The Milk Carton Kids – Stealing Romance (Guitar Tab)
Capo 7
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Chords
The following is a dictation of both Joey’s and Kenneth’s parts.
Joey’s part is pretty simple 3/4 finger-picking for which I used chord symbols.
If you are playing this alone, Kenneth plays some notes that change some of the chords very slightly.
If you are playing this on your own, then you can change the Bb to a Bb6 and the last D to a Dmaj7.
Kenneth’s part is tabbed out to include the specifics of what he is playing.
Below are the voicings for the chords used:
F#m7b5 G(5) G Bb A7(b6)* ______________________________________ e| -5- -3- -3- -1- -1- B| -5- -3- -3- -3- -2- G| -5- -0- -4- -3- -0- D| -4- -x- -5- -3- -2- A| -x- -x- -5- -1- -0- E| -x- -3- -3- -x- -x- ______________________________________
*I call this an A7(b6) because it is an A7 (there is an E natural in there [A E G C# F])
with a minor 6th on top. An A7b13 tends to imply there is a 9th in the chord (and perhaps an 11th),
so I decided to go with an A7(b6).
Joey’s Part:
[Intro] e|---------1---| B|-------2-----| G|-----0-------| D|---2---------| A|-0-----------| E|-------------|
[Verse 1]
D F#m7b5 G(5)
I get away stealing romance
D F#m7b5 G(5)
From those who have left it behind
D F# G Bb
I'll be the step in your slow dance
D A7 A7(b6)
This time
[Verse 2]
D F#m7b5 G(5)
Why feel foolish we're smiling
D F#m7b5 G(5)
A grade school romance with wine
D F# G Bb
I'll be the tick-tock in your wristwatch
D A7
Be mine
[Bridge]
F#m G D
A break in the rain that's real
F#m Bm G
Nothing's the same and still
E A7 A7(b6)
Like home life
[Verse 3]
D F#m7b5 G(5)
Fall in the park under rain clouds
D F#m7b5 G(5)
A shot in the dark for a kiss
D F# G(5) Bb
A heart to restore to an old life
D A7 A7b6
To miss
[Verse 4]
D F#m7b5 G(5)
I get away stealing romance
D F#m7b5 G(5)
I've come by it fairly, it's true
D F# G(5) Bb
There's grace and a smile and a slow dance
D
And you
[Outro]
|D |F#m7b5 |G(5) | |
|D |F#m7b5 |G(5) | |
|D |F# |G |Bb |
|D |A7(b6) |D | |
Kenneth’s Part:
I used multiple recordings to write this down. So this will likely not be verbatim to a single
performance.
I tried to give all the options of things that Kenneth does for those little fills.
Mix and match how you like. I would cut out some of the fills to make it less busy though.
Capo VII
[Intro] e|---------0---| B|-------3-----| G|-----3-------| D|---4---------| A|-5-----------| E|-------------| [Verse 1] G Bm7b5 C 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------1--1--------|-----1-----1--------| G|-------0-----0-----|--------2-----2-----|--------0--------4--|--------2-----0-----| D|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------2-----------|-----------------0--| A|-------------------|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--------------------| E|-3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G Bm7b5 C 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------1-----1-----|--------1-----------| G|-------0-----0-----|--------2-----2-----|--------0-----0-----|--------0-----------| D|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------0-----2-----|--------2-----------| A|-------------------|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--------------------| E|-3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--3-----------------| G B7 C Eb6 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----|--------1-----1-----|------1-------------| G|-------0-----0-----|--------2-----2-----|--------0-----0-----|----0---------------| D|-------0-----0-----|--------1-----1-----|--------2-----2-----|--1-----------------| A|-------------------|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--------------------| E|-3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G D D+ 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--3-----------------| G|-----------------0-|--------------------|--------------3–----|--3-----------------| D|-------------------|--------------------|--------4-----4-----|--4-----------------| A|-------------------|--2-----3-----4-----|--5-----5-----5-----|--5-----------------| E|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| [Verse 2] G Bm7b5 C 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------1--1--------|-----1-----1--------| G|-------0-----0-----|--------2-----2-----|--------0--------4--|--------2-----0-----| D|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------2-----------|-----------------0--| A|-------------------|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--------------------| E|-3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G Bm7b5 C 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------3--|--------------------| B|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------1--1--------|-----------1--------| G|-------0-----0-----|--------2-----2-----|--------0-----0-----|-----------------0--| D|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------2-----------|--------------------| A|-------------------|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--------------------| E|-3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G B7 C Eb6 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----|--------1-----1-----|------1-------------| G|-------0-----0-----|--------2-----2-----|--------0-----0-----|--0-----------------| D|-------0-----0-----|--------1-----1-----|--------2-----2-----|----1---------------| A|-------------------|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--------------------| E|-3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G D7 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + a | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G|-------------0--2h-|-h4--2--0----------0–|-----0-----0-----0--|-----0--------------| D|----------0--------|-----------------2---|--4-----2-----1-----|--0-----------------| A|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------3-----1-----| E|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------| [Bridge] Bm C 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----|--------1-----1-----|--------1-----1-----| G|-------4-----4-----|--------4-----4-----|--------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----| D|-------4-----4-----|--------4-----4-----|--------2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----| A|-2-----------------|--------------------|--3-----------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|--2-----------------|--------------------|--3-----------------| G 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------| B|-------0-----0-----|--------------------| G|-------0-----0-----|--------------------| D|-------0-----0–----|--------0-----------| A|-------------------|--2-----------1-----| E|-3-----------------|--------------------| Bm Em 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------|--------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----| B|-------3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----|--------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----| G|-------4-----4-----|--------4-----4-----|--------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----| D|-------4-----4-----|--------4-----4-----|--2-----------------|--------------------| A|-2-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--2-----------------| E|-------------------|--2-----------------|--------------------|--------------------| C C#dim D D+ 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|------(0)----------|--------0-----------|--------2-----2-----|--2-----6-----------| B|-------1-----------|--------x-----------|--------3-----3-----|--3-----7-----------| G|-------0-----------|--------6-----------|--------2-----2-----|--3-----7-----------| D|-------2-----2-----|--------5-----5-----|--0-----------------|--0-----0-----------| A|-3-----------------|-4------------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| [Verse 3] G Bm7b5 C 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-7-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|------(0)---(0)----|--------3-----3-----|--------1--1--------|-----1-----1--------| G|------(0)---(0)----|--------2-----2-----|--------0--------4--|--------2-----0-----| D|------(0)---(0)----|--------3-----3-----|--------2-----------|-----------------0--| A|-------------------|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G Bm7b5 C 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------------------|--------------------| G|-------0-----0-----|--------2-----2-----|--------0-----------|--0-----------0-----| D|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--2-----------2/\5--|-------(5)----------| A|-------------------|--2-----------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|-3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G6 B7 C Eb 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------0-----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------3-----------|--------0-----0-----|--------1-----1-----|------4-------------| G|-0-----0-----0–----|--------2-----2-----|--------0-----0-----|----0---------------| D|-------------------|--------1-----1-----|--------2-----2-----|--5-----------------| A|-------------------|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G D D+ 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--3-----------------| G|-----------------0-|--------------------|--------------3–----|--3-----------------| D|-------------------|--------------------|--------4-----4-----|--4-----------------| A|-------------------|--2-----3-----4-----|--5-----5-----5-----|--5-----------------| E|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| [Verse 4] G Bm7b5 C 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------1--1--------|-----1-----1--------| G|-------0-----0-----|--------2-----2-----|--------0--------4--|--------2-----0-----| D|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------2-----------|-----------------0--| A|-------------------|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--------------------| E|-3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G Bm7b5 C 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------3-----3-----|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------1-----1-----|--------1-----------| G|-------0-----0-----|--------2-----2-----|--------0-----0-----|--------0-----------| D|-------0-----0-----|--------3-----3-----|--------0-----2-----|--------2-----------| A|-------------------|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--------------------| E|-3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--3-----------------| G B7 C Eb6 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-------3-----3-----|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------0-----0-----|--------0-----0-----|-------------1------|------1-------------| G|-------0-----0-----|--------2-----2-----|--------------------|--0-----------------| D|-------0-----0-----|--------1-----1-----|--------2-----------|----1---------------| A|-------------------|--2-----------------|--3-----------------|--------------------| E|-3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| [Outro] G Bm7b5 C 1 + 2 + 3 T T | 1 + 2 + 3 T T | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + a | e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------| B|---2b3---------2-1-|--0-----------------|-----1-----------1--|-----1---------------| G|-------------------|-----0--------------|-----------4--------|--2-----0----------0-| D|-0-----------------|----------------0-1-|--2-----0-----------|-----------------0---| A|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------| E|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------| G Bm7b5 C 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------0---------0--|--0--0--0-----------|--------------------|-----------------3--| G|-2--4--4–p2p0----0--|--0--0--0-----------|--------------------|--------------------| D|--------------0-----|--3--2--0-----------|-----0--1--2--1--2--|--------------0-----| A|--------------------|-----------0--1--2--|--3-----------------|--3-----------------| E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G B7 C Eb6 1 + 2 + 3 e + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-3--3---------------|--------4-----3--4--|--5-----3-----1-----|----1---------------| G|-2--4--2--0---------|-----2--------x--x--|--0-----0-----0-----|---0-------------0--| D|-------------0-1-2--|--4--------4--3--4--|--5-----3-----2-----|--1-----------------| A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| ^-arpegiate-^ G D+ Gmaj7 G6 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + | e|-7--3--------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----0--------------| B|-------3-----------|-----------3--5--7--|--3-----------------|----3---------------| G|----------5--4--0--|--------3-----------|--------------4-----|---4----------------| D|-------------------|-----4--------------|--------4-----------|--0-----------------| A|-------------------|--5-----------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| rit.
Here are the chords to Kenneth’s part if you want to simplify it:
[Verse 1]
G Bm7b5 C
I get away stealing romance
G Bm7b5 C
From those who have left it behind
G B7 C Eb6
I'll be the step in your slow dance
G D D+
This time
[Verse 2]
G Bm7b5 C
Why feel foolish we're smiling
G Bm7b5 C
A grade school romance with wine
G B7 C Eb6
I'll be the tick-tock in your wristwatch
G D
Be mine
[Bridge]
Bm C G
A break in the rain that's real
Bm Em C
Nothing's the same and still
A7 D D+
Like home life
[Verse 3]
G Bm7b5 C
Fall in the park under rain clouds
G Bm7b5 C
A shot in the dark for a kiss
G B7 C Eb6
A heart to restore to an old life
G D D+
To miss
[Verse 4]
G Bm7b5 C
I get away stealing romance
G Bm7b5 C
I've come by it fairly, it's true
G B7 C Eb6
There's grace and a smile and a slow dance
G
And you
[Outro]
|G |Bm7b5 |C | |
|G |Bm7b5 |C | |
|G |B7 |C |Eb6 |
|G |D+ |Gmaj7 | |
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
|(n) Suggested note
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
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