Dave Barnes - Sticks And Stones guitar tab

Dave Barnes - Sticks and Stones

Album: Three, Then Four

Track 01

Official Dave Barnes website: www.davebarnes.com

Tabbed by George P - grptertius@yahoo.com

Standard tuning; capo on 3rd fret

Intro + verse:

F#m aug5 C

|G F#m aug5 C| x9

Chorus:

C Em Cadd9 Dsus4 G Gvar1 Cadd9

I'd rather have Sticks and stones, brok - en bones,

Cadd9 Dsus4 Em

Than the words you say to me

C Em Cadd9 Dsus4 G Gvar1 Cadd9

'Cause I know bruises heal, and cuts will seal,

Cadd9 D |G F#m aug5 C| x2

But your words beat the life from me.

Verse 2 - played with some variation in picking...listen to the song and you'll get it:

Sometimes your words are thick as lead...

e-----------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------0-----------------0---|

D--------------0----------4--------2--------4---| x8

A--------------2----------0--------3--------3---|

E--------------3-------------------3------------|

*Repeat Chorus*

Bridge:

G Dsus4 C Em C

D G Gvar1 Cadd9

Goodbye is the best way that I know

D G Gvar1 Cadd9 Dsus4

To forgive and still be letting go

*Repeat Chorus*

Outro - same deal with the picking variation; here are the chords:

e-------5----------------|

B-------3----1-----------|

G--0----2----0-----------|

D--4----0----2----2p0-0--| x5; end on G

A--2----0----3----3------|

E--3--------------3------|

Chords used:

F#m aug5: x0423x

C: x32010

G: 320033

Em: 022000

Cadd9: x32033

Dsus4: x00235

Gvar1: x20033

D: x00232