Chord/Tab song: The Widow

The Mars Volta - The Widow
Tabbed By: Pattycake
Email: Parttyrick123@aol.com

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

I'm pretty sure this is the basic Jist of the song.
Please E-mail me with any comments,all are apreciated.
Enjoy :-)

"He's got Fasting Black Lungs....."
1st Verse / Play 2x. (Clean)

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

"And I hear him every night....."
Pre-Chorus / Play 1x. (Clean)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|--------------9--11--12--14-------------------------------------||
D|-7--9--10-12--9--11--12--14-------------------------------------||
A|-7--9--10-12--7--9---10--12-------------------------------------||
E|-5--7--8--10--x--x---x---x--------------------------------------||

"Breathe Without an answer....."
Chorus / Play 1x. (Distortion)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-7--------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7-------7-------2-------7--------------------------------------||
A|-5-------7-------2-------7--------------------------------------||
E|-0-------5-------0-------5--------------------------------------||

"Look at how they flock to him....."
Verse #2 / 2x. (Clean)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|---7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-------------------------------||
A|--7---7----7---7----7---7----7---7------------------------------||
E|-5-----5--7-----7--6-----6--7-----7-----------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|---4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4-------------------------------||
A|--4---4----4---4----4---4----4---4------------------------------||
E|-2-----2--3-----3--2-----2--3-----3-----------------------------||

"And I hear him every night....."
Pre-Chorus / Play 1x. (Clean)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|--------------9--11--12--14-------------------------------------||
D|-7--9--10-12--9--11--12--14-------------------------------------||
A|-7--9--10-12--7--9---10--12-------------------------------------||
E|-5--7--8--10--x--x---x---x--------------------------------------||

"Breathe without an answer....."
Chorus / Play 1x. (Distortion)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-7--------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7-------7-------2-------7--------------------------------------||
A|-5-------7-------2-------7--------------------------------------||
E|-0-------5-------0-------5--------------------------------------||

"Say that...say that i'm blood shot for sure....."
(Distortion) Interlude/Solo / Play ALOT, Omar likes to solo.

E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7----------------------------2---------------------------------||
A|-7----------------------------2---------------------------------||
E|-5----------------------------0---------------------------------||

"And I hear him every night....."
Pre-Chorus / Play 1x. (Clean)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|--------------9--11--12--14-------------------------------------||
D|-7--9--10-12--9--11--12--14-------------------------------------||
A|-7--9--10-12--7--9---10--12-------------------------------------||
E|-5--7--8--10--x--x---x---x--------------------------------------||

"Breathe without an answer....."
Chorus / Play 1x. (Distortion)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-7--------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7-------7-------2-------7--------------------------------------||
A|-5-------7-------2-------7--------------------------------------||
E|-0-------5-------0-------5--------------------------------------||

"Cause I'll never...never sleep alone."
End on this chord. (Clean)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-7~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------||
A|-7~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------||
E|-5~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------||

Here's my tab of 'The Widow' by the Mars Volta. It's not perfect, but it serves its
purpose. I'm not sure how common my phrasing of notes is, so I'll provide a little
key for a few chords...

[Am/B] [Am/C] [Am/D] [E+]

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

He's got fasting black [Am]lungs[Am/B][Am/C][Am/B]
Made of clove splintered [E]shardes[E+][E]
They're the kind that will [Am]talk[Am/C][Am/B]
Through a weezing of [E]coughs[E+][E]
And I hear him [Am]every [Am/B]night in [Am/C]every [Am/D]pore
And [A7]every time he just makes me warm
[Dm]Freeze without an answer Free from all the shame
[Am]Must I hide
[E]Cuz I'll never [E7]never sleep [Am]alone
Look at how they [Am]flock to him[Am/B][Am/C][Am/D][Am/C]
From an isle of open [E]sores[E+][E]
He knows that the [Am]taste is such[Am/B][Am/C]
Such to die [E]for[E+][E]
And I hear him [Am]every [Am/B]night on [Am/C]every [Am/D]street
[A7]The scales that do slither deliver me from...
[Dm]Freeze without an answer Free from all the shame
[Am]Then I'll hide cuz i'll [E]never [E7]never sleep [Am]alone
[Am]Oh lord
Said I'm[E] bloodshot for sure[Am]
[E]Pale runs the ghost[Am]
[E]Swollen on the shore[Am]
[Am]everyn[Am/B]ight in e[Am/C]very p[Am/D]ore
[A7]The scales that do slither Deliver me from...
[Dm]Freeze without an answer Free from all the shame
[Am]Then I'll hide Cuz I'll [E]never [E7]never sleep [Am]alone
[Dm]Freeze without an answer Free from all the shame
[Am]Let me die Cuz I'll neve[E]r neve[E7]r sleep alo[Am]ne

Questions/Comments/Corrections, email me at regicide@outgun.com