The Mute Radical Face
This is probably one of my favourite songs from his new album, I love the story
and emotion in these lyrics. So I thought I should tab this song for you guys.
I didn't really work out the intro with the finger picking because I wanted to
play and sing along as quick as possible haha, so that's open for interpretation.
Tuning EADGBe
Chords
Em (022000)
C (X32010)
G (320033)
G/F# (200033)
D (XX0232)
end of intro G G/F#
[Em]Well, as a child I mostly [C]spoke inside my [G]head[G/F#]
[Em]I had conversations with the [C]clouds, the dogs, the [G]dead[G/F#]
[Em]And they thought my broken, that my [C]tongue was coated [G]lead
But I just [D]couldn't make my [C]words make sense to [Em]them
If you only [D]listen with your [C]ears... I can't get in[G] [G/F#]
[Em]And I spent my evenings pullin' [C]stars out of the [G]sky[G/F#]
[Em]And I'd arrange them on the [C]lawn where I would [G]lie[G/F#]
[Em]And in the wind I'd taste the [C]dreams of distant [G]lives
And I would [D]dress myself up [C]in them through the [Em]night
While my [D]folks would sleep in [C]separate beds... and wonder [G]why
woo's (G/F#, Em, C, G, G/F#, Em, C, G, G/F#, Em, C, G, D, C, Em, D, C, D, G, G/F#
[Em]And through them days I was a [C]ghost atop my [G]chair[G/F#]
[Em]My dad considered me a [C]cross he had to [G]bear[G/F#]
[Em]And in my head I'd sing [C]apologies and [G]stare
As my [D]mom would hang the [C]clothes across the [Em]line
And she would [D]try to keep me [C]empty... from her [G]eyes[G/F#]
[Em]So, then one afternoon I [C]dressed myself [G]alone[G/F#]
[Em]I packed my pillowcase with [C]everything I [G]owned[G/F#]
[Em]And in my head I said "[C]goodbye," then I was [G]gone
And I [D]set out on the [C]heels of the [Em]unknown
So my [D]folks could have a [C]new life of their [Em]own
So that [D]maybe I could [C]find someone
Who could [D]hear the only [C]words that I'd [G]known
woo's (the same chords again but ending on a D)
Hope this helps sorry if it feels rushed I'm writing this before work haha. Here's
a link to the song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spluCmG0efM
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