Shakey Graves – Late July (Guitar)

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to write this tab, per the UG community's request. The request is for Chords, but I feel it would be silly to not at least write out the tabs for the Intro and Hook, which painstakingly took 4hrs :\ Enjoy! Once you have the Intro and Hook down then it should be easy to follow the lead sheet. Time signature: 4/4 Tuning: Dadgad

[Intro]
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  a 4 e +  1   2  3 +  4    1  2   3  a 4 e +
d|------------------|-------------------|12--11----------|------------------|
a|------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------11--9---|7---9---11---------|---------11-9---|7--11--9----------|
d|------------0---0-|--0---0----0-----0-|--0---0--0----0-|--0--0----0-----0-|
a|------------------|------------ 8/9---|----------------|------------8/9---|
D|----------0---0---|0---0---0----------|0---0--0----0---|0--0---0----------|

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  a 4 e +  1   2 + 3 +  4  1   2   3   4 e + a  1   +  2  + 3  +  4 e +
d|-12---11----------|-------------------|12--11---------|------------------0-|-------0----------------|
a|------------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------------|
g|----------11--9---|7---9---11---------|----------11-9-|7---11--9-----------|0-----------------------|
d|----0---0---0---0-|--0---0----0-----0-|---0--0---0----|--0---0---0-----9---|----9-----9----9------9-|
a|------------------|------------ 8/9---|---------------|------------9/10----|-------10---10----9/10--|
D|--0---0---0---0---|0---0---0----------|0---0---0----0-|0---0---0-----------|------------------------

                                                           (Hold)
 1  +                1   + a 2   +   3     4  + a  1 e +   2    3   4
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a|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
g|-------------------|------6---------7----------6-|--------6----------|
d|---9----9---9----9-|----8-------8------8------8--|--8-----8----------|
a|10---10---10--10---|9-------9-------9-----9------|----9--------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|

 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
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a|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
g|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
d|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
a|---5-----5-----7-----7-|---9-----9-----7-----7-|---5-----5-----7-----7-|---9-----9-----7-----7-|
D|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|

 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +                          1             3  +  4
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a|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
g|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
d|---5-----5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-----5-|5-------------5--5-----|
a|---5-----5-----7-----7-|---9-----9-----7-----7-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|5-------------5--5-----|
D|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-------------5--5-----|

[Hook]
 1 e + a 2 e + a 3   +   4   +     1  +  2 e + a 3 e + a 4   +
d|----------2-----4-------4--------|---3--0-------0-------2---0--|
a|------0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
g|--4------------------------------|--------2-------0---0--------|
d|----4-------4-------4-------4----|---3------3-------2-------0--|
a|2-------2-------2-------2--------|1-----1-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

 1  e  +   2  e  +   3  e  +   4      1  e  +   2  +  3
d|------------------------------------|----------------------|
a|------------------------------------|----------------------|
g|------------------------------------|----------------------|
d|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
a|------0---------0---------0---------|------0---------------|
D|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|

[Verse 1]

   D
Oh gold digger took my money yeah

Dipped my heart and hands in honey Oh Snake Lady stole my savings Told gold digger she was having my babies

     G
Well, gold digger swung, snake lady fell

  F#
I took Gold Digger up to Chapel Hill

   G
Oh, I married her fast, murdered her young

Oh, took my money back and made my run [Verse 2]

      D
Well, bus driver, all in red

Yeah, go pull this bus over and end up dead Yeah go drive this bus down to Mexico Park it on a cliff where that good grass grows

       G
Till a chopper came along one sunny day

      F#
Oh, to burn my crops, lock me away

[Refrain]

         G
Well I'm eager, young and qualified

Got a date with that chair, oh, in late July Ooooh

[Hook]
 1 e + a 2 e + a 3   +   4   +     1  +  2 e + a 3 e + a 4   +
d|----------2-----4-------4--------|---3--0-------0-------2---0--|
a|------0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
g|--4------------------------------|--------2-------0---0--------|
d|----4-------4-------4-------4----|---3------3-------2-------0--|
a|2-------2-------2-------2--------|1-----1-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

 1  e  +   2  e  +   3  e  +   4      1  e  +   2  +  3
d|------------------------------------|----------------------|
a|------------------------------------|----------------------|
g|------------------------------------|----------------------|
d|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
A|------0---------0---------0---------|------0---------------|
D|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|

[Verse 3]

             D
Oh yea, well My mama, old and grey

Sittin' at-a home weepin' away Oh. Her only boy washed down the drain Gonna take her son oh and lock him away

      G
Well, mama should be proud of me

      F#
Oh, I lived like a man, I'll die like a king

[Refrain]

          G
Cause I'm eager, young and qualified

Got a date with that chair, oh, in late July Ooooh [Verse 4]

     D
But, my pappa his old and fat

His chewin his cigar with his hair slicked back Yeah, roll him over, beat him black Say it's from that boy oh he never had

    G
Well, papa should be in my place

      F#
Oh to fry like bacon, hang like lace

[Refrain]

          G
Cause I'm eager, young and qualified

Got a date with that chair, oh, in late July so

[Hook]
 1 e + a 2 e + a 3   +   4   +     1  +  2 e + a 3 e + a 4   +
d|----------2-----4-------4--------|---3--0-------0-------2---0--|
a|------0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
g|--4------------------------------|--------2-------0---0--------|
d|----4-------4-------4-------4----|---3------3-------2-------0--|
a|2-------2-------2-------2--------|1-----1-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

 1  e  +   2  e  +   3  e  +   4      1  e  +   2  +  3
d|------------------------------------|----------------------|
a|------------------------------------|----------------------|
g|------------------------------------|----------------------|
d|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
a|------0---------0---------0---------|------0---------------|
D|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|

[Verse 5]

   D
Call Big Betty, yeah, my old squeeze

Kiss you so good, you go weak in the knees Come to see her old man pop I wanna have you there, when my big heart stops

    G
But don't you worry, don't you fret

   F#
Oh I won't die with no regrets

[Refrain]

            G
Because I'm eager, young and qualified

Well I'm eager, young and starry-eyed Well the big leagues call, oh you know that I reply I got a date with that chair, oh, in late July

[Hook]
 1 e + a 2 e + a 3   +   4   +     1  +  2 e + a 3 e + a 4   +
d|----------2-----4-------4--------|---3--0-------0-------2---0--|
a|------0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
g|--4------------------------------|--------2-------0---0--------|
d|----4-------4-------4-------4----|---3------3-------2-------0--|
A|2-------2-------2-------2--------|1-----1-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

 1  e  +   2  e  +   3  e  +   4      1  e  +   2  +  3
d|------------------------------------|----------------------|
a|------------------------------------|----------------------|
g|------------------------------------|----------------------|
d|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
A|------0---------0---------0---------|------0---------------|
D|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|

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