Tabbed by Ben Chen


Drop D tuning (DADGBe)
1/2 step down



e|----------------9------------------7--------------------------------|
B|-----------9-7--12------------9-7--10-------------------------------|
G|-------6-9----------------6-9---------------------------------------|
D|-----7------------------7-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7----------------7-7----------------------------------------------|
  (repeat)


e|--------------------9---------5----------7---------5----------------|
B|---------------9----9---9-----7----------5---------7----7---7----7--|
G|--------6-9----9----9---9-----7----------7---------7----7---7----7--|
D|-----7---------7----7---7-----6----------6---------6----7---7----7--|
A|----------------------------0----------0--------------------x----x--|
D|--7-----------------------0----------0----------------------7----0--|
       If I just left for a while,  at dead  dusk, a dive in the cold

=========== CHORUS ====================================================

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5------------------------2------------------------------------|
G|------6--------4-----------2--(2)-----------------------------------|
D|----7----------6---------4------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5-------5-----5--------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    Floating     on the  Le   -  high
        Floating off the ri   -  ver
        Floating on to   Be   -  thlehem

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e|--------(2)--------2------------5--------7---------5----------------|
B|---------2---------2------------7--------5---------7--7-------7--7--|
G|---------3---------3------------7--------7---------7--7-------7--7--|
D|-------4-4---------4------------6--------6---------6--7-------7--7--|
A|-------------------x------------0----0---0--------------------x--x--|
D|--2-4--------------4----------0--------0----------------------7--0--|
            Innocent pin up  in bow,     whispers    draggin me down
 [    x5    ]

e|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
B|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
G|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------6-----|
D|-----11---------------------------9---------------------------7-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------7-7---|
D|--11----------------------------9--------------------------7------7-|
       Brother, breathe easy now.   Nothings taking over you


e|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
B|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
G|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
D|-----11---------------------------9---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11----------------------------9-----------------------------------|
The kids can all crowd around   The candles on the mantle wave


e|----------------9--------------------7------------------------------|
B|-----------9-7--12--------------9-7--10-----2---------2-------------|
G|-------6-9------------------6-9-----------3---------3---------------|
D|-----7--------------------7---------------4---------4---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7------------------7-7----------------4-------2-4-----------------|
    kind     regards   regards    regards         regards


e|-----------------------------(5)-(5)(5)-----------------------------|
B|---------2-----2--5--7-------(7)-(7)(7)-----------------------------|
G|-------3-------3--6--8-------(7)-(7)(7)-----------------------------|
D|-------4-------4--7--9--------0---0--0------------------------------|
A|---------------x--x--x-----------------(could also play 5 here)-----|
D|--2-4--------2-4--7--9------0---0-----------------------------------|
               Ohh  oh oh     oh          
                             [     x4     ]
  (repeat)                   [     x3     ]
               (repeat)      [     x6     ]


e|---------------------(7)----10--------------------------(5)-(5)(5)---|
B|----------------------7-----8---------------------------(7)-(5)(5)---|
G|--3-4-4-6-----7---9---7-7---7---------------------------(7)-(7)(7)---|
D|--4---4---------7---7---7---9----------------------------0---0--0----|
A|--5---5---5/9---9---9-----0-7----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------0---0---------|
                                But I know for all we've done        
                                                        [      x2      ]

e|---------------------(7)----10---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------7-----8----------------------------------------|
G|--3-4-4-6-----7---9---7-7---7----------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---------7---7---7---9----------------------------------------|
A|--5---5---5/9---9---9-----0-7----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                I'd never have guessed


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7-------5--------5------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------7--------6------------------------------------------|
D|-------6-6-----6-6------6-6------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6-------6--------6----------------------------------------------|
    we did     this for years

=========== CHORUS =====================================================

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5------------------------2-------------------------------------|
G|------6--------4-----------2--(2)------------------------------------|
D|----7----------6---------4-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5-------5-----5---------------------------------------|
D|--7------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Floating     on the  Le   -  high
        Carry    me to   rest    now
        Floating on to   Be   -  thle-

========================================================================

e|---------------0--------------------------7-----7--------------------|
B|-----------------2-------2------5-7-------5-----5--------------------|
G|------3------3---------3----4/6-------(7)(7)(7)(7)-------------------|
D|------4------4---------4--------------(8)---(8)----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
D|--0-4----0-4-------0-4---------------5-------------------------------|
    hem                                      ...and in the night, we'll


e|----------------------------------7-----7----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------5-----5------7---------------------|
G|------------------------------(7)(7)(7)(7)-----7---------------------|
D|------------------------------(8)---(8)--------7---------------------|
A|-------------------------------5-----5-------5-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-------------4-------------------------|
    all lay down  ...and we'll let it        go  ...forever, and never


e|-----------------------0---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3----------------7------7---------7---7---------|
G|---------------------4----------------7----7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-------|
D|---------------------2-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------2--------------5----------------5---------------|
D|------------0-2-------------------6----------------6-----------------|
    allowed for second tries.   But my, what a quiet land
             my specialty       But why              why


e|--------------------------------------(7)----------------------------|
B|--------6------6---------6---6---------7-----------------------------|
G|--------7----7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-------7-----------------------------|
D|--------5------5---------5---5---------7-----------------------------|
A|------5----------------5-------------5-------------------------------|
D|----5----------------5-------------4---------------------------------|
  and oh, what a quiet man     would try to break it, it happens to be
   oh why              why     you insist on leaving this all to the end


e|------------------------0--------------7---7-----------0-------------|
B|----------------------3-------------(5)5(5)5---------3---------------|
G|----------------------4---3-0------7(7)7(7)--------4------3-0----|
D|----------------------2--------------8---8-----------2---------------|
A|----------------------2------------5-----------------2---------------|
D|--0-4---0-2----------------------5--------------0-2------------------|
    I'll    never know             Oh oh oh oh    
                                  [     x4     ] [   x4   ]
                                  [                 x3                 ]


e|-------------------------------------------(7)----10-----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------7-----8------------------|
G|------------------------3-4-4-6-----7---9---7-7---7------------------|
D|-----0---0-0------------4---4---------7---7---7---9------------------|
A|------------------------5---5---5/9---9---9-----0-7------------------|
D|--0----0-------------------------------------------------------------|
 [      x4      ]


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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note