Thrice-The Artist In the Ambulance Acoustic
This is a solo version I saw Dustin Kensrue do on Youtube:
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Guitar in standard tuning. Capo on the 4th fret.
Chords:
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Am-x,0,2,2,1,0
F--x,x,3,2,1,0
C--0,3,2,0,1,0
G--3,2,0,0,3,3
Cmaj9/G-3,2,0,0,1,0
Intro-
Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires squeal
Red light, can't stop so I spin the wheel
My world goes black before I feel an angel lift me up
And I open bloodshot eyes into fluorescent white
Flip the siren, hit the lights, close the doors and I am gone
Bridge-
[ cont' ][ ][ ][ ]
Verse-
Now I lay here owing my life to a stranger
And I realize that empty words are not enough
I'm left here with this question of just
What have I to show except the promises I never kept?
I lie here shaking on this bed, under the weight of my regrets
Chorus-
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I hope that I will never let you down
/ (single stroke)
I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sounds
Bridge-
[ cont' ][ ][ ][ ]
Verse-
Am (single stroke)) F (single stroke)
Look around and you'll see that at times it feels like no one really cares
(single stroke)
It gets me down but I'm still gonna try to do what's right, I know that
there's A difference between sleight of hand, and giving everything you have
There's a line drawn in the sand, I'm working up the will to cross it and
Chorus-
/
I hope that I will never let you down
/
I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sounds
Interlude- Play F for 1 measure.
Rhetoric can't raise the dead
I'm sick of always talking when there's no change
Rhetoric can't raise the dead
I'm sick of empty words, let's lead and not follow
Intro-verse-
Am (palm muted) F (palm muted)
Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires squeal
C (palm muted)
Red light, can't stop so I spin the wheel
My world goes black before I feel an angel steal me from the
Greedy jaws of death and chance, and pull me in with steady hands
They've given me a second chance, the artist in the ambulance
Chorus-
/
I hope that I will never let you down
/
I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sounds
/ /
Can we pick you offfff tttthe ground, more than flashing lights and
F (single stroke)
sounds