Messes of Men mewithoutYou
Title: Messes of Men
Album: Brother, Sister
Tabbed By: RockAddict311
Email: rockaddict311@yahoo.com
Standard Tuning
Intro: Clean/Fingerpicked
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"I do not exist," we faithfully insist,
Sailing in our separate ships and from each tiny caravel.
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Tiring of trying, there's a unnecessary dying,
Like the horseshoe crab in its proper season sheds its shell.
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Such distance from our friends, Like a scratch across the lens,
Made everything look wrong from anywhere we stood.
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And our paper blew away before we'd left the bay.
So half-blind, we wrote these songs on sheets of salty wood.
Main Verse: Clean/Reverb
[Am]You caught me making e[C]yes at the other boatman's wi[E]ves,
And heard me laughing lo[G]uder at the jokes told by their da[Am]ughters.
I'd set my course for la[C]nd, but you well unde[E]rstand,
It takes a steady hand to navigate adulterous wa[Am]ters.
The propeller's spinning bl[C]ades held acquaintance with the wa[E]ves,
As there's mistakes I've m[G]ade no rowing could o[Am]utrun.
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The cloth low on the mast, I say I got no past,
I'm nonetheless the librarian and secretary's [Am]son.
The tarnish on my br[C]ass, the mildew on my gl[E]ass-
I'd never want someone so cr[G]ass as to want someone like [Am]me.
But a few leagues off the sh[C]ore, I bit a flashing l[E]ure,
And I assure you, it was not what I expected it to [Am]be!
I still tastes its k[C]iss, that dull hook in my l[E]ip
Is a memory as use[G]less as a rod without a r[Am]eel.
To an anchor ever dro[C]pped, sea-sick yet st[E]ill docked,
Captain spotted napping with his first mate at the w[Am]heel.
Floating forgetfully al[C]ong, with no need to be st[E]rong,
We keep our confessions lo[G]ng, but when we pray we keep it s[Am]hort.
I drank a thimble full of f[C]ire,
I'm not ever coming b[E]ack...
Oh, my [Am]God.
"I do not ex[C]ist," we faithfully ins[E]ist,
While watching sink the he[G]avy ship with everything we k[Am]new.
And if ever you come n[C]ear, I'll hold up high a mi[E]rror.
Lord, I could never show you anything as beautiful as you!
Outro: Clean/Reverb (Transcribe for one guitar)
Optional:
*Guitar 1: Notes played on low E string
*Guitar 2: Notes played on A,D,G, and B string
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Bass Riff During Outro: (Standard/Clean)
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