Chord/Tab song: Diminishing Returns

Chord,Tablature, lyric, sheet, guitar, ukulele song: Diminishing Returns - ( Tuning: Standard Chords used [A] [F#m] [E] [D] ...)

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Tuning: Standard


Chords used

[A] [F#m] [E] [D]

e|---+---+---+(2)|
B|---+---+---+-3-|
G|-6-+-2-+-1-+-2-|
D|-7-+-4-+-2-+-0-|
A|-7-+-4-+-2-+---|
E|-5-+-2-+-0-+---|



Intro/Bridge: (incl. keyboard fill)



e||-^5----------|-----------2-4-5-|-^2----------|-----------2-4-5-|
B||-^5----------|-----2-3-5-------|-^2----------|-----2-3-5-------|
G||-^6--------2-|---4-------------|-^2--------2-|---4-------------|
D||-^7----------|-----------------|-^4----------|-----------------|
A||-^7----------|-----------------|-^4----------|-----------------|
E||-^5----------|-----------------|-^2----------|-----------------|
e|-^0----------|-----------2-4-5-|--------------|
B|-^0----------|-----2-3-5-------|-3------------|
G|-^1--------2-|---4-------------|-2------------|
D|-^2----------|-----------------|-0------------|
A|-^2----------|-----------------|--------------|
E|-^0----------|-----------------|--------------|


Verse/Chorus:
The [A]king of the swingin' moods is b[F#m]ack in town

and [E]everybody's tiptoeing ar[D]ound him

surround him as he

[A]pounds a silver hammer,

drops r[F#m]evolutionary grammar

con[E]cerning the burning of city hall

and [D]urban sprawl and decay

bidding[A]

Farewell to the [F#m]days of having it both w[E]ays

Hell is other people

Some [D]people never learn

When [A]optimism fails

and my [F#m]cooler head prevails

I will [E]meet you at the point of dim[D]inishing returns

(repeat Verse/Chorus rhythm figures)

Down in the abstract
looking for a concrete artifact
something to hold on to
not one more thing to believe in
Stuck in a fallback
and fighting off a heart attack
and you're so tangible
like a nitroglycerin tablet
under my tongue

bidding
Farewell to the days of having it both ways
The boom's a bust-out
but thanks for your concern
When pessimism fails
and my cooler head prevails
I will meet you at the point of diminishing returns

Interlude:
[Dbm] [F#]

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


[Dbm] [F#]

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


[E] [D5]

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2---------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|


Pre-Chorus:
(with Intro/Bridge)

Progress shall be defined by
your position on the bridge as it burns

(repeat Verse/Chorus rhythm figure)

When populism, activism, urbanism fail
my cooler head will prevail
When there are no more gods left to anoint
no more noses to bend out of joint
I'm gonna meet you at the point of diminishing returns

Outro:

^A(2)
When optimism fails

^F#m(2)
and my cooler head prevails

^E(2) ^D(2)
I will meet you at the point of diminishing returns


Outro:



e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------4-6-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------4-6-7-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----4-5-7-------|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----4-5-7-------|
E|-----------------|-5-7-------------|-----------------|-5-7-------------|


(The A scales are played with a slight stacatto)


Guitar 1
|


e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|------------4--6-7-|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|------------4--6-7-|
A|---7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|------4-5-7--------|---5--5-5-5-5--5-5-|------4-5-7--------|
E|-------------------|-5-7---------------|-------------------|-5-7---------------|

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Guitar 2
|


e|-9-9------9-9------|-9-9------9-9------|-9-9------9-9------|-9-9------9-9------|
B|-----10-------10---|-----10-------10---|-----10-------10---|-----10-------10---|
G|--------9--------9-|--------9--------9-|--------9--------9-|--------9--------9-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

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Guitar 3
|


e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-6-----6-----------|-------------------|-6-----6-----------|-------------------|
D|-7-----7-----------|-------------------|-7-----7-----------|-------------------|
A|-7-----7-----------|-------------------|-7-----7-----------|-------------------|
E|-5-----5-----------|-------------------|-5-----5-----------|-------------------|

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Guitar 4
|


e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|----------15-------|-15-------15-------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



Guitar 1
|


e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|------------4--6-7-|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|------------4--6-7-|
A|---4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|------4-5-7--------|---4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|------4-5-7--------|
E|-------------------|-5-7---------------|-------------------|-5-7---------------|

|
Guitar 2
|


e|-9-9------9-9------|-9-9------9-9------|-9-9------9-9------|-9-9------9-9------|
B|-----10-------10---|-----10-------10---|-----10-------10---|-----10-------10---|
G|--------9--------9-|--------9--------9-|--------9--------9-|--------9--------9-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

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Guitar 3
|


e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-6-----6-----------|-------------------|-6-----6-----------|-------------------|
D|-7-----7-----------|-------------------|-7-----7-----------|-------------------|
A|-7-----7-----------|-------------------|-7-----7-----------|-------------------|
E|-5-----5-----------|-------------------|-5-----5-----------|-------------------|

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Guitar 4
|


e|-----17------------|-----17------------|-----17------------|-----17------------|
B|-17------17--------|-17------17--------|-17------17--------|-17------17--------|
G|-------------14----|-------------14----|-------------14----|-------------14----|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

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Additional outro riff
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e|----12----12-----12----12-|
B|-------14-----------14----|
G|-14-----------14----------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|


After these few bars the outro plays through in reverse and then ends. There's
some more instrumentation here than I've tabbed out but that's the gist of it.


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note

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