• Song:

    Nuclear Cowboys In An Age Of Drift

  • Artist:

    Against Me

Nuclear Cowboys in an Age of Drift - Against Me!

Tabbed by: Tux D-Lux
Email: tuxluvv@drexel.edu

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Most of the song is played on 3 chords:

    B (x2444x@1)         Gm (355333@1)       F#/Gb

e|---2---|  e|---3---|  e|---2---|
B|---4---|  B|---3---|  B|---2---|
G|---4---|  G|---3---|  G|---3---|
D|---4---|  D|---5---|  D|---4---|
A|---2---|  A|---5---|  A|---4---|
E|---x---|  E|---3---|  E|---2---|

During the middle and at the end, he switches to these higher chords:

     D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)e|---5---|  e|---5---|  e|---7---|
B|---7---|  B|---5---|  B|---9---|
G|---7---|  G|---6---|  G|---9---|
D|---7---|  D|---7---|  D|---9---|
A|---5---|  A|---7---|  A|---7---|
E|---x---|  E|---5---|  E|---x---|

If the notes sound a little off or the movements are too hard, play them like power chords.
I'm pretty sure Tom does it that way anyway.

The strumming rhythms are pretty easy to pick up so I'll leave those outm but before he 
the entire chord, he taps the first note.

For example, the beginning would be:

   B (x2444x@1)           Gm (355333@1)           F#/Gb

e|------2---|  e|----3---|  e|----2---|
B|------4---|  B|----3---|  B|----2---|
G|------4---|  G|----3---|  G|----3---|
D|------4---|  D|----5---|  D|----4---|
A|-0-2--2---|  A|----5---|  A|----4---|
E|------x---|  E|-3--3---|  E|-2--2---|

Intro:  B Gm F# (x2)

  B (x2444x@1)         Gm (355333@1)                   F#This (244322@1)is the dumbest movie that I've ever seen

B (x2444x@1)              GmThe (355333@1)outcome is predictable

F# (244322@1)                                  BAnd (x2444x@1)the casting is so obvious and transparent

Gm (355333@1)    F#Acting (244322@1)transparent politicians

B (x2444x@1)                       Gm (355333@1)              F#And (244322@1)with out without your vote, well the election's going to happen


Gm (355333@1)                                           BI (x2444x@1)know it burns in your stomach to feel so cheated

Gm (355333@1)                                       D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)     EIt (022100@1)burns in your stomach to feel there's nothing you can do about it

D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)           ESo (022100@1)we laugh together in the same cynical way

D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)           EAnd (022100@1)we'll talk about it in the same beaten-down way

Gm (355333@1)              BAnd (x2444x@1)nothing changes


      [Interlude]              [B x 3 1/2]

e|---------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------4----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------4----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4----------------------------------------|
A|--9--7--5--4--7--5--4--0---------2--------0~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------x----------------------------------------|
                                            ^
                          Halfway through the 4th Strumming rhythm,
                                 stop and hit the open A(hard) (x02220@1)

B (x2444x@1)          Gm (355333@1)                       F#These (244322@1)are the same choices that we've always had

B (x2444x@1)           GmIt's (355333@1)the same rhetoric

F#It's (244322@1)the same campaign promises

      B (x2444x@1)                    Gm (355333@1)      F#Oh, (244322@1)you don't have to buy what they're selling

     B (x2444x@1)                       Gm (355333@1)            F#But (244322@1)with or without your vote, one of these candidates will take office

Gm (355333@1)                            BAnd (x2444x@1)everybody's praying to go numb

GmEverybody's (355333@1)got the same excuses

D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1)               EThere's (022100@1)nothing they can do about it

D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)           ESo (022100@1)we laugh together in the same cynical way

D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)           EAnd (022100@1)We'll talk about it in the same beaten-down way

D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)           EYeah, (022100@1)we laugh together in the same cynical way

D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)           EAnd (022100@1)we talk about it in the same beaten-down way

GmAnd (355333@1)nothing changes

                  BNothing (x2444x@1)ever changes


END:
                                   B (x2444x@1)B (x2444x@1)B (x2444x@1)e|---------------------------------2--2--2---|
B|---------------------------------4--4--4---|
G|---------------------------------4--4--4---|
D|---------------------------------4--4--4---|
A|--9--7--5--4--7--5--4--0---------2--2--2---|
E|---------------------------------x--x--x---|
                                   ^  ^  ^
                               Strum these hard

And there you have it.

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