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Artist: St. Vincent
 Album: Actor
  Song: The Strangers

Tabbed by: Cristian Mendez-Garcia

As played on Acoustic live on Lake Fever Sessions
www.lakefeversessions.com

Intro:

e--7-9-10--12--9----7-8-10---5p3----8p6---------|
B--7-------9---9----5--------3--3---6---6-8--10-|
G--7-------9---9----5--------3---3--6-----------|
D--7-------9---9----5--------3------5-----------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|


The verse chords are: D / A / Em / A / G / Em / G / A

Here is how you play each chord:

Structure for D:
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------11---------11-----|
D----12--12-----12--12---|
A------------------------|
E-10---------10----------|

Structure for A:
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------6---------6-------|
D----7--7------7--7------|
A------------------------|
E-5---------5------------|

Structure for Em:
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------0---------0-------|
D----2---2-----2---2-----|
A------------------------|
E-0---------0------------|

Structure for G:
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------4---------4-------|
D----5---5-----5---5-----|
A------------------------|
E-3---------3------------|


VERSE:

D (xx0232@1)           ALover, (x02220@1)I don't play to win
Em (022000@1)          A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)    Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) AFor (x02220@1)the thrill until I'm spent

D (xx0232@1)           AYou (x02220@1)showed up with a black eye
Em (022000@1)          A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)     Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)ALooking (x02220@1)to go start a fight

FILL:
e-2p0----------|
B-----2p0------|
G---------2p0--|
D--------------|
A-0------------|
E--------------| -->Play 4x


D (xx0232@1)             AI (x02220@1)threw flowers in your face
Em (022000@1)           A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)                  Emon (022000@1)my sisters wedding day, Paint the black hole blacker
G (320003@1)                  APaint (x02220@1)the black hole blacker

D (xx0232@1)               APlayboys (x02220@1)under the mattress
Em (022000@1)             A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)                  EmLike (022000@1)I wouldn't notice, Paint the black hole blacker
G (320003@1)                  A (x02220@1)     APaint (x02220@1)the black hole blacker

Chorus:
e-7-9-7--9------5-7-5--7------3-5-3--5--------2---------|
B-7------6------5------4------3------2---------3-----2--|
G-7------7------5------5------3------3----------2----2--|
D----------8-9-----------6-7-----------4-5--0-----------|
A--------------------------------------------------0----|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

What do I share? What do I keep? From all the Strangers
who sleep where I sleep?

PLAY FILL


Verse 2:

D (xx0232@1)                  ADesperate (x02220@1)don't look good on you
Em (022000@1)              A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)                  EmNeither (022000@1)does your virtue, Paint the black hole blacker
G (320003@1)                  APaint (x02220@1)the black hole blacker
D (xx0232@1)                  AGood (x02220@1)souls have more better sons
Em (022000@1)              A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)                  EmBetter (022000@1)souls born worse once, Paint the black hole blacker
G (320003@1)                  A (x02220@1)     APaint (x02220@1)the black hole blacker

PLAY FILL over these lyrics:
What do I share? What do I keep? From all the Strangers
who sleep where I sleep?

Verse 3:

D (xx0232@1)                  AYou (x02220@1)showed up with a black eye
Em (022000@1)       A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) ALooking (x02220@1)to finish a fight
D (xx0232@1)           ALover (x02220@1)I don't play to win
Em (022000@1)            A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)AFor (x02220@1)the thrill until I'm spent

Outro:
e-7-9-7--9------5-7-5--7------3-5-3--5--------2---------|
B-7------6------5------4------3------2---------3-----2--|
G-7------7------5------5------3------3----------2----2--|
D----------8-9-----------6-7-----------4-5--0-----------|
A--------------------------------------------------0----|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

e-7-9-7--9------5-7-5--7------3-5-3--5--------2---------|
B-7------6------5------4------3------2---------3-----2--|
G-7------7------5------5------3------3----------2----2--|
D----------8-9-----------6-7-----------4-5--0--------2--|
A--------------------------------------------------0----|
E-------------------------------------------------------|