Cousin Chris
Fiery Furnaces
off the cd "EP"
-tabbed by Martin Mokran (stupidalternative@yahoo.com)

Fiery Furnaces' tabs are best done in parts:

Part 1:
This parts in 3/4, emphasis bass on 1st strum and trebles on 2nd and 3rd The whole song 
best barred, save for the E.
A#- (x1333x@1)G- (320003@1)E- (022100@1)E (022100@1)A# (x1333x@1)       G (320003@1)           E (022100@1)           E (022100@1)Back the bus he cussed "Space suits! Blackened boots!

A# (x1333x@1)         G (320003@1)           E (022100@1)     ELad, (022100@1)little Lad," he sad, "I've a tip for you:
A# (x1333x@1)            E (022100@1)            G<--once (320003@1)each  ESee, (022100@1)what about me: what about her? What about me?"


 A# (x1333x@1)        G (320003@1)    E (022100@1)               E (022100@1)   For five dollars I walked him to his Mom's house
    A# (x1333x@1)      G (320003@1)     E (022100@1)      EAnd (022100@1)on the threshold he said straight and calm,
 A# (x1333x@1)           E (022100@1)            G<---once (320003@1)each  E"See (022100@1)what about me: what about her? What about me?"


A# (x1333x@1)        G (320003@1)           E (022100@1)               ECan't (022100@1)kiss cousin Chris could knight, turn off the light,
 A# (x1333x@1)        G (320003@1)         E (022100@1)         EWith (022100@1)what why's we wave. What wish? It came true.
 A# (x1333x@1)           E (022100@1)            G<---once (320003@1)each   ESee, (022100@1)what about me. What about her?  What about me.

"ONE TWO THREE FOUR"
Part 2:
 (4/4 time now)
A - F# A - F#
D5 - E5 (barred on 7th fret throughout) - D5 - E5

        A (x02220@1)               F#T'ord (244322@1)ta tippy top Tommy tongue-tied talked,
        A (x02220@1)                F#Tricked (244322@1)Trish tra trance which church chit-chat.
       D5 (xx023x@1)    E5 (022xxx@1)            D5 (xx023x@1)         E5Nana (022xxx@1)nots no know, so down the firehouse we go.
  A (x02220@1)          F#Fireman (244322@1)Frank friendly fed fee-free
 A (x02220@1)                     F#Dank (244322@1)dusty doughnuts den da dribble drank.
 D5 (xx023x@1)         E5 (022xxx@1)        D5 (xx023x@1)               E5Driven (022xxx@1)droopy drunken; in Clinton lake we've sunk in.

Interlude(?):
 A5 (x022xx@1)               G5So (355xxx@1)Tommy, look here what you did:
 Bm (x24432@1)          BbmBarnacle (x13321@1)Bill's bound bonus bid.


    A (x02220@1)                     F#My (244322@1)mommy must a made up my mind
     A (x02220@1)                  F#Many (244322@1)months me for Mandy Miller resigned.
D5 (xx023x@1)                  E5 (022xxx@1)       D5 (xx023x@1)         E5Right (022xxx@1)raise rank rise rust; and how she ever fussed!
 A (x02220@1)            F#About (244322@1)that out-lout doubt-route scout;
 A (x02220@1)             F#Seems (244322@1)he liked someone better than her.
     D5 (xx023x@1)            E5Oh! (022xxx@1)Tommy Trish and Frank
        D5 (xx023x@1)           E5You (022xxx@1)can talk me to the bank.


A5 (x022xx@1)                      G5 (355xxx@1)So I can bring a little extra today,
 Bm (x24432@1)                   BbmProp (x13321@1)prince prize proof prize-proof, pry pray.

          A (x02220@1)                       F#When (244322@1)the word of your ward was the sword by your side
         A (x02220@1)                    F#And (244322@1)you dug up the deed in the dump where he died,
      D5 (xx023x@1)            E5 (022xxx@1)         D5 (xx023x@1)                E5You (022xxx@1)seemed beside yourself; you're wandering all your wealth.
           A (x02220@1)                        F#'While (244322@1)the warp and the woof of your words were worked
   A (x02220@1)                  F#By (244322@1)perpetually pushing spirits and beers,
           D5 (xx023x@1)                  E5Cause (022xxx@1)the coffin the cradle the curse
       D5 (xx023x@1)      E5Were (022xxx@1)woven even worse.

A5 (x022xx@1)                                  G5Since (355xxx@1)the 'sary sends signs out the fire to whom it may concern:
            Bm (x24432@1)                        BbmCause (x13321@1)the coffin is for me cause I have nothing to do with it;
A5 (x022xx@1)                                   G5And (355xxx@1)the cradle is for me cause the old dragon attacked me in it;
        Bm (x24432@1)                           BbmAnd (x13321@1)the purse is for me because I don't have money nor friends.


THE END
now wasn't that fun? :)
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