• Song:

    Murder In The City

  • Artist:

    The Avett Brothers

  • Album:

    Murder in the City

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Capo: 3

Intro: C, Cmaj7, C, Cmaj7, F


   C Chord- Hit the bass string and follow with an upstroke, downstroke, upstroke rhythm

E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|--0---/\/-------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A||--3---/\/(up down up)--------------|----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 

 Hold the note for one extra beat      Open F Chord


E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B||-------------0~0-/\/---------------|------------------0---------------|
G||-----------------------------------|--2/\/----------------0-----2-----|
D||---2-/\----------------------------|-----------3/\--------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Repeat


Body:

C, C/B, C/A, C/G, F, G, C

Am, G, C

Am, G, F, C, G, C



C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1)           C/A        C/GIf (3x555x@1)I get murdered in the city
F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)          CDon't (x32010@1)go revengin' in my name
C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1)           C/A        C/GOne (3x555x@1)person dead from such is plenty
F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)           CNo (x32010@1)need to go get locked away


Am (x02210@1)    G (320003@1)       CWhen (x32010@1)I leave your arms
Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)       CThe (x32010@1)things that I think of
Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)       CNo (x32010@1)need to get over alarmed
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)   CI'm (x32010@1)comin' home

(Repeats Intro)


C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1)           C/A        C/GI (3x555x@1)wonder which brother is better
F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)          CWhich (x32010@1)one our parents love the most
C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1)           C/A        C/GI (3x555x@1)sure did get in lots of trouble
F (133211@1)            G (320003@1)          CThey (x32010@1)seemed to let the other go


Am (x02210@1)    G (320003@1)                  CA (x32010@1)tear fell from my father's eyes
Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)               CI (x32010@1)wondered what my dad would say
Am (x02210@1)      GHe (320003@1)said I love you
        F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)        CAnd (x32010@1)I'm proud of you both, in so many different ways

(Repeats Intro)

C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1)           C/A        C/GIf (3x555x@1)I get murdered in the city
F (133211@1)            G (320003@1)          CGo (x32010@1)read the letter in my desk
C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1)           C/A        C/GDon't (3x555x@1)bother with all my belongings
F (133211@1)            G (320003@1)          CBut (x32010@1)pay attention to the list


Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)               CMake (x32010@1)sure my sister knows I loved her
Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)               CMake (x32010@1)sure my mother knows the same
Am (x02210@1)     G (320003@1)                F (133211@1)         CAlways (x32010@1)remember, there was nothing worth sharing
         C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)       CLike (x32010@1)the love that let us share our name
Am (x02210@1)     G (320003@1)                F (133211@1)         CAlways (x32010@1)remember, there was nothing worth sharing
         C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)       CLike (x32010@1)the love that let us share our name
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