Hello all! Here's a rather simple tab for a rather beautiful song.
(I've mapped it out in power chords because I play it in Open C, but if I'm not
mistaken it would sound fine if you replaced the A5 and E5 with Am and Em, and
left the G and C as they are.)
If you listen to the song, the placing of the chords should come easily.
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I'd Do Anything (the Soldier's Lament - John Butler Trio
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Tabbed by: DarrenJag
E-mail: jasperjmarcus@gmail.com
Intro: C5 - G5 - A5 - E5
C5 G5 A5 E5
Tell me what you want girl, you tell me what you need,
C5 G5 A5 E5
You know you just say the word I'll be right there, yes I'll be right there at your feet,
C5 G5 A5 E5
Because you know you rock girl yeah, and I love how we roll,
C5 G5 A5 E5
But I left you all alone, all we got is the phone and it's never gonna be enough,
C5 G5 A5 E5
Living in this dug-out, a million miles away, man,
C5 G5 A5 E5
I wish they'd pad these walls, like an institution, man, I'm going crazy,
C5 G5 A5 E5
Because when I'm away from you girl, I lose myself,
C5 G5 A5
You know my train jumps off the tracks and all my pots fall off the shelf.
X E5 G5 A5 X E5 G5 A5
Oh, I'd do anything, yeah, just to be with you,
X E5 G5 A5 X E5 G5 A5 C5 G5 A5 E5
Oh, I'd do anything, oh just to be with you girl,
C5 G5 A5 E5
Be with you,
C5 G5 A5 E5
It's a little girl's birthday and yeah, we are apart,
C5 G5 A5 E5
Ain't gonna make a big deal out of it but it breaks my heart,
C5 G5 A5 E5
You tell her "Papa loves her" yeah, and it won't be too long,
C5 G5 A5 E5
'til we're all together again and yes you know we're all singing yes those songs,
C5 G5 A5 E5
I escape into my TV - yeah, I know you understand,
C5 G5 A5 E5
Man they call that shit reality, I'd like to see those fools in Afghanistan,
C5 G5 A5 E5
Living in this cold damn world, hell-bent on self-destruction,
C5 G5 A5
What I need right now is a little bit of love, a little bit of love and affection,
X E5 G5 A5 X E5 G5 A5
Oh, I'd do anything, yeah, just to be with you,
X E5 G5 A5 X E5 G5 A5 C5 G5 A5 E5
Oh, I'd do anything, oh just to be with you girl,
C5 G5 A5 E5
Be with you,
C5 G5 A5 E5 C5 G5 A5 E5
Just to be with you girl, be with you,
C5 G5 A5 E5
Tell me what you want girl, you tell me what you need,
C5 G5 A5 E5
You know you just say the word I'll be right there, yes I'll be right there at your feet...
