artist : josh ritter
song : the appleblossom rag
album : the beasts in the tracks
tabbed by : recebedou
email : recebedou@yahoo . com

standard tuning : capo iv

chords used :
eadgbe
C : 032010
C/B : 020010
F : 133211
G : 320033

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intro chords : [ C – C/B – F – C – C ] x2

verse 1 chords :
C C/B F
where’s the queen of my parade?
C G
she ain’t coming back
C C/B F
the only thing she left me is
C G C
this appleblossom rag

chorus 1 chords :
C F C
oh , the appleblossom rag
C F C
oh , such sweet refrain
C F
and hid beneath the chords , the thorns
C G C
that cause such awful pain

interlude : [ C – C/B – F – C – C ]

verse 2 : [ use verse 1 chords ]
this new gang’s the gang for me
always on the town
oh , the stories i could tell
if i felt like it now

verse 3 : [ use verse 1 chords ]
this new gang’s the gang for me
i know all of their names
and they know mine and them that don’t
all love me just the same

chorus 2 : [ use chorus 1 chords ]
oh , the appleblossom rag
oh , for such a knife
that from my blood could love unbraid
without taking my life

interlude : [ C – C/B – F – C – C ] x2

verse 3 : [ use verse 1 chords ]
this new girl’s the girl for me
best girl that i know .
never asks me where i’ve been
or when i’m coming home

verse 3 : [ use verse 1 chords ]
this new girl’s got a real fork – tongue
i love the way she lies .
a false young painted devil
but , i know so it’s alright

chorus 3 : [ use chorus 1 chords ]
oh , that appleblossom rag
lord , i’m such a fool
for things that sing so sweet and sad
and are so goddamn cruel

outro : [ C – C/B – F – C – C ] x2