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Painbirds (Mark Linkous)
Sparklehorse
Good Morning Spider (1999)
Chord Bank:
Em (022000)
Am (x02210)
D (xx0232)
C (x32010)
Em Am Em Am
Goddamn it's so very hot
Em Am Em Am
Supposed to come a rain but it's not
D
Oh yeah,
Am C
Here come the painbirds
D
Oh yeah,
Am C
Here come the painbirds
Em Am Em Am
Spiral down those hateful dears
Em Am Em Am
Between our skins and burning spheres
D
Oh yeah,
Am C
Here come the painbirds
D
Oh yeah,
Am C
Here come the painbirds
(instrumental verse)
Em Am Em Am Em Am Em Am
D Am C D Am C
(repeat either 1st or 2nd verse - they're sung simultaneously on record)
Chorus x2 ("Oh yeah, here come the painbirds" part, but you knew that)
Chorus lead riff (on 2nd bar of C chord)
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--12----------------------------|
D|--12h14p12--------------12-12~--|
A|----------12h14p12-12h14--------|
E|--------------------------------|
h|= hammer-on
p|= pull-off
~|= sustain or light vibrato
Great song, real simple.
A slightly different/maybe easier way to play the chorus riff along with open chords:
Great tab, I just think this works a little better when playing it alone