------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Giant of Illinois – Andrew Bird version ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave Email:ob1cannoie@gmail.com I know its not perfect but its the best tab out there. Hope this helps! Tuning: standard Arranged for acoustic e|-------3-------5-------7-10-9-7--------------------------------------------| B|-----3-------5-------7----------10-----------------------------------------| G|---4-------6-------7-------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-------7-------9---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then G1 and G2 play together Guitar part 1 (1) e|-------3-------5----------------- ------------------------------------------| B|-----3-------5---7-----------7---------------------------------------------| G|---4-------6-------7-----------7-------------------------------------------| D|-5-------7-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar part (2) e|---------------------5-----------------------------------------------------| B|-------3-------5-------8-7-5-----------------------------------------------| G|-----4-------6---7-----------7---------------------------------------------| D|---5-------7-------7-----------7-------------------------------------------| A|-5-------7-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (1) e|-------3-------5-------7-10-9-7--------------------------------------------| B|-----3-------5-------7----------10-----------------------------------------| G|---4-------6-------7-------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-------7-------9---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (2) e|-----------------------------14--------------------------------------------| B|-------3-------5-------15-17----17-15-14-----------------------------------| G|-----4-------6------14-----------------------------------------------------| D|---5-------7-----16--------------------------------------------------------| A|-5-------7-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (1) e|-------3-------5-14----------10--------------------------------------------| B|-----3-------5------15----------10-----------------------------------------| G|---4-------6-----------14-----------11-------------------------------------| D|-5-------7----------------16------------12---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (2) e|-------------------------5-------------------------------------------------| B|-------3-------5-----7-----8-7---------------------------------------------| G|-----4-------6---7-----7---------------------------------------------------| D|---5-------7-------7-----------7-------------------------------------------| A|-5-------7-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat above Electric part (Best with u-vibe effect) Guitar part 1 (1) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------10---------10--------7----7---------3------3-----------5------------| G|----11----------9---------7----7---------4------2-----------6--------------| D|-12-------12-11------11-9----9-----9\7-5----5-4-----4-----7---------7------| A|--------------------------------------------------------7---------7--------| E|------------------------------------------------------5---------5----------| Guitar part 2 (2) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------4--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5----------------4----------4\---2----------2--------4---------5/7--------| E|-------------5----------2-------------5---3-----2--5--5--------------5-----| (1) e|-------------------------------3-------3--3--------------------------------| B|-------7---------------5-----3-------3----3--------------------------------| G|-----7---------6-----6-----4-------4------4--------------------------------| D|---7---------7-----8-----5-------5--------5--------------------------------| A|-5---------7---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------5-------6---------------------------------------------------------| (2) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------2---------------0-------------------------------------------------| A|-5-------4-------1-------2-------2--------2--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------3--------3--------------------------------| D(Dmaj 2nd inv) A Bm The giant of Illinois G D A Died from a blister on his toe D A F#maj G After walking all day through the first winter's snow D A Bm Throwing bits of stale bread G D A To the last speckled doves D A F#maj G He never even felt his shoe full of blood Bm F#m Delirious with pain, his bedroom walls began to glow A Em And he felt himself soaring up through falling snow G A Bm And the sky was a woman's arms G A D The sky was a woman's arms Mmm mmm mmm oh oh oh etc A boy with a club foot Had sat next to him in school Once upon a summer's day they went wandering through the woods They spotted a sleeping swan On the banks of a muddy stream And they stormed it with rocks till it collapsed in the reeds They lay out on a green lawn full of chocolate and lemonade But underneath it all the giant was afraid And the sky was a woman's arms And the sky was a woman's arms Play this when I die | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================