• Song:

    Sad Mans Tongue

  • Artist:

    Volbeat

Standard D tuning

h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down

Acoustic
E
Well my mama told me: son you better watch out
E
All those nasty woman gonna rip you dime for dime
G                                                     E
But I got my pocket full of real tales, and a broken guitar mode
B                         E
And the story keep on rollin', out from a sad man's tongue

Electric
E5                                               D5\E5                
Left my mama and papa's nest, I got the fever rambling my bones
E5
Papa said: my boy, take my Johnny Cash vinyls and go
    G5\A5                              G5\A5                D5\E5
Well I got my pocket full of real tales, and a broken guitar mode,
D5\E5
guitar mode
G5\A5\B5                                       E5                 
And the story keep on rollin', out from a sad man's tongue

Bridge
D | ------------------------ | ----------------------- | 
A | ------------------------ | ----------------------- | 
F | ------------------------ | ----------------------- | 
C | -2-2--2-2--2-2---------- | -2-2--2-2--2-2--------- | 
G | -2-2--2-2--2-2---------- | -2-2--2-2--2-2--------- | 
D | -0-0--0-0--0-0-h3p-h3p-- | -0-0--0-0--0-0-h3p-h3p- | 

D | ------------------------ | 
A | ------------------------ | 
F | ------------------------ | 
C | -0-0--0-0--0-0---------- | 
G | -2-2--2-2--2-2---------- | 
D | -2-2--2-2--2-2--h3p-h3p- | 

D | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | 
A | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | 
F | ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | 
C | -2-2--2-2--2-2?5- | -7-7--7-7--7-7/5- | -7-7--7-7--7-7/5/2- | 
G | -2-2--2-2--2-2?5- | -7-7--7-7--7-7/5- | -7-7--7-7--7-7/5/2- | 
D | -0-0--0-0--0-0?3- | -5-5--5-5--5-5/3- | -5-5--5-5--5-5/3/0- | 

D | ----------------------- | 
A | ----------------------- | 
F | ----------------------- | 
C | -2-2--2-2--2-2--------- | 
G | -2-2--2-2--2-2--------- | 
D | -0-0--0-0--0-0-h3p-h3p- | 

D | ------------------------------------------- | -------------- | 
A | ------------------------------------------- | -------------- | 
F | ------------------------------------------- | -------------- | 
G | -2-2-2-5-7--(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)-(b9)7-5- | --2-2--2-2-9~- | 
C | -2-2-2-5-7--(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)-(b9)7-5- | --2-2--2-2-9~- | 
D | -0-0-0-3-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-5-3- | --0-0--0-0-7~- | 
                             
YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH      
      
E5                                                                
Strollin' down the highway with uncle Sam roaring: rebel kid get
             D5\E5
your ass home  
E5
Your ass belongs to me, leave your Johnny Cash songs and get home
   G5\A5                       G5\A5                  D5\E5                
But I got my pocket full of real tales, and a broken guitar mode,
D5\E5
guitar mode
G5\A5\B5                                     ->bridge                  
And the story keep on rollin', out from a sad man's tongue

Bridge
D | ------------------ |  
A | ------------------ | 
F | ------------------ | 
C | -2-2-------------- | 
G | -2-2-------------- |  Repeat this riff till ?time?
D | -0-0--h3p--h3p?h3- |  

Singing in the cell 1.40.9.5. No way should I wear guns, I'm
 
sitting my time

A5
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Solo
E5  B5 

B5 - A5 - G5 

E5

 
E5                                              D5\E5                 
Left 1.40.9.5 with plenty rock'n'roll songs painting the road
E5
Education sucks, so I sing my song for you
   G5\A5                              G5\A5                  D5\E5
And I got my pocket full of real tales and a broken guitar mode
D\E
guitar mode
G5\A5\B5                                      E5
And the story keep on rollin' out from a glad man's tongue

Tabbed by Jacquimo
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