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Nights Become Days – Frank Turner
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Tabbed by:
Neil Wicker
Email: wicker101@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning: Standard
Might seem difficult at first, but the picking pattern is basically the same through the
whole song, it just takes a while to get into your fingers.
it might help some people to watch a visual demonstration of this tab, I did
a cover here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej74V51RCJc
Intro:
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Verse1:
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We saw in the dawn from the roof of the bar.
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When nights become days and you’ve
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Gone too far
(Repeat the last 3 bars 3 more times)
We listened to song birds and rush hour cars
And welcomed in the
Day
You say “London in summer time is great, on
Days like this I feel like
I can escape
From things that I’ve done and mistakes that I’ve made, I could
Wash it all
Away
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We bathed like swimmers in the morning sun
Waiting for our night to end
It felt like one of us would come down hard
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And one of us, would start again
(Repeat intro)
Verse2: (same as verse 1)
It started out curious, it started out fun
We smoked in the woods
When we were young
And secretly slipped something under our tongue as we
Danced the night
Away
But everyone stumbles on old cocaine
It burns out the best and it
Burdens the brain
Till brown comes and whisks away your pain
And you found you’ve lost
Your way
(Repeat end of verse)
We bathed like swimmers in the morning sun
Waiting for our night to end
It felt like one of us would come down hard
And one of us, would start again
(Repeat intro)
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You’d sink in the river* for your death*
Swallow forever* till nothings left*
Sleep with the fishes* and draw no breath*
Take no rest*
(Thought it might be helpful to some to put stars where you change for the chorus)
(Strum first 2 notes lightly)
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Oh my friend,
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If you made for the shore
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You’d see us here
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We’re all waiting
(Repeat last 4 bars)
Just cast your eyes, down to the floor, you’ll see us here, we’re all waiting
Chorus (Same as before):
Don’t sink in the river for your death
You can start fresh tomorrow, leave what’s left
You could sleep in the shade, draw some breath
Please draw breath, please draw breath
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Let’s let night’s become days
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A|-10---9----7---6---5---4---3---5---|
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Come down kid the roofs not safe now
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A|-10---9----7---6---5---4---3---5---6---8----3----|
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All your friends are waiting for you, to get some rest (pick these notes)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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