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Courtyard  The Olivia Tremor Control

Courtyard by Olivia Tremor Control (from Dusk at Cubist Castle)
Tabbed by James Hiller (jameshiller@mac.com with questions or corrections)
This is a fun song for its use of dominant 7th chords and the progression is just brilliant.
Key: G (if you want to play with the record I believe it's std tuning, tuned down about
step).
Chords Used: G, G7, G7sus4, A, A7, A7sus4, C, C7, C7sus4, Em, D/D7
I. Intro (2 runs) + la, la, la, de da (notes: A B G A G)?.
G, G7, G7sus4, A, A7, A7sus4, C, C7, C7sus4
II. Verses
[G]here's your ticke[A]t, you bet[A7]ter be-lieve (bet[C]ter believ[C7]e it's true)?
[G]long live the lif[A]e we l[A7]ed at 2-10 [C](two one o[C7]oh that's you)?
[G]we're on a journe[A]y so y[A7]ou'd better run?[C] [C7]
[G]try to get to you[A]r trai[A7]n on time[C] [C7]
II. Chorus
[Em]i'm always goin[A7]g back (ahhh)[Em]
[Em]always going ba[A7]ck to (ahhh)[Em]
[Em]always going ba[A7]ck to where you are[D]
(ahhh) A7 Em
down in the courtyard (ahh)
[Em]is where you[A7]'ll find me (ahh)[Em]
[D]going back to where you are[G]
III. Bridge (maybe really just a post chorus)
...G.... C Em A7
and there's nothing ?(ahh)? that i can tell you?
that you don't[C] already know[D7]
C D7 G??..that you don't ?..already know
dear
Verse 2
i might get away from these 4 walls?(i might fly away)?i might escape from what's
me?(i might run away)?here in apple town is where i called you?here is where i called you for advice

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A A7 C C7 D D7 Em G
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