• Song:

    Fragile Bird

  • Artist:

    City And Colour

  • Album:

    "Little Hell"

Tabbed by: Henry Garbett
Email: h.garbett@hotmail.com
Tunning: Standard
Capo: 5th fret

NOTE:  this is my first tab, i worked it out from watching an acoustic version that 
dallas did. Hope is ok.
INTROa:
e|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3\--------------------------|
B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\--------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|  x2
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse: (palm muted and chunking)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0000000-0-0000000-0-0000000-0-0000000-0---------------|
D|-4444444-4-4444444-0-4444444-0-5555555-0---------------|
A|-2222222-0-3333333-0-5555555-0-4444444-0---------------|
E|-0000000-0-0000000-0-0000000-0-0000000-0---------------| x5 (on fifth time, slowly 
lift the palm mute so that the chords are ringing by he time the chorus stars.)



When she sleeps, there is a fever dream, yeah

It brings a night terror to harm this fragile bird

She speaks in tongues, her words they come undone, yeah ( Guitar 2 plays INTROx4 here as well)

And with a wayward mind she struggles through the night


CHORUS 1 *you can work he strumming patterns yourself there not too hard ;)*

e|-------------------00---00--------------------------------|
B|-3-3-33-3-3-3-3-3--00---00-1-1-11-1p0-0-----00-0-0-0------|
G|-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0--00---00-0-0-00-0---0-----00-0-0-0------|
D|-4-4-44-4-4-4-4-4--00h2-22-2-2-22-2---2p0h2-22-2-2-2------|
A|-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-5--00h2-22-3-3-33-3---3-----33-3-3-3------|
E|-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-5--00---00-3-3-33-3---3-----33-3-3-3------| x2
                              (guitar 2 can do picking around the chords)

   All...            that I can do.....

   Is hope...        she makes it through...

Through the night, Through the night (<--verse comes in after the first night)


VERSE 2: (same guitar as first verse)

These cold nightmares, they make her worse for wear

Lost in the dark, she's got a heavy heart

And when she wakes, In her fragile state (Guitar 2 plays INTRO x4 here)

Well she calls my name, hoping that I keep her safe


CHORUS 2 (same chords but x4)

   All...            that I can do.....

   Is hope...        she makes it through...


After the second chorus is the solo, i haven't worked this out as i used an acoustic 
version, hopefully i will soon. But heres he other guitar.

During Solo: (palm muted and chunking again. basically he firs chord in the the verse.)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0000000-0--0000000-0--0000000-0--0000000-0----- ------|
D|-4444444-0-h4444444-0-h4444444-0-h4444444-0------ -----|
A|-2222222-0-h2222222-0-h2222222-0-h2222222-0------ -----|
E|-0000000-0--0000000-0--0000000-0--0000000-0------------| x2

BRIGDE: (same guitar as the verse with the intro guitar as well x2)

Through the night, Through the night

Through the night, Through the night

CHORUS: (same chords again x4)

   All...            that I can do.....

   Is hope...        she makes it through...                 x2

   Through the night.

                                                     END

If you got this far CHEERS! comments or questions are welcomed, just e-mail me :D
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