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The Horrible Crowes song Cherry Blossom, the 6th track of the record: 'Elsie'. It's in
standard tuning, and no capo. The song appears difficult to learn and play, however once
the chord shapes, which are very simple are learnt, the rest falls into place. The 
chords in the Chorus are played as the barre chord variants, whereas the chords in the bridge
are played in the open variants.

Intro: (In Arpeggios): The arpeggios include the open notes from the GBE strings. So:

B5:   C#5 (x133xx@4)  Bm(4)    Aadd9 (x02420@1)          Bmsus4 (A)      B7sus4 (x22200@1)    F#mE|--0------0------0---------0----------------0-----0---------5---------[2]---| (244222@1)B|--0------0------0---------0----------------5-----5---------5---------2-----|
G|--4------6------4---------4----------------4-----4---------4---------2-----|
D|--4------6------5---------5----------------0-----0---------4---------4-----|
A|--2------4------5---------x----------------5-----5---------x---------4-----|
E|--x------x------0---------5----------------0-----(5)--------x---------x----|
The number in [] is an optional note, which you're pretty much at liberty to play, after
all, it is your cover.

Intro:
B5, C#5, Bm (4) Bm(4)/A, B7sus4, Bmsus4, Bmsus4/A,

B5, Bm(4), Bm(4)/A,

B7sus4, Bmsus4, Bmsus4/A

Verse 1:
B5 (x244xx@1)         C#5 (x133xx@4)                             Bm(4)/A
I drive this car through the city every night
B7sus4 (x22200@1)                       Bmsus4 Bmsus4/A
There's a quiet I never heard     before
B5 (x244xx@1)                      C#5 (x133xx@4)    Bm(4)/A
And lonely, my sister could not describe
B7sus4 (x22200@1)                  Bmsus4 Bmsus4/A
All the good things gone      wrong

Chorus Variant 1:
AAnd (x02220@1)there was blood on my teeth
F#mFrom (244222@1)the long winter here
ABones (x02220@1)broke in half
AA (x02220@1)stain on my shirt
F#mFrom (244222@1)a couple hours out with the boys
EAnd (022100@1)all good things come to an end
B5 (x244xx@1)                           C#5 (x133xx@4)      Bm(4)/A
And all memory has left my bones

Interlude: B7sus4, B7sus4, B7sus4/A

Verse 3:
B5 (x244xx@1)   C#5 (x133xx@4)                       Bm(4)/A
If I drove straight off this bridge
B7sus4 (x22200@1)                B7sus4B7sus4/A
Only God and my baby      would know
B5 (x244xx@1)      C#5 (x133xx@4)                      Bm(4)/A
I'm sure she'd be laughing, come during spring
B7sus4 (x22200@1)                           Bmsus4 Bmsus4/A
With some fella who just said the right thing

Chorus Variant 2:
AAnd (x02220@1)there was blood on my teeth
F#mFrom (244222@1)just what they did here
ABones (x02220@1)broke in half
AA (x02220@1)stain on my shirt
F#mFrom (244222@1)a couple hours out with the boys
EAnd (022100@1)all good things come to an end

Bridge:
Dsus4 (xx0233@1)                               F#mSee (244222@1)all I can do is think about you
         Bm (x24432@1)                                    AAnd (x02220@1)miss all your kisses like the spring
EBut (022100@1)if I had a sign
                                                Dsus4That (xx0233@1)one day you'd be mine again, oh no
F#m (244222@1)                                 Bm (x24432@1)   AIf (x02220@1)I could hold you right then
 EAs (022100@1)the chill in this season sputtered and spit and died with...

Chorus Variant 3:
ABlood (x02220@1)on my teeth
F#mFrom (244222@1)just what they did here
ASnow (x02220@1)tumbling down on the ground
F#mAnd (244222@1)me stumbling out of my heart
A (Diminuendo)
Finding cherry blossoms on the hood of my car
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