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Artist: King Creosote
Title: Lavender Moon
Album: Kenny and Beth's Musakal Boat Rides
Website: http://www.kingcreosote.com/
Record Label: Fence Records http://www.fencerecords.com/

This song was not written by King Creosote but rather by his brother, who goes by the name
Pip Dylan and plays guitar on the song. It also features James Yorkston on backing vocals.

Tuning: EADGBe
Capo 3
Fingerpicked

There are various hammer-ons, pull-offs and other variations throughout
the song that can easily be improvised.This tab is roughly what the song sounds like, i think
it is probably about 90% accurate. Just play around with it to the record. Fantastic Song.
Any queries or corrections feel free to comment (especially on the lyrics).


Intro


	F (133211@1)E |-------------    ----------------|
 B |----------0--    ----------------|
 G |----0--------    ----0-----0-----|
 D |-------3-----    ----------------|
 A |-3-----------    -3-----2--------|
 E |-------------x7     -------------|


 E |----------------------------------0-------------------------|
 B |----------0h1p0h1p0h1p0-----------------------1-------------|
 G |----0-----------------------0-----------0-----------0-----0-|
 D |-------3-----------------------3-----------3-----------0----|
 A |-3-----------------------3-----------3-----------2----------|
 E |------------------------------------------------------------| x2

	A (x02220@1)E |----------------------0-------------------------|
 B |----------0-----------------------0-----------0-|
 G |----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|
 D |-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----|
 A |-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|
 E |------------------------------------------------|

 E |---------------------------|
 B |------3---------3----------|
 G |-------------0-----0-------|
 D |-3/5----5/3----------------|
 A |----------------------3--2-|
 E |---------------------------|

 E |------------------------------------------------------------|
 B |----------0h1p0h1p0h1p0-----------1-----------1-----------0-|
 G |----0-----------------------0-----------0-----------0-------|
 D |-------3-----------------------3-----------3-----------0----|
 A |-3-----------------------3-----------3-----------2----------|
 E |------------------------------------------------------------|

 E |----------------------------------0-------------------------|
 B |----------0h1p0h1p0h1p0-----------------------1-------------|
 G |----0-----------------------0-----------0-----------0-----0-|
 D |-------3-----------------------3-----------3-----------0----|
 A |-3-----------------------3-----------3-----------2----------|
 E |------------------------------------------------------------|


Lyrics and Structure

		A (x02220@1)    E |---------------------0---------------------------|
     B |----------0-----------------------0-----------0--|
     G |---2-----------2-----------2-----------2---------|
     D |-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
     A |-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
     E |-------------------------------------------------|

		G (320003@1)	E|----------------------0-----------------------| (022100@1) 	B|----------3-----------------------3---------3-| (x2444x@1) 	G|----0-----------0-----------0------------0----| (320003@1) 	D|----------------------------------------------| (xx0232@1) 	A|-------2-----------2-----------2----0-2-------| (x02220@1) 	E|-3-----------3-----------3--------------------| (022100@1)
A (x02220@1)		G (320003@1) Had a dream last night of you

		C (x32010@1)   E |----------------------0---------------------------|
     B |----------1-----------------------1-----------1--|
     G |----0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|
     D |-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
     A |-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
     E |-------------------------------------------------|

		Em (022000@1)	E|----------------------0-------------------------| (022100@1) 	B|----------3-----------------------3-------------| (x2444x@1) 	G|----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----0-| (320003@1) 	D|-------0-----------0-----------0----------------| (xx0232@1) 	A|-2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----2----| (x02220@1) 	E|------------------------------------------------| (022100@1)
		    C (x32010@1)		EmWandering (022000@1)down an empty street from down a lane
A (x02220@1)   GSo (320003@1)I ran up to you

	alt Em (022000@1)	E|----------------------0-------------------------| (022100@1) 	B|----------3-----------------------3-----------3-| (x2444x@1) 	G|----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------| (320003@1) 	D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----| (xx0232@1) 	A|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------| (x02220@1) 	E|------------------------------------------------| (022100@1)
		C (x32010@1)	alt EmTripping (022000@1)over cobble stones when I awoke

Alone and in vain

		Chorus 1
 	E|-----------------------------------------------| (022100@1) 	B|----------1-----------1-----------1----------0-| (x2444x@1) 	G|----0-----------0-----------0----------0-------| (320003@1) 	D|-------3-----------3-----------3----------0----| (xx0232@1) 	A|-3-----------3-----------3----------2----------| (x02220@1) 	E|-----------------------------------------------| (022100@1)
 	E|----------------------------------0-------------------------| (022100@1) 	B|----------0h1p0h1p0h1p0-----------------------1-------------| (x2444x@1) 	G|----0-----------------------0-----------0-----------0-----0-| (320003@1) 	D|-------3-----------------------3-----------3-----------0----| (xx0232@1) 	A|-3-----------------------3-----------3-----------2----------| (x02220@1) 	E|------------------------------------------------------------| (022100@1)
 	E|----------------------0-------------------------| (022100@1) 	B|----------0-----------------------0-----------0-| (x2444x@1) 	G|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------| (320003@1) 	D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----| (xx0232@1) 	A|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------| (x02220@1) 	E|------------------------------------------------| (022100@1)
		Lick
 	E|---------------------------| (022100@1) 	B|------3---------3----------| (x2444x@1) 	G|-------------0-----0-------| (320003@1) 	D|-3-5----5-3----------------| (xx0232@1) 	A|----------------------3--2-| (x02220@1) 	E|---------------------------| (022100@1)
		Chorus 2
 	E|------------------------------------------------------------| (022100@1) 	B|----------0h1p0h1p0h1p0-----------1-----------1-----------0-| (x2444x@1) 	G|----0-----------------------0-----------0-----------0-------| (320003@1) 	D|-------3-----------------------3-----------3-----------0----| (xx0232@1) 	A|-3-----------------------3-----------3-----------2----------| (x02220@1) 	E|------------------------------------------------------------| (022100@1)
 	E|----------------------------------0-------------------------| (022100@1) 	B|----------0h1p0h1p0h1p0-----------------------1-------------| (x2444x@1) 	G|----0-----------------------0-----------0-----------0-----0-| (320003@1) 	D|-------3-----------------------3-----------3-----------0----| (xx0232@1) 	A|-3-----------------------3-----------3-----------2----------| (x02220@1) 	E|------------------------------------------------------------| (022100@1)
A (x02220@1)	   GI (320003@1)felt empty and confused
			C (x32010@1)EmI (022000@1)sat there with your clothes near me
A (x02220@1)		GI (320003@1)reached up and grabbed a lamplight
		     CWhich (x32010@1)fell and broke
		Chorus 1
Well the what a day (???)

A (x02220@1)	    GI (320003@1)stared through empty eyes
	     COf (x32010@1)lavender moon and I
EmFar (022000@1)beyond your tears now
A (x02220@1)    G (320003@1)		    CStill (x32010@1)outside in the mist, drenched to the bone
	 alt EmAnd (022000@1)you sang
	      Chorus 1
Everything's all right

Lick
Chorus 2

A (x02220@1)		GWe'd (320003@1)walked through summer fields
		  C (x32010@1) alt Em (022000@1)		Chorus 1
Live the life of sin (???), cry on hard walls together, we did everything

A (x02220@1)		GWell (320003@1)at night we talked and talked
		      C (x32010@1)     EmQuestioned (022000@1)what the future embraced
A (x02220@1)  GHugging (320003@1)perfect shapes all day
		Chorus 1
We'd lie and sleep in

Lick
Chorus 2

ABut (x02220@1)now you've left and gone
G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)   EmAnd (022000@1)all I have are memories of you
A (x02220@1)	  GThey (320003@1)return to me when I'm asleep
CWhen (x32010@1)dreams
alt Em
What I want to say was true (???)

Outro

 	E|------------------------------------------------------------| (022100@1) 	B|----------0h1p0h1p0h1p0-----------1-----------1-----------0-| (x2444x@1) 	G|----0-----------------------0-----------0-----------0-------| (320003@1) 	D|-------3-----------------------3-----------3-----------0----| (xx0232@1) 	A|-3-----------------------3-----------3-----------2----------| (x02220@1) 	E|------------------------------------------------------------| (022100@1)
 	E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (022100@1) 	B|----------0h1p0h1p0h1p0-----------1-----------1-----1-----1----1-| (x2444x@1) 	G|----0-----------------------0-----------0------------------------| (320003@1) 	D|-------3-----------------------3-----------3-----3-----3----3----| (xx0232@1) 	A|-3-----------------------3-----------3---------------------------| (x02220@1) 	E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (022100@1)						...getting quieter
 	E|------------------------------------------------------| (022100@1) 	B|----------0--------0----------------0h1p0h1p0h1p0h1p0-| (x2444x@1) 	G|-------2-----2--------2----------0--------------------| (320003@1) 	D|----2-----------2-------------3-----------------------| (xx0232@1) 	A|-0-------------------------3--------------------------| (x02220@1) 	E|------------------------------------------------------| (022100@1)
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