BAND: Bad Astronaut (or Joey Cape) SONG: Violet STANDARD TUNING: EADGBe Tabbed by: Shaun Booth Email: concern_in_vain@hotmail.com Key: F is a low F: 133211 (the 211's are optional to your playing) Fh is a high F: x81010xxx (an octave up) It sounds better to play barre chords for most of the chords except maybe the Dm. F G Bb C F Tonight the drunks are infected, we're on our way G Bb C F As if they drop by to see me uninvited Bb C Fh C Bb And I am a wallflower, maybe a better father C This is a job F G For seconds I miss the Bentleys Bb C F Today maybe they'll call, G Bb C F You describe every prison you pass through them all Bb C F Aadd9 Then he asked you for your head and I vowed to burn your bed Dm G Bb Try to pretend, but this is your life, C somehow, it feels right ----------------------- bridge: (see an alternative way to play this bit at the end) F C I'm calling this evolution, I'm falling for institution Dm C Bb Warm submission enveloping you D|-0-2-3--2-0-----| A|------------3-1-| (violin fill) E|----------------| (repeat chords) Tomorrow I'll survive the questions Knives buried with cold indifference My world is true rendered by you (violin fill x2) Aadd9 Bb C F Here they come again, I could never find the words C Bb So I disguised them in verse C Fh Until it comes out dumb and wrong, C Bb C The simplest song, if you sing along --------------------------- *bridge: alternative playing method the way i originally learnt that bridge section: * * # G|-10-10-7-7-77-5-55-555-3~-| D|-10-10-7-7-77-5-55-535-3~-| A|--8--7-5-5-55-3-33-333-1~-| -then play the violin fill E|--------------------------| *played 16 times #note the little change here The Joey Cape version of the song on the Tony Sly split has an extra section to it: F Bb (Marry me Kristen, marry me Kristen G C I want to be the only one) (use the "bridge" chords for this) I'm painting a revolution I'm falling for institution Warm colors enveloping blue D|-0-2-3--2-0-----| A|------------3-1-| E|----------------| ("bridge" chords again) Shot of comfort in a warm convention Medicinal injection 36 years ended by you * D|-0-2-3-2-0---5-3-2-0-3--| A|-----------3------------| E|------------------------| *as this 3 is played, the F chord for the next section is played, so you can play them simultaneously F G Tonight the drunks are infected Bb C F We're on our way key: / = slide up \ = slide down ~ = let ring X = mute just listen to the song to get the timing email me if you have any questions/queries will post a youtube video soon