Song: The matador
Tabbed by: DJ
29th April 2013
Tuning: Standard
CAPO: 7th fret (sounds in key of Em)
| [Am] / / / / | [F]/ / / / | [Am] / / / / | [F]/ / / / |
I t[Am]hrew a rose to the matador, not s[F]ure who I was cheering for,
My a[G]im was true, my heart was full, I lo[F]ved the fighter... and the bull,
I l[Am]oved like only a woman can, [F] a very complicated man,
I bo[G]und his wounds, I heard his cries, I g[F]ave him truth, I told him lies!
| [Am] / / / / | [F]/ / / / | [Am] / / / / | [F]/ / / / |
His r[Am]age is made of many things, [F] faithless women, wedding rings,
Sn[G]akes and snails and alcohol, his da[F]ddy's fist thrown through the wall,
Ah, but he's bea[Am]utiful when he's in the ring, the de[F]vil howls, the angels sing,
Sp[G]arks fly from his fingertips, and wo[F]rds, like birds, fly from his lips!
Some m[F]an is lying in the dirt, some wo[G]man's crying that he's hurt,
But he's n[F]ot alive without the thrill, with - o[G]ut the dance, without the kill,[Gsus4][G]
The li[F]ghts go down, the people roar, they're che[G]ering on the matador,
And t[F]his is how the story goes, I k[G]new it when I threw... the [Am]rose![F]
| [Am] / / / / | [F]/ / / / |
I c[Am]ome to each and every show, the wo[F]man in the second row,
I wa[G]tch them in their ancient dance, and I k[F]now I never stood a chance,
'Cause while o[Am]ther demons prance and clown, [F] it's vanity that takes you down,
I tho[G]ught that I could be the one, but I'm j[F]ust another... hanger-on!
Some m[F]an is bleeding in the dirt, some wo[G]man's crying that she's hurt,
But w[F]ho are we without the thrill, with - o[G]ut the dance, without the kill?[Gsus4][G]
And [F]he is bull and matador, and I[G]'m the mother, and the whore,
And t[F]his is how the story goes, I k[G]new it when I threw..[Am]. the rose![F]
| [Am] / / / / | [F]/ / / / |
I th[Am]rew a rose to the matador, not s[F]ure who I was cheering for,
My a[G]im was true, my heart was full, I lo[F]ved the fighter... and the bull!
||: [Am]/ / / / | /[F] / / / | [Am]/ / / / | [F]/ / / / :||(Repeat)
Chord shapes are relative to capo position:
Am x02210
F 133211
G 320003
Gsus4 3x0013
Tabbed by: DJ
29th April 2013
Tuning: Standard
CAPO: 7th fret (sounds in key of Em)
| [Am] / / / / | [F]/ / / / | [Am] / / / / | [F]/ / / / |
I t[Am]hrew a rose to the matador, not s[F]ure who I was cheering for,
My a[G]im was true, my heart was full, I lo[F]ved the fighter... and the bull,
I l[Am]oved like only a woman can, [F] a very complicated man,
I bo[G]und his wounds, I heard his cries, I g[F]ave him truth, I told him lies!
| [Am] / / / / | [F]/ / / / | [Am] / / / / | [F]/ / / / |
His r[Am]age is made of many things, [F] faithless women, wedding rings,
Sn[G]akes and snails and alcohol, his da[F]ddy's fist thrown through the wall,
Ah, but he's bea[Am]utiful when he's in the ring, the de[F]vil howls, the angels sing,
Sp[G]arks fly from his fingertips, and wo[F]rds, like birds, fly from his lips!
Some m[F]an is lying in the dirt, some wo[G]man's crying that he's hurt,
But he's n[F]ot alive without the thrill, with - o[G]ut the dance, without the kill,[Gsus4][G]
The li[F]ghts go down, the people roar, they're che[G]ering on the matador,
And t[F]his is how the story goes, I k[G]new it when I threw... the [Am]rose![F]
| [Am] / / / / | [F]/ / / / |
I c[Am]ome to each and every show, the wo[F]man in the second row,
I wa[G]tch them in their ancient dance, and I k[F]now I never stood a chance,
'Cause while o[Am]ther demons prance and clown, [F] it's vanity that takes you down,
I tho[G]ught that I could be the one, but I'm j[F]ust another... hanger-on!
Some m[F]an is bleeding in the dirt, some wo[G]man's crying that she's hurt,
But w[F]ho are we without the thrill, with - o[G]ut the dance, without the kill?[Gsus4][G]
And [F]he is bull and matador, and I[G]'m the mother, and the whore,
And t[F]his is how the story goes, I k[G]new it when I threw..[Am]. the rose![F]
| [Am] / / / / | [F]/ / / / |
I th[Am]rew a rose to the matador, not s[F]ure who I was cheering for,
My a[G]im was true, my heart was full, I lo[F]ved the fighter... and the bull!
||: [Am]/ / / / | /[F] / / / | [Am]/ / / / | [F]/ / / / :||(Repeat)
Chord shapes are relative to capo position:
Am x02210
F 133211
G 320003
Gsus4 3x0013
