Credit to http://youtube.com/anomic84. Send questions + praise there. Set tuning as standard but like all of his other tracks that couldn't be further from the truth but there's no 'Other' option so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Have fun. Edit: I've (not the YouTuber above) worked out the key it's in as well as the lead guitar part via a video of Thurston and co. playing it on Letterman (you'll find that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9L4uHIqL98); should anyone be interested, they're both below. Also with this edit I've done some minor reformatting. *TUNING* Thick to Thin: Eb-Bb-D-F-Bb-C *KEY* G Aeolian. *PLAYING* If you listen to Thurston playing, it sounds like he sometimes up strokes louder. That's how I played it and I suggest listening and experimenting with this idea. You'll definitely always want to experiment with dynamics in music. Do what you need to do to make it sound good to you. It's Thurston's song but it's YOUR version. *SYLLABUS* The song is basically made of a body, and repeated three times. So I'll break this body down into four groups just to give you the basics. Hopefully what I'm trying to describe will make more sense when you start the tab. It's to correlate the same approach to learning the song that I give in my video. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *INTRO AND FIRST SECTION* "With Benediction in her eyes..." C|--5--5555-5--5555-0000--000-0000--000| Bb|--7--7777-7--7777-0000--000-0000--000| F|--0--0000-0--7777-5557--555-5557--555| D|--0--0000-0--0000-5555--555-5555--555| Bb|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| ~ With benediction in her eyes, ~ Our dearest gods are not surprised. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SECOND SECTION* "You better hold your lover down..." C|--0-000--0---0-----|---0----0---0---0-----0-----0--| Bb|--4-444--7--(11)---|--(14)-(14)(14)(14)--(12)---0--| F|--5-555--9--(12)---|--(12)-(12)(12)(12)--(12)--(14)| D|--0-000--0---0-----|---0----0---0---0-----0----(13)| Bb|-------------------|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------|-------------------------------| ~ You better hold your lover down, ~ Tie him to the ground. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *THIRD SECTION* "Whisper I love you one thousand..." C|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|--(14)-(14)-(14)(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-|---------------------------------| D|--(12)-(13)-(13)(12)-(12)-(13)-(13)-(12)-|-(13)-(13)(13)(13)-(10)-8-888888-| Bb|-----------------------------------------|-(14)-(14)(14)(14)-(12)-9-999999-| Eb|-----------------------------------------|------------------------0-000000-| ~ Whisper "I love you," one thousand... ~ times into his ear, ~ kiss his eyes, and don't you cry girl, ~ he won't disappear. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *FOURTH SECTION* "For I know better..." C|----------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------0-| F|--------------------------------0-| D|--88-(10)-8(10)-8-(10)-(10)-8-8-0-| Bb|--99--9---9-9---9--9----9---9-9-7-| Eb|--00--0---0-0---0--0----0---0-0-7-| ~ For I know better than to let you go. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *FIFTH SECTION* (Lead guitar part) C|----------------------------------| Bb|-19-16---14-----------------------| F|------------14-12---12------------| D|-----------------------12-10-8-10-| Bb|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| I'm pretty sure Thurston continues playing that last chord from the fourth section throughout, with his thumb at the 7th fret. Not 100% based on the Letterman vid as he looks to play something further along the fretboard but it sounds right. Perhaps he changed it from what he played on the album? Nonetheless it sounds right playing along to the album. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *LYRICS* With benediction in her eyes, Our dearest gods are not surprised. You better hold your lover down, Tie him to the ground. Whisper "I love you," One thousand times into his ear, kiss his eyes, And don't you cry girl, he won't disappear. But I know better than to let you down. With benediction in her mind, She'll never get you back in time. You better hold your lover down, And tie her to the ground. Simple pleasures strike like lighting, Scratches spell her name. Thunder demons swipe her halo, And then they run away. But I know better than to let her go. With benediction in her eyes, Our dearest gods are not surprised. You better hold your lover down, And tie her to the ground. Simple pleasures strike like lightening, Scratches cross her name. Whisper "I love you my darling, life is just a fling." But I know better than to let her go. I know better that to let you go. I know better than to her go. I know better than to let you go. I know better. I know better. I know better.
