• Song:

    The Ink

  • Artist:

    Dutch Uncles

  • Album:

    Dutch Uncles

Dutch Uncles - 'The Ink' from the 2011 album 'Cadenza'
(the lyrics were partially transcribed by ear, so apologies if they're a bit wrong)
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VERSE 1:

Bass
note: G#                D#
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------7--------------------7----------------|
G |---6-----8--6--------6-----6--8--6--------6-----6----|
D |-----------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|

Bass
note:                         E#
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------7--------------------9----------------|
G |------6--8--6--------6-----6--8--6--------6-----6----|
D |-----------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|

(repeat 3 times, followed by:)

Bass
note: G#                D#
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------7--------------------7----------------|
G |---6-----8--6--------6-----6--8--6--------6-----6----|
D |-----------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|

Bass
note:                         E#
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------7--------------------6----------------|
G |------6--8--6--------6-----6--8--6--------6-----6----|
D |-----------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|

One taste is needing too much
Might I suggest
Using a needle and thumb
To our heads

[Guitar 1:]

E |-----------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------7--------------------7----------------|
G |---6-----9--6--------9-----6--8--6--------6-----6----|
D |-----------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|

E |-----------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------7--------------------7----------------|
G |------6--8--6--------6-----6--8--6--------6-----6----|
D |-----------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|

[Guitar 2:]

E |--------------7--7--7--9--------------7--7--7--9----|
B |--9--9--9--9-----------------9--9--9----------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

E |--------------7--7--9--------------7--7--7--9-------|
B |-----9--9--9--------------9--9--9-------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

When I need to think tall
I notice that effort
Oh

CHORUS:

[Guitar 1:]

E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
G |--------8-----8--------------8-----8----------------|
D |--8--------8--------8-----8-----8--------8-----8----|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------6-----6----------------|
G |--------8-----8-------------------------------------|
D |-----8-----8--------8-----8-----8--------8-----8----|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
G |--------8-----8--------------8-----8----------------|
D |--8--------8--------8-----8-----8--------8-----8----|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------6-----6----------------|
G |--------8-----8-------------------------------------|
D |-----8-----8--------8-----8-----8--------8-----8----|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

[Guitar 2:]

E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |--7--7--7--7--9--9--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

E |--------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----|
B |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

E |--9--9--9--9--6--6--------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
B |--------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

E |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----|
B |--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

Oh
The motions are just
Gone away
Needing too much

VERSE 2:

One test of patience is such
That I confess
Taking from honest people
Who don't run
When I need to think tall
I use that for a running climb

CHORUS:

Oh
The motions are just
Gone away
Needing too much

BRIDGE:

E |--------------7--7--7--9--------------7--7--7--9----|
B |--9--9--9--9-----------------9--9--9----------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

E |--------------7--7--9--------------7--7--7--9-------|
B |-----9--9--9--------------9--9--9-------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

(repeat 6 times)

E |--9--9--9--9-----------7-----9--9--9-----------7----|
B |--------------9--9--9-----------------9--9--9-------|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|


E |-----9--9--9--------7--7-----9--9--9--------7-------|
B |--------------9--9--------------------9-------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS:

When I need to think tall, I
I'll run away
And fill it in right
Feeding your bright side
Oh
The motions are just
Gone away
Needing too much
When I need to think tall, I
When I need to think tall, I

(repeat until end)
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