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Photobooth

Death Cab for Cutie
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Here is the way I play Death Cab for Cutie's Photobooth. I learned it by listening to

live at KCRW on Youtube. Not sure if I'm 100% correct at the end of the chorus though.

Mail corrections to mj1438 yahoo

Verse:

G Em D C

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|-----0---0-0---0-|-------------0-0-|-------------0-0-|-----0-----0---0-|
|-----------------|-----9-9---------|-----7-7---------|---5---5-----5---|
|-----------------|-7-7-------------|-5-5-------------|-3---------------|
|-3-3---3-----3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus 1 and 2:

Am C Em D C

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-x-5-5-5-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-x-7-7-7-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010|-9-9-9-x-7-7-7-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010|-7-7-7-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-------x-------x-|-----------------|

Am C Em

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010|-----9-9-----9-9-|-----9-9-----9-9--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010|-0-0-----7-7-----|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-1010----8-8------|

Em Em D

|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----9-9-----9-9-|-----9-9-----9-9--|-----9-9-----9-9-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-----7-7-----|------------------|-0-0-----7-7-----|------------------|
|-----------------|-1010----8-8------|-----------------|------------------|

Chorus 3:

Am C Em D C

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-x-5-5-5-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-x-7-7-7-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010|-9-9-9-x-7-7-7-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010|-7-7-7-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-------x-------x-|-----------------|

Am C Em D C

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-x-5-5-5-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-x-7-7-7-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010|-9-9-9-x-7-7-7-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010|-7-7-7-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-------x-------x-|-----------------|

Am C Em D C

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-x-5-5-5-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-x-7-7-7-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010|-9-9-9-x-7-7-7-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010|-7-7-7-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-------x-------x-|-----------------|

Am C Em

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010|-----9-9-----9-9-|-----9-9-----9-9--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010|-0-0-----7-7-----|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-1010----8-8------|

Em Em D

|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----9-9-----9-9-|-----9-9-----9-9--|-----9-9-----9-9-|-----9-9-----9---9|
|-0-0-----7-7-----|------------------|-0-0-----7-7-----|------------------|
|-----------------|-1010----8-8------|-----------------|-1010----7-7---7--|

End on:

Em

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

Lyrics:

Verse 1:

I remember when the days were long

and the nights when the living room was on the lawn

constant quarreling and childish fits

and the clothes in a pile on the ottoman

All the Slander and the double speak

just foolish attempts to show you did not mean

anything but the Blatant proof

were you lips touching mine in the photobooth

Chorus 1:

And as the Summer's ending

the cool air will rush your hard heart away

you were so condescending

and this is all thats left

scraping paper to documents

I packed a change of clothes

and its time to move on

Verse 2:

Cup your mouth to compress the sound

skinny dipping with the kids from a nearby town

and everything that I said was true

as the flashes blinded us in the photobooth

I lost track and those words were said

you took the wheel and you steered us in to my bad

as we woke and I walked you home

it was pretty clear that this was hardly love

Chorus 2:

And as the Summer's ending

the cold air will rush your hard heart away

you were so condescending

and this is all thats left

scraping paper to documents

I packed a change of clothes

and its time to move on

Chorus 3:

And as the Summer's ending

the cold air will rush your hard heart away

you were so condescending

As the alcohol drained the day

And as the Summer's ending

the cold air will rush your hard heart away

and this is all that's left

empty bottles spent cigarettes

I packed a change of clothes

and its time to move on

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