The Avett Brothers – Bleeding White (Guitar)

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You will have to listen to this song to get the strum pattern. It's like a |D D| |U D U| |D D| |U D U| where each partition set is per chord, and the 2nd and 4th chords lead into the 3rd and the 1st. All verses keep repeating the strum pattern and the intro chords, and in the verses you don't play the lick off the 2nd G chord from the intro, licks are detailed below. The chords don't all line up in the verses here, but if you get the strum pattern down and know the song well enough to sing along you can figure it out. If you're just playing along with, keep the same beat and you'll be fine. [Intro] Em C G Bm Em C G [Verse 1]
Em                C             G                Bm
   I'm bleeding white from my clothes, but I'm lying in the snow

Em     C       G        Bm
   So nobody knows I'm dying

Em              C             G             Bm
   If I stand on my feet, will the plan be complete

Em           C    G       Bm      Em
   Or is the plan me not trying
[Chorus]
            A                    C                       D              Em  C  G  Bm  Em
I left you behind, but you can find me if I don't wander too far away
[Verse 2]
Em                  C          G                Bm
   Perhaps in another life, I would be more like you

Em                  C          G                Bm
   Or you more like me, let's just disagree

Em                  C          G                Bm
   Don't say you know my type

Em                  C          G                Bm           Em
   I'm one of a kind let's thank god, for merciful variety
[Chorus]
            A                    C                       D
I left you behind, but you can find me if I don't wander too far away
[Bridge]
              C        D7     G
It's too far along to feign ignorance

          C       D7     G
Too far along to play it down

            Am     Dsus2      C
And you're far too smart to fall for

     Am       Dsus2         A
The part that I've been playing
[INTERLUDE] (Em C G Bm) 4x [Verse 3]
Em                      C          G                Bm           Em
   Yeah, I'm bleeding gold in the streets but there's no one to see

             C    G          Bm
   Because the kingdom is empty

Em                  C          G                Bm
   They all left in the night, spirits broken in spite

Em      C      G          Bm
   Of all the promise of morning
[Chorus]
            A                    C                       D
I left you behind, but you can find me if I don't wander too far away

Em                      C    G        Bm
   Yeah, if you don't wander too far away

Em                      C    G        Bm
   Yeah, if you don't wander too far away

Em                      C    G        Bm
   Oh, if you don't wander too far away

Em                      C    G        Bm
   Yeah, if you don't wander too far away
[OUTRO] Em D C Bm Am Em N.C. LICK 1 N.C. Low E 0 - 3 - 5 slide to 7, (then on the A string) 3, (back to E string) 7 - 3 So the notes are E - G - A slide to B - C (on the A string) B - G (back on the E string) N.C. LICK 2 - just off the A string A 0 - 2 - 3 - 5 repeating 4-6 times sped up with each pass (again, listen to the song)