------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS OLD DARK MACHINE - James Vincent McMorrow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Gav Email: gav_jones@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard Capo on 3 I took these chords from a live video I saw, so it might not be exactly the same as on the album. EA DG BE Am 0-0-2-2-1-0 Am7 0-0-2-0-1-0 Em 0-2-2-0-0-0 D 0-0-0-2-3-2 C 3-3-2-0-1-0 G/C 3-2-0-0-1-0 Fill e|--------| B|-1------| G|-0--00--| D|-0--00--| A|-0--00--| E|-0h333--| Am Fill Am (x02210@1) EmSpring (022000@1)it came upon us, every insect filled the air D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Fill Dropped their wings upon my brother, cast their shadows on his hair Am (x02210@1) EmIf (022000@1)we follow where they're leading, We will surely come before D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7some (x02010@1)unseen and wondrous magic, made of visions to explore D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7Near (x02010@1)the town where we were living, was an old abandoned farm D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7Every (x02010@1)year we'd plant an orchid, in the shelter of it's arm D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7To (x02010@1)protect us from the madness, of the future still to come Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) DIt (xx0232@1)will be like this forever, I will keep you safe from harm Bridge Am Em D Am Fill Am (x02210@1) EmThen (022000@1)they caught us in the summer, dressed in fathers finest clothes D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Fill You the hat he wore to market, I the jacket filled with holes Am (x02210@1) EmI've (022000@1)been searching all these hours, for a hand as pale as bone D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7That (x02010@1)would keep the strongest sunlight, and reflect the brightest stone D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7Near (x02010@1)the town where we were living, was a warm and fragrant smell D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7Of (x02010@1)the orchid we had planted, now a forest tall and well D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7What (x02010@1)a statue to our greatness, what a story all will tell Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) DThey'll (xx0232@1)remember us forever, they'll remember where we fell Bridge Am Em D Am Fill AmThis (x02210@1)old dark machine, it shakes and it shudders G/CPulls (2431xx@7)to the left, then dies near the gutter DBut (xx0232@1)still in the road, the traffic is silent AmThe (x02210@1)people they stare, and then they turn violent CIf (x32010@1)they should touch, the hem of your dress AmI (x02210@1)would rise like a lion, strike out again CThe (x32010@1)faithful they wait, the faithful they wait G/CBy (2431xx@7)the sign D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7Near (x02010@1)the town where we were living, came a loud and joyous sound D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7As (x02010@1)the earth and all her beauty, picked us up from off the ground D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) Am7Carried (x02010@1)far across the mountain, to a kingdom never bound Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) DWe (xx0232@1)will live like this forever, I will love you, I will love you Bridge x 2 Am Em D Am ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h 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 ************************************