Death Cab for Cutie - Portable Television

artist : death cab for cutie
song : portable television
album : codes and keys
tabbed by : don tago
email : recebedou@yahoo . com

standard tuning

chords used :
eadgbe
Am : 002210
C/G : 332010
Em : 022000
G : 320033

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intro : G

verse 1 chords :
G
portable television , shrouded in snow
Am C/G
in a raggedy van on the side of the road
G
the night it had frozen through my little bones
Am C/G
so you took me in your arms , you squeezed out the cold

chorus 1 chords :
G Am C/G
and oh – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h – h
G Am C/G G
and oh – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h – h

verse 2 : use verse 1 chords
upstate new york , autumn , brightly colored leaves
oh , the hills were on fire , they burn for you and me
and where we were going it was built like a lie
but as sacred as the bible , so we didn’t question why

chorus 2 : use chorus 1 chords
and oh – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h – h
and oh – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h – h

bridge :
C/G G
i saw it in the soil just recently
Am G
where the rows of teeth they grow in fields of infinite greed
C/G G
and here laid the father , and here stood the son
Am G C/G
where the road meets the horizon for everyone , for everyone

verse 3 : use verse 1 chords
portable television , take us away
from this burden of reflection we’ve carried today
oh , the generator’s running but there’s nothing on the air
and the static is a comfort , so we huddle around and stare

chorus 3 : use chorus 1 chords
and oh – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h – h
and oh – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h – h , oh – h – h – h – h