Dax Riggs - Radiation blues
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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
ARTIST: Dax Riggs
ALBUM: We Sing of Only Blood or Love
SONG: Radiation Blues (current/acoustic/live) *Currently how Dax plays it now
Tuning: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb (half-step down)(Dax ALWAYS tunes half-step down)
Tab by: William Matthew Breedlove
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***NOTE***
This is the version that Dax plays at his live shows with his band and when he is by himself. It seems like
he may have permanently changed the way the song is now played from how it was originally played from the
album version. Oddly enough this is very similar to the way he played it on the Blood or Love demo before
the official studio album was released.
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[Verse]
Maybe you're dead and ya just don't know, a shadow dressed only in sorrow
Tomorrow might not exist and ya should've been dead.
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------3--3-33--5--5-55-------------------3-3-3-33--5-5555--------------------------------------------|
Db|--5--5-55--3--3-33--5--5-55--5--5-55--5-5-55--3-3-3-33--5-5555---5-5555-----------------------------------|
Ab|--5--5-55--1--1-11--3--3-33--5--5-55--5-5-55--1-1-1-11--3-3333---5-5555-----------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3-33--------------------3--3-33--3-3-33---------------------3-3333-----------------------------------|
Maybe you're dead and ya just don't know, a shadow dressed only in sorrow
Tomorrow might not exist and ya should've been dead.
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------3--3-33--5--5-55-------------------3-3-3-33--5-5555--------------------------------------------|
Db|--5--5-55--3--3-33--5--5-55--5--5-55--5-5-55--3-3-3-33--5-5555---5-5555-----------------------------------|
Ab|--5--5-55--1--1-11--3--3-33--5--5-55--5-5-55--1-1-1-11--3-3333---5-5555-----------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3-33--------------------3--3-33--3-3-33---------------------3-3333-----------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Should've been dead oh now ten times over, like ten times over.
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--3333-/-555555-\-3333------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3333-/-555555-\-3333--5555-\-333-/-5555-\-333-/-5555----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--1111-/-333333-\-1111--5555-\-333-/-5555-\-333-/-5555----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------3333-\-111-/-3333-\-111-/-3333----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Should've been dead like ten times over by the hand of your lover.
On the side of the river could've been dead.
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------3--3-33--5--5-55-------------------3-3-3-33--5-5555--------------------------------------------|
Db|--5--5-55--3--3-33--5--5-55--5--5-55--5-5-55--3-3-3-33--5-5555---5-5555-----------------------------------|
Ab|--5--5-55--1--1-11--3--3-33--5--5-55--5-5-55--1-1-1-11--3-3333---5-5555-----------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3-33--------------------3--3-33--3-3-33---------------------3-3333-----------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Should've been dead oh now ten times over, like ten times over.
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--3333-/-555555-\-3333------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3333-/-555555-\-3333--5555-\-333-/-5555-\-333-/-5555----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--1111-/-333333-\-1111--5555-\-333-/-5555-\-333-/-5555----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------3333-\-111-/-3333-\-111-/-3333----------------------------------------------------|
and I should've been dead oh now ten times over, like ten times over.
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----/-3333-/-555555-\-3333-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--55-/-3333-/-555555-\-3333--5555-\-3333-/-5555-\-333-/-5555----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--55-/-1111-/-333333-\-1111--5555-\-3333-/-5555-\-333-/-5555----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--33-------------------------3333-\-1111-/-3333-\-111-/-3333----------------------------------------------|
[Bridge/Intro] ***This part was originally the Intro for the song, but Dax has moved it to here.
Bury this song and the rythym of breath. There is only death, there is only death, there is only death.
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------3b----------------3b---------------3b----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----3---------5-------3----------------3---------5---3---------3----------3-----*5*----------------------|
Ab|--5-----5-----------5-----5----------5-----5-------------5---------5----------5--*5*----------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------3---------3----------*3*----------------------|
[Verse]
These Radiation Blues, sister gonna make me true. Burning like a hole through you these Radiation Blues.
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------3--3-33--5--5-55-------------------3-3-3-33--5-5555--------------------------------------------|
Db|--5--5-55--3--3-33--5--5-55--5--5-55--5-5-55--3-3-3-33--5-5555---5-5555-----------------------------------|
Ab|--5--5-55--1--1-11--3--3-33--5--5-55--5-5-55--1-1-1-11--3-3333---5-5555-----------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3-33--------------------3--3-33--3-3-33---------------------3-3333-----------------------------------|
Movin', movin', movin' movin' and I'm movin' movin' movin' movin'
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------3--3-33--5--5-55-------------------3-3-33--5-5555----------------------------------------------|
Db|--5--5-55--3--3-33--5--5-55--5--5-55--5-5-55--3-3-33--5-5555---5-5-55-------------------------------------|
Ab|--5--5-55--1--1-11--3--3-33--5--5-55--5-5-55--1-1-11--3-3333---5-5-55-------------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3-33--------------------3--3-33--3-3-33-------------------3-3-33-------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
and I should've been dead oh now ten times over, like ten times over.
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----/-3333-/-555555-\-3333-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--55-/-3333-/-555555-\-3333--5555-\-3333-/-5555-\-333-/-5555----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--55-/-1111-/-333333-\-1111--5555-\-3333-/-5555-\-333-/-5555----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--33-------------------------3333-\-1111-/-3333-\-111-/-3333----------------------------------------------|
and I should've been dead oh now ten times over, like ten times over.
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----/-3333-/-555555-\-3333-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--55-/-3333-/-555555-\-3333--5555-\-3333-/-5555-\-3-3-/-*5*-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--55-/-1111-/-333333-\-1111--5555-\-3333-/-5555-\-3-3-/-*5*-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--33-------------------------3333-\-1111-/-3333-\-1-1-/-*3*-----------------------------------------------|
*hold last chord(G5) & let ring
[LYRICS]
Maybe you're dead and ya just don't know
A shadow dressed only in sorrow
Tomorrow might not exist and ya should've been dead
Maybe you're dead and ya just don't know
A shadow dressed only in sorrow
Tomorrow might not exist and ya should've been dead
Should've been dead oh now times over (**Original Line** Should've been dead like ten times over)
Like ten times over
Should've been dead like ten times over
By the hand of your lover
On the side of the river should've been dead
Should've been dead oh now times over
Like ten times over
(**NOTE** This next part was originally at the beginning of the song)
Bury this song and the rhythm of breath
There is only death
There is only death
There is only breath
These radiation blues, sister
Gonna make me true
Burning like a hole through you (**Original Line** Movin' through the bones of you)
These radiation blues
Movin', movin', movin', movin'
and I'm Movin', movin', movin', movin'
Should've been dead oh now ten times over
Like ten times over
Should've been dead oh now ten times over
Like ten times over