tabber: John Baer Intro:(Acoustic with cello riff): Chords: F5 , A5 , D5 , C5 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) F5 A5 Bb5 C5 The skirts go up, before the wall among the madding crowds, F5 A5 D5 C5 They ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin F5 A5 Bb5 C5 You are a living doll riding the circle tracks behind the walls of clocks, F5 A5 D5 C5 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) Bb5 F5 C5 Traffic will slow for the crash years Bb5 F5 C5 D5 C5 There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule Bb5 F5 C5 Windows will roll for the crash years Bb5 F5 C5 D5 C5 There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule After chorus chords: (with whistle) (x1) F5 , Ab5 , F5 , Ab5 Repeat intro chords and cello riff (x1) (electric played in background) Verse 2: (played same as before) F5 A5 Bb5 C5 Now the candle's end, you are a light turned low and like the rest of us, F5 A5 D5 C5 You've got those old, eternity blues, eternity blues F5 A5 Bb5 C5 Your fingers raised, you're looking for the word, what you want is accident F5 A5 D5 C5 And not the drag, spectacular view, what you can lose Chorus 2: Bb5 F5 C5 Traffic will slow for the crash years Bb5 F5 C5 D5 C5 There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule Bb5 F5 C5 Windows will close in the crash years Bb5 F5 C5 D5 C5 Honey child, you're not safe here, as a ruuuule After chorus chords: (with whistle) (x1) F5 , Ab5 , F5 , Ab5 Bridge chord (no vocal): Bb (strum several times, over cello) Solo chords: (same as intro, with cello riff) Chorus 3: Bb5 F5 C5 Traffic will slow for the crash years Bb5 F5 C5 D5 C5 There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule Bb5 F5 C5 Windows will roll for the crash years Bb5 F5 C5 D5 C5 There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule After chorus chords: (with whistle) (x2) F5 , Ab5 , F5 , Ab5 Intro riff with cello (x1) Outro verse: (x6) (after third repeat, instruments fade, voices on last refrain) F5 A5 D5 C5 And the ruins the wild, the ruins the wild, tonight will be an open mic. End on an F chord.