Owen – Use Your Words (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Artist: Owen Song: Use Your Words Album: At Home with Owen (Track 4) Tabbed by: [email protected] --- feel free to message me with comments or corrections NOTES: This "Kitchen Style" version has some song structure differences with the album version. This version only includes parts of the song played in the video. Notes marked with an asterisk (*) should be played quickly together in ascending order as a single 1/8th note. All lyrics are in the approximate location.
[Verse 1]
D |---------0-----------|------------------|---------0-----------|------------------|
A |-------0---------0---|------------------|-------0---------0---|------------------|
F#|----*1-------0-------|------------------|----*1-------0-------|------------------|
D |---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|
A |--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|
D |-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|
"Those books you've read .... in your youth like holidays at home continue to remind you"

D |---------0-----------|-------------------|---------0-----------|------------------|
A |-------0---------0---|-------------------|-------0---------0---|------------------|
F#|----*1-------0-------|-------------------|----*1-------0-------|------------------|
D |---*0----------2---0-|-----0-------0-----|---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|
A |--*2-----------------|-------h4----------|--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|
D |-*2--------4-------5-|----------h5-------|-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|
               "Of who you were .............. and who you are"

[Interlude 1]
D |---------0-----------|------------------|---------0-----------|-----------------|
A |-------0---------0---|------------------|-------0---------0---|-----------------|
F#|----*1-------0-------|------------------|----*1-------0-------|-----------------|
D |---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|---*0----------2---0-|-----------------|
A |--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|--*2-----------------|-----------------|
D |-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|-*2--------4-------5-|-----------------|
                                                                  "Some pages"

[Verse 2]
D |---------0-----------|------------------|---------0-----------|------------------|
A |-------0---------0---|------------------|-------0---------0---|------------------|
F#|----*1-------0-------|------------------|----*1-------0-------|------------------|
D |---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|
A |--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|
D |-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|
    "Bent ......... the spines are creased and worn ........ all signs of being adored"

D |---------0-----------|------------------|---------0-----------|------------------|
A |-------0---------0---|------------------|-------0---------0---|------------------|
F#|----*1-------0-------|------------------|----*1-------0-------|------------------|
D |---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|
A |--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|
D |-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|
                 "And those words somehow meant more to you .......... than who"

[Bridge 1]
D |-X--0----0----0----7-|-----------------|
A |-X--0----0----0----7-|-----------------|
F#|-X--0----0----0----7-|-----------------|
D |-12-12---11---12---7-|-(hold chord)----|
A |-9--9----9----9----7-|-----------------|
D |-9--9----9----9----7-|-----------------|
                           "They were written for"

[Chorus 1]
D |---4-------------|---0--------------|---4-------------|---0--------------|
A |-----5-----------|-7----------0-----|-----5-----------|-7----------0-----|
F#|-------5---------|-----7~-----------|-------5---------|-----7~-----------|
D |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A |---------------4-|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-5-------------4-|------------------|-5-------------7-|------------------|

D |---4-------------|--0-------------|
A |-----5-----------|-7--0-----------|
F#|-------5---------|---7----0-------|
D |-----------------|------5---0h2/4-|
A |---------------4-|----------------|
D |-5-------------4-|----------------|
                      ^^^^  
(NOTE: These four notes are syncopated together quickly)

[Interlude 2]
D |---------0-----------|------------------|---------0-----------|-----------------|
A |-------0---------0---|------------------|-------0---------0---|-----------------|
F#|----*1-------0-------|------------------|----*1-------0-------|-----------------|
D |---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|---*0----------2---0-|-----------------|
A |--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|--*2-----------------|-----------------|
D |-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|-*2--------4-------5-|-----------------|
                                                                  "Those blankets in your"

[Verse 3]
D |---------0-----------|------------------|---------0-----------|------------------|
A |-------0---------0---|------------------|-------0---------0---|------------------|
F#|----*1-------0-------|------------------|----*1-------0-------|------------------|
D |---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|
A |--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|
D |-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|
    "Bed ............ so tattered and sad ... they've seen enough sleepless nights both good and bad"

D |---------0-----------|------------------|---------0-----------|------------------|
A |-------0---------0---|------------------|-------0---------0---|------------------|
F#|----*1-------0-------|------------------|----*1-------0-------|------------------|
D |---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|
A |--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|
D |-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|
         "To pen a short story ....................... or a few dumb songs"

[Bridge 2]
D |-X--0----0----0----7-|--------------------|
A |-X--0----0----0----7-|--------------------|
F#|-X--0----0----0----7-|-----7-7h8---7\-----|
D |-12-12---11---12---7-|-----7-7-----7\-----|
A |-9--9----9----9----7-|-----7-7h9---7\-----|
D |-9--9----9----9----7-|-----7-7-----7\-----|
           "Or ain't it about time you've moved on"

[Chorus 2]
D |------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A |------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
F#|------------------|-------------------|----------------- |-------------------|
D |---/4---7---4---7-|---7/9---4-------7-|---4---/7---4---7-|---7/9---4-------7-|
A |------5-------5---|-------------7-5---|-----5--------5---|-------------7-5---|
D |----------4-------|-5---------5-------|-2--------4-------|-5---------5-------|

D |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-----------------|-------------------|---------------- |-----------------|
D |---4---7---4---7-|---7/9---4-------7-|---4---7---4---7-|-----------------|
A |-----5-------5---|-------------7-5---|-----5-------5---|-----------------|
D |-2-------4-------|-5---------5-------|-2-------4-------|-5---------------|

[Bridge 3]
D |-X--0----0----0----7-|-----------------|
A |-X--0----0----0----7-|-----------------|
F#|-X--0----0----0----7-|-----------------|
D |-12-12---11---12---7-|-(hold chord)----|
A |-9--9----9----9----7-|-----------------|
D |-9--9----9----9----7-|-----------------|
                         "Those books you've" 

[Outro]
D |-0-------------0-|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-----------------|
A |-5-------------0-|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------|
F#|-5-------------0-|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------|
D |-0-------------4-|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-----------------|
A |-X-------------4-|-----------------|-X-------------X-|-----------------|
D |-5-------------4-|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------|
   "Read ............ you'll read again ................. after enough time" 

D |-0-------------0-|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-----------------|
A |-5-------------0-|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------|
F#|-5-------------0-|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------|
D |-0-------------4-|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-----------------|
A |-X-------------4-|-----------------|-X-------------X-|-----------------|
D |-5-------------4-|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------|
   "Passes ... you'll remember some names but not how they end after enough time"

D |-0-------------0-|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-----------------|
A |-5-------------0-|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------|
F#|-5-------------0-|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------|
D |-0-------------4-|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-----------------|
A |-X-------------4-|-----------------|-X-------------X-|-----------------|
D |-5-------------4-|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------|
   "Passes ... and your heart will break all over again ... after enough time"

D |-0-------------0-|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-----------------|
A |-5-------------0-|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------|
F#|-5-------------0-|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------|
D |-0-------------4-|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-----------------|
A |-X-------------4-|-----------------|-X-------------X-|-----------------|
D |-5-------------4-|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------|
   "Passes ...... and so on ....... and so forth"

D |---4-------------|---0--------------|---4-------------|---0--------------|
A |-----5-----------|-7----------0-----|-----5-----------|-7----------0-----|
F#|-------5---------|-----7~-----------|-------5---------|-----7~-----------|
D |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A |---------------4-|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-5-------------4-|------------------|-5-------------7-|------------------|

D |---4-------------|--0-------------|
A |-----5-----------|-7--0-----------|
F#|-------5---------|---7----0-------|
D |-----------------|------5---0h2/4-|
A |---------------4-|----------------|
D |-5-------------4-|----------------|
                      ^^^^  
(NOTE: These four notes are syncopated together quickly)

D |---------0-----------|------------------|---------0-----------|-------------------|
A |-------0---------0---|------------------|-------0-------------|-------------------|
F#|----*1-------0-------|------------------|----*1-------0-------|-------------------|
D |---*0----------2---0-|------------0-----|---*0----------2---0-|-------------------|
A |--*2-----------------|-----0h4----------|--*2-------------4---|-----0h2-----------|
D |-*2--------4-------5-|---------h5-------|-*2--------4---------|-5-----------------|