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FEAR AND LOATHING IN MAHWAH, NJ - Titus Andronicus
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Tuning: Standard
This isn't 100% and it mainly only covers Patrick's guitar part, but there are
so few Titus Andronicus tabs out there I thought I'd give it a shot.
This song's in F, and Patrick plays it with a capo on 5, but the other guys just
play it in F without the capo. I'll write the chords relative, but for reference
if you want to play this open, "C" = F, "Am" = Dm, "F" = Bb, "G" = C.
CAPO ON 5
CHORDS RELATIVE
Intro riff:
Patrick mixes this with strumming, and it's inconsistent across recorded and live
versions as to which parts he strums and picks, but basically just strum around
the C chord and focus on picking out this melody:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-------------------------------0-0--------0---------|
D|------2-0--------0--2----0--2----------2-0-----2-------|
A|----------3---3------------------3---------3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2-0--------0--2---0--2--0-----------------------|
A|-----------3---3------------------0--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
C (with intro riff)
Why do you do the things you've done
and how dumb would you have to be
Amto (x02210@1)do them again like I know you're going to?
C (with intro riff)
If you're the poet you say you are
and beauty's in everything you see,
Amthen (x02210@1)how can love exist in a world run by people like you?
F (133211@1) CBecause (x32010@1)when there's suffering, you're there.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) CFrom (x32010@1)southern trees, you hang them in the air.
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) AmThe (x02210@1)world screams out in agony and you don't care,
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Cbut (x32010@1)should the shit hit the fan, I just pray you will not be spared.
Fuck you!
C (x32010@1)CYou (x32010@1)took a heart with so much room for love
and filled it with hatred and rage
Amuntil (x02210@1)there was nothing left but for it to shrivel up and die.
CPeople (x32010@1)will tell you that if you don't
love your neighbor, then you don't love God,
Ambut (x02210@1)no god of mine would put light in such unrighteous eyes.
F (133211@1) CNow (x32010@1)the way we hold each other so tight
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)would look more like a noose if held up to the light
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Ambecause (x02210@1)we betray each other in dreams every night.
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Now let's never speak of it again, all right?
C F C G (repeat to the end)
Keyboard/horn riff at end (can also be played on guitar):
C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Ge|-------------------------------------------------------| (320003@1)B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------0-------------------------0----|
D|----------0--2--3----3-----3--2-----2--3--2--0---------|
A|--3----3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
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