The War On Drugs – Arms Like Boulders (Guitar Tab)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Alex Rodriguez E-mail: [email protected]

Intro riff
        C        Em        G
e|-------------------------3----------------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0----------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2----------------------------------------|
E|-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----------------------------------------|

 Riff for every time it goes from Am to G
e|--------3---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-111111-0---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-222222-0---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-222222-0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-000000-2---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------3---------------------------------------------------------|

Riff for the "I wont lay my body down" parts
    Am     Em     G
e|----------------3-------------------------------------------------|
B|-111111-000000--0-------------------------------------------------|
G|-222222-000000--0-------------------------------------------------|
D|-222222-222222--0-------------------------------------------------|
A|-000000-222222--2-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------000000--3-------------------------------------------------|

In some live videos I've seen he sometimes does variations for the C chord

e|-----3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-3-1-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro riff x4 Em C G And so now, now that you realize C G That planets are spheres with oil on the inside C G And your god is only a catapult C G Waiting for the right time to let you go C G G/C Into the unknown just to watch you hold your breath Am G Yeah and surrender your fortress Em C G And your thoughts will tumble like rocks do C G Over the valleys of factory oceans C The Turkish carpets are flapping G Am G As the wind drops you down to the surface Am G Yeah when you're looking for your sweet heart Em C G C G And you're, you're the kind to hide your eyes from the sun C G And in your world the strong survive Am Em G But I won't lay my body down Intro riff x4 Em C G Let me tell you, your arms are like boulders C G And your shoulders are cliffs, but your head keeps rolling off C G And your spine it is weak from the weight on your shoulders Am G And from difference of opinion Em C G There is a song you hear on the radio C G It's a funeral march so you change the channel C G But it's all you hear as you're driving up the 101 C G From Mexico to California Am G Am G Yeah there's no snow when you're looking for your sweet heart Am G Am G There's no snow when you're looking for your answers Em C G C G Yeah you're, you're the kind to hide your eyes from the sun C G And in your world the strong survive Am Em G But I won't lay my body down Intro riff x8 Em C G C Yeah by the time they get your letter of explanation G You'll be dead and gone C G Barking up a new tree and eyeing up some new friends C G And scaring off the families while tidying up your loose ends C G Chasing squirrels around your property C G Making sure that they know that this is your kingdom Am G Am G And nothing will stop it, yeah nothing will stop it Am G Am G If nothing can stop it, yeah nothing will stop it Em C G C G And you're, you're the kind to hide your eyes from the sun C G And in your world the strong survive Am Em G But won't you lay your body down Em C G C Yes and now, now's the time to wrap your ears G C G Around the sounds of your train coming round ??? Am Em C G ??? But you don't have to lay everything down Intro riff x1 ************************************ | / 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 ************************************