John Butler Trio - Id do anything soldiers lament
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Hello all! Here's a rather simple tab for a rather beautiful song.
(I often play in CGCGCC tuning, so I use powerchords instead, which sound good too.)
If you listen to the song, the placing of the chords should come easily.
NOTE: This is how I play it in standard tuning.
It may not be totally correct but it sounds great, particularly with an overdrive or distortion effect on the chorus.
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I'd Do Anything (the Soldier's Lament - John Butler Trio
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Tabbed by: DarrenJag
E-mail: jasperjmarcus@gmail.com
Scale: C major for verse, E minor for chorus
Intro: Cmaj7 - G6 - Asus2 - Em, Cmaj7/E - G6 - Asus2 - Em
(the trick is to play all five strings on the Cmaj7, and only the low three for the Cmaj/E.
If you listen to the song you'll probably notice the subtle addition of the low E to the Cmaj7 chord)
Tell me what you Cmaj7want girlG6, you tell me what yoAsus2u need, Em
You know you jCmaj/Eust say the word I'll be riG6ght there, yes I'll be rAsus2ight there at your Emfeet,
Because you know youCmaj7 rock girl yG6eah, and I love how we roAsus2ll, Em
But I leCmaj7/Eft you all alone, alG6l we got is the phone and it's Asus2never gonna be enoEmugh,
Living in thCmaj7is dug-outG6, a million milAsus2es awayEm, man,
I wCmaj7/Eish they'd pad thesG6e walls, like an institution,Asus2 man, I'm going craEmzy,
Because when I'mCmaj7 away from you gG6irl, I losAsus2e myself, Em
You know my Cmaj7/Etrain jumps off thG6e tracks and all my poAsus2ts fall off the shelf.
CHORUS (overdrive until Cmaj7)
X Em G6 Asus2 X Em G6 Asus2
Oh, I'd do anything, yeah, just to be with you,
X Em G6 Asus2 X Em G6 Asus2 Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Oh, I'd do anything, oh just to be with you girl,
Be with you,Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
It's a little gCmaj7irl's birthdaG6y and yeah, we are Asus2apart, Em
Ain't gonna mCmaj7/Eake a big deal outG6 of it but it breaks mAsus2y heart, Em
You tell her "PapaCmaj7 loves her" G6yeah, and it won't be Asus2too long, Em
'til we're aCmaj7/Ell together agaiG6n and yes you know we'reAsus2 all singing yes thEmose songs,
I escape into my Cmaj7TV - yeaG6h, I know you underAsus2stand, Em
Man they Cmaj7/Ecall that shit reaG6lity, I'd like to see those fooAsus2ls in AfghanistanEm,
Living in this cCmaj7old damn worlG6d, hell-bent on sAsus2elf-destructEmion,
What I nCmaj7/Eeed right now is a G6little bit of love, a liAsus2ttle bit of love and affection,
CHORUS (overdrive until Cmaj7)
X Em G6 Asus2 X Em G6 Asus2
Oh, I'd do anything, yeah, just to be with you,
X Em G6 Asus2 X Em G6 Asus2 Cmaj7 G6 Asus2 Em
Oh, I'd do anything, oh just to be with you girl,
Be with yCmaj7/Eou, G6 Asus2 Em
Just to be with Cmaj7you girlG6, Asus2 be wiEmth you,Cmaj7/E G6 Asus2 Em
Tell me what youCmaj7 want giG6rl, you tell me what Asus2you neeEmd,
You know you jCmaj7/Eust say the word I'll be riG6ght there, yes I'll be rightAsus2 there at your feeEmt...