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Tables and Chairs - Andrew Bird
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Tabbed by: rvaen
Email: andy@lazysranch.org
the glory of this song is not in the guitar, but in the singing along. beautiful,
song. Of course, I recommend listening to the song to make sense of this tab. Nothing
for listening to the artist.
Tuning: standard
riff 1 D
e|---------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--4--5--0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
riff 2
[Em] [G]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2------2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------0-3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
riff 3
D G9 kinda. or Dsus/G
e|---2-----2--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-----3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
riff 4
[D] [D] [A#] [A] [D] [D] [A#] [A] [D]
e|---2-3-5---2-3-5-6-5-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-3-5-----0-2-3-2-0-----6-5------|
B|---3-------3---------------------3-------3-----------3-2-----2-3--|
G|-----------------------------------------2------------------------|
D|-0-------0-----------------------0-----0--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Here are the two different progressions that occur after riff 4:
[D] [A#] [A] [D] [DM7] [Bm] [G]
e|-2---0--0---|-2---2---2---3------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3--2---|-3---2---3---0------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---3--2---|-2---2---4---0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---3--2---|-0---0---4---0------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0--0---|---------2---2------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
NOTE: i am unsure of which type of DM7 and G he uses. it may just as easily be:
[D] [DM7] [Bm] [G]
e|-2--2---2--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3---3--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2---4--4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0---4--5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----4---2--5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
in this scenario, the DM7 is a tad trickier, but sounds better, i think.
I wrote out the G as a bar chord because i can't tell from the recording which he uses,
they both work equally well.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
[1]
if we can call them friends we can call them on red telephones
[1]
and they won't pretend that they're too busy or they're not alone
[2]
if we can call them friends we can call
[2]
holler at 'em down these hallowed halls
[2]
but we can't let the human factor fail to be a factor at all
[3]
don't
don't you worry
[3]
about the atmosphere
or any sudden pressure change
[3]
'cause I know
that it's starting
[3]
to get warm in here
and things are
[3]
starting to get strange
[3]
and did you
did you see how
[3]
all our friends were there
drinkin' roses from the can
[3]
how
how I wish I
[3]
I had talked to them
and wished they
[3]
fit into my plan
[riff 4]
[D] and we were [A#]tired of being m[A]ild[D]
oh so t[A#]ired of being [A]mild
we were [A#]so t[A]ired
I know we're gonna m[D]eet someday in the c[DM7]rumbled financial institutions of
this l[Bm]and[G]
there will be [D]tables and chairs
[DM7]pony rides and dancing b[Bm]ears
there'll even be a [G]band
'cause listen [D]after the fall there'll be [DM7]no more countries
no [Bm]currencies at all[G]
we're gonna l[D]ive on our wits
[DM7]throw away survival kits
[Bm]trade butterfly knives for [G]adderal
and that's not a[D]ll
[DM7]woah!
there will be s[Bm]nacks, there will[G]
[D]there w[DM7]ill [Bm]be s[G]nacks!
[riff 4]
[D] and we were [A#]tired of being m[A]ild[D]
oh so t[A#]ired of being [A]mild
we were [A#]so t[A]ired
So [D]don't you[DM7]
don't you w[Bm]orry
about the a[G]tmosphere
