New Pornographers - Crash Years

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artist : the new pornographers
album : together
song : crash years
tabber : john baer ( eddiebauerman16@aol . com )
tabbed on 3/24/2010

intro : ( acoustic with cello riff ) :

chords : F , Am , Dm , C

cello riff ( transcribed for guitar , pluck each note ) :
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 3 – – 3 – 2 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – 3 – 0 – | – – – – – 3 – 1 – – – – | – – – – – – – 3 – – – | – – 0 – 3 – – – – – – – – |
E – 1 – – – 1 – 3 – – – – – | – 1 – 3 – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – 1 – | – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – – – |

verse 1 : ( continue intro chords w/Cello riff – neko )

F Am A# C
the skirts go up , before the wall among the madding crowds ,
F Am Dm C
they ruin , like the rest of ruin , the rest of us ruin
F Am A# C
you are a living doll riding the circle tracks behind the walls of clocks ,
F Am Dm C
in your ruin , like the rest of ruin , the rest of us ruin

chorus 1 : ( open strumming on power chords , no cello , neko with carl )
A# F C
traffic will slow for the crash years
A# F C Dm C
there’s no other show like it ’round here , as a ruuuule
A# F C
windows will roll for the crash years
A# F C Dm C
there’s no other show like it ’round here , as a ruuuule

after chorus chords : ( with whistle ) ( x1 )

F , G# , F , G#

repeat intro chords and cello riff ( x1 ) ( electric played in background )

verse 2 : ( played same as before )
F Am A# C
now the candle’s end , you are a light turned low and like the rest of us ,
F Am Dm C
you’ve got those old , eternity blues , eternity blues
F Am A# C
your fingers raised , you’re looking for the word , what you want is accident
F Am Dm C
and not the drag , spectacular view , what you can lose

chorus 2 :
A# F C
traffic will slow for the crash years
A# F C Dm C
there’s no other show like it ’round here , as a ruuuule
A# F C
windows will close in the crash years

A# F C Dm C
honey child , you’re not safe here , as a ruuuule

after chorus chords : ( with whistle ) ( x1 )

F , G# , F , G#

bridge chord ( no vocal ) :

A# ( strum several times , over cello )

solo chords : ( same as intro , with cello riff )

chorus 3 :

A# F C
traffic will slow for the crash years
A# F C Dm C
there’s no other show like it ’round here , as a ruuuule
A# F C
windows will roll for the crash years
A# F C Dm C
there’s no other show like it ’round here , as a ruuuule

after chorus chords : ( with whistle ) ( x2 )

F , G# , F , G#

intro riff with cello ( x1 )

outro verse : ( x6 ) ( after third repeat , instruments fade , voices on last refrain )

F Am Dm C
and the ruins the wild , the ruins the wild , tonight will be an open mic .

end on an F chord .

cheers , and buy mass romantic , electric version , twin cinema , challengers
and “together” dropping on may 4 , 2010!
www . thenewpornographers . com
– john baer