Holding Down the Laughter Bad Books
Note: This is tabbed for one guitar ONLY, and the intro is definitely not perfect,
but it is the closest I could figure out. Hopefully it helps a bit.
Intro:
e|-----4-------3-------3-------2-------0-----------------------------------| B|-------4-------3-------3-------3-------------3-------0-------0-------0---| G|---5-------4-------4-------4-------2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-4-------3-------3-------3-------3--------3-------3-------3-------3------| e|-------------3-------2-------2-------0-------------------3-3-3-3------| B|-----0---------3-------3-------3-------1-----3-------0---3-3-3-3------| G|---0---0----4-------4-------4------0-------2---2---0---0-0-0-0-0------| D|---------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0------| A|---------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2------| E|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-3-3-3------| e|--------2--2-------2--2br----------0-0----0--3-0--3---------------| B|--5-3-5------5-3-5--------5-5------0-0----1--3-1--3---------------| G|-----------------------------------0-0----2--0-2--0---------------| D|-----------------------------------2-2----2--0-2--0---------------| A|-----------------------------------2-2----0--2-0--2---------------| E|-----------------------------------0-0-------3----3---------------|
[D] [D] [Em] [Am] [G] [Am] [G]
[G]Styrofoam cup of mud in my good[D] hand,[D]
[G]Disembodied voice of God in the trash can
[D]Eyes in the ashes, feeling for the fu[Em]ture[Em]
[D]Sleeping through the stake-out, researching the rumor.
[G]A mile, A motor, A mattress, A mem[D]ory,[D]
[G]At first you were embarrassed, but how could you not be,
[D]Tangled in teenage mom at the mo[Em]vies[Em],
[D]Your voice ran out out of words,
Em Em, Am, G, Am, G
It was awkward and homey.
[G]Gospel in your belly, the ache a little lower,
[G]Back into the breach, you spoke as it's owner.
[D]Syndicated sermon you sang from the rafters,
[D]Anchors in you pockets, holding down the laughter.
[G]Tearing up your mind, your lust and your ego,
[G]Slingshot a martyr to speed your libido,
[D]Perish grows to jelly, blissful and wasted,
D Em Em, Am, G, Am, G
Your Vishnu eye slips open and pictures them naked
Break:
Gx8, Emx8
You're [C]complicating your [G]worst mixed messes,
You [C]built then burnt a [G]bridge.
And scattered all your [C]crumbs at the cliff,
She [D]wants [D]me, she'll swim for it.
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bad_books/holding_down_the_laughter_tab.html )
Solo: (There is a lot of bending and interesting distortion here so I can't get
it perfect, but you should be able to work with this)
e|-7-5---5----7-5---5----7-5---5----7-5---5----10-8-7-5----10-8-7-5------| B|-----8---8------8---7------8---8------8---7-----------8-----------7----| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G] [G] [G] [G]
e|-10-8-7-5----10-8-7-5----17-14-15-17--17-14-15-17--17-14-15-17---| B|----------5-----------7------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--15---17---19--20-19-17------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|
[G]Brother, can you spare your [G]arms [G]or your arrows?
[G]Thunder clap's arising, I [G]think [G]that I should
[D]Go home to the basement, back on Jumel street,
[D]1996 and your waiting there to tell me,
[G]"I didn't die, you dreamt it, you dreamt it,
[G]I'm as alive as your best good intentions.
[D]Sorry that I tricked you, you had to focus
D Em Em, Am, G, Am, G
Pull yourself together, clear out the garbage."
Break:
Gx8, Emx8
But for [C]all that effort,
The [G]slow burned struggle,
I [C]forgot where you [G]live.
She swept away the [C]clues from the cliff, your [D]lost now.(x4)
Remembering[Em].[Am]
She swept away the c[C]lues from the cliff, your [D]lost now.
Remembering.
Outro: Same deal as the solo:
e|-7-5---5----7-5---5----7-5---5----7-5---5----10-8-7-5----10-8-7-5------| B|-----8---8------8---7------8---8------8---7-----------8-----------7----| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G] [G] [G] [G]
e|-10-8-7-5----10-8-7-5----17-14-15-17--17-14-15-17--17-14-15-17---| B|----------5-----------7------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--15---17---19--20-19-17--19-17---| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
End on: G G
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