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The Ribs Of A Broken Umbrella Tab

by Bell X1


 This is how I play this song. It's very basic but sounds okay. The middle eight is 
slightly wrong (the Dm part) but it works okay. PM me with any improvements if you want. 
song this, Bell X1 did it again with another fine album of fantastic songs. Enjoy. 
Thanks to Kelsey for the help ;-)


Intro:    


She was only just a girl in a picture
                                       
But he thought 'If I can only make her smile

Then she'd be mine'

He'd folded it, refolded it so many times,
                                     
He'd already lost some of her to the creases

Precious pieces

He wondered how close he'd ever been to her,
                                       
In this ebb and flow of the distance between us

Maybe she got the same bus

And he left a trail of string wherever he went
                                       
When he was sleeping, he tied it to his toe

If she crossed it then he'd know


       
But he knew
               
That all was unravelling
            
And he was bare
                               
Stripped of his skin
                               
Like the ribs of a broken umbrella
                   
Sticking out of a bin

Do do do do do-do do do do do do-do

Do do do do do-do do do do do do-do

   
He'd pull his collar up against the wind,
                                                         
Against those who said that trying was the first step to failing
                                
Oh he was railing

And filled with new found purpose and pride,
                                   
He'd make something of this heady glow

Now where would she go?

              
But what do I know
             
Cos all is unravelling
           
And he was bare
                            
Stripped of his skin
                               
Like the ribs of a broken umbrella
                   
Sticking out of a bin
                 
Do do do do do-do

                                     
      
But he knew how to fix it, Dear Liza, Dear Liza
                                     

With time's great elixir, Dear Liza, Dear Liza



She was only just a girl in a picture,
                                         
But he thought 'If I could only make her smile,
                               
Then she'd be mine'

Oh the thought of being faced with her
                                                 
Gave him the fear and sometimes in the morning a tent

Oh lord give him strength


        
Cos he knew
               
That all was unravelling
            
And he was bare
                      
He was stripped of his skin
         
Yeah he knew
               
That all was unravelling
            
And he was bare
                                      
He was stripped of his skin
                               
Like the ribs of a broken umbrella
                   
Sticking out of a bin
                                
Do do do do do-do do do do do do-do

Do do do do d-do do do do do do-do.
                   
Sticking out of a bin

FriendlyRanger (and Kelsey).