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Plinian Tab

by Meredith Bragg


This is my first tab and there was no Meredith Bragg on the site before this so i wanted
get them on here. Meredith Bragg and his band, the Terminals, are great. I first heard
on NBC's "Chuck," but I'll stop rambling now. I believe these are the right chords but 
me if I'm wrong. I hope somebody out there can make use of this. Enjoy.


Plinian by Meredith Bragg

CHORDS USED
 X32010
 X02210
 133211
 320033 (or 355433)


                     
When the stones rained down
                        
And smoke rose above the clouds
          
Dodging debris
                         
My uncle put his fleet to sea
                         
And as he waved and turned away
                      
Set his sails across the bay
             
Who could ever guess
   
My dear Tacitus
                  
The gods were so enraged

                 
And the lightning arced
                            
And dust turned the daylight dark
                
And the helmsmen cried
                  
Wondered if they'd survive
                        
But through the thickening smoke
                   
They found the harbor choked
                  
Still he urged them on
      
While he stayed calm
                     
And the ash fell like snow

                
And the mountain growled
                     
Tearing the buildings down
                
And for two dark days
                    
Fires lit the Naples Bay
                          
And when it came for them to leave
                    
There was no escape by sea
                  
And his body fell as the vapor swelled
                      
They say he died as if asleep


      


        
A lonely ridge
              
A couple focus in
            
Their lenses train
                       
On smoke, and fire, and flame
                
And in unison they rise
                          
As the plume reached greater heights
                     
While around the bend a grey cloud descends
                    
That will be their demise

                 
And with blinding speed
                           
They are both killed instantly
              
And the island roars
                 
Boiling the ocean floor
                      
Though their bodies disappear
                       
Mingle with the earth and air
                       
They will echo on through the work they've done
                     
Projected through the years

      
 (let ring)