Act Of Contrition Tab by Bright Eyes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Act of Contrition - Bright Eyes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Yoshima Email: derby@fsmail.net Tuning: Standard Capo: 1st Fret The chords used in this song are; (relative to capo) C Csus2/B Am F G e|----0-------0-------0-------1-------3------| B|----1-------1-------1-------1-------3------| G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0------| D|----2-------0-------2-------3-------0------| A|----3-------2-------0-------3-------2------| E|----------------------------1-------3------| The following pattern is played twice for the intro and also forms the main theme of the song; the bass notes being plucked with the thumb and the highest four strings are strummed; e|-------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------------------| B|-------1-1-1------1-1-1------1-1-1------------------| G|-------0-0-0------0-0-0------2-2-2------------------| D|-------2-2-2------0-0-0------2-2-2--3p2h3p2h3p2-----| A|---3----------2----------0--------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| This main theme is the repeated through the verse.... The air was all dust, a night so untamed, The ground opened up and swallowed all of the rain, and it swallowed you too- into distance unknown, >>Then.... (Continue repeating main theme until)................ F As they sat down for dinner they waited for you to get home, G yeah, they set a place for you. C Csus2/B Am F G So don't be..........lieve everything that you read, in that diary of yours. >>Repeat main theme twice and then continue repeating it throughout next verse And this nervousness, it isn't all your fault it's just these shaking hands won't do what I want them to. And I've tried to guess what it is you thought about >>Then.... (Continue repeating main theme until).................. F that act of contrition that rolled off our tongues as you wept, G what are you crying for? C Csus2/B Am F Just dust..my........heart and you will find G there are no fingers printed there C Csus2/B Am F just the un...touched...place that lies inside G of every lonely boy tonight. >>Then.... repeat main theme x3 >>Then 4th time round play this... e|-------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------------------| B|-------1-1-1------1-1-1------1-1-1------------------| G|-------0-0-0------0-0-0------2-2-2------------------| D|-------2-2-2------0-0-0------2-2-2--3--2--0---------| A|---3----------2----------0--------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| >>Then... (Strum) F.......G.... >>Then.... (Play main theme)...........F And all this open air has caused me to choke G on your new-found hope for me. >>Then Repeat main theme about six times, and if you have one, randomly tap a type-writer until end.