The Paper Kites – The Mortal Boy King (Guitar Tab)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Darren I think this is their version. Close enough anyways... Enjoy! I got a little lazy and didn't chart out every single note, hence the (x12) things you see. If this is confusing, I can surely change it. Tuning: DADF#AD Night Falls We're covered Ooo ver

 D|---0---------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
 A|---0---------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
F#|---12--------------------------------------------------------------5---------|
 D|---0---------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
 A|---12--------------------------------------------------------------5---------|
 D|---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-\5--5--5--5|

                   Now                       We're        Covered    over       
 D|---0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0----------|
 A|---0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0----------|
F#|---12--------------7-----------------------------------------------5----------|
 D|---0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0----------|
 A|---12--------------7-----------------------------------------------5----------|
 D|---12--12--12--12-\7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-/5--5--5--5-|

Now Daylight...Sometimes it comes too soon And I don't want

 D|---0------------0-------------0------------0-----------------0-----------0-----------|
 A|---0------------0-------------0------------0-----------------0-----------0-----------|
F#|---12-----------12------------5------------12----------------7-----------5-----------|
 D|---0------------0-------------0------------0-----------------0-----------0-----------|
 A|---12-----------12------------5------------12----------------7-----------5-----------|
 D|--/12-12(x16)---12-12(x16)---\5--5--5--5--/12--12--12--12---\7--7 (x16)--5--(x8)-----|

    to   sleep..And I remember lending? softer ears to my lungs? Lyrics?
 D|---------0---------I----0----------0--------0-----------0-------------I-----------|
 A|---------0---------I----0----------0--------0-----------0-------------I-----------|
F#|---------12--------I----5----------8--------7-----------12--repeat----I-----------|
 D|---------0---------I----0----------0--------0-----------0-------------I-----------|
 A|---------12--------I----5----------9--------7-----------12------------I-----------|
 D|---------12--(x12)-I----5--(x8)----9--(x8)--7--7--7--7--12-(x16)------I-----------|

 D|-------------------------------0------------0--------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------0------------0--------------------------------|
F#|-Then back and forth between---12---and-----5------Then back to the beginning|
 D|-------------------------------0------------0--------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------12-----------5--------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------12-----------5--------------------------------|

    The 'We're getting older' part at the end                        (and repeat)
 D|----0----------0------------0-----------0---------0-------0------0------0----------|
 A|----0----------0------------0-----------0---------0-------0------0------0----------|
F#|----8----------7------------8-----------7---------12------5------12-----5----------|
 D|----0----------0------------0-----------0---------0-------0------0------0----------|
 A|----9----------7------------9-----------7---------12------5------12-----5----------|
 D|----9-(x16)----7---(x4)-----9--(x16)----7--(x4)---12------5------12-----5----------|

     The ending             (Back and forth except the last three)
 D|-----0----------0----------------------0-----------0-----------0----------------|
 A|-----0----------0----------------------0-----------0-----------0----------------|
F#|-----12---to----5----------------------8-----------5-----------0---let 'er ring-|
 D|-----0----------0----------------------0-----------0-----------0----------------|
 A|-----12---------5----------------------9-----------5-----------0----------------|
 D|-----12--------\5---------------------/9--7--7--7-/5--5--5--5--0----------------|