Perform the down strum on beat 2 a bit slower as usual,
then just slightly brush the high E string on the way up.
Chords:
| Am E Dm C G F
| v v^ ^v^ | v v^ ^v^ | v v^ ^v^ | v v^ ^v^ | v v^ ^v^ | v v^ ^v^ |
| 1 2+ +4+ | 1 2+ +4+ | 1 2+ +4+ | 1 2+ +4+ | 1 2+ +4+ | 1 2+ +4+ |
e|---00-----|---00-----|---11-----|---00-----|---33-----|---11-----|
B|---1------|---0------|---3------|---1------|---0------|---1------|
G|---2------|---1------|---2--2-2-|---0------|---0------|---2--2-2-|
D|---2--2-2-|---2------|-0-----0--|---2--2-2-|---0------|-3-----3--|
A|-0-----0--|---2--2-2-|----------|-3-----3--|---2--2-2-|----------|
E|----------|--0----0--|----------|----------|--3----3--|----------|
Baseline (2 bars - play this single notes or tab rhythm on guitar body):
| v v^ v | v v^ v |
| 1 2+ 4 | 1 2+ 4 |
e|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|
A|-0-0------|-0-0------|
E|----0--3--|----0--3--|
[Intro]
| v v^ v | v v^ v |
| 1 2+ 4 | 1 2+ 4 |
e|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|
A|-0-0------|-0-0------|
E|----0--3--|----0--3--|
Am (x4)
[Verse]
Am E
From the dusty mesa
Dm Am
Her looming shadow grows
Am E
Hidden in the branches
Dm Am Am
of the poison creosote
[Chorus]
C C
She twines her spines up slowly
G G
Towards the boiling sun
Dm Dm
And when I touched her skin
F Am
My fingers ran with blood
[Instrumental]
Am (x2)
| v v^ v | v v^ v |
| 1 2+ 4 | 1 2+ 4 |
e|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|
A|-0-0------|-0-0------|
E|----0--3--|----0--3--|
Am (x2)
[Verse]
Am E
In the hushing dusk
Dm Am
Under a swollen silver moon
Am E
I came walking with the wind
Dm Am Am
To watch the cactus bloom
[Chorus]
C C
And strange hunger haunted me,
G G
The looming shadows danced
Dm Dm
I fell down to the thorny brush
F Am
And felt a trembling hand
[Instrumental]
Am (x2)
| v v^ v | v v^ v |
| 1 2+ 4 | 1 2+ 4 |
e|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|
A|-0-0------|-0-0------|
E|----0--3--|----0--3--|
Am (x4)
[Verse]
Am E
When the last light warms the rocks
Dm Am
And the rattlesnakes unfold
Am E
Mountain cats will come
Dm Am Am
to drag away your bones
[Chorus]
C C
And rise with me forever
G G
Across the silent sand
Dm Dm
And the stars will be your eyes
F Am
And the wind will be my hands
[Outro]
Am (x2)
| v v^ v | v v^ v |
| 1 2+ 4 | 1 2+ 4 |
e|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|
A|-0-0------|-0-0------|
E|----0--3--|----0--3--|
(multiple times, fade out)
