The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations Tabs

Stuck Between Stations
The Hold Steady
Boys and Girls in America

Tuning: Standard

* = palm mute
/ = downstroke
^ = upsroke
h = hammer
] = mute right after playing

intro
e)--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B)--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G)----12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-----|
D)-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
A)--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E)--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  **************************************************************************

)----------------------------|
)----------------------------|
)-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7--------|
)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
)----------------------------|
)----------------------------|
  ***************************
0:00-0:15


verse
  G   D                 G   A
)-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------3-3-0-0-0-0-|
)-0-0-3-3-3-3-----------0-0-2-2-2-2-|
)-0-0-2-2-2-2--x3 then--0-0-2-2-2-2-|   all this twice (let ring after 2nd)
)-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-2-2-2-2-|
)-2-2-x-x-x-x-----------2-2-0-0-0-0-|
)-3-3-x-x-x-x-----------3-3-x-x-x-x-|
  / / ^ ^ / ^           / / / ^ / ^
0:15-0:28

Sucking off each other at their demonstrations…”
Verse 0:41 – 0:54

“She was a really cool kisser…”
                     G A D
) -------------------3-0-2-----|
) -------------------0-2-3-----|
) -------------------0-2-2-----|
) ----------0-2-0--0-2-0-------|  x 4
) ---0-2h4---------2-0-x-------|
) -------------------3-x-x-----|
                     / / /
0:54 – 1:20

“On the radio…”
Verse 1:21 – 1:34

“The devil and John Barryman took a walk together…”
Intro 1:35 – 1:48

“There was that night we thought that John Barryman could fly…”
Verse 1:48 – 2:01

“And he was drunk and exhausted…"
                     G A D
) -------------------3-0-2-------|
) -------------------0-2-3-------|
) -------------------0-2-2-------|
) ------------0-2-0--0-2-0-------| x 4
) -------0-h24-------2-0-x-------|
) -------------------3-x-x-------|
                     / / /
2:01 – 2:28

“And these Twin Cities kisses…”
    G A D
)---3-0-2---|
)---0-2-3---|
)---0-2-2---|
)---0-2-0---| x 3 (let ring after 3rd)
)---2-0-x---|
)---3-x-x---|
    / / /
2:28-2:37

“And now we crumble into dust …”
    D A D G D     A
) ---2-0-2-3-2-2-2-0]
) ---3-2-3-0-3-3-3-2]
) ---2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2]note: it sounds better if you use power chords on these
) ---0-2-0-0-0-0-0-2]
) ---x-0-x-2-x-x-x-0]
) ---x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x]
     / / / / / ^ / /
2:55 - 2:58

(piano inerlude)

“And now we’re covered up in rust…”
    D A D G D     A
) ---2-0-2-3-2-2-2-0]
) ---3-2-3-0-3-3-3-2]
) ---2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2]
) ---0-2-0-0-0-0-0-2]
) ---x-0-x-2-x-x-x-0]
) ---x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x]
     / / / / / ^ / /
  3:02 – 3:05

“And now we crumble into dust…”
     D A D G D    A
) ---2-0-2-3-2-2-2-0]
) ---3-2-3-0-3-3-3-2]
) ---2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2]
) ---0-2-0-0-0-0-0-2]
) ---x-0-x-2-x-x-x-0]
) ---x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x]
     / / / / / ^ / /
  3:08 – 3:11

“And now we’re covered up in rust…”
     D A D G D    A
) ---2-0-2-3-2-2-2-0]
) ---3-2-3-0-3-3-3-2]
) ---2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2]
) ---0-2-0-0-0-0-0-2]
) ---x-0-x-2-x-x-x-0]
) ---x-x-x-3-x-x-x-x]
     / / / / / ^ / /
3:15 – 3:18

                     G A D
) -------------------3-0-2--------------------|
) -------------------0-2-3--------------------|
) -------------------0-2-2--------------------|
) -----------0-2h4---0-2-0--------------------| x 7 (let ring on seventh)
) ------0-2h4--------2-0-x--------------------|
) -------------------3-x-x--------------------|
                     / / /
3:18 – 3:52

that's it. good luck.