Strange Mercy Tab

by St. Vincent
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D G C F A D
Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Jun 26, 2016
Strange Mercy by St. Vincent, out of the album of the same title, and her best.
I found no tab for it so I decided to make one watching
this live performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOJyLc9lccY
The guitar in the studio version is heavily loaded with reverb and
other effects so it has this really atmospheric and sparse sound.
Would appreciate if someone could
name the chords in it :)
 
 
[VERSE]
1)
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5----------------------------|
F|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5----------------------------|
C|--11------------9---7-----9--------------7----5----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Oh - little one - I - know you've been tired for a long long time
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7------------7---7-----5-----------5----5-------------------------------|
F|---7------------7---7-----5-----------5----5-------------------------------|
C|--11------------9---7-----9-----------7----5-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And oh - little one - I - ain't been around for a little while 
 
D|----------------------12-------------------12------------------------------|
A|-------------------12-------------------12---------------------------------|
F|----------------14-------------------12------------------------------------|
C|-------------16------------------ 14---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  But when you see  -  me      wa - a - a - it
 
2)
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5----------------------------|
F|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5----------------------------|
C|--11------------9---7-----8--------------7----5----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Oh - little one, your - Hemingway  -  jaw line looks just like his
 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--- 7------------7---7-----5-----------5----5------------------------------|
F|--- 7------------7---7-----5-----------5----5------------------------------|
C|-- 11------------9---7-----8-----------7----5------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Our father in     exile  for   God only knows how many years
 
D|----------------------12-------------------12------------------------------|
A|-------------------12-------------------12---------------------------------|
F|----------------14-------------------12------------------------------------|
C|-------------16------------------ 14---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  But when you see  -  him      wa - a - a - it
 
D|----------------------12------------------------------15-------------------|
A|-------------------12----------------------17------------------------------|
F|----------------14----------------------15---------------------------------|
C|-------------16----------------------17------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------15---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       Through double         pa - a - ain
 
3)
D|---0-------------2----/----5----/-----8------------------------------------------|
A|---0-------------2----/----5----/-----8------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------------2----/----5----/-----8-----------------------3----7-----0-------|
 I'll be with you lost bo - oys!    Sneaking out where the shivers won't find you
 
[SOLO]
1)
D|------5---------------5------------------10--------9--------14--------12---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------15-----14-15------------|
F|--6-7----6-7-4----6-7----6-7-4-----11/12-----11/12----12-------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
2)
D|------5---------------5----------------14-----12-----------------------------------17----------19----|
A|-------------------------------------12-----12-----12-15----12-15-14-12------14-15-------17-19-------|
F|--6-7----6-7-4----6-7----6-7-4-----14-----14-----14-------14-----------14----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[VERSE]
1) Make some nice arpeggios with these chords. Also, apply tons of reverb.
D|---9------------7---------7--------------5--------------14-------12-------12-------12-----|
A|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5---------12-------12-------12-------12-----|
F|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5---------12-------12-------12-------12-----|
C|--11------------9---7-----9--------------7----5---------16-------14-------12-------11-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Oh - little one - I'd - tell you good news that I don't believe
 
 
D|--------------9------------7---------------------9---------3---------------|
A|------------10------------8--------------------10---------5----------------|
F|-----------11------------9--------------------11---------3-----------------|
C|----------11------------9--------------------11---------5------------------|
G|---------9-------------7--------------------9----------3-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If it would ma - ake you sleep...   Strange me - e - rcy - y -...
 
[CHORUS]
1) Not so sure about this part... Listen for timing.
D|----------------------------------------------------(2)--------(2)------(2)----------0--2--5---|| X2
A|---7--7--7---7----------5--5--5---5----------------(0)--------(0)------(0)-----------0--2--5---||
F|---7--7--7---7----------5--5--5---5----------------0----------0--------0-----------------------||
C|--11--9--7h9-7----------8--7--5h7-5---------------0----------0--------0------------------------||
G|---------------10-9-----------------8-7----------2----------2--------2-------------------------||
D|-------------------10------------------8---/----3----------3--------3--------------------------||
 If I - e - ver meet the - dirty - policeman who roughed you... no I don't know what... 
 
2)
D|----12------/-------14--/---17---(17)---/20---------------------------------------------|
A|----12------/-------14--/---17---(17)---/20---------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12------/-------14----/----17---(17)---/20------------------------15---19---0----------|
  I'll be with you lost bo - oys!        Sneaking out where the shivers wont's find you...
 
 
[SOLO/OUTRO]
D|------5---------------5-----------------------------------------------------|| X 3
A|---------------------------------------7----------------7------5~~~---------||
F|--6-7----6-7-4~---6-7----6-7-4~------7----6-7---------7----6-7--------------||
C|-----------------------------------5----------7~----5-----------------------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
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delreyxoxo
thank goodness somebody finally made a tab!! god bless you
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