Tabbed By: Isaiah Barker Please check out my music, it is similar to Dallas Green's music. Isaiah Barker (Facebook) The Pilgrimage (Facebook) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- City and Colour Bring Me Your Love (2008) Tracks: Forgive Me Confessions The Death Of Me Body In A Box The Sleeping Sickness What Makes A Man? Waiting... Constant Knot Against The Grain The Girl Sensible Heart As Much As I Ever Could ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forgive Me Capo 1 Intro: E---------------------------------------------------------| B-0h1-----1h3--0---------0h1---1h3--0--------3-3p1p0------| G-0-----0------0------0--0-----------0--------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------| A-3---3--------2----2----0----0--------2---2--------------| E---------------------------------------0h3---------------| E-0--------0-------------0---0-3--------------| B-0--------0---------1-----1----3---3p1p0-----| G-0-----0--0---------0------------------------| D-3--3-----0--0-------------------------------| A-3--------5---5---0---0---------0h2----------| E-1-1--1---3-3--------------------------------| C C/B Am C/B I'll cross my heart and hope to die F G Am G before I have the chance to lie C C/B Am C/B to you my dear I wish no harm F G Am G but I know in the end this will turn out wrong C C/B Am C/B see I've been known to fall in love F G Am G but sometimes love just is not enough C C/B Am Em and my heart will stray before too long F G Am G so please forgive me when I sing Am this song C Am oooooo ooo C Am oooooo ooo C F oooooo ooo C Em oooooo ooo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Confessions Tuning: E-B-F#-D-B-E Capo 2 ~=slide /=pulloff h=hammer on e|----------------------------------| b|---0-------------------3-0--------| f#|--0-------------0-0-0-3-0--------| d|---2~4~2---------0-0-0-0-0--------| B|---0-------------0-0-0-0-0--------| E|--------0h2h3----3-3-3-3-3--------|4 times. intro part#2 e|----------------------------------| b|---0-------------------0-0-0------| f#|--0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0------| d|---2~4~2---------0-0-0-0-0-0------| B|---0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0------|4 times, then reverts back to the first E|--------0h2h3----3-3-3-3-3-3------|part. chorus e|----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-| b|----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-| f#|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-| d|----9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-| B|----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|I use up and down strokes. E|--7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-| the solo e|------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-----| b|----------0-3-2-0-------5—3-2-0---2-0-----0-3-3/0-----| f#|------------------3-0-----------3--------0-3-3-3-----| d|------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-----| B|------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-----| E|---------3-------------5------------------3-3-3-3-----| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Death of Me Chords used: Em:022000 G: 320033 C/G:332010 Gm:554030 Intro: Em, G, C/G, Gm (x2) Em G C/G Do I have nothing good left to say Gm Em Do I need whiskey to start fueling my complaints G C/G People love to drink their troubles away Gm Sometimes I feel that I’d be better off that way Em G C/G Cause maybe then I could sleep at night Gm Em I wouldn’t lie awake until the morning light G C/G This is something that I’ll never control Gm My nerves will be the death of me I know Em G I know C/G Gm I know Em G C/G So here’s to living life miserable Gm Em And here’s to all the lonely stories that I’ve told G C/G Maybe drinking wine would validate my sorrow Gm Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle Em G C/G Maybe then I could sleep at night Gm Em I wouldn’t lie awake until the morning light G C/G This is something that I’ll never control Gm My nerves will be the death of me I know C/G Gm Em Finally I could hope for a better day C/G Gm Em No longer holding on to all the things that cloud my mind C/G Gm Em Maybe then the weight of the world wouldn’t seem so heavy C/G (stop) Gm (stop) Em But then again I’ll probably always feel this way G C/G At least I know I’ll never sleep at night Gm Em I’ll always lie awake until the morning light G C/G This is something that I’ll never control Gm Em My nerves will be the death of me G C/G My nerves will be the death of me Gm (stop) My nerves will be the death of me C/G Gm Em (slow Strum) I know ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Body In A Box Tuning: Standard Capo 2 G D Cadd9 Em7 Em C D/F Dsus4 e|---3----2----3----3----0----0----3----0----| B|---3----3----3----3----0----1----3----3----| G|---0----2----0----0----0----0----2----2----| D|---0----0----2----2----2----2----0----0----| A|---2----0----3----2----2----3----0----0----| E|---3----0----0----0----0----0----2----0----| Verse: G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 There's a funeral procession on the highway, G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 Traffic screeches to a halt. G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 There's people searching for a better way, G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 To live their lives. G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 Johnny lived a good life, you'll hear them say G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 As tears of sadness soak the ground. G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 The reaper crept in, took his breath away, G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 In the middle of the night. [Chorus:] Em C We celebrate the lives of the dead, G D/F It's like a man's best party, only happens when he dies. Em C We gather 'round to pay our respects, G D/F While their souls are still searching for the light, (BACK TO VERSE CHORDS) Searching for the light. Verse: G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 So please don't come to me on my dying day, G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 Just let me go in peace. G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 With all the things that I forgot to say, G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 Still racing through my mind. G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 And don't you bury me six feet under ground, G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 Just burn my body in a box. G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 And let my ashes blow with the wind, G Dsus4 D Em7 Cadd9 Out into the night.... sky. Chorus: Em C We celebrate the lives of the dead, G D/F It's like a man's best party, only happens when he dies. Em C We gather 'round to pay our respects, G D/F While their souls are still searching for the light, (BACK TO VERSE CHORDS) Searching for the light. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sleeping Sickness Capo 4 Em I awoke C G Only to find my lungs empty Em And through the night C G So it seems I'm not breathing Em C G And now my dreams are nothing like they were meant to be Em C G And I'm breaking down, I think I'm breaking down Em And I'm afraid C G To sleep because of what haunts me Em Such as living with the uncertainty C G That I'll never find the words to say Em C G Which would completely explain Em C G Just how I'm breaking down [Chorus] D Em C Someone come and, someone come and save my life D Em C Maybe I'll sleep when I am dead D Em C But now it's like the night is taking sides D Em C With all the worries that occupy the back of my mind D Em C Could it be this misery will suffice? Em I've become C G A simple souvenir of someone's kill Em And like the sea C G I'm constantly changing from calm to ill Em C G Madness fills my heart and soul as if the great divide could swallow me whole Em oh, how I'm breaking down [Chorus] oooohhh my life D Em C Someone come and, someone come and save my life (save my life) D Em C Someone come and, someone come and save my life (save my life) D Em C Someone come and, someone come and save my life D Em C Could it be this misery will suffice? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- What Makes A Man Intro: (F7,G7,Am) Verse 1: F7 G7 I can hear my train a comin' Am Its a lonesome and distant cry F7 G7 I can hear my train a comin' Am Now I'm running for my life F7 G7 Am What makes a man walk away from his mind? F7 G7 I think I know Am I think I might know Verse 2: F7 G7 I can feel the wind blowing Am Sending shivers down my spine F7 G7 I can feel the wind blowing Am Shakes the trees and the power lines F7 G7 Am What makes a man spend his whole life in disguise? F7 G7 I think I know Am I think I might know Chorus: F7 G7 What makes a man? (I think I know) F7 G7 What makes a man? (I think I know) F7 G7 What makes a man? Am Oh oh oh Repeat chords Verse 3: I can see the sun setting Its casting shadows on the sea I can see the sun setting Its getting colder starting to freeze What makes a man want to break a heart with ease I think I know I think I might know Chorus: What makes a man? (I think I know) What makes a man? (I think I know) What makes a man? Verse 4: I can hear my train a comin' Looks like time is on my side I can hear my train a comin' I'm still running for my life What makes a man pray when he's about to die? I think I know I think I might know Chorus: (x2) What makes a man? (I think I might know) What makes a man? (I think I might know) What makes a man? Oh oh oh (End on Am) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Waiting Chords: Cmaj7 [3,3,2,0,0,0] Am9 [3,3,2,2,0,0] G6 [3,3,0,0,0,0] F#11b9 [3,2,4,0,0,0] Em [0,2,2,0,0,0] Em11 [5,5,4,0,0,0] Cmaj7-Am9 G6-F#11b9 A coma might feel better than this, Cmaj7-Am9 G6-F#11b9 attempting to discover where to begin. Cmaj7-Am9 You're weighed down, you're full of something. G6-F#11b9 Of sickness, and desertion. Cmaj7-Am9 You're weighed down, you're full of something, G6-F#11b9 you're underneath it all. Em G6 So say goodbye to love, Em11 Cmaj7 and hold your head up high. Em G6 There's no need to rush Em11 Cmaj7 we're all just waiting, waiting to die. (Slide the Em11 down to Cmaj7, listen to the track to get the timing) Cmaj7-Am9 G6-F#11b9 Hoping a better place is all I need, Cmaj7-Am9 G6-F#11b9 with moments of innocence and mystery. Cmaj7-Am9 Oh, it's the little things you miss. G6-F#11b9 Like waking up all alone. Cmaj7-Am9 Oh, it's the little things you miss, G6 when you're underneath it all. Em G6 So say goodbye to love, Em11 Cmaj7 and hold your head up high. Em G6 There's no need to rush Em11 Cmaj7 we're all just waiting, waiting to die. Em11 Cmaj7 All your friends seem like enemies Em G6 when you're broken down and empty. Oooh. Em11 Cmaj7 All your friends seem like enemies Em G6 when you're broken down and empty. Oooh. Em(let ring) G6(let ring) So say goodbye to love, Em11(let ring) Cmaj7(let ring and hold your head up high. Em G6 There's no need to rush Em11 Cmaj7 we're all just waiting, waiting to die. Cmaj7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constant Knot Chords: Asus4: 33220X Em: 022030 G: 320033 Gm: 200033 Bm: 024030 Intro: Asus4 Em E:-----------------------------0-----| B:------------0-------------3---3----| G:----2-2---2---2----0--0-0----------| D:-2--2-2---2--------2--2-2----------| A:-3--3-3---3--------2--2-2----------| E:-3--3-3---3--------0--0-0----------| Verse 1: Asus4 Em How much would you bet? Asus4 Em That if i tried hard enough. Asus4 Em I would spontane-ously combust. Asus4 Em Asus4 Em I wish I could disappear, Asus4 Em Asus4 Em and run away from all of my fears, Asus4 Em I think I'm coming undone... Asus4 Em Ba ba da da, ba ba, ba da da dah. Chorus: G So stay the night, Gm Bm I promise, that I won't bite. G 'Cause without you there Gm Bm I don't think that I, could close my eyes. Verse 2: Asus4 Em How do I end up this way? Asus4 Em A constant knot in my gut. Aus Em Asus4 Em Tied with uncertain-ty, and with lust. Asus4 Bm A classic case I suppose. Asus4 Bm Asus4 A haunted man who can't outrun his ghosts. Bm They're in my skin and my bones. Chorus: G So stay the night, Gm Bm I promise, that I won't bite. G 'Cause without you there Gm Bm I don't think that I, could close my eyes. Outro: (same as verse) Now I sing. Asus4 Em Asus4 Em Ba ba da da, ba ba, ba da, da dah, ba ba da da, dah etc ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Against the Grain Capo: 4th fret C/G (332010) - Am (x02210) - G (320003) - Fmaj7 (133210) C/G Am you need not to climb mountaintops G Fmaj7 etc. you need not to cross the sea you need not to find a cure for everything that makes you weak you need not to reach for the stars when life becomes so dark C/G Am and when the wind does blow against the grain G Fmaj7 you must follow your heart G C/G etc. you must follow your heart and all your friends have come and gone and the sun no longer shines and the happiness for which you long is washed away like an ocean's tide when all the hard times outweigh the good and all your words are misunderstood when the day seems lost from the start you must follow your heart you must follow your heart if you feel you've paid the price and your wounds should cease to heal and everything you love in life spins like a winding wheel if you should wake to find you're abandoned and the road you travel leads to a dead end when death creeps in to play its part you must follow your heart you must follow your heart ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Girl Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret. G G/f# Em C D e|-3-----3-----0-----------2-| b|-3-----3-----0-----1-----3-| g|-0-----0-----0-----0-----2-| d|-0-----0-----2-----2-----0-| a|-2-----2-----2-----3-------| e|-3-----2-----0-------------| G G/f# Em C D G I wish I could do better by you 'cause that's what you deserve, G G/f# Em C D G You sacrifice so much of your life in order for this to work. G G/f# While I'm out chasin' my own dreams, Em Sailin' around the world, C D G Please know that I'm yours to keep, my beautiful girl. G G/f# Em C D G When you cry, a piece of my heart dies, knowing I may have been the cause G G/f# Em C D If you were to leave, fulfill someone else's dreams, I think I might totally G be lost. G G/f# You don't ask for no diamond rings, Em No delicate string of pearls, C D G That's why I wrote this song to sing, my beautiful girl. Em C D G G/f# Oh----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sensible Heart CAPO 2 Em D C E|-0-|-0-|-0-| B|-0-|-3-|-0-| G|-0-|-2-|-0-| D|-2-|-0-|-2-| A|-2-|-0-|-3-| E|-0-|-2-|-3-| Em D C I get so distracted Em D C By some peoples reactions Em D C That I don't see my own faults Em D C For what they are Em D C For what they are Em D C At times so self destructive Em D C With no intent or motive Em D C But behind this emotion, Em D C There lies a sensible heart Em D C A sensible heart Em D See I'm no king C I wear no crown Em D But desperate times C Seem over now Em D C But still I weaken somehow Em D C It tears me apart Em D C It tears me apart Em D C I hope to learn as time goes by Em D C That I should trust what's deep inside Em D C Burning bright, oh burning bright Em D C My sensible heart Em D C My sensible heart Em D C My sensible heart Em D C My sensible heart ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- As Much as I Ever Could ooooooooooooooo Intro: Am-Em-F-E Verse 1: Am Love of mine, Em Won't you lay by my side F And rest your weary eyes E Before we're out of time Am Give me one last kiss Em For soon, such distance F Will stretch between our lips E Now the day's losing light Am-Em-F oooooooooooooooo Chorus: C G F Bring me your love, tonight C G F Bring me your love, tonight Verse 2: Am Lost at sea Em My heart beat is growing weak F Hoping you'd hear my plea E And come save my life Am As the storm grew fierce Em An angel was certainly near F I knew there was nothing to fear Chorus: C G F Bring me your love, tonight C G F Bring me your love, tonight C G F No I am not where I belong C G F Bring me your love, tonight C G F No I am not where I belong C G F So shine a light and guide me home C G F No I am not where I belong C G F So shine a light, guide me back home Am-Em-F-E ooooooooooooooooo