Another from the upcoming record, Swimmin' Time. This tab is a work in progress, so feel free to comment with suggestions/corrections. Most of the verses end with the quick "Am G back to Em" that you hear in the intro. Enjoy! “Evil” by Shovels & Rope ‘Swimmin’ Time’ Am G Em Am G Em e]-------------------------| B]-------------------------| G]--2---------------2------| D]--2-0-2--2--2--2--2-0-2~-| A]--0-0-2--2--2--2--0-0-2~-| E]----3-0--0--0--0----3-0~-| Am G Em Am G Em G Am Em Am G Em e]------------------------------------------------------------------| B]------------------------------------------------------------------| G]-2---------------2--------------------------------------2---------| D]-2-0-2--2--2--2--2-0-2~--2--/5--5--5/7------------2--2--2--2-0-2~-| A]-0-0-2--2--2--2--0-0-2~--2--/5--5--5/7------------2--2--2--0-0-2~-| E]---3-0--0--0--0----3-0~--0--/3--5--3/5--5-6-5-3-5-0--0--0----3-0~-| Em Well standing in line at the equestrian mart, looks like it’s about to rain G Am Em I got two small kids and I’m late on the rent, wife split two weeks to the day G Am Em Am G Em Am G Em Dead two weeks to the, two weeks to the day Em Well the sun came out but it was cold as hell, my fingers weren't as numb as my mind G Am Em When my quarter horse red, kicked me in the head while I was shoeing him up from behind G Am Em Shoeing him up, shoeing him up from behind G Am But every now and then I get evil G I’m ashamed in the shadow of the steeple B7 I’m a lunatic looking through a keyhole Em I hit my kids but I don’t mean to G Am I’m a dead dog lying on the sidewalk G Another victim of the mortgage bubble pop B7 Em Am G Em Waiting on the other shoe to drop, ah Em Well Melanie lives at the house next down, got a head full of auburn curls G Am Em I seen her standing in the mud with a baseball glove, spitting at the other girls G Am Em Am G Em Spitting at the, spitting at the other girls Em Well here she come in the afternoon with some apples and a pack of reds G Am Em She bathes my baby then she reads me to sleep, nothing much ever gets said G Am Em Nothing much ever gets, nothing much ever gets said G Am But every now and then I get evil G I’m ashamed in the shadow of the steeple B7 I’m a lunatic looking through a keyhole Em I hit my kids but I don’t mean to G Am I’m a dead dog lying on the sidewalk G Another victim of the mortgage bubble pop B7 Em Am G Em Waiting on the other shoe to drop, ah Em G Am Em Em Well the cops show up with their lights turned off, judged Johnny from across the street Had some calls light night something didn't look right G Am Em Grab your things you better come with me Em Accusations in a room with a neon light, she said don’t you pay us no mind G Am Em All we ever shared was loneliness, he and I was two of a kind G Am Em He and I was two of, was two of a kind G Am But every now and then I get evil G I’m ashamed in the shadow of the steeple B7 I’m a lunatic looking through a keyhole Em I hit my kids but I don’t mean to G Am I’m a dead dog lying on the sidewalk G Another victim of the mortgage bubble pop B7 Em Am G Em Waiting on the other shoe to drop, ah
