Old 97's – What We Talk About (Guitar)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into making this Tab.*** Recommend a strum using combined picking and strumming motion. Gm* = Rapid fire strumming followed by a 1 solid finale strum [Instrumental]
|       | Gm     | Gm     | Bb     |
  Drums
| D | Gm | Gm | Bb | | D | Gm [Verse 1]
Gm                          Bb         D
Well the hour is late for a visit on a whim

Gm                          Bb            D
Well the hour is late for a quiet drunken talk

Gm                         Bb            D
  I don't begrudge you the anger in your voice

Gm                      Bb          D    N.C.
No I don't begrudge you anything at all
[Bridge]
N.C.         Gm                           Bb               D
Cause I know...that the time is scarce in Laredo with your friends

Gm                   Bb           D
Your on hoiday, on a bender, in a daze

Gm                            Bb            D
  You find all nite food in a diner full of noise

Gm                              Bb               D        N.C.
  Where the bad mood walks like ants across your plates
[Chorus]
N.C.              Gm
Cause I know what this is

                D
This is what we talk about

                   Cm     Gm
When we talk about love.....

                   D
When we talk about love

                 Gm
Yeah I know what this is

                D
This is what we talk about

                   Cm     Gm
When we talk about love.....

                   D
When we talk about love.....
[Instrumental] | Gm | Gm | Bb | D | | Gm | Gm | Bb | D | | Gm | Gm | Bb | D | | Gm | Gm | Bb | D | [Verse 2]
N.C.          Gm            Bb              D
Well the city lights are on fuses that have blown

Gm                                    Bb           D
  So the city sleeps, cause there's nothin else to do

Gm                               Bb               D
  Well the couch is deep and the phone receiver's warm

Gm                          Bb           D D D D D D D D
  I miss you much too badly to convey to you
[Chorus]
N.C.              Gm
Cause I know what this is

                D
This is what we talk about

                   Cm     Gm
When we talk about love.....

                   D
When we talk about love

                 Gm
Yeah I know what this is

                D
This is what we talk about

                   Cm     Gm
When we talk about love.....

                   D
When we talk about love

D                 Gm
Cause I know what this is

                D
This is what we talk about

                   Cm     Gm
When we talk about love.....

                   D
When we talk about love......
[Outro] | Gm | Gm | Bb | D | | Gm | Gm | Bb | D | | Gm | Gm | Bb | D | | Gm | Gm | Bb | D D D D D D | Gm* Gm N.C.