Thrice-The Artist In the Ambulance Acoustic

This is a solo version I saw Dustin Kensrue do on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiqHcCp_JNQ

Tabbed by Jake Machado

My E-mail for questions or comments: jake_machado22@yahoo.com

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Guitar in standard tuning. Capo on the 4th fret.

"[  ]"= one measure

   Chords:
  E,A,D,G,B,E

Am-x,0,2,2,1,0
F--x,x,3,2,1,0
C--0,3,2,0,1,0
G--3,2,0,0,3,3
Cmaj9/G-3,2,0,0,1,0

Intro-
Am (x02210@1)                                    FLate (133211@1)night, brakes lock, hear the tires squeal
                                    CRed (x32010@1)light, can't stop so I spin the wheel
                              GMy (320003@1)world goes black before I feel an angel lift me up
      Am (x02210@1)               FAnd (133211@1)I open bloodshot eyes into fluorescent white
C (x32010@1)                             G (320003@1)                       AmFlip (x02210@1)the siren, hit the lights, close the doors and I am gone


Bridge-
[ Amcont'D (x02210@1)][  F (133211@1)][  C (x32010@1)][  G (320003@1)]


Verse-
       Am (x02210@1)                       FNow (133211@1)I lay here owing my life to a stranger
                   CAnd (x32010@1)I realize that empty words are not enough
     GI'm (320003@1)left here with this question of just
Am (x02210@1)                           FWhat (133211@1)have I to show except the promises I never kept?
  C (x32010@1)                           GI (320003@1)lie here shaking on this bed, under the weight of my regrets


Chorus-
   F (133211@1)                            Am (x02210@1) Cmaj9/G
I hope that I will never let you down
   F (133211@1)                                 Am (x02210@1)     
   F (single stroke)
I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sounds

Bridge-
[ Amcont'D (x02210@1)][  F (133211@1)][  C (x32010@1)][  G (320003@1)]


Verse-
Am(single (x02210@1)stroke))                         F(single (133211@1)stroke)
Look around and you'll see that at times it feels like no one really cares
C(single (x32010@1)stroke)                         GIt (320003@1)gets me down but I'm still gonna try to do what's right, I know that
           Am (x02210@1)                                   Fthere's (133211@1)A difference between sleight of hand, and giving everything you have
C (x32010@1)                                   GThere's (320003@1)a line drawn in the sand, I'm working up the will to cross it and


Chorus-
   F (133211@1)                            Am (x02210@1) Cmaj9/G
I hope that I will never let you down
   F (133211@1)                                 Am (x02210@1)     
   FI (133211@1)know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sounds


Interlude- Play F for 1 measure.


AmRhetoric (x02210@1)can't raise the dead
                    FI'm (133211@1)sick of always talking when there's no change
AmRhetoric (x02210@1)can't raise the dead
                  G (320003@1)    F (133211@1)          GI'm (320003@1)sick of empty words, let's lead and not follow


Intro-verse-
Am(palm (x02210@1)muted)                          F(palm (133211@1)muted)
Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires squeal
                                    C(palm (x32010@1)muted)
Red light, can't stop so I spin the wheel
                              GMy (320003@1)world goes black before I feel an angel steal me from the
Am (x02210@1)                                 FGreedy (133211@1)jaws of death and chance, and pull me in with steady hands
        C (x32010@1)                           GThey've (320003@1)given me a second chance, the artist in the ambulance

Chorus-
   F (133211@1)                            Am (x02210@1) Cmaj9/G
I hope that I will never let you down
   F (133211@1)                                 Am (x02210@1)     
    FI (133211@1)know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sounds

        Am (x02210@1)    Cmaj9/G       F (133211@1)               
      Cmaj9/G
Can we pick you offfff tttthe ground, more than flashing lights and

F (single stroke)
sounds