• Song:

    Exit Flagger

  • Artist:

    Guided By Voices

  • Album:

    Crying Your Knife Away

Tabbed by Michael Davidson

The single-note riff (spelled with lowercase) is

A-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------3-3-3-3---------------------------------------

The main chord RIFF (uppercase) is the same thing, but with barre
chords.  (That is, D5 C#5 B5 G5 )

riffx2

riff                              riff
I don't know where I've come from I don't know where I'm off to

riff                      riff
I need to find a way out  I need you to help me find it

RIFF
Exit Flagger  x4

A5                          G5     *
I'm not going to race you today

riff                       riff
I need a life of sameness  I don't compete in anything

riff                                     riff
I promise to leave you one of these days I promise to leave real soon

RIFF
Exit Flagger   x4

A5                           G5      *
I'm not going to race you today

D5                     G5
I promise to leave you   x4

Then through the solo it's just the RIFF four times,
an A, a G, and the riff eight times.

* Instead of A then G, you can play A (x0222x), B, Db, D instead which
  follows the bass line instead of the guitar. (You can play the A that
  way anytime, but I think it's easier to slide to the G if you go ahead
  and play it on the fifth fret.)
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