Bixby Canyon Bridge
Death Cab For Cutie
Narrow Stairs
This is meant to be an acoustic rendition of the song. The Bass line obviously does a
amount of "walking," but the root chords are good enough for playing on acoustic.
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I descended a dusty gravel ridge
Beneath the Bixby Canyon Bridge
Until I eventually arrived
At the place where your soul had died
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Barefoot in the shallow creek
I grab some stones from underneath
C G F (hold an extra measure)
Waiting for you to speak to me
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In the silence it became so very clear
That you had long ago disappeared
And I curse myself for being surprised
That this didn't play out like it did in my mind
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All the way from San Francisco
As I chase the end of your rope
'Cause I've still got miles to go
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I want to know my fate
If I keep up this way
Its hard to want to stay
Aw - a - y
Then everyone you meet
Will all seem to be asleep
And you wonder if you're missing your dream
You can't see your dream
You can't see your dream
Just can't see your dream
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-Chorus-
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Your dr - e - am.........
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------| (Repeat x12, last 4 w/o lyrics)
D|-----4-------5-(slide)-10-(hold)--|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
For the next 7 progressions, alternate between these two Riffs, A B A B A B A
~~~Riff ~~~
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------5b6b5-5b6b6--|
G|-----------------------------------5---------------|
D|-----4-------5------10------5----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
~~~Riff ~~~
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------5b6b5-5b6-3--|
G|-----------------------------------5---------------|
D|-----4-------5------10------5----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
(with
bend)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------5b6b5-(Repeat bend x7)-|
G|-----------------------------------5-------------------------|
D|-----4-------5------10------5--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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-Outro-
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Then is started getting dark
And I trudged back to where the car was parked
No closer to any kind of truth
(rest)
As I must assume was the case with you