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Artist: The New Pornographers
Album:  Together
Song:   Crash Years
tabber: John Baer (eddiebauerman16@aol.com)
tabbed on 3/24/2010

Intro:(Acoustic with cello riff):

Chords: F, Am, Dm, C

Cello riff (transcribed for guitar, pluck each note): 
E-------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
B-------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
G-------------|------------|---0-------|-------------| 
D-------------|------------|-3--3-2----|-------------|
A---------3-0-|-----3-1----|-------3---|--0-3--------|
E-1---1-3-----|-1-3--------|---------1-|-1---1-------|

Verse 1: (continue intro chords w/cello riff- Neko)

       F (133211@1)            Am (x02210@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)        C (x32010@1)  The skirts go up, before the wall  among the madding crowds, 
       F (133211@1)                    Am (x02210@1)                  Dm (xx0231@1)   C (x32010@1)  They ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin
             F (133211@1)                    Am (x02210@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)         C (x32010@1)You are a living doll riding the circle tracks  behind the walls of clocks, 
           F (133211@1)                    Am (x02210@1)                 Dm (xx0231@1)   C (x32010@1)  In your ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin	


Chorus 1: (open strumming on power chords, no cello, Neko with Carl)
    Bb (x1333x@1)                       F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)  Traffic will slow for the crash years
    Bb (x1333x@1)                          F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)   C (x32010@1)  There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
    Bb (x1333x@1)                     F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)  Windows will roll for the crash years 
         Bb (x1333x@1)                     F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)  C (x32010@1)  There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule


After chorus chords: (with whistle) (x1)

F, Ab, F, Ab

Repeat intro chords and cello riff (x1) (electric played in background)

Verse 2: (played same as before)
           F (133211@1)                   Am (x02210@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)          C (x32010@1)   
   Now the candle's end, you are a light turned low  and like the rest of us,
                     F (133211@1)          Am (x02210@1)             Dm (xx0231@1)   C (x32010@1)   You've got those old, eternity blues, eternity blues
         F (133211@1)                            Am (x02210@1)       Bb (x1333x@1)              C (x32010@1) Your fingers raised, you're looking for the word, what you want is accident
                F (133211@1)               Am (x02210@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)  C (x32010@1)   And not the drag, spectacular view, what you can lose

Chorus 2:
     Bb (x1333x@1)                       F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)   Traffic will slow for the crash years
     Bb (x1333x@1)                          F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)   C (x32010@1)   There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
     Bb (x1333x@1)                       F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)   Windows will close in the crash years 

Bb (x1333x@1)                        F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)   Dm (xx0231@1)   C (x32010@1)   Honey child, you're not safe here, as a ruuuule
 
After chorus chords: (with whistle) (x1)

F, Ab, F, Ab

Bridge chord (no vocal):

Bb (strum several times, over cello)

Solo chords: (same as intro, with cello riff)

Chorus 3:

    Bb (x1333x@1)                       F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)  Traffic will slow for the crash years
    Bb (x1333x@1)                          F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)   C (x32010@1)  There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
    Bb (x1333x@1)                     F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)  Windows will roll for the crash years 
         Bb (x1333x@1)                     F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)  C (x32010@1)  There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule


After chorus chords: (with whistle) (x2)

F, Ab, F, Ab

Intro riff with cello (x1)

Outro verse: (x6) (after third repeat, instruments fade, voices on last refrain)

            F (133211@1)                 Am (x02210@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)                C (x32010@1)   And the ruins the wild, the ruins the wild, tonight will be an open mic.

End on an F chord.


Cheers, and Buy Mass Romantic, Electric Version, Twin Cinema, Challengers 
And "TOGETHER" DROPPING ON MAY 4, 2010!
www.thenewpornographers.com
-John Baer