This is likely my favorite song of Conor O'Brien's. I couldn't find the chords for this anywhere, so I figured I'd learn it and tab it out. The guitar melodies are really what make this song. I got kinda lazy towards the end of the tab, but I'm sure the chords are pretty accurate. I used the Fargo Store, Paris performance for reference. Listen to the song for timing... Intro F A#5 F A#5 |------x-1-x-1-x----------------x-1-x-1-x---------------| |------x-1-x-1-x----------------x-1-x-1-x---------------| |------x-2-x-2-x---------3p2----x-2-x-2-x---------3p2---| x2 |------x-3-x-3-x-------3-3------x-3-x-3-x-------3-3-----| |------x-3-x-3-x--0h1-----------x-3-x-3-x--0h1----------| |----1------------------------1-------------------------| Verse A (Same as Intro) Young Paul decides upon a future Verse B1 F A#5 Gm |------x-1-x-1-x---------------------------1/3--| |------x-1-x-1-x---------x-3-x-3-x-1h3-3-5-3/5--| |------x-2-x-2-x---------x-3-x-3-x-3---3-5-3/5--| |------x-3-x-3-x-------3-x-0-x-0-x-0---0---0(0)-| |------x-3-x-3-x--0h1----x---x---x--------------| |----1-------------------x-3-x-3-x-3---3-5-3/5--| And he asks from her a favor Verse A He wants to know if she will tell him Verse B2 F A#5 Gm |------x-1-x-1-x----------------------1------| |------x-1-x-1-x--------x-3-x-3-x-1h3---3-1--| |------x-2-x-2-x--------x-3-x-3-x-3-----3-3--| |------x-3-x-3-x------3-x-0-x-0-x-0-----0----| |------x-3-x-3-x--0h1---x---x---x------------| |----1------------------x-3-x-3-x-3-----3----| If he's for Hell or he's for Heaven Verse C F F-5 Esus4 F |-----1-x-1-x---x-0-x-1-x-1-x-1------------| |-----1-x-1-x-0-x-0-x-1-x-1-x-1------------| |-----2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2--------3p2-| |-----3-x-3-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-3-x-3------3-3---| |-----3-x-3-x-2-x-2-x-3-x-3-x-3--0h1-------| |------------------------------------------| If he's for Hell he'll show no sorrow Verse C Until he's born again tomorrow Verse A If he's for Heaven there's no reason Verse B2 To lament the passing season, She says Am Cm Gm C7Sus4 C7 |----0-x-0-x-0-x-0-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-----------------| |----1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-6-x-6-x-5-x-5-| |----2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-| |----2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-| |----0-x-0-x-0-x-0-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-| |------------------------------------3-x-3-x-3-x-3-----------------| Don't be a fool, son....There aren't any rules, son....And as she spoke, he lost his faith He asked her name, she told him Laurie Proceeded to give him her life story She was a teacher and a scholar They built a statue in her honor Then she became a slave in ancient Athens She doesn't know quite how it happened Now she paints faces in the city Making all those ugly girls look pretty She says, Look at this town, son Take a good luck around, son Why should anyone here be saved? So he says, F7sus4 F7 Gadd9 G |----1-1----1-1--------------| |----1-1----1-1---0-0---0-0--| |----3-3----2-2---2-2---0-0--| |----1-1----1-1---0-0---0-0--| |----3-3----3-3---2-2---2-2--| |----1-1----1-1---3-3---3-3--| Every crooked lane that you can see...Every open home, every hollow tree A#dim7 C#dim7 Edim7 Dm7 F |-------------------------5-5-------| |----2------5-------8-----6-6---1-1-| |----0------3-------6-----5-5---2-2-| |----2------5-------8-----7-7---3-3-| |----1------4-------7-----5-5-------| |-----------------------------------| Is a home for creatures loved by me C7sus4 C7 And oh to be counted Verse A Among them A7#5 Edim7 Dm7 F |--------------------------------| |----2---2-----8-------6-6---1-1-| |----0---0-----0-------5-5---2-2-| |----3---3-----7-------7-7---3-3-| |---(0)-(0)---(0)------5-5-------| |--------------------------------| Among them C7sus4 C7 Oh to be counted Verse A Among them A7#5 Edim7 Dm7 F |--------------------------------| |----2---2-----8-------6-6---1-1-| |----0---0-----0-------5-5---2-2-| |----3---3-----7-------7-7---3-3-| |---(0)-(0)---(0)------5-5-------| |--------------------------------| Among them C7sus4 C7 Oh to be counted Verse A Among them