The Mars Volta – Televators (Guitar Acoustic)

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Artist : The Mars Volta Song : Televators Album : De-loused in the Comatorium Acoustic guitar arrangement close to original recording. Thanks to Pjøtr for making the original tab and this version easier to write. Time Signature: 3/4 (6/8) [Chords] *Verse*
Bm                G
754xxx            3554xx
*Chorus*
Em                Gadd9     Gadd#9   Em       Bm       A7sus4
022003            3x5435    3x5436   022000   799777   55778x
*Bridge*
Bm                A         Em7      Dmaj7 /(F#)       A/C#
x24432            x02220    x79787   x9(12)(11)(10)9   x4225x
Be mindful of voicings since some of the notes are more emphasised than others in the recording which really makes sense, at least to me.
[Intro B, and G Pattern]
(Finger picking if you want throughout the song except strum stops, mutes and let rings)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------4---------4----------4----------4----------|
D|-4---------4----------4----------4------------------5----------5---------5----------5--|
A|-5---5---5------5---5------5---5------5---5-----5----------5---------5-----------5-----|
E|-7-7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7---7---3-3---3---3--3---3---3--3---3---3--3---3---|
[Verse 1]
           Bm
Just as he hit the ground

               G
They lowered a tow that

                         Bm
stuck in his neck to the gills

             G
Fragments of sobriquets

          Bm
Riddle me this

                 G
Three half eaten corneas
Who hit the aureole
          Bm
Stalk the ground

          G
Stalk the ground
[Chorus 1]
                Em
You should have seen

                          Gadd9
The curse that flew right by you

Gadd#9  Em
Page of concrete

                        Gadd9
Stained walks crutch in hobbled sway

Gadd#9  Em
Auto-da-fé

            Gadd9      Gadd#9
A capillary hint of red

Em
Only this manupod

Bm          A7sus4    Bm
Crescent in shape has escaped
G Bm G [Verse 2]
                   Bm                   
The house half the way, fell empty with

                G
Fell empty with teeth

                                    Bm
That split both his lips mark these words

                   G
One day this chalk outline will circle this city

       Bm
Was he robbed of the asphalt
That cushioned his face?
  G
A room-colored charlatan
Hid in a safe
          Bm
Stalk the ground

          G
Stalk the ground
[Chorus 2]
                Em
You should have seen

                          Gadd9
The curse that flew right by you

Gadd#9  Em
Page of concrete

                        Gadd9
Stained walks crutch in hobbled sway

Gadd#9  Em
Auto-da-fé

            Gadd9      Gadd#9
A capillary hint of red

Em
Only this manupod

Bm          A7sus4    Bm
Crescent in shape has escaped
G Bm G [Bridge]
         Bm
Pull the pins

          A
Save your grace

           Em7
Mark these words

       Dmaj7 A/C#
On his grave

         Bm
Pull the pins

          A
Save your grace

           Em7
Mark these words

       Dmaj7 A/C#
On his grave

         Bm
Pull the pins

          A
Save your grace

           Em7
Mark these words

       Dmaj7 A/C#
On his grave 
[Chorus 3]
                Em
You should have seen

                          Gadd9
The curse that flew right by you

Gadd#9  Em
Page of concrete

                        Gadd9
Stained walks crutch in hobbled sway

Gadd#9  Em
Auto-da-fé

            Gadd9      Gadd#9
A capillary hint of red

Em                      Bm
Everyone knows the last toes are

A7sus4                Bm
Always the coldest to go
[Outro] Bm