----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Kettle Black- Paper Rival ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper Rival: http://paperrival.com/ Tuning: Capo 2 Intro Riff: e|---------------------------------------------------| ------------x-----| B|---------------------------------------------------| ------------x-----| G|-----1---------------1--------4+-----1-------------| -------1----1-----| D|------2-1-2---4--2-----2-1-2-----4\----2-1-2---4-2-| -2-2-4---2--2-----| A|-----------------------------4-----2---------------| ------------x-----| E|--0---------4------0-------------------------4-----| ------------0-----| E F#m When the cavalry clears Abm F#m And the limbs of our peers Abm F#m Esus4 Lay around us like sticks in the mud E F#m We'll say to ourselves, Abm F#m "Where's the heaven in this hell? Abm F#m Esus4 We're on a ladder without any rungs" Am E With the ash of our friends in our lungs (Repeat intro riff, end on Esus4 E F#m That's enough about the war Abm F#m How's my dear Eleanor? Abm F#m Esus4 Have you heard back from William or Kate? E F#m Are you getting your shakes Abm F#m From lack of sleep as of late? Abm F#m Esus4 And my breath always reeks of escape Am E E I'll be home soon, and hopefully safe e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|--6\---2-4-----| end on A5 E|----4----------| A5 F#5 Ab5 If you love me, you won't make a scene A5 F#5 Ab5 When I get home, please just leave me be A5 F#5 Ab5 If you love me, then don't make a scene A5 F#5 E5 When I get home, please just leave me be e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|--6\---2-4-----| end on A5 E|----4----------| Piano solo: A5, F#5, Ab5 x3, end on E E F#m Twenty years to the day Abm F#m The tavern's closed and some say Abm F#m Esus4 They only saved us from missing our lives E F#m He was buried away to Abm F#m The ground and the blame Abm F#m Esus4 That Eleanor kept stored away Am E And his breath always reeked of escape I am pretty confident about the accuracy of this tab, there are a few fills and muted in various places, but they generally follow the tabbed out sections. ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | B hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | B Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************