This is my first tab, so it may not be completely accurate,
so please feel free to add any corrections in the comment section! :) -ruth
Standard tuning; you can figure out the strum pattern by listening to the song.
Make sure to keep it relatively light through most of the song to retain effect.
Capo: 0 or 2 (I play it w/out a capo)
[Intro] (C)
[Verse 1:]
C Em
Waiting for you baby through the coldest days
G C
Huddled in the backseat of the van.
C Em
Well I know a girl who would wait until it's dark;
G C
When she sings the heavens part
C Em G C (Strum down once)Em
They part- ooooh, ooh.
[Chorus:]
(Single downstrokes)
D G C Em
And I held my ground
D G C
When I heard those sounds
Em(begin strumming again)
Coming out
D G
And I must have cried
C Em
When I held those hands,
D G
So do you know what I mean,
C Em
So do you know what I feel,
D G C(Strum down once)
So do you know what I mean
[Verse 2:]
C Em
An' baby don't you know that I love your snaggletooth.
G C
I see it pokin' when you laugh.
C Em
And baby don't you know that I love those pigeon toes
G C
I hope that you get these pigeon lungs.
C Em G C Em(Strum down once)
Lung- oooooh, ooh
[Chorus:]
(Single downstrokes)
D G C Em
And I held my ground
D G C
When I heard those sounds
Em(begin strumming again)
Coming out
D G
And I must have cried
C Em
When I held those hands,
D G
So do you know what I mean,
C Em
So do you know what I feel,
D G C(Strum down once)
So do you know what I mean
(Picking part starts here, but you can just strum)
C C C Em G G G G
C C C Em G G G G
[Bridge:]
C G
And I will try my best
Em G
To take this big old hen
C G
And I will know his name
Em G
And always feel the same
C G
And I'll light up so bright
Em G
Any orange glow
C G
And I'll light up so bright
Em G
Any orange glow
C Em G C Em(Strum down once)
Glow- oooooh, ooh
[Chorus:]
[Single downstrokes]
D G C Em
And I held my ground
D G C
When I heard those sounds
Em(Begin strumming again)
Coming out
D G
And I must have cried
C Em
When I held those hands,
D G
So do you know what I mean
C Em
So do you know how I feel
D G
So do you know, do you know
C Em
So do you know, do you know
D G(strum down once)
So do you know what I mean
