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Man Named Truth – Monsters of Folk
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Monsters of Folk
Man Named Truth (2009)
From: "Monsters of Folk"
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
Dm x-x-0-2-3-1
G5 (3)x-0-0-3(1)
It’s not easy to decide which kind of “G” to use here. The lead vocal
sings a Bb which clearly indicates a Gm. But to actually play the minor
3rd in the guitar accompaniment sounds a little too much,I think, so I
chose a neutral G5. The bass often plays a D as a root so technically
speaking it should be a G5/D in these instances.
Here is the video of a live performance where you can actually see
what is played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fhq-Mn17wY
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INTRO (don’t know how to count this ...)
|3/4 F |5/4 Dm |4/4 Am | Dm | % |
CHORUS
Dm G5 Dm
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
Dm Am Dm
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
F
I'll tell you right now that it ain't no use
Dm G5 Dm
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
VERSE 1
Dm G5 Dm
Pain was a-huntin' me down but I gave him the slip
Dm Am Dm
I left the city through the tunnel and I headed for the sticks
F
With oregano oil and a morphine drip
Dm G5 Dm
Pain was hunting me down but I gave him the slip
VERSE 2
Dm G5 Dm
Then I fell in love with identical twins
Dm Am Dm
They lived 34 summers between the two of them
F
I gave one my ego, I gave one my id
Dm G5 Dm
Yeah, I gotta get back to my pretty little twins
CHORUS
Dm G5 Dm
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
Dm Am Dm
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
F
I'll tell you right now that it ain't no use
Dm G5 Dm
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
VERSE 3
Dm G5 Dm
I was lost for a year in those almond trees
Dm Am Dm
The sun was rising in the south and setting in the east
F
I was half-awake, I was half-asleep
Dm G5 Dm
I thought I'd never get out of those almond trees
VERSE 4
Dm G5 Dm
So don't think too slow in the syrupy sun
Dm Am Dm
You get buried alive when the caterpillar comes
F
Tapping your time on a congo drum
Dm G5 Dm
Don't think too slow in the syrupy sun
SOLO (= verse)
| Dm |2/4 G5 |4/4 Dm | % |
| Dm |2/4 Am |4/4 Dm | % |
| F | % | % | % |
| Dm |2/4 G5 |4/4 Dm | % | % | % |
VERSE 5
Dm G5 Dm
I met a black-skinned man with an ice cream grin
Dm Am Dm
And a blond Afghan with that heroin
F
We moved to the mountains where the highway ends
Dm G5 Dm
And I got myself that ice cream grin
VERSE 6
Dm G5 Dm
So don't search too long for that Aztec gold
Dm Am Dm
Like old Cortez, gonna lose your soul
F
Turn an honest man into Diablo
Dm G5 Dm
Don't trade your soul for no Aztec gold
CHORUS
Dm G5 Dm
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
Dm Am Dm
Never buy nothin' from a man named truth
F
Look in my eyes and you see the proof
Dm G5 Dm
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
INTERLUDE
| F | % | Gm | % | A | % | Dm | % | % | % |
CODA
Dm G5 Dm
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
Dm G5 Dm
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
Dm G5 Dm
Don't ever buy nothin' from a man named truth
| Dm |2/4 Am | Dm
