Artist: Gretchen Peters Song: The matador Tabbed by: DJ 29th April 2013 Tuning: Standard CAPO: 7th fret (sounds in key of Em) *************************************************************************** Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) F| (133211@1) / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Am (x02210@1) FI (133211@1)threw a rose to the matador, not sure who I was cheering for, G (320003@1) FMy (133211@1)aim was true, my heart was full, I loved the fighter... and the bull, Am (x02210@1) FI (133211@1)loved like only a woman can, a very complicated man, G (320003@1) FI (133211@1)bound his wounds, I heard his cries, I gave him truth, I told him lies! Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) F| (133211@1) / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) His rage is made of many things, faithless women, wedding rings, G (320003@1) FSnakes (133211@1)and snails and alcohol, his daddy's fist thrown through the wall, Am (x02210@1) FAh, (133211@1)but he's beautiful when he's in the ring, the devil howls, the angels sing, G (320003@1) FSparks (133211@1)fly from his fingertips, and words, like birds, fly from his lips! F (133211@1) GSome (320003@1)man is lying in the dirt, some woman's crying that he's hurt, F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Gsus4 (3x0013@1)GBut (320003@1)he's not alive without the thrill, with - out the dance, without the kill, F (133211@1) GThe (320003@1)lights go down, the people roar, they're cheering on the matador, F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) FAnd (133211@1)this is how the story goes, I knew it when I threw... the rose! Am (x02210@1) F| (133211@1) / / / / | / / / / | Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1)I come to each and every show, the woman in the second row, G (320003@1) FI (133211@1)watch them in their ancient dance, and I know I never stood a chance, Am (x02210@1) F'Cause (133211@1)while other demons prance and clown, it's vanity that takes you down, G (320003@1) FI (133211@1)thought that I could be the one, but I'm just another... hanger-on! F (133211@1) GSome (320003@1)man is bleeding in the dirt, some woman's crying that she's hurt, F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Gsus4 (3x0013@1)GBut (320003@1)who are we without the thrill, with - out the dance, without the kill? F (133211@1) GAnd (320003@1)he is bull and matador, and I'm the mother, and the whore, F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) FAnd (133211@1)this is how the story goes, I knew it when I threw... the rose! Am (x02210@1) F| (133211@1) / / / / | / / / / | Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1)I threw a rose to the matador, not sure who I was cheering for, G (320003@1) FMy (133211@1)aim was true, my heart was full, I loved the fighter... and the bull! Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) F||: (133211@1) / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||(Repeat) ***************************************************************************** Chord shapes are relative to capo position: Am = x02210 F (133211@1) = 133211 G (320003@1) = 320003 Gsus4 = 3x0013
