St. Vincent – The Strangers (Guitar Tab)
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Artist: St. Vincent
Album: Actor
Song: The Strangers
Tabbed by: Cristian Mendez-Garcia
As played on Acoustic live on Lake Fever Sessions
www.lakefeversessions.com
[Intro]
e--7-9-10--12--9----7-8-10---5p3----8p6---------| B--7-------9---9----5--------3--3---6---6-8--10-| G--7-------9---9----5--------3---3--6-----------| D--7-------9---9----5--------3------5-----------| A-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------|
The verse chords are: D / A / Em / A / G / Em / G / A
Here is how you play each chord:
Structure for D: e------------------------| B------------------------| G------11---------11-----| D----12--12-----12--12---| A------------------------| E-10---------10----------| Structure for A: e------------------------| B------------------------| G------6---------6-------| D----7--7------7--7------| A------------------------| E-5---------5------------| Structure for Em: e------------------------| B------------------------| G------0---------0-------| D----2---2-----2---2-----| A------------------------| E-0---------0------------| Structure for G: e------------------------| B------------------------| G------4---------4-------| D----5---5-----5---5-----| A------------------------| E-3---------3------------|
[Verse]
D A
Lover, I don’t play to win
Em A G Em G A
For the thrill until I’m spent
D A
You showed up with a black eye
Em A G Em G A A
Looking to go start a fight
FILL: e-2p0----------| B-----2p0------| G---------2p0--| D--------------| A-0------------| E--------------| -->Play 4x
D A
I threw flowers in your face
Em A G Em
on my sisters wedding day, Paint the black hole blacker
G A
Paint the black hole blacker
D A
Playboys under the mattress
Em A G Em
Like I wouldn’t notice, Paint the black hole blacker
G A A
Paint the black hole blacker
[Chorus] e-7-9-7--9------5-7-5--7------3-5-3--5--------2---------| B-7------6------5------4------3------2---------3-----2--| G-7------7------5------5------3------3----------2----2--| D----------8-9-----------6-7-----------4-5--0-----------| A--------------------------------------------------0----| E-------------------------------------------------------|
What do I share? What do I keep? From all the Strangers
who sleep where I sleep?
PLAY FILL
[Verse 2]
D A
Desperate don’t look good on you
Em A G Em
Neither does your virtue, Paint the black hole blacker
G A
Paint the black hole blacker
D A
Good souls have more better sons
Em A G Em
Better souls born worse once, Paint the black hole blacker
G A A
Paint the black hole blacker
PLAY FILL over these lyrics:
What do I share? What do I keep? From all the Strangers
who sleep where I sleep?
[Verse 3]
D A
You showed up with a black eye
Em A G Em G A
Looking to finish a fight
D A
Lover I don’t play to win
Em A G Em G A
For the thrill until I’m spent
[Outro] e-7-9-7--9------5-7-5--7------3-5-3--5--------2---------| B-7------6------5------4------3------2---------3-----2--| G-7------7------5------5------3------3----------2----2--| D----------8-9-----------6-7-----------4-5--0-----------| A--------------------------------------------------0----| E-------------------------------------------------------| e-7-9-7--9------5-7-5--7------3-5-3--5--------2---------| B-7------6------5------4------3------2---------3-----2--| G-7------7------5------5------3------3----------2----2--| D----------8-9-----------6-7-----------4-5--0--------2--| A--------------------------------------------------0----| E-------------------------------------------------------|
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