The Meaning of a Ritual by Villagers (Tabbed by Dylan Colley) This is the version from Villagers debut LP, Becoming a Jackal, with the unusual chords he uses and all. These are the chords used: A: D: Bm: E: C#7: C#aug7(w5): F#m: F#m7: D/A: D/Ab: e|---0----2----2----0----4---------5------2------2--------------------| B|---2----3----3----0----6---------6------2------2------7------7------| G|---2----2----4----1----4---------4------2------2------7------7------| D|---2----0----4----2----6---------6------4------2------7------7------| A|---0---------2----2----4---------4------4------4------x------x------| E|------------------0---------------------2------2------5------4------| The song comes in with organ, but it's then joined by acoustic guitar. I'm just going to call the C#aug7(w5) the C#aug7 from here on in: Intro: A D AD A (x02220@1) DMy (xx0232@1)love is selfish Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) EAnd (022100@1)I bet that yours is too C#7 (x4342x@1) C#aug7 C#7 (x4342x@1) F#m (244222@1) F#m7What (131141@2)is this peculiar word called truth Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) D/Ab A (x02220@1) DMy (xx0232@1)love is selfish Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) EAnd (022100@1)it cares not who it hurts C#7 (x4342x@1) C#aug7 C#7 (x4342x@1) F#m (244222@1) F#m7It (131141@2)will cut you out to satisfy its thirst Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) D/Ab For the meaning of a ritual so habitual and cursed A (x02220@1) DMy (xx0232@1)love is selfish Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) EHow (022100@1)it separates the earth C#7 (x4342x@1) C#aug7 C#7 (x4342x@1) F#m (244222@1) F#m7It (131141@2)takes every shiny stone but leaves the dirt Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) D/Ab For the cowards in the corner who just don't know what they're worth C#7 (x4342x@1) C#aug7 C#7 (x4342x@1) F#m (244222@1)F#m7They've (131141@2)been twisted by a hollow kind of pain Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) D/Ab Oh I can see it in their eyes but I ignore it every day, coz A (x02220@1) DMy (xx0232@1)love is selfish Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) EAnd (022100@1)remembers everything C#7 (x4342x@1) C#aug7 C#7 (x4342x@1) F#m (244222@1) F#m7Like (131141@2)the first time it was moved enough to sing Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) D/Ab How it dangled on that stage just like a puppet on a string