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LORD I'M DISCOURAGED - The Hold Steady Tabbed by: Rhys.J Email: rhys.jenkins@hotmail.co.uk Hey, this is my first tab, and I love this song so I thought I'd have a go at tabbing it. I saw these guys live and he changed to a double-necked guitar for this song, so I've labelled which part use the 12 String and which use the 6 String. The tab for the song is at the top of the the page, and I've put the lyrics and the structure of the song at the bottom. Gimme a shout if I've made a mistake, Thanks! Tuning: Standard (EADGBE) Intro - E-A-B-A (Clean Electric - 12 String) E A .... A B A e|-0---2--0-----0------5-----------------------------------------------------| B|-0--------2---2------5--------------4------5p4-4---------2-----5p2-2-------| G|-1------------2------6-----6-----4-----4----------4----2---2----------2----| D|-2------------2------7---7-------------------------------------------------| A|-2------------0------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E A .... A B A e|-0---2-4-0-----0------5--------------------2h4-----------------------------| B|-0--------2----2------5--------------4-------------4-----2-----5p2-2-------| G|-1-------------2------6-----6-----4-----4-------4------2---2---------------| D|-2-------------2------7---7------------------------------------------------| A|-2-------------0-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E A .... A B A e|-0---2h4-0----0------5-----------------------------------------------------| B|-0--------2---2------5--------------4------5p4-4---------2-----5p2-2-------| G|-1------------2------6-----6-----4-----4----------4----2---2----------2----| D|-2------------2------7---7-------------------------------------------------| A|-2------------0------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E A .... A B A e|-0---2-4-0----0------5-----------------------------------------------------| B|-0--------2---2------5--------------4------5p4-4---------2-----5p2-2-------| G|-1------------2------6-----6-----4-----4----------4----2---2----------2----| D|-2------------2------7---7-------------------------------------------------| A|-2------------0------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse (Clean Electric - 12 String) E A .... A B A e|-0---2h4-0----0------5-----------------------------------------------------| B|-0--------2---2------5--------------4------5p4-4---------2-----5p2-2-------| G|-1------------2------6-----6-----4-----4----------4----2---2----------2----| D|-2------------2------7---7-------------------------------------------------| A|-2------------0------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E A .... A B A e|-0---2-4-0----0------5-----------------------------------------------------| B|-0--------2---2------5--------------4------5p4-4---------2-----5p2-2-------| G|-1------------2------6-----6-----4-----4----------4----2---2----------2----| D|-2------------2------7---7-------------------------------------------------| A|-2------------0------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E A .... A B A e|-0---2h4-0----0------5-----------------------------------------------------| B|-0--------2---2------5--------------4------5p4-4---------2-----5p2-2-------| G|-1------------2------6-----6-----4-----4----------4----2---2----------2----| D|-2------------2------7---7-------------------------------------------------| A|-2------------0------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E A .... A B A e|-0---2-4-0----0------5-----------------------------------------------------| B|-0--------2---2------5--------------4------5p4-4---------2-----5p2-2-------| G|-1------------2------6-----6-----4-----4----------4----2---2----------2----| D|-2------------2------7---7-------------------------------------------------| A|-2------------0------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (Clean Electric - 12 String) E Dsus2 A E e|-0----0----0----0----------------------------------------------------------| B|-0----3----2----0----------------------------------------------------------| G|-1----2----2----1----------------------------------------------------------| D|-2----0----2----2----------------------------------------------------------| A|-2---------0----2----------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--------------0----------------------------------------------------------| Bridge (Clean Electric - 12 String) F#m A Dsus4 B e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----6---------6------7p6-6----7p6-6--4------------------------------------| D|--4-----4---7-----7---------7----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#m A Dsus4 B e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----6---------6------7p6-6----4-6-4---------------------------------------| D|--4-----4---7-----7---------7----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo (Distorted - 6 String) E A B A e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------Pick slide--------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----////////////////////////////////////////////////////////---------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-~---12-~--12--12--12-----------12br9-10-12-9-10-9h10-9h10-9~-----------| G|-11b~---11b~--11b-11b-11br9-11-9~------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------9-----9-------------12-11-9---9-------------------------------------| B|-----9-----9-----------------------12--12-9----9----9----------------------| G|-11b---11b----11br9-11-9~-------------------11---11---11-11br9-11-9~-------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------9----9~--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9h11---11-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------10~------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------13p11p9-13p11p9-13p11p9-13p11p9-13p11p9-13p11p9-13p11p9---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------19b-19--19b-19--19b-19-17-16-17-19-17-16-----| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-13p11p9-13p11p9-13p11p9---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---16-----------19b-19-17-16-17-19-17-16----16-----------------------------| B|-19---19--17~----------------------------19----19b~------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------12------------------------------9h12------------------------------| G|------9--11b-------9-----9------9----11b---------11br9-11-9~---------------| D|-9h11---------9h11---9h11---9h11-------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E A B e|---0----------0-----------2------------------------------------------------| B|---0----------2-----------4------------------------------------------------| G|---1----------2-----------4------------------------------------------------| D|---2----------2-----------4------------------------------------------------| A|---2----------0-----------2------------------------------------------------| E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro F# Esus2 B e|------2------------0-----------2-------------------------------------------| B|------2------------0-----------4-------------------------------------------| G|------3------------4-----------4-------------------------------------------| D|------4------------4-----------4-------------------------------------------| A|------4------------2-----------2-------------------------------------------| E|------2------------0-------------------------------------------------------| Verse
ELord, I'm discouAraged The cirBcles have sucked in her eyesA
ELord, I'm discouAraged Her nBew friends have shadowed her lifAe
ELord, I'm discouAraged She aiBn't come out dancing for somAe time
EAnd I'm trying to light candles A But they Bburn down to nothing
And she kAeeps coming up with
Chorus
ExcEuses and Dsus2half-truths and fAortified wEine ExcEuses and Dsus2half-truths and fAortified wEine
ExcEuses and Dsus2half-truths and fAortified wEine There's a hEouse on the Dsus2south side
A~ E Where she stays in for days at a time Verse 2 I know I'm no angel I ain't been bad that way Can't you hear her? She's that sweet missing songbird When the choir sings on Sundays And I'm almost busted But I bought back the jewellery she sold And I come to your altar And then there's just nothing And she keeps insisting Chorus 2 The sutures and bruises are none of my business She says that she's sick But she won't get specific The sutures and bruises are none of my business This guy from the north side Comes down to visits His visits, they only take five or six minutes Solo Bridge
F#mLord, I'm sorrAy to quesDsus2tion your wBisdom But my faith has been wavering Won't you show me a sign, And let me know that you're listening?
Outro
ExcF#uses and haEsus2lf-truths and Bfortified F#wine ExcF#uses and haEsus2lf-truths and Bfortified F#wine
ExcF#uses and haEsus2lf-truths and Bfortified F#wine I kF#now it's unEsus2likely she'll Bever be miF#ne
So I Esus2mostly just pBray she don't dF#ie
| / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ let ring | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | br Bend and release That's All. Enjoy! :) ===============================================================================