Jonathan Coulton - Now i am an arsonist
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Capo: 6
Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: Now I Am An Arsonist
Author: Jonathan Coulton and Suzanne Vega
Album: Artificial Heart
Method: Fingerpicking
Tempo: Allegro
Capo on 6th fret
[Intro] (0:00)
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B|-0-----------2---------------3---|---------------------------------|
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D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3-------------------------------|
[Verse 1] (0:06)
(Suzanne Vega starts singing alone)
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E|-3---------------3---------------|-3-------------------------------|
Bm C
e|-------------2-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
B|-3-------------------3-----------|-1-------------------1-----------|
G|-----------------------------4---|-----------------------------0---|
D|---------4---------------4-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-2---------------2---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Am Dsus2
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B|-1-------------------1-----------|-3-------------------3-----------|
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D|---------2---------------2-------|-0---------------0---------------|
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E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Interlude] (0:26)
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D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
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E|-3---------------3---------------|-3-------------------------------|
[Verse 2] (0:33)
(Suzanne and Jonathan sing together)
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D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
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E|-3---------------3---------------|-3-------------------------------|
Bm C
e|-------------2-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
B|-3-------------------3-----------|-1-------------------1-----------|
G|-----------------------------4---|-----------------------------0---|
D|---------4---------------4-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-2---------------2---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Am Dsus2
e|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
B|-1-------------------1-----------|-3-------------------3-----------|
G|-----------------------------2---|---------2---------------2-------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|-0---------------0---------------|
A|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------| x2
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Interlude] (0:52)
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B|-0-----------2---------------3---|---------------------------------|
G|-----0---------------0-----------|---------------------------------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3-------------------------------|
[Chorus] (0:58)
(Suzanne Vega sings alone)
Cm G5
e|-------------3-------------------|-------------3-------------------|
B|-4-------------------4-----------|-3-------------------3-----------|
G|-----------------------------5---|-----------------------------0---|
D|---------5---------------5-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-3---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
Eb Bb
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8-------------------8-----------|-3-------------------3-----------|
G|-------------8---------------8---|-------------3---------------3---|
D|---------8---------------8-------|---------3---------------3-------|
A|-6---------------6---------------|-1---------------1---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C
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B|-1-------------------3-----------|---------------------3-----------|
G|-------------0---------------0---|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Cm G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8-------------------8-----------|-3-------------------3-----------|
G|-------------8---------------8---|-------------3---------------3---|
D|---------8---------------8-------|---------3---------------3-------|
A|-6---------------6---------------|-1---------------1---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Dadd11
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-------------------3-----------|-----3---------------3-----------|
G|-------------0---------------0---|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------4---------------4-------|---------4---------------4-------|
A|-5---------------5---------------|-5---------------5---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Interlude] (1:18)
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B|-0-----------2---------------3---|---------------------------------|
G|-----0---------------0-----------|---------------------------------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3-------------------------------|
[Verse 3] (1:25)
(Jonathan Coultons sings alone)
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E|-3---------------3---------------|-3-------------------------------|
Bm C
e|-------------2-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
B|-3-------------------3-----------|-1-------------------1-----------|
G|-----------------------------4---|-----------------------------0---|
D|---------4---------------4-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-2---------------2---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Am Dsus2
e|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
B|-1-------------------1-----------|-3-------------------3-----------|
G|-----------------------------2---|---------2---------------2-------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|-0---------------0---------------|
A|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------| x2
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Interlude] (1:44)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-0-----------2---------------3---|---------------------------------|
G|-----0---------------0-----------|---------------------------------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3-------------------------------|
[Verse 4] (1:51)
(Suzanne Vega sings alone)
e|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------|
B|-0-----------2---------------3---|---------------------3-----------|
G|-----0---------------0-----------|-----0-------------------0-------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0-------------------0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x3
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
(this part is slightly different
then in other verses before)
Bm C
e|-------------2-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
B|-3-------------------3-----------|-1-------------------1-----------|
G|-----------------------------4---|-----------------------------0---|
D|---------4---------------4-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-2---------------2---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Am Dsus2
e|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
B|-1-------------------1-----------|-3-------------------3-----------|
G|-----------------------------2---|---------2---------------2-------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|-0---------------0---------------|
A|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------| x2
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Interlude] (2:10)
(Contains the same variations as the verse before)
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B|-0-----------2---------------3---|---------------------3-----------|
G|-----0---------------0-----------|-----0-------------------0-------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0-------------------0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
[Chorus] (2:17)
(Suzanne and Jonathan sing together)
Cm G5
e|-------------3-------------------|-------------3-------------------|
B|-4-------------------4-----------|-3-------------------3-----------|
G|-----------------------------5---|-----------------------------0---|
D|---------5---------------5-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-3---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
Eb Bb
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8-------------------8-----------|-3-------------------3-----------|
G|-------------8---------------8---|-------------3---------------3---|
D|---------8---------------8-------|---------3---------------3-------|
A|-6---------------6---------------|-1---------------1---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C
e|---------------------------------|-----0---------------------------|
B|-1-------------------3-----------|---------------------3-----------|
G|-------------0---------------0---|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Cm G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8-------------------8-----------|-3-------------------3-----------|
G|-------------8---------------8---|-------------3---------------3---|
D|---------8---------------8-------|---------3---------------3-------|
A|-6---------------6---------------|-1---------------1---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Dadd11
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-------------------3-----------|-----3---------------3-----------|
G|-------------0---------------0---|-------------0---------------0---|
D|---------4---------------4-------|---------4---------------4-------|
A|-5---------------5---------------|-5---------------5---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Outro] (2:36)
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G|-----0---------------0-----------|---------------------------------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x3
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3-------------------------------|