• Song:

    The Switch And The Spur

  • Artist:

    The Raconteurs

  • Album:

    Consolers of the Lonely

"The Switch and the Spur" Chords

Tabbed by: Ben White 
(my first tab, plz don't be too hard)

Intro: G D A# A G#/Ab A# C G |x2

Gm (355333@1)                  F (133211@1)  In the heat of the desert sun,
Gm (355333@1)                 F (133211@1)  on the blistering trail
Gm (355333@1)                                     
   An appaloosa and,
D (xx0232@1)                         A# (x1333x@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)  a wanted man sprung from jail

Gm (355333@1)                  F (133211@1)  Slow in motion and shadow-less
Gm (355333@1)                  F (133211@1)  The switch and the spurs
Gm (355333@1)                 D (xx0232@1)
   Every living thing, with a fatal sting
A# (x1333x@1)       F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)  Bark and rattle this curse


Chorus: G D A# A G#/Ab A# C G   |x2  


Gm (355333@1)             F (133211@1)  The rider hallucinates
Gm (355333@1)                          F (133211@1)  The snapping hooves on the sand
Gm (355333@1)                  D (xx0232@1)  Spits a venom dream, recalls a stranger scream
A# (x1333x@1)     F (133211@1)    C (x32010@1)  And a broken hand...

Gm (355333@1)                       F (133211@1)  The saddle spotted with sweat and blood
Gm (355333@1)                            F (133211@1)  The poison pumps through his veins
Gm (355333@1)                        D (xx0232@1)  There's no stopping this, and now he's powerless
A# (x1333x@1)     F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)  Still holding the reigns...


Chorus: G D A# A G#/Ab A# C G |x2 

Bridge: Gm D A# A C  |x4   (play like this: Gm x6, D x6, A# x3, A x3, C x6)

Solo: Just play Chorus: G D A# A G#/Ab A# C G |x2  

Bridge: Gm D A# A C   


   Gm (355333@1)               D (xx0232@1)  Any pour souls who trespass against us
   A# (x1333x@1)          F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)  Whether it be beast or man
        Gm (355333@1)                  D (xx0232@1)  Will suffer the bite or be stung dead on sight
      A# (x1333x@1)        F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)  By those who inhabit this land
       Gm (355333@1)                    D (xx0232@1)  For theirs is the power and this is their kingdom
      A# (x1333x@1)        F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)  As sure as the sun does burn
      Gm (355333@1)                 D (xx0232@1)  So enter this path, but heed these four words,
   A# (x1333x@1)      F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)   You shall never return...

   Gm(or (355333@1)G)          D (xx0232@1)  Any pour souls who trespass against us
   A# (x1333x@1)          F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)  Whether it be beast or man
        G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)  Will suffer the bite or be stung dead on sight
      A# (x1333x@1)        F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)  By those who inhabit this land
       Gm (355333@1)                    D (xx0232@1)  For theirs is the power and this is their kingdom
      A# (x1333x@1)        F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)  As sure as the sun does burn
      G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)  So enter this path, but heed these four words,
   A# (x1333x@1)      F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)   You shall never return...

Outro: G D A# A C |x3

Enjoy!

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