Tigers Jaw – Guardian (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro]
Listen for the timing. The Bm and D are transition chords for the A and G and played for only one beat.
     Bm A      D   G
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|---7--6------11--4------| (x2)
D|---0--0------0---0------|
A|---x--x------x---x------|
E|---7--5------10--3------|
[Verse 1]
       Bm     A
Down a spiral stairway

             D   G
Like a blackout memory

            Bm   A
You prop up your work

              D  G
Like a figure of straw

             Bm            A         D G
Keeping your ghosts from the garden

                      Bm       A     D G
But is it red ripe or deadened skin?

          Bm      A     D G
Spiraling further in

          Bm      A     D G
Spiraling further in
[Chorus]
G                     Bm
  Burn a candle to my skin

         A              G
Turn the handle, let me in

                        Bm    A     G
I can not be your guardian anymore

                    Bm
Burn a candle to my skin

         A              G
Turn the handle, let me in

                      Bm      A        G
I can not be your medicine anymore, anymore
[Play intro riff twice] Bm A D G (x2) [Verse 2]
         Bm      A
I am a moment in time

                  D     G
When your eyes start to wander

                    Bm  A
And your head starts to spin

              D   G
From the simplest task

                  Bm   A     D G
Deciding what you will wear

                    Bm       A     D G
Finding faults in a straight line

             Bm       A     D G
I have to remember to stop

           Bm    A          D G
Wringing out the same cloth
[Chorus]
G                     Bm
  Burn a candle to my skin

         A              G
Turn the handle, let me in

                        Bm    A     G
I can not be your guardian anymore

                    Bm
Burn a candle to my skin

         A              G
Turn the handle, let me in

                      Bm      A        G
I can not be your medicine anymore, anymore

[Bridge]
    G      Bm A F#m G    Bm      Bm A     F#m G
e|-----|---------------|-------|---------|---------|
B|-----|o--------------|-------|---------|---------|
G|--4--|---7--6--2--4--|--7----|--7-6----|--2-4----|
D|--0--|---0--0--0--0--|--0----|--0-0----|--0-0----|
A|--x--|o--x--x--x--x--|--x----|--x-x----|--x-x----|
E|--3--|---7--5--2--3--|--7----|--7-5----|--2-3----|

    Bm A F#m G     Bm      D  D      A A  (x4) A
e|--------------|-------|---------|---------|-----|
B|--------------|-------|---------|--------o|-----|
G|--7--6--2--4--|--7----|--11-11--|--6-6----|--6--|
D|--0--0--0--0--|--0----|--0--0---|--0-0----|--0--|
A|--x--x--x--x--|--x----|--x--x---|--x-x---o|--x--|
E|--7--5--2--3--|--7----|--10-10--|--5-5----|--5--|
[Play bridge riff four times] [Chorus]
G                     Bm
  Burn a candle to my skin

         A              G
Turn the handle, let me in

                        Bm    A     G
I can not be your guardian anymore

                    Bm
Burn a candle to my skin

         A              G
Turn the handle, let me in

                      Bm      A        G
I can not be your medicine anymore, anymore

[Outro]
     Bm A F#m G  Bm
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---7--6--2--4--7~---|
D|---0--0--0--0--0~---|
A|---x--x--x--x--x~---|
E|---7--5--2--3--7~---|