• Song:

    Blacking Out The Friction

  • Artist:

    Death Cab For Cutie

  • Album:

    New Year

The other chords tab for this song is incredibly wrong, 
even with the key change it attempts.

This tab is in C, which is what Death Cab plays it in, 
but you can move it up or down with a capo if you desire. 
Ben plays a lot of his acoustic songs in E (capo 4). It 
sounds nice in E if you are trying for a sound like his. 
Also, feel free to use different variations of the chords; 
it all sounds fine.

If you want to try and match the strumming pattern on the 
record, just listen and the chords fit, but if you are 
playing solo acoustic I would recommend just sticking with 
a basic pattern, it sounds smoother than the rhythm guitar 
on the record.


C                F
I don't mind the weather, I've got
C                    F
scarves and caps and sweaters, I've got 
C                F                  
long johns under slacks for blustery
C                F
days.

C                  F              
I think that's its brainless to as-
C                F
sume that making changes to your
C                  F          
window's view will give a new per-
C                 F
spective.                     The 
Dm              G      
hardest part is yet to
C                 F
come.

C              F                      
I don't mind restrictions or if you're
C                F
blacking out the friction. It's just
C              F         
an escape it's overrated
C              F
  anyways.                    The

Dm              G
hardest part is yet to
C              F
come                          when
Dm                 G
you will cross the country a-
C              F
lone

C              F  (to end)
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