Of Montreal - Sirens Of Your Toxic Spirit

cool song from of montreal’s newest album , lousy with sylvianbriar . i basically learned
how to play this song by watching the acoustic version on youtube . i’m pretty sure this
is how kevin plays it on guitar . i thought someone would’ve uploaded it by now , but no
one has and i have some free time rn so i thought i might as well do it .

the song is arpeggiated the whole way through . i’m not going to tab it out , but it’s
easy . there are also some bass notes between the chord changes , mostly descending or
ascending , depending on the root notes ( for example when changing from Bm to E you play
| – 4 – 2 – | on the E string , when changing from E to a you play | – 2 – 4 – | on the E string ) . there’s
also this little hammer on on the B string before you change from E7 to a that echoes
the vocal melody . it’s pretty easy to figure out .

intro : E7 | E7 | A ( here you play 2h3 on the B string and then on the G string )

Bm
what i recall
E A A/G#
remembered past is insanity
F#m [ ch ] F#m/B [ /Ch ] F#m [ ch ] F#m/B [ /Ch ]
and the clatter

Bm
misapprehensions are
E A A/G#
killing you but not fast enough
F#m [ ch ] F#m/B [ /Ch ] F#m [ ch ] F#m/B [ /Ch ]
to really matter

B
the flume of your struggle is
D
flooded with sorrow and it
B D A
poisons everybody near it
C#m F#
i’m not a patron of yours anymore
B B7 ( play the 7th w/ yr pinky , 5th fret E string )
don’t want to hear it
E7 F#m B F#m
the sirens of your toxic spirit

E7 E7 A ( same as intro )

Bm
of your addictions and
E A A/G#
shiftingness inherited
F#m [ ch ] F#m/B [ /Ch ] F#m [ ch ] F#m/B [ /Ch ]
from your father

Bm
i know you struggle to
E A A/G#
keep them in check but at this point
F#m [ ch ] F#m/B [ /Ch ] F#m [ ch ] F#m/B [ /Ch ]
why even bother?

B
the flume of your struggle is
D
flooded with sorrow and it
B D A
poisons everybody near it
C#m F#
i’m not a patron of yours anymore
B B7
don’t want to hear it
E7 F#m B F#m
the sirens of your toxic spirit

E7 E7 A

Bm
well , friendships you have left
E A A/G#
do not derive from love , they’re just a work form
F#m [ ch ] F#m/B [ /Ch ] F#m [ ch ] F#m/B [ /Ch ]
of charity

Bm
i’ve wounded you and
E A A/G#
you’ve wounded you too , at least we can feel good
F#m [ ch ] F#m/B [ /Ch ] F#m [ ch ] F#m/B [ /Ch ]
about the parities

B
the flume of your struggle is
D
flooded with sorrow and it
B D A
poisons everybody near it
C#m F#
i’m not a patron of yours anymore
B B7
don’t want to hear it
E7 F#m B F#m
the sirens of your toxic spirit

E7 E7 A