Better than Ezra - 'King of New Orleans'
From the Album 'Friction, Baby'
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by jjhand
Intro
Guitar 1
A F#m
e|---------------------------|-2------------------------|
B|-2-------------------------|-2------------------------|
G|-2----8x-------------------|-2---8x-------------------|
D|-2-------------------------|-4------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------|-4------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-2------------------------|
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| Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-7--7--7/10-10-10--7-7--7--|-7/10-10-10-10---10-10-------------|
G|-6--6--6/9--9--9---6-6--6--|-6/9--9---9-9h11-11-11-11-11-11----|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------12-12-11h12-|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bm E
e|-2---2---2--2-2---2---2----|-0--------------|
B|-3---3---3--3-3---3---3----|-0--------------|
G|-4---4---4--4-4---4---4----|-1---8x---------|
D|-4---4---4--4-4---4---4----|-2--------------|
A|-2---2---2--2-2---2---2----|-2--------------|
E|---------------------------|-0--------------|
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e|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-----7---------------------|-9h10-10-10-10p9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10p9-9---|
G|-6h7-7--7h9-9-9--7--6h7----|-9-----9--9----9-9-9--9--9--9--9----9-9---|
D|-9---9--9---9-9--9----9----|------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 - Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-2---2-------------------------|-2-----------------------|
G|-2---2-------------------------|-2--%--%---%-%-%--%--%---|
D|-2---2-------------------------|-4-----------------------|
A|-0---0-------------------------|-4-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-2-----------------------|
"There's an angel on the stairs as if you'd even"
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-3---------------3p2-3--3---------|-------3-3-3-3--2--0-0--------|
G|-4---%--%----%-%-4---4--4---------|-1--1--1-1-1-1--1--1-1--------|
D|-4---------------4---4--4---------|-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2--------|
A|-2---------------2---2--2---------|-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2--------|
E|----------------------------------|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--------|
"care. When the lights go up, and the sun has nearly gone down."
Repeat Intro w/ both guitars:
"Did you see him on the street?
Did you pass him at your feet?
Did you think at all, until he even looked me in the eye"
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Pre-Chorus
Guitar 1 - listen for strum pattern
e|--2----------------------|-0--0--------------------|-2-----------------------|
B|--3----------------------|-0--0--3-3-3-3--2--0-0-0-|-3-----------------------|
G|--2----------------------|-1--1--1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|-4-----------------------|
D|--0----------------------|-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-|-4-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-|-2-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 w/ fast chorus effect
e|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|--8----7-----------------|-----------------------|--8----7-----------------|
G|------------9---7------7-|-(7)-------------------|------------9---7------7-|
D|--------------------9----|-----------------------|--------------------9----|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
"And he loves the girls And he loves the boys Going to make twenty"
e|--2-----------x---0--------------|
B|--3--%--%---%-x---0---%---%-%-%--|
G|--2-----------x---1--------------|
D|--0-----------x---2--------------|
A|------------------2--------------|
E|------------------0--------------|
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e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7/9--------------7--------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"dollars before the weekends over"
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Chorus - listen to strum pattern
e|-------------------2---2-----------|--2--------------2------------|
B|---2--2------------2---2-----------|--3--------------3------------|
G|---2--2------------2---2-----------|--4--%--%--%-----2---%--%--%--|
D|---2--2------------4---4-----------|--4--------------0------------|
A|---0--0------------4---4-----------|--2---------------------------|
E|-----------------0-2-0-2-----------|------------------------------|
1. "So set him up, then let him fall Turn him over in your hands.
Strum: A F#m Bm D
"God save the King of New Orleans"
Chorus 1 Ending -
Guitar 1
e|-------------0-----|-------------------------|
B|-2---2----3--------|-2b3r2b3r2-0-----3--3----|
G|-2---2----2--------|--------------2--2--2----|
D|-2---2----3--------|--------------2--0--0----|
A|-0---0-------------|--------------0----------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2
e|-8\7------7--5-----|-----------------5-------|
B|-------------------|-7b8r7b8r7----5----------|
G|-------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|
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Verse 2 (Same Riffs as Verse 1)
"Got a ticket to a show.
Going to see him take a blow.
When the drunk one said,
'Cat Stevens was the greatest singer!'
And did you kick him in the head?
Did you see the blood run down?
Did you laugh at all when the
people walked right by and said aloud,'
Play PreChorus Again, with Lyrics:
"You gutter punks are all the same.
Probably make twenty dollars 'fore the weekends over."
Play Chorus Again, no ending this time
Break (2:01) - Timing is different throughout, play 2x
6/8 time 7/8 6/8
e|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
A|-5----5----5----5-4-|-5----5----5----5-4-5-4-|-5----5----5----5-4-|
E|---2----3----5------|---2----3----5----------|---2----3----5------|
4/4 time
e|-2---2-2---2-2--3-3-3---3-3--|
B|-3---3-2h3-3-3--0-0-0---0-0--|
G|-4---4-4---4-4--0-0-0---0-0--|
D|-4---4-4---4-4--0-0-0---0-0--|
A|-2---2-2---2-2--x-x-x---x-x--|
E|----------------3-3-3---3-3--|
Interlude - back to 4/4 time throughout
Guitar 1
e|---3---2----------------|--3---2-----------------|--3---2--------------|
B|---0---3---2-----2--2---|--0---3--2-----2--2-----|--0---3---2----2--2--|
G|---0---2---2-----2--2---|--0---2--2-----2--2-----|--0---2---2----2--2--|
D|---0---0---2-----2--2---|--0---0--2-----2--2-----|--0---0---2----2--2--|
A|---2-------0-----0--0---|--2------0-----0--0-----|--2-------0----0--0--|
E|---3--------------------|--3---------------------|--3------------------|
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| Guitar 2
e|---7--------------------|--7------10~------------|--7------------------|
B|-------10---8---7-------|-----10-----------------|------10---8---7-----|
G|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
"Radio in my head Radio in that car"
e|-2---------------------|-2----------------------|
B|-3---------------------|-3----------------------|
G|-4--%--%-%-%-%--%--%---|-2--%--%-%-%-%--%--%----|
D|-4---------------------|-0----------------------|
A|-2---------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|
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| Guitar 2
e|-----------------------|--------------------------|
B|---7-7--7h8-8-8--7---7-|--------------------------|
G|-6h7-7--7h9-9-9--7-6h7-|---same as last bar-------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|
"Going down again he's going down again."
Play Chorus 1 Ending Again
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Play Verse Again (listen to changes in rhythm)
e|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
B|-2--2----------x-|-2--2---------x-|-3--3----------|----------------|
G|-2--2----------x-|-2--2---------x-|-4--4----------|/-9-------------|
D|-2--2----------x-|-4--4---------x-|-4--4----------|/-9-------------|
A|-0--0----------x-|-4--4---------x-|-2--2----------|/-7-------------|
E|-----------------|-2--2-----------|---------------|----------------|
"Anywhere you look, anyway you talk it over
It's easier to let it slip out of your mind"
e|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B|-xxxx-2----------|---------------|-xxxx-3--------|----------------|
G|-xxxx-2----------|-xxxx-2--------|-xxxx-4--------|-x--x--9--------|
D|-xxxx-2----------|-xxxx-4--------|-xxxx-4--------|-x--x--9--------|
A|-xxxx-0----------|-xxxx-4--------|-xxxx-2--------|-x--x--7--------|
E|-----------------|-xxxx-2--------|---------------|----------------|
"But it rips your heart out, then it kicks your head in.
Just give him one more chance, try to see the beauty in his world."
Play Pre-Chorus Again
"All the way in on my hands, in on my feet and shoulders,
gonna make $20 before the weekend's over"
Play Chorus and Chorus 1 Ending Again
Play Intro
For Ending Play Chorus 1 ending, and end on
Guitar 1
e|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-2---2----3--------|--------------3------|
G|-2---2----2--------|--------------2------|
D|-2---2----3--------|---------0----0------|
A|-0---0-------------|-----0h2------0------|
E|-------------------|-3-------------------|
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| Guitar 2
e|-8\7------7--5-----|---------------------|
B|-------------------|-7-------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|
Key
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| % Repeat/strum chord in that bar in shown rhythm
