• Song:

    My Friend Marcus Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Manchester Orchestra

Tune half a step down

6/8 time

Play bar chords in the choruses and the bridge.



Intro:

Start with just sliding between 3 and 7 on the low E and then kick 
into a strumming pattern with these things:

|------0------0----------|
|------0------0----------|
|------4------7----------|
|------0------0----------|
|------x------x----------|
|------3------7----------|

Then go back into the sliding pattern using the above chords.



Verse:

G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)                     GMy (320003@1)friend Marcus, he sleeps in my basement

C (x32010@1)                          GHis (320003@1)father touched more than spirit

C (x32010@1)               GNow (320003@1)he can hardly sleep

(instead of a C here, play the 2nd and 3rd frets on the a string)
Sleep



Repeat intro starting from the strumming pattern



G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)                        GI (320003@1)don't give a good shit if you're lonesome

C (x32010@1)                        GI (320003@1)think that you should go home, son

C (x32010@1)                    GFind (320003@1)a father and your mean

(2nd and 3rd frets on the a string)
-ing



Chorus:

G (320003@1)       Bm (x24432@1)         C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1) F#Now (244322@1)I can see you mean everything to nothing

G (320003@1)       Gm (355333@1)         C (x32010@1)DNow (xx0232@1)I believe you mean everything



Bridge:

A  C#m x4



Chorus (key change):

A (x02220@1)       C#m (x13321@4)        D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1) AbNow (xx1114@1)I can see you mean everything to nothing

A (x02220@1)       C#m (x13321@4)        D (xx0232@1)ENow (022100@1)I believe you mean everything



Verse:

G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)                   GMy (320003@1)friend Marcus, he works on a train set

C (x32010@1)                          GAnd (320003@1)I still can't move on my broke track

C (x32010@1)                     GHe's (320003@1)helping me find my meaning

B (x2444x@1)              C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)

Chorus:

G (320003@1)       Bm (x24432@1)         C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1) F#Now (244322@1)I can see you mean everything to nothing

G (320003@1)       Gm (355333@1)         C (x32010@1)DNow (xx0232@1)I believe you mean everything



Outro:
(Lightly strum the intro chords)

It's funny how many don't know

How many of us don't have homes



-------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS:

G (320003@1)            C|--3--| (x32010@1)       |--0--|
|--3--|        |--1--|
|--0--|        |--0--|
|--0--|        |--2--|
|--2--|        |--3--|
|--3--|        |-----|

BAR CHORDS:

G (320003@1)            Bm (x24432@1)           C (x32010@1)           F#|--3--| (244322@1)       |--2--|        |--8--|       |--2--|
|--3--|        |--3--|        |--8--|       |--2--|   
|--4--|        |--4--|        |--9--|       |--3--|
|--5--|        |--4--|        |--10-|       |--4--|
|--5--|        |--2--|        |--10-|       |--4--|
|--3--|        |--2--|        |--8--|       |--2--|



D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)            C#m (x13321@4)         Ab|--10-| (xx1114@1)       |--5--|        |--4--|       |--4--|    
|--10-|        |--5--|        |--5--|       |--4--|
|--11-|        |--6--|        |--6--|       |--5--|
|--12-|        |--7--|        |--6--|       |--6--|
|--12-|        |--7--|        |--4--|       |--6--|
|--10-|        |--5--|        |--4--|       |--4--|



E|--12-| (022100@1)|--12-|
|--13-|
|--14-|
|--14-|
|--12-|
     
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