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FEAR AND LOATHING IN MAHWAH, NJ - Titus Andronicus
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Tuning: Double Drop-D (DADGBd)
(UPDATE: I made some adjustments to this tab based on reading Titus's
MySpace blog.)
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 3, but I think 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, "D" = F, "Bm" = Dm, "G" = Bb, "A" = C.
CHORDS:
D : 000230
Bm : 024430
G : x55430
A : x7765x or x0222x
CAPO ON 3
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 D chord and focus on picking out this melody:
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2------------------------------2---------------------|
D|------4-2-0---0---2-4---2-4---0------4-2-0--2--4-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----------------------------------------------------|
D|------4-2-0---0---2-4---2-4---0------------------------|
A|---------------------------------2---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
D (with intro riff)
Why do you do the things you've done
and how dumb would you have to be
Bm
to do them again like I know you're going to?
D (with intro riff)
If you're the poet you say you are
and beauty's in everything you see,
Bm
then how can love exist in a world run by people like you?
G D
Because when there's suffering, you're there.
A D A D
From southern trees, you hang them in the air.
G D Bm
The world screams out in agony and you don't care,
G D A D
but should the shit hit the fan, I just pray you will not be spared.
Fuck you!
D
D
You took a heart with so much room for love
and filled it with hatred and rage
Bm
until there was nothing left but for it to shrivel up and die.
D
People will tell you that if you don't
love your neighbor, then you don't love God,
Bm
but no god of mine would put light in such unrighteous eyes.
G D
Now the way we hold each other so tight
A D A D
would look more like a noose if held up to the light
G D Bm
because we betray each other in dreams every night.
G D A D
Now let's never speak of it again, all right?
D G D A (repeat to the end)
Solo:
d|--4p0-0-7p0-0-4p0-0-7p0-0-5p0-0-9p0-0-5p0-0-9p0-0------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
d|--4p0-0-7p0-0-4p0-0-7p0-0-2p0-0-5p0-0-2p0-0-5p0-0------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------| (repeat to coda)
Keyboard/horn riff at end (can also be played on guitar):
D G D A
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------0----0--2--0----------------------2----|
D|--0----0--2--4----------------4-----4--5--4--2---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
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