Band of Horses - The first song
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Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Band of Horses
Song: The First Song
Album: Everything All the Time
[Intro]
e|---------|------7-----------7---------7-----------------------|
B|---------|----7---9--7----7---9---7h9---9-7h9-------10po9-----|
G|---------|--------------8----------------------8h9--------9---|
D|---------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------|----------------------------------------------------|
Amaj7 E (repeat)
[Verse]
The Amaj7shaking awful, I'm shaking, asshole
In Eweather remote
The Amaj7snowfall, oh
The snowing, the color
We recEover from, oh
The Amaj7Christmas-time coming
Hangover approaching
We've been Edrinking for months
This Amaj7Christmas-time though, I'm coming over
[Chorus]
EComing fromB the Enorth
I'm Balready Amaj7done
EWrapping up B E
the Bpresents I Amaj7bought E
[Verse]
Amaj7Overcoat, now take me anywhere, oh
We've Esuffered enough
Amaj7Scary to leave
When they're Eleaving from work
They're Amaj7cutting us off
Knowing not Ewhy
They're Amaj7calling on the telephone
[Chorus]
ERoy, B
E do IB know anyAmaj7one?
ENo,B
E I don't knowB anyAmaj7one E
N.C.Note: I've seen live versions where one guitarist has a capo on 2nd fret and the other doesn't (possibly tuned
down 1/2 step), and another video where Tyler Ramsey has a capo on 5th fret. On the studio version it sounds
like there are a couple guitars plus a lap pedal steel. I tabbed this to be an easy way to play along with
the album without having to tune down. It's a really cool song and there might be some sort of subtle
pitch bending effect on the guitars which makes it sound unique.
Chord formations:
Amaj7 x02120
E 022100
E x7999x (chorus)
B x2444x
Amaj9 x06600 (alternate way to play the Amaj7 chord)
Esus2 x79977 (alternate way to play E)
Chords transposed to actual key if you don't want to use a capo:
Amaj7 --> Bmaj7
E --> F#
B --> C#
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