Biography:
Richmond Fontaine was an American four-piece rock and alt-country band based in Portland, Oregon. They were active between 1994-2016 and recorded eleven studio albums, four live albums and two EP’s.
The band was formed in 1994 by guitarist / lead vocalist Willy Vlautin and bass player Dave Harding at the Portland Meadows horse race track. Known for Vlautin's incredibly rich and evocative lyrics, several of Richmond Fontaine's songs relate to horse racing specifically and gambling generally.
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Song: I fell into painting houses in phoenix, arizona
Artist: Richmond Fontaine
Tabbed by: Jpencz ([email protected])
Standard tuning
Capo 5th fret
The whole song he plays his chords with variations of the actual chord, taking a finger off and
hammering on. It might not be exact but here is how I hear it, and sounds pretty good. He doesn't
always do it, so just listen to the song and try to mimic it using variations like these:
Em C G
e|----0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3----|
B|----0--0-0-0------1-1-1-1-------0--0-0-0----|
G|----0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0----|
D|----2--0-2-0------2-0-2-0-------0--0-0-0----|
A|----2--2-2-2------3-3-3-3-------2--0-2-0----|
E|----0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3----|
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
Em G Am C
I fell into painting houses in Phoenix
Em G Am C
I'd been there a week picked up an illegal on the street
D Am G Em
The kid was nineteen years old
Em G Am Em
had a wife and kid in Loreto Mexico
C G D Am7
The suburbs in the that town are a sprawl
Em G Am Em
we never knew where we were at all
Em G Am C
we worked five days straight then we didnt pick him up
Em G Am C
and i knew that the kid had never been paid
D Am G Em
probably just waited at the meetin spot all day
C G D Am7
we drove to a different part of town
Em G Am Em
picked up another kid for a job in the suburb
[Harmonica interlude 1]
Em G Am C
D Am G Em
[Verse 2]
Em G Am C
I didnt show up the next day
Em G Am Em
I aint shit but I aint that way
D Am G Am
Got a job as a janitor at turf paradise
Em G Am Em
and i moved in with a girl who worked on the backside
C G D Am7
at night id always read the news
Em G Am Em
metro section of the scottsdale tribune
C G D Am7
a family left in the trunk of a car
Em G Am Em
or a family abandoned in the desert alone
[Harmonica interlude 2]
Em G Am C
Dm Am G Em
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--5--4--2--0----|
A|--------------3-|
E|----------------|
G C G Am Em
[Outro]
Em G Am C
watch a horse break down
Em G Am C
or your girlfriend who cant stand the sight of her own face
D Am G Em
or to watch your sister drink her life away
[Outro]
Em G Am C
get me out of here get me out of here
Em G Am Em
get me out of here get me out of here
Artist: Richmond Fontaine
Tabbed by: Jpencz ([email protected])
Standard tuning
Capo 5th fret
The whole song he plays his chords with variations of the actual chord, taking a finger off and
hammering on. It might not be exact but here is how I hear it, and sounds pretty good. He doesn't
always do it, so just listen to the song and try to mimic it using variations like these:
Em C G
e|----0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3----|
B|----0--0-0-0------1-1-1-1-------0--0-0-0----|
G|----0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0----|
D|----2--0-2-0------2-0-2-0-------0--0-0-0----|
A|----2--2-2-2------3-3-3-3-------2--0-2-0----|
E|----0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0-------3--3-3-3----|
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
Em G Am C
I fell into painting houses in Phoenix
Em G Am C
I'd been there a week picked up an illegal on the street
D Am G Em
The kid was nineteen years old
Em G Am Em
had a wife and kid in Loreto Mexico
C G D Am7
The suburbs in the that town are a sprawl
Em G Am Em
we never knew where we were at all
Em G Am C
we worked five days straight then we didnt pick him up
Em G Am C
and i knew that the kid had never been paid
D Am G Em
probably just waited at the meetin spot all day
C G D Am7
we drove to a different part of town
Em G Am Em
picked up another kid for a job in the suburb
[Harmonica interlude 1]
Em G Am C
D Am G Em
[Verse 2]
Em G Am C
I didnt show up the next day
Em G Am Em
I aint shit but I aint that way
D Am G Am
Got a job as a janitor at turf paradise
Em G Am Em
and i moved in with a girl who worked on the backside
C G D Am7
at night id always read the news
Em G Am Em
metro section of the scottsdale tribune
C G D Am7
a family left in the trunk of a car
Em G Am Em
or a family abandoned in the desert alone
[Harmonica interlude 2]
Em G Am C
Dm Am G Em
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--5--4--2--0----|
A|--------------3-|
E|----------------|
G C G Am Em
[Outro]
Em G Am C
watch a horse break down
Em G Am C
or your girlfriend who cant stand the sight of her own face
D Am G Em
or to watch your sister drink her life away
[Outro]
Em G Am C
get me out of here get me out of here
Em G Am Em
get me out of here get me out of here
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