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Courage Tabs

(ver. 1)
Villagers
Intro
        C/G     C/G
e|------0-0-----0-0----------|
B|------1-1-----1-1----------|
G|------0-0-----0-0----------|  
D|------2-2-----2-2----------|
A|---3--3-3-----3-3----------|   x4 (alternate strums on chords - down, up)
E|------3-3--3--3-3----------|

Verse 1        
          It took a little time,    to get       where I wanted.
        C/G     C/G         C/G     C/G             Dm      Dm          Dm      Dm
e|------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-------------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1----------|
B|------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1-------------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3----------|
G|------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-------------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2----------|  
D|------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2----------0--0-0-----0-0------0--0-0-----0-0----------|
A|---3--3-3-----3-3------3--3-3-----3-3------------------0-------------------0---------------|   
E|------3-3--3--3-3---------3-3--3--3-3------------------------------------------------------|
                           
          It took a little time,   to get      free.
         F       F           F       F            Em      Em          Em      Em
e|------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1-----------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0------------|
B|------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1-----------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0------------|
G|------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2-----------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0------------|  
D|------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3-----------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2------------|
A|------3-3--3--3-3---------3-3--3--3-3-----------2-2--2--2-2---------2-2--2--2-2------------|   
E|---1--1-1-----1-1-----1---1-1-----1-1--------0-------------------0-------------------------|

          It took a little time,   to be       honest.                  It took a little time,      to be... 
         G       G           G       G            F#m     F#m          F       F              F       F
e|------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3-----------2-2-----2-2---------1-1-----1-1------------1-1-----1-1---|
B|------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3-----------2-2-----2-2---------1-1-----1-1------------1-1-----1-1---|
G|------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-----------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2------------2-2-----2-2---|  
D|------0-0--0--0-0---------0-0--0--0-0-----------4-4-----4-4---------3-3-----3-3------------3-3-----3-3---|
A|------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2-----------4-4--4--4-4---------3-3--3--3-3------------3-3--3--3-3---|   
E|---3--3-3-----3-3-----3---3-3-----3-3--------2--2-2-----2-2------1--1-1-----1-1---------1--1-1-----1-1---|

  ...me.  I took a little lover,            but then  we parted.
        C/G     C/G         C/G     C/G             Dm      Dm          Dm      Dm
e|------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-------------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1----------|
B|------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1-------------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3----------|
G|------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-------------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2----------|  
D|------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2----------0--0-0-----0-0------0--0-0-----0-0----------|
A|---3--3-3-----3-3------3--3-3-----3-3------------------0-------------------0---------------|   
E|------3-3--3--3-3---------3-3--3--3-3------------------------------------------------------|
                            
          It took a little time,   to get      ov-----er...          
         F       F           F       F            Em      Em          *Note one one set of Em not 2 
e|------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1-----------0-0-----0-0-------|  (last F of the verse is elongated)
B|------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1-----------0-0-----0-0-------|
G|------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2-----------0-0-----0-0-------|  
D|------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3-----------2-2-----2-2-------|
A|------3-3--3--3-3---------3-3--3--3-3-----------2-2--2--2-2-------|   
E|---1--1-1-----1-1-----1---1-1-----1-1--------0--------------------|

  ...this. And from time to time,   I get       heavy hearted.          Thinking of how,         we
         G       G           G       G            F#m     F#m          F       F        F       F
e|------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3-----------2-2-----2-2---------1-1-----1-1------1-1-----1-1------|
B|------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3-----------2-2-----2-2---------1-1-----1-1------1-1-----1-1------|
G|------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-----------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2------2-2-----2-2------|  
D|------0-0--0--0-0---------0-0--0--0-0-----------4-4-----4-4---------3-3-----3-3------3-3-----3-3------|
A|------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2-----------4-4--4--4-4---------3-3--3--3-3------3-3--3--3-3------|   
E|---3--3-3-----3-3-----3---3-3-----3-3--------2--2-2-----2-2------1--1-1-----1-1---1--1-1-----1-1------|

     us-----ed  to kiss
         F       F         
e|------1-1-----1-1------| 
B|------1-1-----1-1------|
G|------2-2-----2-2------|  
D|------3-3-----3-3------|
A|------3-3--3--3-3------|   
E|---1--1-1-----1-1------|

*pause*
Chorus
        Courage.                It's a     feeling  like no     other,  let me    tell you, yeah.
       Dm      Dm          Dm      Dm          Dm      Dm          C/G     C/G          F         *Note only 1 F
e|-----1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1---------0-0-----0-0---------1-1-------| (quick change
B|-----3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3---------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-------|  to Dm)
G|-----2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2---------0-0-----0-0---------2-2-------| 
D|--0--0-0-----0-0------0--0-0-----0-0------0--0-0-----0-0---------2-2-----2-2---------3-3-------|
A|----------0-------------------0-------------------0-----------3--3-3-----3-3---------3-3-------|   
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------3-3--3--3-3------1--1-1-------|

        Courage.              In harmony       with something   other than your      ego.
       Dm      Dm          Dm      Dm          Dm      Dm          C/G     C/G          F       
e|-----1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1---------0-0-----0-0---------1-1---------|
B|-----3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3---------1-1-----1-1---------1-1---------|
G|-----2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2---------0-0-----0-0---------2-2---------| 
D|--0--0-0-----0-0------0--0-0-----0-0------0--0-0-----0-0---------2-2-----2-2---------3-3---------|
A|----------0-------------------0-------------------0-----------3--3-3-----3-3---------3-3---------|   
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------3-3--3--3-3------1--1-1---------|

        Courage.             The sweet    relief of knowing     nothing comes for    free.
       Dm       Dm         Dm      Dm          Dm      Dm          C/G     C/G         Bb      Bb
e|-----1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1---------0-0-----0-0---------1-1-----1-1-----|
B|-----3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3---------1-1-----1-1---------3-3-----3-3-----|
G|-----2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2---------0-0-----0-0---------3-3-----3-3-----| 
D|--0--0-0-----0-0------0--0-0-----0-0------0--0-0-----0-0---------2-2-----2-2---------3-3-----3-3-----|
A|----------0-------------------0-------------------0-----------3--3-3-----3-3------1--1-1-----1-1-----|   
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------3-3--3--3-3---------1-1--1--1-1-----|

                Bb      Bb           F       F       F
e|--------------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----------|
B|--------------3-3-----3-3---------1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----------|
G|--------------3-3-----3-3---------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----------| 
D|--------------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----------|
A|-----------1--1-1-----1-1---------3-3--3--3-3-----3-3-----------|   
E|--------------1-1--1--1-1------1--1-1-----1-1--1--1-1--3--5-----|

Verse 2
                        Do you really wanna   know?
        C/G     C/G         C/G     C/G             Dm      Dm          Dm      Dm
e|------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-------------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1----------|
B|------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1-------------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3----------|
G|------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-------------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2----------|  
D|------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2----------0--0-0-----0-0------0--0-0-----0-0----------|
A|---3--3-3-----3-3------3--3-3-----3-3------------------0-------------------0---------------|   
E|------3-3--3--3-3---------3-3--3--3-3------------------------------------------------------|
                           
          About these lines     on my           face.
         F       F           F       F            Em      Em                        *Note only one set of Em 
e|------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1-----------0-0-----0-0-------------------|    (different to 1st verse)
B|------1-1-----1-1---------1-1-----1-1-----------0-0-----0-0-------------------|    (F is prolonged at the end)
G|------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2-----------0-0-----0-0-------------------|  
D|------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3-----------2-2-----2-2-------------------|
A|------3-3--3--3-3---------3-3--3--3-3-----------2-2--2--2-2-------------------|   
E|---1--1-1-----1-1-----1---1-1-----1-1--------0--------------------------------|

          Well each and every one is            testament to,            all the    mistakes,          I've
         G       G           G       G            F#m     F#m          F       F              F       F
e|------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3-----------2-2-----2-2---------1-1-----1-1------------1-1-----1-1---|
B|------3-3-----3-3---------3-3-----3-3-----------2-2-----2-2---------1-1-----1-1------------1-1-----1-1---|
G|------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-----------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2------------2-2-----2-2---|  
D|------0-0--0--0-0---------0-0--0--0-0-----------4-4-----4-4---------3-3-----3-3------------3-3-----3-3---|
A|------2-2-----2-2---------2-2-----2-2-----------4-4--4--4-4---------3-3--3--3-3------------3-3--3--3-3---|   
E|---3--3-3-----3-3-----3---3-3-----3-3--------2--2-2-----2-2------1--1-1-----1-1---------1--1-1-----1-1---|

    had           to make.  (pause) To find,
         F       F         
e|------1-1-----1-1------| 
B|------1-1-----1-1------|
G|------2-2-----2-2------|  
D|------3-3-----3-3------|
A|------3-3--3--3-3------|   
E|---1--1-1-----1-1------|


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