Song: I fell into painting houses in phoenix, arizona
Artist: Richmond Fontaine
Tabbed by: Jpencz (couchy@gmail.com)
Standard tuning
Capo 5th fret
The whole song he plays his chords with variations of the actual chord, taking a finger off and
hammering on. It might not be exact but here is how I hear it, and sounds pretty good. He doesn't
always do it, so just listen to the song and try to mimic it using variations like these:
Em C G
e|----0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3----|
B|----0--0-0-0------1-1-1-1-------0--0-0-0----|
G|----0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0----|
D|----2--0-2-0------2-0-2-0-------0--0-0-0----|
A|----2--2-2-2------3-3-3-3-------2--0-2-0----|
E|----0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3----|
intro:
Em
verse 1:
Em G Am C
I fell into painting houses in Phoenix
Em G Am C
I'd been there a week picked up an illegal on the street
Dm Am G Em
The kid was nineteen years old
Em G Am Em
had a wife and kid in Loreto Mexico
G Dm Am
The suburbs in the that town are a sprawl
Em G Am Em
we never knew where we were at all
Em G Am C
we worked five days straight then we didnt pick him up
Em G Am C
and i knew that the kid had never been paid
Dm Am G Em
probably just waited at the meetin spot all day
G Dm Am
we drove to a different part of town
Em G Am Em
picked up another kid for a job in the suburb
*harmonica interlude 1*
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Em G Am C
Dm Am G Em
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Verse 2:
Em G Am C
I didnt show up the next day
Em G Am Em
I aint shit but I aint that way
G Dm Am
Got a job as a janitor at turf paradise
Em G Am Em
and i moved in with a girl who worked on the backside
G Dm Am
at night id always read the news
Em G Am Em
metro section of the scottsdale tribune
G Dm Am
a family left in the trunk of a car
Em G Am Em
or a family abandoned in the desert alone
*harmonica interlude 2*
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Em G Am C
Dm Am G Em
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--5--4--2--0----|
A|--------------3-|
E|----------------|
G C G Am Em
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outro:
Em G Am C
watch a horse break down
Em G Am C
or your girlfriend who cant stand the sight of her own face
Em G Am C
or to watch your sister drink her life away
Em G Am C
get me out of here get me out of here
Em G Am Em
get me out of here get me out of here
