Thursday - Turnpike divides
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Tuning: D A D G B E
This is the intro and then the rest that I could figure out. Because the intro is used so often throughout,
I hope this can help people learn the song.
It's meant for acoustic guitar, and is based on various live performances,
mostly this performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuPQyEenPQI
Maybe someone can help finish it via the comments and I will submit a full tab for the whole song.
Thursday - Turnpike Divides
Tuning: DADGBe
Tabbed by: Cole Heideman
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--4---4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0------| (X4)
A|--2---2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
D|------------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2/5-5-5------|
[Verse 1]
(power chords)
B5 D5 (X4) E5 D5 (x2) F#5
"There'B5s a thousand black cars all drivD5ing round in my blood stream
gotta tB5ake a thousand pills toD5 find out where their headlights lead.
IsB5 it cold New York? ID5s it freezing in your bed?
B5cuz I caught a deep chill when I weD5nt over the Hudson again.
AndE5 it's alright, D5counting the city lights
wheE5re the turnpike divides (Waving goodbye to my former life.)
play intro riff for the chorus:
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--4---4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0------|
A|--2---2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| (X4)
D|------------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2/5-5-5------|
Figure out the rhythm by listening to the song.
Don't wanna be a self medicator, but its hard to sleep when you're born to run
I'm sick of living life in the Garden State Trap
But all the roads are pointing home again.
[Verse 2]:
HB5oly Cross has got a headstone alD5l picked out for me
AB5nd my only job is to walk aroundD5 until I fall down at it's feet.
MB5aybe home is just the place you D5can never escape:
B5From the Camden City graves to tD5he edge of the Palisades
IE5t's alright, coD5unting city lights,
WE5here the TurnpiD5ke divides,
Waving goodbye to my former life.
[Chorus 2]:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--4---4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0------|
A|--2---2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| (X4)
D|------------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2/5-5-5------|
Don't wanna be a self medicator, but its hard to sleep when you're born to run
I'm sick of living life in the Garden State Trap
But all the roads are pointing home again.
This next part and the part after I don't know how to play yet:
And I'll be counting the city lights
Blinking on and off tonight as life passes by
And I'm left behind, standing on the shoulder of the Jersey Turnpike.
Buildings seem to rise like coffins full of stars getting buried in the sky.
You want to laugh and dance... to be free? Well, alright--
[Build up part]
something like this:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
This part I don't have figured out yet:
[Outro refrain]:
I've been thinking about those days I wanted to sleep
And you'd wake me up just before you'd leave
And I'd fall back into a dream:
Walking in fresh city snow that you'd never seen
And I'd never leave your side.
END
So with that you can play most of the song! If anyone can figure out other parts feel free to comment, I'll
keep working on it as well!
Enjoy!
LEGEND:
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