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Cool Wooden Crosses Tabs

(ver. 1)
Chris Whitley
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - Acoustic/resonator

BPM=64

 Intro
  Gtr I
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|---3-5------------------|---------3---------------|
|--------------------2s4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-----------|
|--------------------2s4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5---4-4s5-|
|------------------------|-------------x-5-x-4-4s5-|
|------------------------|---------------3-x-2-2s3-|


|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------3-3---------------|
|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---2s4s2-2-2-2-x-----------|
|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5-2s4s2-2-2-2-x-5-x-4-4s5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5-------------x-5-x-4-4s5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s|=3---------------3-x-2-2s3-|


                               Verse
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2-------------|
|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5---------------5-5-4s5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s|=3---------------3-3-2s3-3-3-|
                                    From bitter to empty...

|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2--------------|
|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5---------------5-5-4s5-5-5--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s|=3---------------3-3-2s3-3-3--|
                                   Go the bridges through town

|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2--------------|
|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5---------------5-5-4s5-5-5--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s|=3---------------3-3-2s3-3-3--|
                                    From valley to valley...

                               Chorus
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---4s2-2-2-x-2-2-------|
|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5-4s2-2-2-x-2-2-4-4s5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5---------x-----4-4s5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s|=3---------------2-2s3-|
                                   Before  she  burns 

|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------x-x---x-|-(x)-2s4s2-2-2-x-2-2-------|
|-5-------5-----5s4-4-4-x-x-5-x-|-(x)-2s4s2-2-2-x-2-2-4-4s5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s4-4-4-x-x-5-x-|-(x)-----------x-----4-4s5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-2-2-----3---|---------------------2-2s3-|
  them    down  ...                       Before she burns

|-------------------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|-------------------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|-----------------------x-x-----2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
|-5-------5-----5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-2-2------2--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-|
  them    down   ...

                               Verse
|-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5s4-4-4s2-2---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2-------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5s|=7-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5-|
|-x-x-x-x-x---x-3s2-2-2s0-0-5s|=7---------------5-5-4s5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3s|=5---------------3-3-2s3-3-3-|
                                  Well they gather by bridges

|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2--------------|
|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5---------------5-5-4s5-5-5--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s|=3---------------3-3-2s3-3-3--|
  ...                             Many miles a-bove the ground

|---------------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-----0--|
|---------------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--|
|-----------x-x-----x---x-x-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2--|
|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0--|
  ...                             In    a    tower    of

                               Chorus
|-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5s4-4-4s2-2---|---4s2-2-2-x-2-2-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5s|=7-4s2-2-2-x-2-2-4-4s5-|
|-x-x-x-x-x---x-3s2-2-2s0-0-5s|=7---------x-----4-4s5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3s|=5---------------2-2s3-|
  mirrors  ...                       Before she burns

|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------x-x---x-|-(x)-2s4s2-2-2-x-2-2-------|
|-5-------5-----5s4-4-4-x-x-5-x-|-(x)-2s4s2-2-2-x-2-2-4-4s5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s4-4-4-x-x-5-x-|-(x)-----------x-----4-4s5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-2-2-----3---|---------------------2-2s3-|
   them   down   ...                       Before she burns

|-------------------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|-------------------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|-----------------------x-x-----2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
|-5-------5-----5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-2-2------2--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-|
   them   down   ...                  Before she burns th -

                               Verse
|-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5s4-4-4s2-2---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2-------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5s|=7-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5-|
|-x-x-x-x-x---x-3s2-2-2s0-0-5s|=7---------------5-5-4s5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3s|=5---------------3-3-2s3-3-3-|
  em     down                      Hear the peals of opinion

|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2--------------|
|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s|=5---------------5-5-4s5-5-5--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s|=3---------------3-3-2s3-3-3--|
  ...                            Weigh your words to waste no

|---------------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-----0--|
|---------------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--|
|-----------x-x-----x---x-x-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2--|
|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0--|
 sound ...                      Cool wooden crosses on

                               Chorus
|-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5s4-4-4s2-2---|---4s2-2-2-x-2-2-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5s|=7-4s2-2-2-x-2-2-4-4s5-|
|-x-x-x-x-x---x-3s2-2-2s0-0-5s|=7---------x-----4-4s5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3s|=5---------------2-2s3-|
 the mountain                        Before she burns 

|-------------------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|-------------------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|-----------------------x-x-----2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
|-5-------5-----5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-2-2------2--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-|
  them    down   ...                  Before she burns th -

|-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5s4-4-4s2-2---|---4s2-2-2-x-2-2---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5s|=7-4s2-2-2-x-2-2-4-4s5---|
|-x-x-x-x-x---x-3s2-2-2s0-0-5s|=7---------x-----4-4s5---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3s|=5---------------2-2s3---|
 em      down                        Before she burns

|-------------------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|-------------------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|-----------------------x-x-----2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
|-5-------5-----5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-2-2------2--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-|
  them    down   ...                  Before she burns th -
                               OUTRO
|-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|---------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|---------3-3---------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5s4-4-4s2-2---|---2s4s2-2-2-2-x-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5s|=7-2s4s2-2-2-2-x-5-x-4-4s5-|
|-x-x-x-x-x---x-3s2-2-2s0-0-5s|=7-------------x-5-x-4-4s5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3s|=5---------------3-x-2-2s3-|
  em    down
 (fade)
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|
|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2-|
            
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