Frightened Rabbit - Good Arms Vs Bad Arms

i apologise for the formatting of the tablature on here , ultimate – guitar
always have that messed up . i hope you can make sense of it!

this is quite a technical song in terms of hammers and pull offs ,
so i’m going to do my best to simplify it , so that you can play it
and enjoy it rather than splitting hairs over the minutiae of technicality .

in the into , i will show the pattern that is played through the song .
however , in the verses , i will just mark the lyrics with the chords .
this way you can either choose to play the chord , or the picked pattern which it denotes .

lastly , every time an Em is shown , it would be ideal if you walked
the bass up from the root G note , to F# , then leave it open for then Em .

standard tuning ( eadgbe )
capo iii

intro :
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verse 1 :
G Em
good arms , versus bad arms ,
C Em G
will win hands down , down
G Em
they are built to hold and fit
C Em G
look how far they go around

verse 2 :
G Em
you don’t need these now that
C Em G
you’ve found another pair
G Em
and the difference astounding ,
C G Em
i should expect . . . except

chorus 1 :
G C G C
leave the rest at arm’s length
Em G
keep your naked flesh under your favourite dress
G C G C
and leave the rest at arm’s length
Em G
when they reach out , don’t touch them , don’t touch them

verse 3 :
G Em G ( Em , C , G )
so i decided this decision some six months ago
G Em G ( Em , C , G )
so i’ll stick to my guns , but from now on it’s war
G Em C G ( Em , C , G )
i Am armed with the past , and the will , and a brick
G Em C G ( Em , C , G )
i might not want you back , but i want to kill him

chorus 2 :
G C G C
leave the rest at arm’s length
Em G
keep your naked flesh under your favourite dress
G C G C
and leave the rest at arm’s length
Em G
when they reach out , don’t touch them , don’t touch them
C
don’t touch them
G C G C
and leave the rest at arm’s length
Em G
don’t brush with him , he might have diseases
G C G C
and leave the rest at arm’s length
Em
steer clear of the grasp , girl
G C
run , run , away

link : Em , C , G

interlude : Am7 , C ( repeat ad lib )

chorus 3 :
G C G C
and leave the rest at arm’s length
G Em
just roll over boy and don’t make me do this
G C G C
and leave the rest at arm’s length
Em G
i Am armed to the teeth and im heavy set
G C G C
and leave the rest at arm’s length
Em G
i’m not ready to see you this happy
G C G C
and leave the rest at arm’s length
Em G
im still in love with you ( can’t admit it yet )

outro : G , C , G , C ( repeat ad lib )