Chord/Tab song: Cheers Darlin'

Damien Rice - Cheers Darlin'


Intro:

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Am Dm G C C/B (x2) (Pluck gently)

The following riff/chords are played throughout the song
The riff is played heavier and varies in some places...

[Am] [Dm] [G] [C] [C/B]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5--7--7/9~~--10--12--12/14~~--4--5--5/7~~-9--10--10/12--10--9~~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Am] [Dm] [G] [C] [C/B]

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5--7--7/9~~--10--12--12/14~~--4--5--5/7~~---5--4---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------6-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Am]Cheers darlin'[Dm] Here's to y[G]ou and your love[C]r boy[C/B]
[Am]Cheers darlin'[Dm] I got y[G]ears to wait aro[C]und for y[C/B]ou
[Am]Cheers darlin'[Dm] I've got your we[G]dding bells [C]in my [C/B]ear
[Am]Cheers darlin'[Dm] You give me th[G]ree cigarettes t[C]o smoke my t[C/B]ears away

And I die when you mention his name
And I lied, I should have kissed you when we were running the reins

What am I darlin'?
A whisper in your ear? A piece of your cake?
What am I, darlin?
The boy you can fear? Or your biggest mistake?

Cheers darlin' here's to you and your lover man
Cheers darlin' I just hang around and eat from a can
Cheers darlin' I got a ribbon of green on my guitar
Cheers darlin' I got a beauty queen to sit not very far from here


A 3rd gtr comes in here (~~~ all notes)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--9---9--10---9--10--9--7---7--9---9--10---9--10---12--14--16--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

I die when he comes 'round To take you home
I'm too shy, I should have kissed you when we were alone

What am I darlin'?
A whisper in your ear? A piece of your cake?
What am I, darlin?
The boy you can fear? Or your biggest mistake?

Oh what am I?
What am I darlin'?
I got years to wait...

(Elec gtr. outro...)

End

e -[C/B]0-
[B]G [-1-]-0-
D -0-
[A]E [-2-]-0-