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Tuning: E A D G B E
Artist: The Weakerthans, John K. Sampson Song: Reconstruction Site Album: Reconstruction Site Tuning: E A D G B e (standard) Capo on 2 All chords relative to Capo After much searching I finally found a full video of him playing the song, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwK4-06IBfc The chord shapes flow very naturally in both the [verse] and [chorus] You'll keep your ring finger, and pinky on these notes throughout the verse/refrain and move around with your index finger depending on the root/chord. e|---------------| B|---------------| G|------4--------| D|------4--------| A|---------------| E|---------------| Esus2 A(6)9 B5 e|---------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------0----|----------2-----|----------0-----| G|----------4----|----------4-----|----------4-----| D|----------4----|----------4-----|----------4-----| A|----------2----|---0--0---0-----|---2--2---2-----| E|---0--0---0----|----------------|----------------| ^This brief tab portion is a way of showing how the verse chords are strummed/accented. We will always be accenting the root notes during the verses which are E, A, B, for their respective chord shapes. Understanding this will help with the chord changes as you play [Verse and Refrain] Esus2: 024400 A(6)9: x04420 B5: x2440x [Chorus] C#m7 x42450 Asus2 x02450 F# 244xxx E 022100 B5 x2440x [Verse 1] E, A, B x2,4
WeEll, I'm lost I'm a frayAed- rBope tying down a leaky boat To the rEoof of a car on a roAad in the dark and it's Bsnowing
If I'mE more then itA means lessB, last call for happiness I'm your dreEss near the back of your Aknees And your slip is shoBwing
I'm a Efloat In a suAmmer pa-rBade Up the street in the town Ethat You were Aborn inB
With a Egirl At the Atop wearing tulBle And a Miss Somewhere Esash, Awaving like the queBen
[Chorus 1]
C#m7 Well beauty's just another wordAsus2 I'm never certain how to spell F# Go tell the nurse to turn the ETV back on
C#m7 And throw away my miseryAsus2 It never meant that much to me B5 It never sent a get-well card
[Verse 2] E A B x2
And I Ebroke Like a bAad jokeB Somebody's uncle told At a weEdding receptioAn in 197B2
Where a little Eboy under a tAable with cake in his hairB StareEd at the grown-up feetA as they danced and Bswayed
[Refrain] (hold chords through this portion)
And his Efather laughed And talkeAd on the long ride hoBme And his Emother laughed And talkeAd on the long ride hoBme
And he tEhought about how Aeveryone dies somedaBy And wEhen tomorrow gets here,A where will yesterday Bbe?
EAnd fell asleep in his Abrand new winter coaBt
[Chorus 2]
C#m7 Buy me a shiny new machinAsus2e That runs on lies and gasolineF# And all those batteries we stoEle from smoke alarms
C#m7 And disassembles my despairAsus2 It never took me anywhere B5It never once bought me a drink