Artist: Gretchen Peters Song: The matador Tabbed by: DJ 29th April 2013 Tuning: Standard CAPO: 7th fret (sounds in key of Em) *************************************************************************** Am F Am F | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Am F I threw a rose to the matador, not sure who I was cheering for, G F My aim was true, my heart was full, I loved the fighter... and the bull, Am F I loved like only a woman can, a very complicated man, G F I bound his wounds, I heard his cries, I gave him truth, I told him lies! Am F Am F | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Am F His rage is made of many things, faithless women, wedding rings, G F Snakes and snails and alcohol, his daddy's fist thrown through the wall, Am F Ah, but he's beautiful when he's in the ring, the devil howls, the angels sing, G F Sparks fly from his fingertips, and words, like birds, fly from his lips! F G Some man is lying in the dirt, some woman's crying that he's hurt, F G Gsus4 G But he's not alive without the thrill, with - out the dance, without the kill, F G The lights go down, the people roar, they're cheering on the matador, F G Am F And this is how the story goes, I knew it when I threw... the rose! Am F | / / / / | / / / / | Am F I come to each and every show, the woman in the second row, G F I watch them in their ancient dance, and I know I never stood a chance, Am F 'Cause while other demons prance and clown, it's vanity that takes you down, G F I thought that I could be the one, but I'm just another... hanger-on! F G Some man is bleeding in the dirt, some woman's crying that she's hurt, F G Gsus4 G But who are we without the thrill, with - out the dance, without the kill? F G And he is bull and matador, and I'm the mother, and the whore, F G Am F And this is how the story goes, I knew it when I threw... the rose! Am F | / / / / | / / / / | Am F I threw a rose to the matador, not sure who I was cheering for, G F My aim was true, my heart was full, I loved the fighter... and the bull! Am F Am F ||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||(Repeat) ***************************************************************************** Chord shapes are relative to capo position: Am = x02210 F = 133211 G = 320003 Gsus4 = 3x0013
