xTabbed by wilk3 Released on www.ultimate-guitar.com Artist: The White Stripes Title: A Martyr For My Love For You Album: Icky Thump ================================================ h = hammer on p = pull off r = let ring Standard Tuning ================================================ Notice: In case you don't want to play chords, I added the tabs at the end. ================================================ e|----------------------| B|-(1)------------------| G|--2-------------------| D|--2-------------------| x1 A|--0-------------------| E|----------------------| Then fast strumming Am then Em e|--0----------------0--| B|--1--------0h1---0----| G|---------2------------| D|----------------------| x1 A|------0---------------| E|---------------0------| e|-------------------0--| B|-----------0h1---0----| G|---------2------------| D|----------------------| x3 A|------0---------------| E|---------------0------| [Verse 1] Am Em She was sixteen and six feet tall D C In a crowd of teenagers comin' out of the zoo Am Em She stumbled started to slip and fall D C Teeter-tottered on the top of patent leather shoes Am Em I happened to catch her and said, D C "maybe these ruby shoes are a little cumbersome for you" e|-------------------0--| B|-----------0h1---0----| G|---------2------------| D|----------------------| x2 A|------0---------------| E|---------------0------| Am Em Maybe for you, now e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-0-2-3-/5-3-2-0r-----------| E|---------------------------| [Verse 2] But not as shaky as I must have seemed Talkin' junk through her giggle, little teenage dream And on the phone I could not compete My dumb-love fake competence was getting weak For a sec' I thought I sounded sweet But sure 'nough in a gruff, faint voice I heard myself speak e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----7-7--9-10---7-7-7--9-10---| x1 A|-0-0---------------------------| E|-------------------------------| [Chorus] D A I could stay a while C G But sooner or later I'll break your smile D A And I can tell a joke C G But one of these days I'm bound to choke D A And we could share a kiss C G But I feel like I can't go through with this D A And I bet we could build a home C G But I know the right thing for me to do Am Is to leave you alone Am Em Leave you alone, now e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| x3 A|------0r--0-2-3-2---------------| E|-------------------0r--3r-------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| x1 A|----------0-2-3-2---------------| E|-------------------0r--3r-------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| x3 A|------0r--2-3-2-----------------| E|-----------------0r--3r---------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| x1 (let the A-String ring while you play D|--------------------------------| the riff on E-String, listen to the song A|-0r------------0r---------------| so you know what i mean) E|----7-8-10-8-7------------------| [Verse 3] I'm beginning to like you So you probably won't get what I'm going to do I'm walkin' away from you It probably don't make much sense to you But I'm trying to save you From all of the things that I'll probably say or do e|----------------------0------------| B|------------0h1p0---0--------------| G|---------2-------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| x4 (while playing the third time Jack A|------0----------------------------| continues to sing) E|-----------------------------------| I'll probably do [Chorus] I could stay a while But sooner or later I'll break your smile And I can tell a joke But one of these days I'm bound to choke And we might share a kiss But I feel like a can't go through with this And I bet we could build a home But I know the right thing for me to do Is to leave you alone Leave you alone, now [Verse 4] You'll probably call me a fool And say I'm doin' exactly what a coward would do And I'm beginning to like you What a shame it's a lame way to live But what can I do? I hope you appreciate what I do I'm a martyr for my love for you A martyr for my love for you, now A martyr for my love for you A martyr for my love for you e|-------------------0--| B|-----------0h1---0----| G|---------2------------| D|----------------------| x1 (distortion) A|------0---------------| E|---------------0------| e|----------------------| B|-(1)------------------| G|--2-------------------| D|--2-------------------| x1 (clean) A|--0-------------------| E|----------------------| ________________________________________________ Tabs Notice: I didn't add the riffs from above ________________________________________________ Jack play's through the verses the following riff e|--------------------0----------------------------------| B|------------0h1---0-------------3----------------------| G|---------2--------------------2------------------------| D|----------------------------0--------------------------| A|------0-------------------------------3--3-3-2-0-------| E|----------------0--------------------------------------| Besides you have to play from 03:23 - 03:38 e|--------------------0----------------------------------| B|------------0h1---0-------------3----------------------| G|---------2--------------------2------------------------| D|----------------------------0--------------------------| A|------0-------------------------------3--3-3-2-0-------| E|----------------0--------------------------------------| e|--------------------0----------------------------------| B|------------0h1---0-------------3----------------------| G|---------2--------------------2------------------------| D|----------------------------0--------------------------| A|------0-------------------------------3---2---0--------| E|----------------0--------------------------------------| e|--------------------0-----------------| B|------------0h1---0-------------------| G|---------2----------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|------0---------------------0r--------| E|----------------0---------------------| ************************************ | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Let ring | / Slide up ************************************