• Song:

    Fire Escapes

  • Artist:

    Smoke Or Fire

  • Album:

    Above The City

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                      FIRE ESCAPES - smoke or fire
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Band: Smoke or Fire
Album: Above the City (2005, Fat Wreck)
Song: Fire Escapes

Tabbed by Kyle T.
Contact: pants_me@hotmail.com
Site: www.wqhosting.com/~ohpkyle/

Standard tuning (EADGbe)

Legend:

  .   - Palm mute                            o     - Repeat bar
  x   - Dead note                            o
  _   - Let ring                           _______
  %   - Rest                              |1,2...  - Endings for repeats
  /   - Slide up                             #     - Harmonic
  \   - Slide down                           Nx    - Number of repeats
  h   - Hammer on                            v     - Vibrato
  b   - bend                                 *     - Staccato
  r   - release                              n     - Bar number
 (x)  - Note tied over from previous bar     ^     - Pitch harmonic

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Note:   Timing and spacing are not exact... but I trust you all pre-
ordered your copy of "This Sinking Ship" from Fat Wreck Chords!
         
Last update: 02/18/07

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Chords Used:

       G5      A5    B5    C#5 D#5  E5  F#5 
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------12------------4---6---7---9---11---|
D|---5-or-12---7---9-or-4---6---7---9---11---|
A|---5----10---7---9----2---4---5---7----9---|
E|---3---------5---7-------------------------|

                                                                 Key - D
                                                               Tempo - 190
Intro (0:00-0:20):

4/4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--7--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|--7--------------|--5--------------|--9------7-------|-5---------------|
A|--5--------------|--5--------------|--9------7-------|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|--3--------------|--7------5-------|-3---------------|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--7--------------|(7)--------------|(7)--------------|(7)--------------|
D|--7--------------|(7)--------------|(7)--------------|(7)--------------|
A|--5--------------|(5)--------------|(5)--------------|(5)--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--7--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|--7--------------|--5--------------|--9------7-------|-5---------------|
A|--5--------------|--5--------------|--9------7-------|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|--3--------------|--7------5-------|-3---------------|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--7--------------|(7)--------------|(7)--------------|-----------------|
D|--7--------------|(7)--------------|(7)--------------|---PICK SCRAPE---|
A|--5--------------|(5)--------------|(5)--------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9--7--7-7--|-5---------5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9--7--7-7--|-5---------5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7--7-7--5--5-5--|-3---------3-3-3-|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-6-7-6-7---7-|-7-7-6-7-6-7---7-|-7-7-6-7-6-7---7-|(7)--------7-7-7-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|(x)--------x-x-x-|
A|-5-5-4-5-4-5---5-|-5-5-4-5-4-5---5-|-5-5-4-5-4-5---5-|(5)--------5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9--7--7-7--|-5---------5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9--7--7-7--|-5---------5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7--7-7--5--5-5--|-3---------3-3-3-|
 |                                                                       |
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-6-7-6-7---7-|-7-7-6-7-6-7---7-|-7-7-6-7-6-7---7-|(7)--------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|(x)--------------|
A|-5-5-4-5-4-5---5-|-5-5-4-5-4-5---5-|-5-5-4-5-4-5---5-|(5)--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Verse (0:20-0:40):

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|o7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o|
D|o7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5o|
A|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|o7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o|
D|o7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5o|
A|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|o7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o|
D|o7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9--7--7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5o|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9--7--7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7--7-7--5--5-5--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|o7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o|
D|o7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9--7--7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5o|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9--7--7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7--7-7--5--5-5--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  Riding my bike under the Mass Ave. Bridge and I'm staring at the cityscape.
  Seems like forever since we started this adventure and the days are
  getting shorter again. And so we ride, ride right over the wate, though
  some days I think I'd rather jump in. Below the buildings, they surround me
  like a blanket, and I wonder what is keeping me here.


Post-Verse (0:40-1:00)

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-4-----4-4-4--6--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-x-----x-x-x--x--|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-2-----2-2-2--4--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 |                                     . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . |
 |                                                                       |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-4-----4-4-4--6--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-x-----x-x-x--x--|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-2-----2-2-2--4--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-----7-7-7--9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-911-|12--11---9---7---|
D|-x-----x-x-x--x--|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x---x---x---|
A|-5-----5-5-5--7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|10---9---7---5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 |                                     . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . |
 |                                                                       |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-----7-7-7--9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-x-----x-x-x--x--|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-----5-5-5--7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   What's keeping me here? What's keeping me here?


Verse (1:00-1:20):

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-7-7-x-x-7-6-77|-6-7-7-x-x-7-6-77|-6-7-7-x-x-7-6-77|-6-7-7-x-x-7-6-77|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xx|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xx|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xx|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xx|
A|-4-5-5-x-x-5-4-55|-4-5-5-x-x-5-4-55|-4-5-5-x-x-5-4-55|-4-5-5-x-x-5-4-55|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-7-7-x-x-7-6-77|-6-7-7-x-x-7-6-77|-6--7-7-7-9-9-11-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xx|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xx|-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-4-5-5-x-x-5-4-55|-4-5-5-x-x-5-4-55|-4--5-5-5-7-7--9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|o7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o|
D|o7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9--7--7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5o|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9--7--7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7--7-7--5--5-5--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|o7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o|
D|o7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9--7--7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5o|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9-9--7--7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7--7-7--5--5-5--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  Looking out and looking up for an answer but still nobody's making any
  sense. Finding quiet in the city's like a treasure and I never would have
  expected it here. They say eight stars are all you get, and I don't want to 
  make the same mistake. Sometimes I wish this all would burn to the
  ground and we'd have to start all over again.


Outro (1:20-1:39):

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|12-11-11-9-9-7-7-|12-11-11-9-9-7-7-|12-11-11-9-9-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x-|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x-|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|10--9--9-7-7-5-5-|10--9--9-7-7-5-5-|10--9--9-7-7-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-%-----7-%-----|-5---------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-------7-------|-5---------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-------5-------|-3---------------|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|12-11-11-9-9-7-7-|12-11-11-9-9-7-7-|12--11---9--11---|-7---------------|
D|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x-|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x---x---x---|-x---------------|
A|10--9--9-7-7-5-5-|10--9--9-7-7-5-5-|10---9---7---9---|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|(5)--------------|(5)--------------|(5)--------------|(5)--------------|
A|(5)--------------|(5)--------------|(5)--------------|(5)--------------|
E|(3)--------------|(3)--------------|(3)--------------|(3)--------------|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|(7)--------------|(7)--------------|(7)--------------|(7)--------------|
D|(x)--------------|(x)--------------|(x)--------------|(x)--------------|
A|(5)--------------|(5)--------------|(5)--------------|(5)--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  We'd have to start all over again. We'd have to start all over again.
  We'd have to start all over again.
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