• Song:

    Murdered In The City

  • Artist:

    The Avett Brothers

Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd

not sure what this chord is, so I will call it E2 as it is based on an E minor 
chord but with the E on the D string removed and with a C on the B string.

E2- (024100@1)0 2 0 0 1 0

Intro

C, E2, Am, G, F, G, C

Verse 1

C (x32010@1)      E2 (024100@1)            Am (x02210@1)    GIf (320003@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)        E2 (024100@1)              Am (x02210@1)     GOne (320003@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) F (133211@1)         CNo (x32010@1)need to get over-alarmed
Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)    CI'm (x32010@1)coming home.

C, E2, Am, G, F, G, C

But integrate into your picking this pattern something like this:

|---------------|---------------------|
|-1--0----------|---------------------|
|----------0----|--2-----2--0---------|
|-------2-------|-----3--------0h3h5--|  X2
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|

C (x32010@1)      E2 (024100@1)             Am (x02210@1)    GI (320003@1)wonder which brother is better
F (133211@1)           G (320003@1)              CWhich (x32010@1)one our parents love the most.
C (x32010@1)        E2 (024100@1)           Am (x02210@1)      GI (320003@1)sure did get in lots of trouble,
F (133211@1)          G (320003@1)           Cthey (x32010@1)seem 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)          Cbut (x32010@1)i'm proud of you both,
Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)       CIn (x32010@1)so many different ways.

Again:

C, E2, Am, G, F, G, C

|---------------|---------------------|
|-1--0----------|---------------------|
|----------0----|--2-----2--0---------|
|-------2-------|-----3--------0h3h5--|  X2
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|

C (x32010@1)      E2 (024100@1)            Am (x02210@1)   GIf (320003@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)          E2 (024100@1)        Am (x02210@1)         GDon't (320003@1)bother with all my belongings,
F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)             Cbut (x32010@1)pay attention to my list.
Am (x02210@1)         G (320003@1)                 CMake (x32010@1)sure my sister knows I love 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)           C (x32010@1)      
Always remember there was nothing worth sharing
         Am (x02210@1)             G (320003@1)       Clike (x32010@1)the love that let us share our name. 
Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)                F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)      
Always remember there was nothing worth sharing
         Am (x02210@1)             G (320003@1)       Clike (x32010@1)the love that let us share our name.

Finish on:

C, E2, Am, G, F, G, C

Rit~~~~~~~~
|---------------|----------------0~----|
|-1--0----------|---------------1~-----|
|----------0----|--2-----2-----0~------|
|-------2-------|-----3-------2~-------| 
|---------------|------------3~--------|
|---------------|-----------0~---------|



Absolutely love this song, my first tab :)

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