The Meaning of a Ritual by Villagers
(Tabbed by Dylan Colley)
This is the version from Villagers debut LP, Becoming a Jackal, with the unusual
chords he uses and all.
These are the chords used:
A: D: Bm: E: C#7: C#aug7(w5): F#m: F#m7: D/A: D/Ab:
e|---0----2----2----0----4---------5------2------2--------------------|
B|---2----3----3----0----6---------6------2------2------7------7------|
G|---2----2----4----1----4---------4------2------2------7------7------|
D|---2----0----4----2----6---------6------4------2------7------7------|
A|---0---------2----2----4---------4------4------4------x------x------|
E|------------------0---------------------2------2------5------4------|
The song comes in with organ, but it's then joined by acoustic guitar. I'm just
going to call the C#aug7(w5) the C#aug7 from here on in:
Intro: A D
A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
A (x02220@1) DMy (xx0232@1)love is selfish
Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) EAnd (022100@1)I bet that yours is too
C#7 (x4342x@1) C#aug7 C#7 (x4342x@1) F#m (244222@1) F#m7What (131141@2)is this peculiar word called truth
Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) D/Ab
A (x02220@1) DMy (xx0232@1)love is selfish
Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) EAnd (022100@1)it cares not who it hurts
C#7 (x4342x@1) C#aug7 C#7 (x4342x@1) F#m (244222@1) F#m7It (131141@2)will cut you out to satisfy its thirst
Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) D/Ab
For the meaning of a ritual so habitual and cursed
A (x02220@1) DMy (xx0232@1)love is selfish
Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) EHow (022100@1)it separates the earth
C#7 (x4342x@1) C#aug7 C#7 (x4342x@1) F#m (244222@1) F#m7It (131141@2)takes every shiny stone but leaves the dirt
Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) D/Ab
For the cowards in the corner who just don't know what they're worth
C#7 (x4342x@1) C#aug7 C#7 (x4342x@1) F#m (244222@1)F#m7They've (131141@2)been twisted by a hollow kind of pain
Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) D/Ab
Oh I can see it in their eyes but I ignore it every day, coz
A (x02220@1) DMy (xx0232@1)love is selfish
Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) EAnd (022100@1)remembers everything
C#7 (x4342x@1) C#aug7 C#7 (x4342x@1) F#m (244222@1) F#m7Like (131141@2)the first time it was moved enough to sing
Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) D/Ab
How it dangled on that stage just like a puppet on a string