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Tessellate Acoustic Tab

by Tokyo Police Club


Great little song, thought id tab it for anyone who felt the need to play it like i did

Chords Used;
_______________    
____E___B___A__|
e|--7---7---5--|
b|--9---7---5--|
G|--9---8---6--|
D|--9---9---7--|
A|--7---9---7--|
E|--x---7---5--|



Alternate Chords;
_______________
____E___B___A__|
e|--O---X---X--|
b|--9---7---5--|
G|--9---8---6--|
D|--9---9---7--|
A|--7---X---X--|
E|--O---X---X--|



The bassline for the Verse is :

E||--------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------|
A||----7--7h9--7-------------------|
E||---------------9--7h9-----7-----|

(All through this first verse is 'E' listen to the song for strumming)

VERSE

E 
All the boys who called their mothers on that day 
We know, tough bunch, but they had the nerves, to go and say 


       B                 A   
That all your secrets were drowned
       B                 A
With the pioneers who were flooded from this town 
       B                   A
They packed their bags only moments to late 
 A                                             B
With the pounding waves crashing up against the weakened water gates 


CHORUS
 
E                A      B            E 
    'Cause dire times, call for dire faces
             A           B 
So lovely dancer, call a dancer 
             E          A 
Trading places in the night
              A
We're running barefoot, you and I 
A
Dead lovers salivate 
A                        E
Broken hearts tessellate 


(Just follow the same patterns as above and listen to the song for timing)


VERSE 2

And all the kids who cut their knees on that old school yard fence 
Were holding out for prosperity in self defense 

PRE CHORUS 2

We beat them down again 
There’s no fun playing cowboys for pretend 
We showed them what the backs of our hands are for 
The devide is clear in the coming year the rich will take the poor 


CHORUS

'Cause dire times, call for dire faces 
So lovely dancer, call a dancer 
Trading places in the night 
We're running barefoot, you and I 
Dead lovers salivate 
Broken hearts tessellate