Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ Titus Andronicus
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Tuning: Double Drop-D (DADGBd)
(UPDATE: I made some adjustments to this tab based on reading Titus's
This isn't 100% and it mainly only covers Patrick's guitar part, but there are
so few Titus Andronicus tabs out there I thought I'd give it a shot.
This song's in F, and Patrick plays it with a capo on 3, but I think the other guys just
play it in F without the capo. I'll write the chords relative, but for reference
if you want to play this open, "D" = F, "Bm" = Dm, "G" = Bb, "A" = C.
CHORDS:
D : 000230
Bm : 024430
G : x55430
A : x7765x or x0222x
CAPO ON 3
CHORDS RELATIVE
Intro riff:
Patrick mixes this with strumming, and it's inconsistent across recorded and live
versions as to which parts he strums and picks, but basically just strum around
the D chord and focus on picking out this melody:
d|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|--2------------------------------2---------------------| D|------4-2-0---0---2-4---2-4---0------4-2-0--2--4-------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|--2----------------------------------------------------| D|------4-2-0---0---2-4---2-4---0------------------------| A|---------------------------------2---------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------|
D (with intro riff)
Why do you do the things you've done
and how dumb would you have to be
to do them again like I know you're going [Bm]to?
D (with intro riff)
If you're the poet you say you are
and beauty's in everything you see,
then how can love exist in a world run by people like [Bm]you?
Because [G]when there's suffering, you're [D]there.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
The [G]world screams out in ago[D]ny and you don't [Bm]care,
but should the [G]sh*t hit the [D]fan, I just [A]pray you will not be [D]spared.
f**k you!
[D]
[D]You took a heart with so much room for love
and filled it with hatred and rage
until there was nothing left but for it to shrivel up and [Bm]die.
[D]People will tell you that if you don't
love your neighbor, then you don't love God,
but no god of mine would put light in such unrighteous [Bm]eyes.
Now the [G]way we hold each other so [D]tight
would look [A]more like a noose if held up [D]to [A]the [D]light
because we [G]betray each other in [D]dreams every [Bm]night.
Now let's [G]never speak of [D]it a[A]gain, all right? [D]
D G D A (repeat to the end)
Solo:
d|--4p0-0-7p0-0-4p0-0-7p0-0-5p0-0-9p0-0-5p0-0-9p0-0------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| d|--4p0-0-7p0-0-4p0-0-7p0-0-2p0-0-5p0-0-2p0-0-5p0-0------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| (repeat to coda)
Keyboard/horn riff at end (can also be played on guitar):
[D] [G] [D] [A]
d|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------0----0--2--0----------------------2----| D|--0----0--2--4----------------4-----4--5--4--2---------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------|
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