New Pornographers - Silver Jenny Dollar

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artist : the new pornographers
album : together
song : silver jenny dollar
tabber : john baer ( eddiebauerman16@aol . com )
tabbed on 4/29/2010

( intro to 0 : 15 . play riff with chords )

D G A D G A
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 2 – – – – – |
B – 3 – 3 – 3 – – 3 – 5h3 – 5 | – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – – 3 – | 5h3 – 5 – – – 2 – 2 – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – 2 – 2 – | ( x2 )
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – |

( verse 1 : )

G A D F#m
was only ever passing through

G A D F#m
she’s only ever passing through

G A D F#m
“carlitas and you”

G A D F#m
was the name of her act

( prechorus 1 : )

Bm E Bm E
and its true , to love her is all i can do

Bm E7
in a world that’s beaten everything black and blue

( chorus 1 : )

E7 G A
they haul a silver jenny dollar

D
( A – whoa whoa whoa whoa . . . )

G A
a silver jenny dollar

D
( A – whoa whoa whoa whoa . . . )

G A
a silver jenny dollar

D
( A – whoa whoa whoa whoa )

G A D
( whoa whoa whoa )

( repeat intro chords/riff x2 )

( verse 2 : )

G A D F#m
we’re only ever passing through

G A D F#m
we were only ever passing through

G A D F#m
“carlitas and you”

G A D F#m
was the name of our act

( prechorus 2 : )

Bm E Bm E
and its true , you’ll notice its all i can do

Bm E7
in a world that’s beaten everything black and blue

( * repeat chorus * )

( bridge : )

Bm F#m Bm F#m
the winter’s over , the war is over

Bm F#m G A
a parcel of land men , our scum is true

( no chord )
they’ll love ya . . .

( solo/Breakdown riff : strings and piano at 1 : 59 ,
notes in ” [ ] ” is the piano )

E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – [ 0 ] – – – – – – – – | – [ 2 – 2 ] – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | ( x4 to 2 : 14 )
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – 5 – 4 – 5 – – | – – – – – – 4 – 0 – 4 – 0 – – – – |
E – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

( * chorus 3 : same as before , with some verse vocals and the solo/Breakdown riffs
playing underneath )

end on : D ( A – whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa )

cheers , and buy “together”! – john baer