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/ /
/ The Only Thing Worth Fighting For /
/ True Detective, Season 2 /
/ sung by Lera Lynn /
/ lyrics by Roseanne Cash /
/ music by T Bone Burnett & Lera Lynn /
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Also, check out my Guitar Pro 5-version of this tab for a more nuanced tab:
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/l/lera_lynn/the_only_thing_worth_fighting_for_guitar_pro.htm
Or, check out my chord-version for a simpler layout:
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/l/lera_lynn/the_only_thing_worth_fighting_for_crd.htm
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key: A minor
tempo: Q=115 bpm
tuning: standard tuning
electric guitar sound: a dirty clean tone + a slap-back delay
Notice the percussive strums on the back-beats, on 2 and 4,
either by strumming some muted (x) strings, or by accentuating the chords.
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[INTRO]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Am F6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-----------|----------------|----2-------2---|----------------|
|----2-----------|----------------|----0-------0---|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
G F6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0-------2-4-|----------------|----2-----------|----------0---0-|
|----0-------0-0-|----------------|----0-----------|----------0---0-|
|x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
|3---------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
[VERSE 1]
Am F6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-------2---|----2-----------|----2-------2---|----2-------2-0-|
|----2-------2---|----2-----------|----0-------0---|----0-------0-0-|
|0---------------|------------0---|0---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
Waking up is harder than it seems.
G F6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0-------0---|----0-----------|----2-------2---|----2-------2-0-|
|----0-------0---|----0-------x---|----0-------0---|----0-------0-0-|
|x---------------|------------0---|x---------------|----------------|
|3---------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
Wandering through these empty rooms of dusty book and quiet dreams.
Am F6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-------2---|----2-----------|----2-------2---|----2-----------|
|----2-------2---|----2-----2---0-|----0-------0---|----0-----0---0-|
|0---------------|------------0---|----------------|------------0---|
|----------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
Pictures on the mantle, speak you name.
G F6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|2---2-------2---|----2-----2-2-0-|
|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|0---0-------0---|----0-------0-0-|
|x---x-----------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
|3---3-----------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
Softly like forgotten tunes, just outside the sound of pain.
[INTERLUDE]
Am F6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----1-----------|------------0---|----------------|----------------|
|----2-----------|----------2---2-|----2-----------|----------2---0-|
|----2-----------|------2-------0-|----0-----------|--------------0-|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
G F6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0-----------|--------0-0-----|----------0-0---|----------------|
|----0-------2-4-|------4-4-2---2-|----2-------2---|------2-------0-|
|----0-------0-0-|----------0---0-|----0-------0---|------------0---|
|x---------------|------------0---|x---------------|----0-----------|
|3---------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
[CHORUS 1]
Am G/B C
|------------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----1-------1---|----------------|----1-------1---|----1-----1-1-0-|
|0h2-2-------2-2-|------2---0-0-0-|----0-------0---|----0-----0-0-0-|
|0h2-2-------2-2-|2---2-----0-0-2-|----2-------2---|----2-----2-2-0-|
|0---0-------0---|0---0-----2-2-x-|----3-------3---|----3-----------|
|----------------|----------------|3---3-------3---|----3-----------|
Weren't we like a pair of thieves. With tumbled locks and broken codes.
Dm E7
|----1-------1---|----1-----------|----0-------0---|----------------|
|----3-------3---|----3-----------|----3-------3---|--------------1-|
|2---2-------2---|----2---------1-|----1-------1---|----1-----1---0-|
|0---------------|--------------2-|----2-------2---|----2-----2-x-2-|
|----------------|--------------2-|2---2-----------|----2-------0---|
|----------------|----------------|0---0-----------|----------------|
You cannot take that from me. My small reprieves, your heart of gold.
Am G/B C
|----0-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----1-----------|--------------1-|----1-------1---|----1-----1---0-|
|----2-------2---|----2-----0---0-|----0-------0---|----0-----0---0-|
|2---2-------2---|----2-----0---2-|----2-------2---|----2-----2---0-|
|0---0-------0---|----0-----2-----|3---3-------3---|----3-------0---|
|----------------|----------------|3---3-------3---|----3-----------|
Weren't we like a battlefield. Locked inside a holy war.
Dm E7
|----1-------1---|----1-----1-----|----------------|----------------|
|3---3-------3---|----3-----3-----|----3-------3---|----3-----3---1-|
|2---2-------2---|----2-----2---1-|----1-------1---|----1-------1---|
|0---0-------0---|----0---------2-|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
|----------------|----------------|2---2-----------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|0---0-----------|----------------|
You're loving my due diligence; the only thing worth fighting for.
[VERSE 2]
Am F6
|----------------|------------x---|----------------|------------x---|
|----x-------x---|----1-------x---|----------------|------------x---|
|0h2-x-------x---|----2-------x-0-|----2-------2---|----2-------x---|
|0h2-x-------x---|2---2-------x-0-|0---0-------0---|----0-----0---0-|
|0---------------|0---0---------0-|0---0-------0---|----0-------0---|
|----------------|----------------|1---1-------1---|----------------|
Change will come to those who have no fear.
G F6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|--------------1-|
|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|------2---0-0-0-|
|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|------------0-0-|
|x---------------|----------------|0---0-------0---|----0-------0---|
|3---3-------3---|----3-------3---|1---1-------1---|----------------|
But I'm not her. You never were the kind who kept a rulebook near.
Am F6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------2---|----x-----------|----------------|----------------|
|0h2-2-------2---|----x-----------|----2-------2---|----2-----2-2-0-|
|0h2-2-------2---|----x-----2-2-0-|----0-------0---|----0-------0-0-|
|0---------------|----0-------0---|0---0-----------|------------0---|
|----------------|----------------|1---1-----------|----------------|
Change will come to those who have no fear.
G F6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0-----------|----------------|------------0---|----------------|
|----0-------0---|----0-----------|----2-------2---|----2-----2-2-0-|
|----0-------0---|----0---------0-|----0-------0---|----0-------0-0-|
|x---------------|------------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0-0-|
|3---3-------3---|----3-----------|1-----------1---|----------------|
But I'm not her. You never were the kind who kept a rulebook near.
[CHORUS 2]
Am G/B C
|------------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----1-------1---|----1---------1-|----1-------1---|----1-------0-0-|
|0h2-2-------2---|----2-----0-0-0-|----0-------0---|----0-----0-0-0-|
|0h2-2-------2---|2---2-----0-0-2-|2---2-------2---|----2-----2-2-0-|
|0---0-------0---|0---0-----2-2---|3---3-------3---|----3-----------|
|----------------|----------------|3---3-------3---|3---3-----------|
Weren't we like a pair of thieves. With tumbled locks and broken codes.
Dm E7
|----1-------1---|----1-----------|----0-------0---|------0---------|
|----3-------3---|----3-----3-----|----3-------3---|------3---------|
|2---2-------2---|----2-----2---1-|1---1-------1---|----1-1---1---2-|
|0---0-------0---|----0-------2-2-|2---2-------2---|----2-----2---2-|
|----------------|--------------2-|2---2-------2---|----2-----2-x---|
|----------------|----------------|0---0-------0---|----0-------x---|
You cannot take that from me. My small reprieves, your heart of gold.
Am G/B C
|----0-------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----1-------1---|------1-------1-|----1-------1---|----1-----1---3-|
|----2-------2---|--2---2---0---0-|----0-------0---|----0-----0---2-|
|2---2-------2---|--2-2-2---0---2-|2---2-------2---|----2-----2---0-|
|0---0-------0---|----0-----2-----|3---3-------3---|----3-------0---|
|----------------|----------------|3---3-------3---|----3-----------|
Weren't we like a battlefield. Locked inside a holy war.
Dm E7
|----1-------1---|----1-----------|----------------|----------------|
|----3-------3---|----3-----3-----|----3-------3---|----------0---1-|
|----2-------2---|----2-------0-1-|----1-------1---|----------1---0-|
|0---0-------0---|----0-------0-2-|----2-------2---|----------2---2-|
|----------------|------------0-2-|----2-----------|----------2-2---|
|----------------|--------------0-|----0-----------|----------------|
You're loving my due diligence; the only thing worth fighting for.
[OUTRO]
Am F6
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----1-------1---|----------------|----0-------0---|----------------|
|----2-------2---|------2---0-----|----2-------2---|------2---0-----|
|----2-------2---|----2---------0-|----0-------0---|--------------0-|
|0---------------|----0---------0-|----------------|----0-----------|
|----------------|----------------|1---------------|----1-----------|
G F6 Am
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----:
|----0-----------|--------0-0-----|----0-------0---|----0---------1-|----:
|----0-------2-4-|------4-4-2-----|----2-------2---|----2-2-2-0-0-2-|2^--:
|----0-------0-0-|----------0---0-|----0-------0---|----0-0-0-0-0-2-|2^--:
|x---------------|--------------0-|----------------|----------------|0^--:
|3---------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|----:
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