• Song:

    Milk Thistle

  • Artist:

    Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band

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Milk Thistle - Conor Oberst (and the Mystic Valley Band)

I started posting corrections on the other tab then decided I had enough to do a new 
Go down and read what I mean by B11 first because I don't know the real chord name.

CAPO: 4th Fret

Intro: C  Bm
       C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em (022000@1)      C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)            BmMilk (x24432@1)thistle, milk thistle,
C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)  GLet (320003@1)me down slow,
C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1)  EmHelp (022000@1)me go slow,
        C (x32010@1)        DI've (xx0232@1)been carryin' on,
       C (x32010@1)          GI'm (320003@1)not scared of nothin',
           C (x32010@1)        GI'll (320003@1)go pound for pound,
      C (x32010@1)       GI (320003@1)keep death on my mind,
      C (x32010@1)     DLike (xx0232@1)a heavy crown.
     C (x32010@1)   DIf (xx0232@1)I go to heaven,
      C (x32010@1)       DI'll (xx0232@1)be bored as hell,
      C (x32010@1)     DLike (xx0232@1)a little baby,
     Am (x02210@1)           GAt (320003@1)the bottom of a well.


(At the end of a verse hammer on to the 3rd fret of the A string - so when you get to 
you play the bass string (E:-3-) then hammer on (A:-2h3-) then play the bass string again 
it's really simple and obvious when you listen to the song.)


C (x32010@1)         BmFair (x24432@1)child, fair child,
C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)     GHow (320003@1)are you man?
       C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)  EmDid (022000@1)you fix that storefront?
       C (x32010@1)         DDid (xx0232@1)you start that band?
        C (x32010@1)        GDon't (320003@1)be scared of nothin',
      C (x32010@1)       GYou (320003@1)go pound for pound,
            C (x32010@1)         GYou'll (320003@1)bring peace to midnight,
      C (x32010@1)      DLike (xx0232@1)a spotted owl.
      C (x32010@1)        DI'll (xx0232@1)be rootin' for you,
       C (x32010@1)      DLike (xx0232@1)my favourite team,
       C (x32010@1)    DIf (xx0232@1)somebody sweats you,
      Am (x02210@1)           GYou (320003@1)just point 'em out to me.


(Same hammering on as in the first verse)


(This next bit, along with most of the C Em Am parts is just the A string (A: -3-2-0- ))


C Em
AmAll (x02210@1)the sights and sounds,
B11This (x22222@1)little world's too crowded now,
           C**     D (xx0232@1)        G(Hammering (320003@1)as usual)
And there's only one way out.
C Em
AmAn (x02210@1)elevator ride,
B11Through (x22222@1)the tunnel towards the light,
       C**   D (xx0232@1)      G(Hammering) (320003@1)And I'm nowhere bound,
          C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)DKeep (xx0232@1)going up and down,
C (x32010@1)Em (022000@1)G(H) (320003@1)Up and down.


C (x32010@1)        BmNewspaper, (x24432@1)newspaper
     C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)GCan't (320003@1)take no more,
          C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)  EmYou're (022000@1)here every morning,
      C (x32010@1)     DWaitin' (xx0232@1)at my door.
        C (x32010@1)        GI'm (320003@1)just tryin' to kiss you,
       C (x32010@1)     GAnd (320003@1)you stab my eyes,
      C (x32010@1)      GMake (320003@1)me blue forever,
       C (x32010@1)    DLike (xx0232@1)an Island sky.
       C (x32010@1)      DAnd (xx0232@1)I'm not pretending,
        C (x32010@1)    DThat (xx0232@1)it's all okay,
           C (x32010@1)      DJust (xx0232@1)let me have my coffee,
         Am (x02210@1)            G(Hammering) (320003@1)Before you take away the day.


C (x32010@1)      BmLazarus, (x24432@1)Lazarus,
C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)   GWhy (320003@1)all the tears?
C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)  EmDid (022000@1)your faithful chauffer
C (x32010@1)       DJust (xx0232@1)disappear?
      C (x32010@1)        GWhat (320003@1)a lonesome feeling,
     C (x32010@1)         GTo (320003@1)be just waitin' round,
       C (x32010@1)          GLike (320003@1)some washed up actress,
    C (x32010@1)    DIn (xx0232@1)a Tinseltown.
   C (x32010@1)      DBut (xx0232@1)for the record,
       C (x32010@1)        DI'd (xx0232@1)come pick you up,
          C (x32010@1)      DWe'll (xx0232@1)head for the ocean,
        Am (x02210@1)              G(Hammering) (320003@1)Just say when you've had enough.


C Em
AmAll (x02210@1)the light and sound,
B11This (x22222@1)little world's too fragile now,
            C**    D (xx0232@1)       G(Hammering) (320003@1)And there's only one way out.
C Em
AmBut (x02210@1)if you let me slide,
B11I'll (x22222@1)do my best to make things right,
       C**  D (xx0232@1)      G(Hammering) (320003@1)And I'm nowhere bound,
           C (x32010@1)Em (022000@1) DKeep (xx0232@1)going up and down,
C (x32010@1)Em (022000@1) GUp (320003@1)and down.


C (x32010@1)           BmMilk (x24432@1)thistle, milk thistle,
C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)    GLet (320003@1)me down slow,
   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)    EmJust (022000@1)help me go slow,
         C (x32010@1)       DI've (xx0232@1)been hurrying on.
     C (x32010@1)        GI (320003@1)was poised for greatness,
     C (x32010@1)       GI (320003@1)was down and out
      C (x32010@1)          GI (320003@1)keep death at my heels
      C (x32010@1)     DLike (xx0232@1)a basset hound
    C (x32010@1)     DIf (xx0232@1)I go to heaven,
      C (x32010@1)      DI'll (xx0232@1)be bored as hell,
      C (x32010@1)      DLike (xx0232@1)a crying baby,
     Am (x02210@1)          G(No (320003@1)hammering)
At the bottom of a well.

Notes:
B11 - I'm not sure the real chord name so I'll tab it out instead.

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

C** - In the live version I have on video at this point after a brief strum he plays:

E|-------------|
A|-------------|
D|-------0h2p0-|
G|-0h2p0-------|
B|-------------|
e|-------------|

But on the album version he doesn't so it's a nice variation to include if you want.

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