Artist: Kevin Devine Song: A Billion Bees Album: Put Your Ghost to Rest Tabbed by: Dave Kiss Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e) Capo: First Fret .=PALM MUTE x=MUTE STRING /=SLIDE *=HARMONIC ~=LET RING All notes are relative to the capo placement. Check out more Kevin Devine stuff, if you're only listening to Put Your Ghost to Rest, you're missing out. Enjoy! i found you grieving in the grass E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| the sky bled water colored blue E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| you seemed so simple sure and sad E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----| D|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------| A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| so i sat down to grieve with you E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|--0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------------| E|--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0--------| you raised your hand to shield your eyes E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| i shifted left to block the sun E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| you crossed your legs and cleared your throat E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------0-----------------------------| G|-----------2-----------------------2-----------2-----| D|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------| A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| i waited for your words to come E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|--0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------------| E|--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0--------| but they slept soundly in your chest E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------1-----------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| they never made it past your tongue E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| so we sat silently and still E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------------------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------2-----------------------------| D|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------| A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| and thought about things we'd done E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|--0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------------| E|--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0--------| and all the people that we'd loved E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| and all the people that we'd wronged E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| i watched the years flash through your face E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------| A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| and i locked my anger in my lungs E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|--0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------------| E|--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0--------| so every breath stung more and more E|-----------0-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| a wave of whips across my spine E|-----------0-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| a billion bees trapped in my chest E|-----------0-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------0-----------------------0-----| G|-----------------------------------2-----------------| D|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------| A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| nails on a chalkboard every time E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|--0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------------| E|--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0--------| 'til i watched your fingers sneak towards mine E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| i heard your breath go thin and short E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| i tucked your hair behind you ears E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------0-----------------------------| G|-----------2-----------------------2-----------2-----| D|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------| A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| and i watched your eyes dart back and forth E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|--0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------------| E|--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0--------| and i sucked your lip and bit your neck E|-----------0-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| the trees were shaking at their roots E|-----------0-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| my angry arms felt cool and calm E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------0-----------------------0-----| G|-----------2-----------------------2-----------------| D|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------| A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| and my cotton mouth was well with you E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|--0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------------| E|--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0--------| so we lay glowing in the grass E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------| to watch the sun swap with the moon E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| to trade our future for our past E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------0-----------------------------| G|-----------2-----------------------2-----------2-----| D|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------| A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| the present tense was all we knew E|----------------------------0~---| B|-----------2-----------0----0~---| G|----------------------------1~---| D|-----2-----------2----------2~---| A|--0-----0-----0-----0-------2~---| E|----------------------------0~---|
