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Duncan Sheik - Mouth On Fire Tabs

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Mouth On Fire Tabs

(ver. 2)
Duncan Sheik
Tuning: D G D G B D -Open G-


[Intro and Verse 1 &2]

d|-------------------------------------------------0--0---|
B|--0-1-0-3--3---0-1-0-1--1-----0-1-0-3--3---0-1-0-0--0---|
G|--0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0-----0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0---|
D|--0-3-0-5--5---0-3-0-1--1-----0-3-0-5--5---0-3-0-5--5---|
G|--------0--0---------0--0-----------0--0---------0--0---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|

"and there the bones do sleep"


[Chorus]

d|--0----0--0----0---0---0-----------0----|
B|--3----3--3----3---3---3-----1-----0----|
G|--0----0--0----0---0---0---3---2---7----| chord shapes here are to be finger plucked
D|--0----0--0----0---0---0----------------| experiment with it
G|--x----x--5----3---2---3----------------|
D|--3----1-------------------3---3---5----|

"i brought my heart to feed..."


[Verse 3 & 4]

d|-------------------------------------------------0--0---|
B|--0-1-0-3--3---0-1-0-1--1-----0-1-0-3--3---0-1-0-0--0---|
G|--0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0-----0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0---|
D|--0-3-0-5--5---0-3-0-1--1-----0-3-0-5--5---0-3-0-5--5---|
G|--------0--0---------0--0-----------0--0---------0--0---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|

"brought my voice, just a noise to poor old silence"


[Chorus]

d|--0----0--0----0---0---0-----------0----|
B|--3----3--3----3---3---3-----1-----0----|
G|--0----0--0----0---0---0---3---2---7----| chord shapes here are to be finger plucked
D|--0----0--0----0---0---0----------------| experiment with it
G|--x----x--5----3---2---3----------------|
D|--3----1-------------------3---3---5----|

"i brought my heart to feed..."


[Bridge A]

d|--0----0----0---0---0----0----0--------------|
B|--4----3----4---4---3----3----0--------------| 
G|--5----4----5---5---2----3----7--------------|     
D|--5----5----5---5---0----0-------------------|     
G|--0----0----5---3----------------------------|
D|--------------------3----1----5--------------|

"where the silver streets? where the blossoming?"


d|--0----0----0---0---0----0----0--------------|
B|--4----3----4---4---3----3----0--------------| 
G|--5----4----5---5---2----3----7--------------|     
D|--5----5----5---5---0----0-------------------|     
G|--0----0----5---3----------------------------|
D|--------------------3----1----5--------------|

"where words for things?"


[End of Bridge A]

d|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
G|----------------------|
D|--3--5--0--3--5--5----|


[Bridge B]


-this part is admittedly the least accurate but it still kinda works-
d|----------------------|     d|----------------------|
B|----------------------|     B|----------------------|
G|--8--10--8--10--8-10--|     G|--8--10--8--10--8-10--|
D|----------------------| 2X  D|----------------------| 2X
G|--8-------------------|     G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|     D|--10------------------|

"la da da dah da da..."


d|----------------------|     d|----------------------|
B|----------------------|    B|----------------------|
G|--8--10--8--10--8-10--|     G|--8--10--8--10--8-10--|
D|----------------------| 2X  D|----------------------| 2X
G|--8-------------------|     G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|     D|--10------------------|

"la da da dah da da..."

d|----------------------|     d|----------------------|
B|-----3-----3----3-----|     B|-----3-----3-----3----|
G|--2-----2-----2-------|     G|--3-----3-----3-------|
D|----------------------| 2X  D|----------------------| 2X
G|----------------------|     G|----------------------|
D|--3-------------------|     D|--1-------------------|

"la da dah....la da dah....la nana na na nanah...."
"where all might cease...the talk the walk the posturing..."


[Chorus]

d|--0----0--0----0---0---0-----------0----|
B|--3----3--3----3---3---3-----1-----0----|
G|--0----0--0----0---0---0---3---2---7----| chord shapes here are to be finger plucked
D|--0----0--0----0---0---0----------------| experiment with it
G|--x----x--5----3---2---3----------------|
D|--3----1-------------------3---3---5----|

"i brought my heart to feed..."


[Outro]

d|--1--1------------------------2----------2-----|
B|--3----3--------------------0---0------0---0---|
G|--3------3-0-2-3--3-2--0--0-------0--0-------0-| play a bajillion times
D|--1--------1-1-1--1-1--1--2----------2---------| with variations
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|

"where poetry? where mystic harmonies?"            
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