The Hold Steady – Yeah Sapphire (Guitar Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
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Tabbed by: Spence
Email: [email protected]
Main riff:
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Verse:
Yeah, Sapphire
I'm sick and I'm tired and I'm fried
And you gotta believe me
Yeah, Sapphire
If I cross myself when I come,
Would you maybe receive me?
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Verse 2.0:
Yeah, Sapphire
You were feisty at first,
But I broke you and I showed you the tempo
Sacramento,
It swung at us first
But it ended up going down gentle
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Chorus:
Sapphire, if Cheyenne's too small We'll haul it all back to St. Paul I was just about to call you When you called e|--2--2-----------------2--2-----------------2--2----------------0----| B|--2----2----2--3-2-----2----2----2--3-2-----2----2----2--3-2----0--2-| G|--2------2--2------2---2------2--2------2---2------2--2-----2---1--2-| D|--4---------2----------4---------2----------4---------2---------2--2-| A|--4---------0----------4---------0----------4---------0---------2--0-| E|--2--------------------2--------------------2-------------------0----|
Verse 1 + 2.0 together:
Yeah, Sapphire
I know the last time we touched
I came on a bit rough, please forgive me
Yeah, Sapphire
After you left, it was a big sketchy mess
They almost killed me
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Chorus:
Sapphire, if Cheyenne's too small We'll haul it all back to St. Paul I was just about to call you When you called e|--2--2-----------------2--2-----------------2--2----------------0---| B|--2----2----2--3-2-----2----2----2--3-2-----2----2----2--3-2----0---| G|--2------2--2------2---2------2--2------2---2------2--2-----2---1---| D|--4---------2----------4---------2----------4---------2---------2---| A|--4---------0----------4---------0----------4---------0---------2---| E|--2--------------------2--------------------2-------------------0---| Sapphire, if St. Paul don't call We've always got Aberdeen 'Cause dreams they seem to cost money But money costs some dreams e|--2--2-----------------2--2-----------------2--2----------------0---| B|--2----2----2--3-2-----2----2----2--3-2-----2----2----2--3-2----0---| G|--2------2--2------2---2------2--2------2---2------2--2-----2---1---| D|--4---------2----------4---------2----------4---------2---------2---| A|--4---------0----------4---------0----------4---------0---------2---| E|--2--------------------2--------------------2-------------------0---|
Bridge:
It went just as you predicted e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------7-7-7-8--7-7-7-8--------| G|-------------------------------------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------| D|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------| I swear there must be something in your dreams e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------7-7-7-8--7-7-7-8--------| G|-------------------------------------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------| D|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------| It all went down exactly like your visions e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------9-9-9-10-9-9-9-10-------| G|-------------------------------------9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--------| D|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------| And I know you said don't call until I'm clean e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------| I'm not drunk, I'm cut I'm gushing blood And I need someone to come and pick me up e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9-9-9-10--9-9-9-10--9-9-9-10--9-9-9-10------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|--2~~--------| A|--2~~--------| E|--0~~--------|
Outro:
I was a skeptic at first, but these miracles work I was a skeptic at first, but these miracles work I was a skeptic at first, but these miracles work I was a skeptic at first, but these miracles work e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9h10p9-------------10-12---10--12--10-------------------------------| G|---------11--9--11---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
End:
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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