Artist: Admiral Fallow
Song: These Barren Years
Album: Boots Met My Face

Tabbed by Stud_Muffin

Capo 2
Key: E major
EADGBe tuning

Introduction

Lead/Melody (not relative to capo/actual frets you play it on)

E|12-11-12--------|-------------------|
B|------------12--|-14--10--12--9-----|
G|----------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|

Harmony Line (played by flute, not relative to the capo again)

E|16-14-16-12-----|-14--11--12--9-----|
B|----------------|-------------------|
G|----------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|



Verse 1

D (xx0232@1)                     GPepper (320003@1)your paper with spelling mistakes
D (xx0232@1)                       GBefriend (320003@1)the popular and piss-rip the geeks
A (x02220@1)                         GCatwalk (320003@1)your blue shoes for attention's sake
A (x02220@1)                         GSniff (320003@1)up the glue pots and put on the shakes

Introduction x2

Verse 2

D (xx0232@1)                               GLine (320003@1)up the punch lines till the class cracks up
D (xx0232@1)                               GYou (320003@1)keep your head low, till the pressure's stopped
A (x02220@1)                                 GPull (320003@1)all the stops out for future 'Wife of the Month'                            
A (x02220@1)                          GPromise (320003@1)to hold her through blindness and health (and we'll sing)

Chorus

D (xx0232@1)                    
Grow old with me (we'll share the pitfalls)
GWe'll (320003@1)fill the sea (answer the cat calls)
DWe'll (xx0232@1)watch the world (fall from the inside)
GWe'll (320003@1)watch the world (fall from the inside)

Introduction x2

Flute Solo

Bridge

D (xx0232@1)                          GHow (320003@1)long will this last?
D (xx0232@1)                             GHow (320003@1)long will this last?
D (xx0232@1)                                         GHow (320003@1)long will this last; these, the barren years?
A (x02220@1)                                             GPromise (320003@1)to hold her through these barren years

(NC)                     
Grow old with me (we'll share the pitfalls)
GWe'll (320003@1)fill the sea (answer the cat calls)
DWe'll (xx0232@1)watch the world (fall from the inside)
GWe'll (320003@1)watch the world (fall from the inside)

D (xx0232@1)                    
Grow old with me (we'll share the pitfalls)
GWe'll (320003@1)fill the sea (answer the cat calls)
DWe'll (xx0232@1)watch the world (fall from the inside)
GWe'll (320003@1)watch the world (fall from the inside)

D (xx0232@1)                    
Grow old with me (we'll share the pitfalls)
GWe'll (320003@1)fill the sea (answer the cat calls)
DWe'll (xx0232@1)watch the world (fall from the inside)
GWe'll (320003@1)watch the world (fall from the inside)