• Song:

    Vital Signs

  • Artist:

    Frank Turner

  • Album:

    Sleep Is For The Week

Vital signs - Frank Tuner
Tabbed by Sean O'Reilly

Frank's got this song on his website, You can all thank 'slghtlystoopid' ofr letting me know =]
http://www.frank-turner.com/tabs/02VS.jpg

I tabbed it out not knowing the high e was tuned to an F#, the tab's still right. 
Except the chords have different names now.

Now, I'm not so sure what happens at the bridge..

Tuning:
EADGBf#

The main riff is based around a B chord I think
f#|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
A |--2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-|
E |--------------------|

The high e and b strings are left open for the F#, G#m and A, this is done by playing 
route of the chord with your thumb.
     F# (244322@1) G#m (133111@4) Af#|--0----0----0---| (x02220@1)B |--0----0----0---|
G |--3----4----6---|
D |--4----6----7---|
A |--4----6----7---|
E |--2----4----5---|


Intro: B Riff


Verse 1:
B Riff
This country is my canvas
I leave paint trails as I go.
               EI'm (022100@1)painting a picture
                  F# (244322@1)                 BRiff (x2444x@1)That you can only see from outer space.

B Riff
My bedroom is your sofa,
I take my breakfast on the train.
                  E (022100@1)              F# (244322@1)                 G#m (133111@4)BRiff (x2444x@1)I'm tired and I'm dirty, and not a second goes to waste.

Chorus:
                       A (x02220@1)                          EI'll (022100@1)be dead but never dying, and I say that with a smile
                    G#m (133111@4)             F#It's (244322@1)just my way of trying to be aliive.


Verse 3:
B Riff
Well I'll never get to grey hair
And I'll never be in the black,
               E (022100@1)          F# (244322@1)                  BRiff (x2444x@1)But I can tell stories that most can hardly dream.

B Riff
Dreaming is a luxury,
Like stopping-staring and beauty sleep.
                   EI'll (022100@1)stop when I'm finished,
    F# (244322@1)                  BRiff (x2444x@1)G#mAnd (133111@4)sleep is for the weak.


Chorus:
                       A (x02220@1)                          EI'll (022100@1)be dead but never dying, and I say that with a smile
                    G#m (133111@4)             F#It's (244322@1)just my way of trying to be aliive.
                 A (x02220@1)                           EHeaven's (022100@1)in the half light, and that's where I reside,
         G#mI (133111@4)got a whiskey and a wry smile
                BI (x2444x@1)check my vital signs.

Bridge:
             F#And (244322@1)when I'm gone,
                                   AThe (x02220@1)world revolves, and life goes on,
So mark no grave,
A (x02220@1)   G#m (133111@4)F# (244322@1)  AForget (x02220@1)my name.
A (x02220@1)     G#m (133111@4)F#(Let Ring)
If the song remains

And everybody's got a drink and a smile,
                                F#Well, (244322@1)that's just fine by me yeah.

Chorus:
                 A (x02220@1)                           EHeaven's (022100@1)in the half-light, and that's where I reside,
         G#mI (133111@4)got a whiskey and a wry smile
                F#I (244322@1)check my vital signs.

                       A (x02220@1)                          EI'll (022100@1)be dead but never dying, and I say that with a smile
                    G#m (133111@4)             BRiff (x2444x@1)It's just my way of trying to be aliive.

Outro: B Riff (Play till death) Says Frank.

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