• Song:

    Cheers Darlin

  • Artist:

    Damien Rice

Damien Rice - Cheers Darlin'
Tabbed by ajd



Main guitarist repeats this:

  Am                        Dm
   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-------------5-----------|-------------5-----------|
B|-------------5-----------|-------------6-----------|
G|-------------5-----------|---------7---------------|
D|---------7---------------|-----7-------------------|
A|-----7-------------------|-5-----------------------|
E|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|

  G                         C            B
   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|
B|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|
G|-------------4-----------|---------5-----------4---|
D|---------5---------------|-----5-----------4-------|
A|-----5-------------------|-3-----------2-----------|
E|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|

  Am                         Dm
   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-------------5-----------|-------------5-----------|
B|-------------5-----------|-------------6-----------|
G|-------------5-----------|---------7---------------|
D|---------7---------------|-----7-------------------|
A|-----7-------------------|-5-----------------------|
E|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|

  G            F             E
   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------2---|-1-----------1-----------|
D|---------5-----------3---|---------2---------------|
A|-----5-----------3-------|-----2-------------------|
E|-3-----------1-----------|-0-----------------------|




In the chorus, a second guitar plays twice:

   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-------------------------|-------------4/5---------|
B|-------------5-----------|-----6---8---5/6---------|
G|-----5---7---------------|-----7---7---------------|
D|-----7---7---7-----------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------3-----------|-----5---6---7/8-6---5---|
G|-----4---5---------------|-----5---5---5---5---5---|
D|-----5---5---5-----------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-------------------------|-------------4/5---------|
B|-------------5-----------|-----6---8---5/6---------|
G|-----5---7---------------|-----7---7---------------|
D|-----7---7---7-----------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|
G|-----4---5-----------5---|-4----------(4)----------|
D|-----5---5---5-------7---|-6----------(6)----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

() = dont play first time round.


***You may note that the 4th bar above is pretty tricky.
   The slide 7/8 is played with the little finger, so it
   takes practice for amateurs. The trick is to start with
   you little finger right up as near to the 8th fret as
   possible, you only have to move a little bit to get the
   next fret. If you cant, you need to start doing more
   finger stretching excercises or... you could play it
   like this:

   1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-0---1---2/3-1---0-------|
B|-1---1---1---1---1-------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

   but that is not how its played on the record. It doesn't
   sound exactly the same, and have your index finger on the
   5th fret of the G string gets you ready for the next bar.***



Then this little break is played,

   1   2   3   1   2   3   
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---------5---5/7---------|
D|-----7-------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


For the second verse, guitar one plays alone for a bit, then
half way through (just after "eat from a can"), guitar 2 joins
in again.

   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7-----------------------|-9-----------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-10----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-9-----------7-----------|-9-----------7-----------|
D|-10----------7-----------|-10----------9-----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7-----------------------|-9-----------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-10----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   1   2   3   1   2   3     1   2   3   1   2   3    
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-8-----------9/10--------|
G|-9-----------10----------|-9-----------10----------|
D|-10----------12----------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

The the chorus is played the same as before, only the
extra verse notes continue onto the first beat.

  *1*  2   3   1   2   3    
e|---------------------
B|-12----------5------
G|-12--5---7---------
D|-----7---7---7-----
A|--------------------
E|---------------------


and THEN, you need a full orchestra!!! Backing singers, violinists...
or, if its just you, strum the chords shown above the first verse.
This is how you play each of the chords:

Am (577555)
B  (224442)
C  (335553)
Dm (557765)
E  (022100)
F  (133211)
G  (355433)


The song closes with a guitar solo that I havent got round to doing yet.
Give me a while (or if someone else wants to do it!?).


The lyrics:

Cheers darlin'
Here's to you and your lover boy
Cheers darlin'
I got years to wait around for you
Cheers darlin'
I've got your wedding bells in my ear
Cheers darlin'
You gave me three cigarettes to smoke my tears away
Cheers darlin'

And I die when you mention his name
And I lied, I should have kissed you
When we were runnin' in the rain

What am I darlin'?
A whisper in your ear?
A piece of your cake?
What am I, darlin?
The boy you can fear?
Or your biggest mistake?


Here's to you and your lover man
Cheers darlin'
I just hang around and eat from a can
Cheers darlin'
I got a ribbon of green on my guitar
Cheers darlin'
I got a beauty queen
To sit not very far from me

I die when he comes around
To take you home
I'm too shy
I should have kissed you when we were alone

What am I darlin'?
A whisper in your ear?
A piece of your cake?
What am I, darlin?
The boy you can fear?
Or your biggest mistake?

Oh what am I? What am I darlin'?
I got years to wait...
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