?
[Verse 2]
(finger pick)
A E Bm7/A D We take each night's journey to the hotel in a hurry A E Bm7/A D Where we love without worry on a bed that's five days dirty A E Bm7/A D And we read without irony from a book my husband bought for me
[Chorus]
(strum)
F#5 E5 Bm7/A D When I fell on the concrete it was lovely F#5 E5 Bm7/A D Because you could see what's been running so hot in me F#5 E5 Bm7/A D But when I fell on the concrete, you went white as a sheet F#5 E5 Bm7/A D And wished that nothing in this world would ever hurt me. Well, keep wishing
[Verse 3]
(finger pick or lightly strum)
A E Bm7/A D Because when I look in my future, I don't see you and don't wish to A E Bm7/A D Idle talk made when I'm lying by your side on some Maine island A E Bm7/A D It's too funny to me, honey, so let's drop it F#5 E5 Bm7/A D If you really want to love me, well, then do it F#5 E5 Bm7/A D If you really want to love me, well, then do it