Kevin Devine - Murphys Song

i tabbed this from a live recording ( link at the bottom of the page ) – – kevin changes it
every so often and adds little licks here and there , but this tab is an accurate
for sure . enjoy : ) – courtney

chords :

C#maj7 D#m Fm F#maj A#m G#maj F#maj C#maj Fm * A#m * D#maj
| – – 4 – – – – – 6 – – – 8 – – – – – 9 – – – – – 6 – – – – 4 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4 – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – 6 – – – |
| – – 6 – – – – – 7 – – – 9 – – – – – 11 – – – – 6 – – – – 4 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 6 – – – – 1 – – – 2 – – – – – 8 – – – |
| – – 5 – – – – – 8 – – – 10 – – – – 11 – – – – 6 – – – – 5 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 6 – – – – 1 – – – 3 – – – – – 8 – – – |
| – – 6 – – – – – 8 – – – 10 – – – – 11 – – – – 8 – – – – 6 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 6 – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – – – 8 – – – |
| – – 4 – – – – – 6 – – – 8 – – – – – 9 – – – – – 8 – – – – 6 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – – – 3 – – – 1 – – – – – 6 – – – |
| – – 4 – – – – – 6 – – – 8 – – – – – 9 – – – – – 6 – – – – 4 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4 – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – 6 – – – |

( note : kevin uses a lot of bar chords that can be simplified; for the most part , any
with an asterisk [ * ] after it is the simplified version , when he chooses to specifically
it . )

shorthand :

C#maj7 : 446564
D#m : 668876
Fm : 8 8 10 10 9 8
F#maj : 9 9 11 11 11 9
A#m : 688666
G#maj : 466544
F#maj * : 244322
C#maj : 446664
Fm * : 133111
A#m * : 113321
D#maj : 668886

C#maj7 D#m
a quieter boat , dog’s dying day
Fm F#maj
a bone in a bowl , a watery grave
D#m C#maj7 A#m
see , i Am a sailor , but i’m not so great
D#m G#maj F#maj * C#maj
i keep fishin’ for roadkill , passin’ out on the waves

( repeat chords above )
a shimmering sea , stretched end to end
a shivering bowl , a flickering friend
see , that’s mr . murphy , my leathery brave
he’s whimpering “taps” now , for his plank – walk parade

Fm * A#m C#maj G#maj D#maj
i’ve never been a joiner , no , i’ve quit every team i’ve been on
F#maj * A#m * F#maj * A#m *
now i’m crying in my coffee , that’s not sea salt in my eyes
F#maj * A#m * F#maj * G#maj C#maj
cause me and murphy , we have been through it , and i hate watching him die

( whistling ) ( repeat the pattern in the verse )

so i wait for my wisdom , like i wait for my wife
like i wait for a story , helps me wait out the night
like when i was an archer , but i couldn’t shoot straight
i broke all of ma’s windows , i poked holes through her drapes

and i laugh to myself , but i can’t tell you why
the hung – over sun sneaks back in the sky
but murphy went peaceful , he went decent and right
at least better than i will , when it’s my turn to die

and i wear his collar on my wrist and i bury him down at the beach
no crying , no coffin , just a body in a hole
no praying , no singing , no saving any souls
the only thing i’m saving , yeah
is a bone . . . inside . . . a bowl

( note : at the end of the outro , kevin plays F#maj to F#m before ending on C#maj . )

tab taken from the following video :
http : //www . youtube . com/watch?v = eotqaa3mm4w