The Rakes

The Rakes - Leave The City And Come Home guitar tab

This is the last song on Ten New Messages. I am going to try and tab as much of the

as i can. So far i have done Little Superstitions and We Danced Together. Apologies for the

of the lyrics. Here's my third tab:

Standard Tuning - EADGBE

E - 0 2 2 1 0 0

G#m - 4 6 6 4 4 4

A - 5 7 7 6 5 5

B - 7 9 9 8 7 7

C - 8 10 10 9 8 8

C# - 9 11 11 10 9 9

Intro - 0:00 - 0:20

There is no guitar until 0:14

E

Verse - 0:20 - 1:11

E

So here you are in hoxton two years on

G#m

Since you left that little nowhere that you're from

A

First few weeks you stayed with your ex

B

Same old arguements but without the sex

E

Now you're renting down the road its not so cheap

G#m

Every weekend police state in the street

A

Wiry looking kids hoods up eyes down

B

Weave their bIkes through the arty crowd.

Chorus - 1:11 - 1:25

A B A

Now they're squaring up

B A

"What phone you got bruv?"

B A

Yeah they're gonna give you grief

B E

But you still get home in one piece

Verse - 1:25 - 1:53

E

In the party your mates spot a celebrity

G#m

But your not fussed by the gay guy off CBBC

A

Limos ferry hen nights to the west end

B

The night is dragging its heels till the end

Chorus - 1:53 - 2:18

A B A

Now he's in your face

B A

"Got any drugs on ya mate?"

B A

You get out for some peace

B A

Still get home by half-three

B A

Now you're home

B A

Crashing out in your coat

B A

Jet lag from the night bus

B E

Planning your escape

Interlude - 2:18 - 2:56

E A B x6 (including over the solo)

Solo (plays twice 2:27 - 2:31 and 2:40 - 2:43)

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

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

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

D||--4--2-2-4-4-2----|

A||------------------|

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

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

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

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

D||--1-2-1---0-1-----|

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

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

Bridge - 2:56 - 3:09

E

No point trying to act all hard

A B

As the kids take the piss as you walk past

E

No sane place left to go

A B

Your mates wanna try and stop this agro

Chorus - 3:09 - 3:21

A B A

Now you tear it up

B A

Just need one night off

B A

Get out of this in one piece

B A

And come home for some sleep

Outro - 3:21 - 3:45 (End)

B A

Now you're home

B A

Crash out in your coat

B A

Jet lag from the night bus

B C C#

And plan your escape

And thats it. Its pretty much all chords but i put it down as a tab beacause of the solo

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