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Frames - Santa Maria guitar tab

Santa Maria

The Frames

Album: For The Birds

Intro|| G| Em| G| Em|

G

let me off of this boat

I'm sick of this ride

the world is heading ever southward

       Em  

and I can't stay in here

    G

and you're lying awake

away on your side

the feeling comes in waves and burns us

    Em

and I don't wanna die

      G

from your slippery hands

to the line of your throat

the fever now consumes us both

      Em

in a fire now we will go

        C(maj7)

Santa Maria

                     Em  

why did you have to go

           C(maj7)

Santa Maria

         [stop]

one day we will know

G

in a bowing of heads and a passing of hands

and all we thought they would understand

   Em

is lost and they won't know

                  G

and what have we left

it's all that we got

there is no x to mark our spot

        Em

what's past is done and gone

          C(maj7)

Santa Maria

                       Em

why did you have to burn

         C(maj7)

Santa Maria

                     G

one day you will learn

G chord for about a minute

Bass Part:

Chord G

E|--------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|--------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------4-4-4|

A|-----2---5-5-5-----2---5-5-5-----2---5-5-5-----2--------|

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

Chord Em

E|--------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|--------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------2-2-2------- 2-2-2--------2-2-2-----------------|

E|-0-0-3-0------0-0-3-0------0-0-3-0-----0-0-3-3---5-5-5--|

Chorus:

Chord C

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|-3-3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-2----3-3-3-3-3-2--------------|

|-------------3---------------3--------------3------------|

Chord Em

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

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

|-------------2--------------2--------------2-------------|

|---------------0-----------------------------------------|

Break between chorus and 2nd Verse

Chord G Em

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|-------2---5-5-5---------0-0-2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2----|

|---3-3---3-------3-3-3-3--------------0-0-3-3------------|

Em Repeat then back to verse

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|-------2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|

|-0-0-3-----------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo over the distorted Chords at the end

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|-12----------9----------12---------------------------|

|----12-9---9---12-9---9------------------------------|

|--------12----------12-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|

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Repeat until Death ?

Wee Slide guitar part leading into each chorus

Slide from 8th fret to 12th fret

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|----8------12----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|

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Notes: Glen just batters the guitar with the side of hand or pick for most of the song. The C(maj7) can either be played as a C or a Cmaj7. I thought it was just a C the first time I played it but the lead guitar plays a wee slide up to a B note every time the C chord comes up so it has a feel of a maj7.

Hope this helps!!

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