Biography:
Shakey Graves, aka Alejandro Rose-Garcia from Austin, Texas, plays a gnarly composite of blues and folk as a one-man-band of epic sonic proportions. The sound emitted from his hollow body guitar, mildly distorted amp and suitcase drum belie the young singer’s lean frame. He fingerpicks while keeping time with a double-pedal kick drum, hitting a snare fitted into his suitcase drum and a tambourine fashioned to its side. And when he sings, Rose-Garcia unleashes an unearthly howl.
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Awesome artist but not well known. Liked this song and couldn't find a tab so I made one.
This is the Audiotree session version. He does a no capo version as well and its the
exact same chords.
Capo 6.
The Bass line follows this pattern and you just pick the chords overtop
Am
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-------------------0-------------------0--------3-----0------------0-|
E|-------------0--------3----------0---------3---------------------0-----3---|
The bass changes to follow the C chord. Anything in brackets is optional but it is in
the song.
C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------(pick)-----(pick)-----(pick)----(pick)---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------(0)--3---------------(0)--3---------------------------------|
E|--------3------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
(pick just means pick the top strings in the C chord)
The strumming pattern is pretty simple. Listen to the song to get it down.
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
C
Oh, I see a girl thats blue like the sea
Am
when i go to sleep you know that she sees me, too
C
yeah, just standing around like the popular kids
Am
hoping saint peter will let us in, too
F
"well," he says " if you value your life stay off the drugs
C
if you value the drugs stay off the map.
G
if you value maps you better travel, son.
F C(single strum) Am
if you dont want to travel then you better run"
ooh, yeah, mmm, oh
C
yeah, well I knew a king in his purple throne
Am
oh, and he had some trouble so he's all alone now
C
well I used to bring him little presents from time to time
Am
and hed sit me in his castle and hed pick my mind
F
he said, "if you value your heart, oh stay on the road.
C
if you value the road, oh stay on the top .
G
if you value the top, oh youre gonna suffer son.
F C(single strum) Am
and if you dont want to suffer, then you better run"
(Full strums)
C
well i see my boss in his practical suit
Am
ill toss him in the cellar wont give him no food
(Back to picking)
C
when anybody tries to tell him what to do
Am
he holds his breath until he turns blue
F
he says, "if you value your job, stay out of crime.
C
if you value the crime, stay out of doors.
G
if you value them doors you better lock em son.
F G
and if you dont want to lock em, you better buy a gun"
This part speeds up. Its the same Chords but just at a different tempo. Theres a few
riffs here. Theres no real
pattern I can distinguish. He just plays around with the high B and E strings on the
third fret with his pinkie.
He also throws in some bends on the B string.
The new bass riff comes to this.
Am
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------0-----3-----------------0------3-3--------------------|
E|-------0------3------------------0------3-----------------------------------|
C
yeah, well i saw a snake in an apple tree
Am
you know i didnt trust a word that he hissed to me, no!
C
yeah, he said, "it must be gettin awful lonely tryin to save the world;
Am
just buy a collared shirt and try and fuck some girls."
F
he said, "if you value your limbs, stay in the game.
C
if you value the game, stay in the style.
G
if you value that style, youre a sinkin son.
F
if you dont want to sink then you better run."
(strumming)
C Am C Am
Little ending rif
C F
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3^------5-------3^----5------------1--1h3-3s5---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------2----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
A|-------3------3-------3------3----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
F
And finish on
C
************************************
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| s slide
************************************
This is the Audiotree session version. He does a no capo version as well and its the
exact same chords.
Capo 6.
The Bass line follows this pattern and you just pick the chords overtop
Am
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-------------------0-------------------0--------3-----0------------0-|
E|-------------0--------3----------0---------3---------------------0-----3---|
The bass changes to follow the C chord. Anything in brackets is optional but it is in
the song.
C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------(pick)-----(pick)-----(pick)----(pick)---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------(0)--3---------------(0)--3---------------------------------|
E|--------3------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
(pick just means pick the top strings in the C chord)
The strumming pattern is pretty simple. Listen to the song to get it down.
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
C
Oh, I see a girl thats blue like the sea
Am
when i go to sleep you know that she sees me, too
C
yeah, just standing around like the popular kids
Am
hoping saint peter will let us in, too
F
"well," he says " if you value your life stay off the drugs
C
if you value the drugs stay off the map.
G
if you value maps you better travel, son.
F C(single strum) Am
if you dont want to travel then you better run"
ooh, yeah, mmm, oh
C
yeah, well I knew a king in his purple throne
Am
oh, and he had some trouble so he's all alone now
C
well I used to bring him little presents from time to time
Am
and hed sit me in his castle and hed pick my mind
F
he said, "if you value your heart, oh stay on the road.
C
if you value the road, oh stay on the top .
G
if you value the top, oh youre gonna suffer son.
F C(single strum) Am
and if you dont want to suffer, then you better run"
(Full strums)
C
well i see my boss in his practical suit
Am
ill toss him in the cellar wont give him no food
(Back to picking)
C
when anybody tries to tell him what to do
Am
he holds his breath until he turns blue
F
he says, "if you value your job, stay out of crime.
C
if you value the crime, stay out of doors.
G
if you value them doors you better lock em son.
F G
and if you dont want to lock em, you better buy a gun"
This part speeds up. Its the same Chords but just at a different tempo. Theres a few
riffs here. Theres no real
pattern I can distinguish. He just plays around with the high B and E strings on the
third fret with his pinkie.
He also throws in some bends on the B string.
The new bass riff comes to this.
Am
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------0-----3-----------------0------3-3--------------------|
E|-------0------3------------------0------3-----------------------------------|
C
yeah, well i saw a snake in an apple tree
Am
you know i didnt trust a word that he hissed to me, no!
C
yeah, he said, "it must be gettin awful lonely tryin to save the world;
Am
just buy a collared shirt and try and fuck some girls."
F
he said, "if you value your limbs, stay in the game.
C
if you value the game, stay in the style.
G
if you value that style, youre a sinkin son.
F
if you dont want to sink then you better run."
(strumming)
C Am C Am
Little ending rif
C F
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3^------5-------3^----5------------1--1h3-3s5---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------2----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
A|-------3------3-------3------3----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
F
And finish on
C
************************************
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| s slide
************************************
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