Band of Horses - St Augustine

okay , i have searched high and low on the internet for accurate tabs to this
song , and i have to say , i Am not very pleased with the tabs people have
posted . i do not use a capo to play this song , and neither does band of
horses from what i can hear . all they do is drop down a half step , which
sounds much better than with the use of a capo . here is my tab of the song
learned completely by ear . if you want to learn this song the correct way ,
than this tab is for you . enjoy!

no capo used
tuning : half a step down .

the base – chords used are C Am F and G .

C Am
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – 1 – – – 3 – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 3 – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – 3 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

F G
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – 1 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – 1 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – |

these are the 4 chords and strumming patterns done throughout the whole song . here
are how they are used during the song :

verse :
C Am F G
silver scents of saint augustine
C Am F G
fire in the ground between my better teeth
C Am F G
we’re dancing on the poison in their graves
C Am F G
at the end of the night we’d all seen better days

chorus :
F G
i know you tried i know you’re cursed
C Am
i know your best was still your worst
F G C Am
when hollywood was calling out your name
F G C Am F G
saint augustine

verse :
if i stayed behind would you let your hair grow?
i will forget the favors that you owe
i’m dreaming of car wrecks and thunderstorms bright
let’s bury ourselves and go haunt someone tonight

chorus :
i know you tried i know you’re cursed
i know your best was still your worst
when hollywood was calling out your name
saint augustine
saint augustine
saint augustine
saint augustine

( end last chord with C )

there you have it! the only accurate st . augustine tab on the internet . i love
this song , and it really bugged me that there was no dead – on tabs out there for
it , so i decided i would share this with everyone . hope you enjoyed it .

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