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                       THE RAINS OF CASTAMERE - The National
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Tabbed by: Lachlan
Email: sleiglac@gmail.com

Notes:
  - The bracketed chords don't appear in the recording, but are implied in the 
    harmonies. So they're optional.
  - In the verses, the Dm chords have the top string muted.

Verse 1:
     (Dm)     (C)       (Dm)        (C)
And who are you, the proud lord said,
    (Dm)              (C)
that I must bow so low?
(F)      (C)      (F)         (C)
Only a cat of a different coat,
       (Gm)              (Am)
that's all the truth I know.

Verse 2:
     Dm (xx0231@1)     (C)       (Dm)     (C)
In a coat of gold or a coat of red,
   (Dm)             Ca (x32010@1)lion still has claws,
    F (133211@1)      (C)        (F)         CAnd (x32010@1)mine are long and sharp, my lord,
    Gm (355333@1)     Am (x02210@1)     Das (xx0232@1)long and sharp as yours.

Chorus 1:
    Dm (xx0231@1)             CAnd (x32010@1)so he spoke, and so he spoke,
      Dm (xx0231@1)         Cthat (x32010@1)lord of Castamere,
     Bb (x1333x@1)                GmBut (355333@1)now the rains weep o'er his hall,
     Bb (x1333x@1)    Am (x02210@1)     Dmwith (xx0231@1)no one there to hear.
     Bb (x1333x@1)                GmYes (355333@1)now the rains weep o'er his hall,
    Bb (x1333x@1)  Am (x02210@1)    Dmand (xx0231@1)not a soul to hear.

Instrumental Section :

Dm (xx0231@1)        C (x32010@1)         Dm (xx0231@1)        C (x32010@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)            Ce|------1-----------0-----------1-----3-----0----------3---1---0-------0-----| (x32010@1)B|------3-----------1-----------3-----------1----------2-----------3---1-----|
G|--2---2-------2---0-------2---2-----------0------2---3---------------0-----|
D|------0-----------2-----------0-----------2----------0---------------2-----|
A|------x-----------3-----------x-----------3----------x---------------3-----|
E|------x-----------x-----------x-----------x----------x---------------x-----|

F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)        Gm (355333@1)    Am (x02210@1)    Dme|------5-----------x-----------5-----6-----x----------6---5---3---0---x-----| (xx0231@1)B|------6-----------8-----------6-----------8----------3-------1-------3-----|
G|--5---5-------5---5-------5---5-----------5------5---3-------2-------2-----|
D|------7-----------5-----------7-----------5----------5-------2-------0-----|
A|------8-----------7-----------8-----------7----------5-------0-------0-----|
E|------5-----------8-----------5-----------8----------3-------0-------x-----|

Chorus 2:
    Dm (xx0231@1)             CAnd (x32010@1)so he spoke, and so he spoke,
      Dm (xx0231@1)         Cthat (x32010@1)lord of Castamere,
     Bb (x1333x@1)                GmBut (355333@1)now the rains weep o'er his hall,
     Bb (x1333x@1)    Am (x02210@1)     Dmwith (xx0231@1)no one there to hear.
     Bb (x1333x@1)                GmYes (355333@1)now the rains weep o'er his hall,
    Bb (x1333x@1)  Am (x02210@1)    Dmand (xx0231@1)not a soul to hear.

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| /   slide up
|    slide down
| B   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| B   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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