Dave Barnes - Sticks and Stones Album: Three, Then Four Track 01 Official Dave Barnes website: www.davebarnes.com Tabbed by George P - grptertius@yahoo.com Standard tuning; capo on 3rd fret Intro + verse: F#m aug5 C |G F#m aug5 C| x9 Chorus: C Em Cadd9 Dsus4 G Gvar1 Cadd9 I'd rather have Sticks and stones, brok - en bones, Cadd9 Dsus4 Em Than the words you say to me C Em Cadd9 Dsus4 G Gvar1 Cadd9 'Cause I know bruises heal, and cuts will seal, Cadd9 D |G F#m aug5 C| x2 But your words beat the life from me. Verse 2 - played with some variation in picking...listen to the song and you'll get it: Sometimes your words are thick as lead... e-----------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------| G-------------------------0-----------------0---| D--------------0----------4--------2--------4---| x8 A--------------2----------0--------3--------3---| E--------------3-------------------3------------| *Repeat Chorus* Bridge: G Dsus4 C Em C D G Gvar1 Cadd9 Goodbye is the best way that I know D G Gvar1 Cadd9 Dsus4 To forgive and still be letting go *Repeat Chorus* Outro - same deal with the picking variation; here are the chords: e-------5----------------| B-------3----1-----------| G--0----2----0-----------| D--4----0----2----2p0-0--| x5; end on G A--2----0----3----3------| E--3--------------3------| Chords used: F#m aug5: x0423x C: x32010 G: 320033 Em: 022000 Cadd9: x32033 Dsus4: x00235 Gvar1: x20033 D: x00232