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Artist: St. Vincent Album: Actor Song: The Strangers [http://www.indieguitartabs.com/bands/st_vincent/the_strangers.html] Tabbed by: Cristian Mendez-Garcia As played on Acoustic live on Lake Fever Sessions www.lakefeversessions.com Intro: e--7-9-10--12--9----7-8-10---5p3----8p6---------| B--7-------9---9----5--------3--3---6---6-8--10-| G--7-------9---9----5--------3---3--6-----------| D--7-------9---9----5--------3------5-----------| A-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------| The verse chords are: D / A / Em / A / G / Em / G / A Here is how you play each chord: Structure for D: e------------------------ B------------------------ G------11---------11----- D----12--12-----12--12--- A------------------------ E-10---------10---------- Structure for A: e------------------------ B------------------------ G------6---------6------- D----7--7------7--7------ A------------------------ E-5---------5------------ Structure for Em: e------------------------ B------------------------ G------0---------0------- D----2---2-----2---2----- A------------------------ E-0---------0------------ Structure for G: e------------------------ B------------------------ G------4---------4------- D----5---5-----5---5----- A------------------------ E-3---------3------------ VERSE: D A Lover, I don’t play to win Em A G Em G A For the thrill until I’m spent D A You showed up with a black eye Em A G Em G A A Looking to go start a fight FILL: e-2p0----------| B-----2p0------| G---------2p0--| D--------------| A-0------------| E--------------| -->Play 4x D A I threw flowers in your face Em A G Em on my sisters wedding day, Paint the black hole blacker G A Paint the black hole blacker D A Playboys under the mattress Em A G Em Like I wouldn’t notice, Paint the black hole blacker G A A Paint the black hole blacker Chorus: e-7-9-7--9------5-7-5--7------3-5-3--5--------2--------- B-7------6------5------4------3------2---------3-----2-- G-7------7------5------5------3------3----------2----2-- D----------8-9-----------6-7-----------4-5--0----------- A--------------------------------------------------0---- E------------------------------------------------------- What do I share? What do I keep? From all the Strangers who sleep where I sleep? PLAY FILL Verse 2: D A Desperate don’t look good on you Em A G Em Neither does your virtue, Paint the black hole blacker G A Paint the black hole blacker D A Good souls have more better sons Em A G Em Better souls born worse once, Paint the black hole blacker G A A Paint the black hole blacker PLAY FILL over these lyrics: What do I share? What do I keep? From all the Strangers who sleep where I sleep? Verse 3: D A You showed up with a black eye Em A G Em G A Looking to finish a fight D A Lover I don’t play to win Em A G Em G A For the thrill until I’m spent Outro: e-7-9-7--9------5-7-5--7------3-5-3--5--------2--------- B-7------6------5------4------3------2---------3-----2-- G-7------7------5------5------3------3----------2----2-- D----------8-9-----------6-7-----------4-5--0----------- A--------------------------------------------------0---- E------------------------------------------------------- e-7-9-7--9------5-7-5--7------3-5-3--5--------2---------| B-7------6------5------4------3------2---------3-----2--| G-7------7------5------5------3------3----------2----2--| D----------8-9-----------6-7-----------4-5--0--------2--| A--------------------------------------------------0----| E-------------------------------------------------------|