Third Eye Blind – Exiles (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) • Capo 5

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Hey y'all! After watching Stephan play this live, I think I've got the tab pretty close to where it needs to be. Any additions, deletions, or suggestions you have are greatly appreciated! Intro (main riff):

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Verse 1:

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"The studio's red lights are a smoke-filled screen  Trying to find the sound, I can't
                                                    say what I mean"

(strum repeatedly)

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 "Are we breakin' up the band? The naturals of darks arts,  I think we like the feeling
                                                                      of falling....

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"Apart......"

Verse 2:

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    "And I remember everything I said,                               And I won't take it back"

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"In the silence of this breakup all my cracks are exposed, and then the night goes black
                                                                     on black."

Chorus 1: G Dsus2/E Bm7 G Cause I recognize something in you that makes me feel I'm not alone Dsus2/E Bm7 G I recognize something deeper than I've ever known Dsus2/E Bm7 G And we'll never change, we'll never have a home Dsus2/E This is ours now for awhile...

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   "We're exiles                     We are exiles..."

Verse 3:

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"A kitchen light at midnight, our flatmates              Before she makes
 are asleep                                       me go, it's about to go deep"

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"You're gonna miss us when we grow up, I'll      And I may be a mystery, but you were
miss your sweetness and your grief                         beyond belief"

Chorus 2: G Dsus2/E Bm7 When Ziggy Stardust plays at a karaoke bar G Dsus2/E Bm7 And I can't remember the DJ's name, everyone knows who you are G Dsus2/E Bm7 G And we'll never change, we'll never have a home Dsus2/E This is ours now for awhile... (Short instrumental break...can play song with or without it) Bridge: G Dsus2/E G Dsus2/E We're exiles We are exiles so G Dsus2/E We are exiles so slow G Dsus2/E We are exiles

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Verse 4:

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     "Come and sing it out, you're the                  Come and sing it out
        next best thing to the devil                at the crossroads, at the
                                                         crossroads yeah

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                                                                 "Ooooo ooooo oooooo oooooooo"

Chorus 3: G Dsus2/E Bm7 G Cause I recognize something in you that makes me feel I'm not alone Dsus2/E Bm7 G I recognize something deeper than I've ever known Dsus2/E Bm7 G And we'll never change, we'll never have a home Dsus2/E This is ours now for awhile...

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   "We're exiles                     We are exiles..."