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| A Boy's Best Friend |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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Open E Tuning
[E] [B] [E] [G#] [B] [D]
OR
Open D Tuning
D A D F# A D capo 2nd fret
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| Tab Definitions: |
| D: 000000 |
| F: 333333 |
| G: 555555 |
| A: 777777 |
| /: Slide to note |
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INTRO: Played 3x
[D] [F/G] [G/A]
D|----0-----0-----0----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------3/5--5--5/7--7/--|
D|----------------------3/5--5--5/7--7/--|
A|-------------------0--3/5--5--5/7--7/--|
D|-0-----0-----0-------------------------|
VERSE 1:
[D]I just don't fit in this place[F/G][G/A][D]
[F/G][G/A][D]
Their thoughts cast me out of here
Their home has run out of space[F/G][G/A][D]
My mind's already out of here[F/G][G/A][A/F]
Won't you come along, dear?[/G]
Won't you[/A] come along?[D]
VERSE 2:
Words that are spoke alone
Phrases you will never hear
Empty rooms and a telephone
That I will never use, never fear
I am all alone, dear
I am all alone
BREAK:
D|----0----------0-----------------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------0-5-7--7-7-7--7/0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-|
D|------------------------------------0-5-7--7-7-7--7/0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-|
A|------------------------------------0-5-7--7-7-7--7/0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-|
D|-0-----0--0-0----0-0-0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------10/12----12----10/12--10/12-10/12----|
F#|-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--------------12--------------------12-|
D|-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---------------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-12/-12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-7--|
D|-12/-12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-7--|
A|-12/-12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-7--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D (Played 2x)
[F/G] [G/A] [D]
VERSE 3:
My dogs come sit next to me
A pack of dogs and cigarettes
My only friends speak no words to me
But they look at me and they don't forget
That a boy's best friend
/D N.C.
Is his mother or whatever has become his pet
All of the other tabs are somewhat inaccurate, I thought I'd host this one, I didn't tab this. Here it is . . .
