Yoakam Dwight - The Curse guitar tab
THE CURSE (Dwight Yoakam)
performed by Dwight Yoakam on A LONG WAY HOME (1998)
transcribed by Mark Albert markalbert@pipeline.com
CHORD CHART
|INTRO |VERSE 1 |VERSE 2 |CHORUS |SOLO |CHORUS |VERSE 3 |CODA |
INTRO:
|E |E |A |A |A |A |
VERSE AND SOLO:
|A |E |A |A |A |E |D |D |
|A |E |D |B |B |A |E |A |A |
CHORUS:
|D |D |D |D |A |A |A |A |
|D |D |D |D |B |B |E |E |
INTRO
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|-------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------|-------------|--------------|-0-----------|-0---0---4---2-|
|-4---2-|-0-----------|-3-(5)--------|---\-------/-|--\/-----------|
\/ T T
B
____ ____ ____
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|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------2----2---------2----2--|--------2----2--------------------|
|-0--------------0--------------|-0----------------4------2--------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------/----------------|
S
VERSE
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|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----2-2----2-2--|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2---------|
|-0------0-------|----2-2----2-2--|-0------0------|-0------4---2---|
|----------------|-0------0-------|---------------|----------------|
1. Don't you sleep
2. Don't you smile
3. Don't you try To
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|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2--|
|----2-2----2-2--|----------------|-0------0------|-0------0-------|
|-0------0-------|----2-2----2-2--|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|-0------0-------|---------------|----------------|
Don't you have a single moment's peace Just
Don't you have happy thoughts for a while 'Til
have a single thought that goes by With-
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|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----------------|
|----2-2----2-2--|----------------|-0------0------|----4-4----4-4--|
|-0------0-------|----2-2----2-2--|---------------|-2------2-------|
|----------------|-0------0-------|---------------|----------------|
walk through the darkness with fears that are deep
teardrops and sadness both go out of style
out being haunted by memories like mine
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|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----4-4----4-4--|----2-2----2-2--|---------------|----2-2----2-2--|
|-2------2-------|-0------0-------|----2-2----2-2-|-0------0-------|
|----------------|----------------|-0------0------|----------------|
And don't you even sleep
No, don't you even smile
No, don't you even try (TO CODA)
________________________________ _______________________________
| 1. | 2.
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|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------*-|--------------------------------|
|--------2----2-----------------*-|--------------------------------|
|-0------------------4------2-----|--0------0------2------4--------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
CHORUS
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|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----2-2----2-2--|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----------------|
|-0------0-------|-0--------------|-0------0------|-0---0----------|
|----------------|-----0---2---4--|---------------|---------4---2--|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
These are the things I wish for you
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|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----2-2----2-2--|----2-2----2-2--|----2-2----2-2-|----------------|
|-0------0-------|-0------0-------|-0------0------|-0---0---2---4--|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
Deep in my heart how I hope they come true
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|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----2-2----2-2--|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----------------|
|-0------0-------|-0--------------|-0------0------|-0--------------|
|----------------|-----0---2---4--|---------------|-----0---0---1--|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
And then you'll know when bad turns to worse What it's
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|----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------1-----|
|----4-4----4-4--|----4-4----4-4-|---------------|-------2-4-------|
|-2------2-------|-2------2------|----2-2----2-2-|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|-0------0------|-0---------------|
like to live under love's curse (SOLO)__
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|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------0----|
|-2---2----------|----------------|---------------|-------1-2-1----|
|--\/------------|----------------|---------------|-------2-4------|
|---T-----0-2-4--|----------------|-0-------------|----------------|
|----------------|-0---0---0-2-4--|---------------|----------------|
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T
_ _ \ ________
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|----------------|----------------|----------5----------|----------|
|-2---2----------|----------------|-------5-(7)-5-(7)-5-|-(7)------|
|-2---2----------|-1---1----------|--------\/-\/-\/-\/-\|/---------|
|--\/-------0-2--|-2---2-----0-2--|-4-------B--R--B--R--|B---------|
|---T-----4-2-4--|--\/-----4-2-4--|-5-------------------|----------|
|---------5------|---T-----5------|---------------------|----------|
_ _ _ _ __ _ _____ _____
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|-5---------------|----------------|--------4---7----|-------------|
|--(7)-5-5--------|----------------|-----5----7---7--|-------------|
|----\/---(7)-6-2-|-----2-(1)-2--2-|-4-6---------(8)-|-6-4-----4-4-|
|-----R-----\/----|-4-2--\/-\/-\/--|--\/------------\|/----6-4--\/-|
|------------R----|-------W--W--T--|---S-------------|R----------T-|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------|
_ _ _____ _____ _____
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|-----7---------|---------------|-----------------|------|---------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------|---------|
|-6-8--------1--|-2--2----------|-----------------|------|---------|
|--\/----2-4----|--\/---------0-|-2-0---0---------|------|---------|
|---S-----------|---T---0-2-4---|-----4---4-2-0---|-0----|-0-0-2-4-|
|---------------|---------------|------------\/-4-|---\--|-/-------|
P T
(CHORUS followed by VERSE 3)
CODA
_______________
|3. _ \
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|--------------|-----------|------------|------------|-------2--2-||
|--------------|-----------|------------|------------|-------2--2-||
|----2-2-------|-----------|------------|------------|-------2--2-||
|-0------------|-----------|------------|-0--0--4--2-|-0------\/--||
|--------4---2-|-0---------|-3-(5)------|--\/--------|---------T--||
\/ T
B
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TAB NOTES
B = bend to ()
H = hammer on
P = pull off
R = release bend from ()
S = slide
T = tied note
W = whammy bar
\
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/| = eighth rest, \ = quarter rest, |_| = whole rest
