• Song:

    Yellow

  • Artist:

    Okkervil River

  • Album:

    Down the River of Golde...

Tuning - Standard

Key: A

Truly underappreciated song.  Sadly, I had to make a tab since there was none.  There 
instrumental parts between verses, but I omitted that for practical purposes of playing 
song by yourself.

        AYou (x02220@1)can only talk so much about things
         Dthat (xx0232@1)are never, ever going to happen.
   AMy (x02220@1)brother's at home with his dog and his cat
        D (xx0232@1)          Eand (022100@1)his wife is at a friend's.
        AYou (x02220@1)can only go on so long about feelings
     Dthat (xx0232@1)never, ever actually touch you.
   ANo (x02220@1)matter how much she told him "I love you,"
   D (xx0232@1)            Ehe (022100@1)found it would depend
       Bm (x24432@1)                 E (022100@1)  Esus (022200@1)Eon (022100@1)the gifts that he bought her,
       Bm (x24432@1)          E (022100@1)  Esus (022200@1)Eor (022100@1)how badly she was hurt
         Bm (x24432@1)              E (022100@1)  Esus (022200@1) Ewhen (022100@1)the boss was cruel at work.
              D (xx0232@1)                                     EBut (022100@1)he'd just say "I love you," and he'd reach out to her.


       AHe (x02220@1)was feeling like shit when I came to visit
    Dand (xx0232@1)walked through the door of his tiny apartment.
   AWe (x02220@1)went for a walk through the park by the market
   D (xx0232@1)               Eso (022100@1)we could get some air.
      AAnd (x02220@1)I told to him all things intended to help him,
 Despecially (xx0232@1)that, simply because it was ending,
     Athat (x02220@1)that didn't mean she was always pretending.
 D (xx0232@1)               EReal (022100@1)happiness was there.
        Bm (x24432@1)            E (022100@1)   Esus (022200@1)EI (022100@1)could see and I could tell:
       Bm (x24432@1)                E (022100@1)  Esus (022200@1)Eit (022100@1)was real love that they felt.
        Bm (x24432@1)                E (022100@1)  Esus (022200@1)EAnd (022100@1)I'm sorry it didn't end well,
         D (xx0232@1)                                                      Ebut (022100@1)some things just don't - that's life, and you shouldn't blame yourself.

    AAnd (x02220@1)all of these things, well, I truly believe them.
    DOur (xx0232@1)paths and our futures are hidden in mists
         Athat (x02220@1)are stretching out over impossible distances,
D (xx0232@1)        E (022100@1)totally obscured.
      AAnd (x02220@1)I really do think that there's probably more good
     Dthan (xx0232@1)anger or selfishness, sickness, or sadness
      Awould (x02220@1)ever completely allow us to have in this
D (xx0232@1)               Elife, (022100@1)I think I'm sure.
         Bm (x24432@1)              E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1)EBut (022100@1)that doesn't mean it's bad.
        Bm (x24432@1)                E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1)EWe (022100@1)were walking towards our dad,
      Bm (x24432@1)                       E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1)Ewhile (022100@1)getting out of that school bus,
            D (xx0232@1)                                      E (022100@1)   Aand (x02220@1)he just said "I love you," and he reached out to us

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