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Shady Lane

Pavement
Tab
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Song

Artist: Pavement

Title: Shady Lane

Verse (0:00, 1:15):

Play 4 times, but on the fourth repeat skip the last bar and go to the pre-chorus

Gtr 1:

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----0---0-0---0-|-----2---2-2---0-|
A|-----5---5-5---5-|-----2---2-2---2-|-2-2---2-----2---|-3-3---3-----3---|
E|-3-3---3-----3---|-0-0---0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|

Pre-Chorus (0:32, 1:56):

Gtr 1:

E|--0-----------------0----------------0-------0----0--0--0--0----2--2---|
B|--1-----------------1----------------1-------1----1--1--1--1----3--3---|
G|--0-----------------0----------------0-------0----0--0--0--0----2--2---|
D|--2-----------------2----------------2-------2----2--2--2--2----0--0---|
A|--3-----------------3----------------3-------3----3--3--3--3-----------|
E|--3-----------------3----------------3-------3----3--3--3--3-----------|

Extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to your life

Right in front of all the bellboys and the overfriendly concierge

Chorus (0:41, 2:05):

Gtr 1:

E|--------3-----------3-----------3-----------0-----|
B|-----------------------------------0--------------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0--|
D|-----0--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2--------2-----------3-----------|
E|--3-----------0-----------------------------------|

A shady lane everybody wants one

Gtr 1:

E|--------3-----------3-----------3-----------0-----|
B|-----------3-----------3-----------0--------------|
G|-----------------------------0-----------0-----0--|
D|-----0--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2--------2-----------3-----------|
E|--3-----------0-----------------------------------|

A shady lane everybody needs one

Gtr 1 [Play 3 times with variations]:

E|--2--0--------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----3--1--------------------------------|
G|--------------------2-----4--2--2-----2--0-----0--|
D|-----------0--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-----------3--------0-----|

Oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god

Oh my god oh your god oh his god oh her god

It's everybody's god...

Gtr 1:

E|--0-------------------0----------------2----------0--------3-------|
B|--0-------------------1----------------3----------1--------3-------|
G|--0-------------------0----------------2----------0--------0-------|
D|--2-------------------2----------------0----------2--------0-------|
A|--2-------------------3---------------------------3--------2-------|
E|--0-------------------3---------------------------3--------3-------|

| Worlds collide but all that we want is a shady la - ne |

| |

| Gtr 2: |

E|--0-------------------0----------------2----------3--0-------------|
B|--0-------------------1----------------3----------------3--3-------|
G|--0-------------------0----------------2-------------------3b4-----|
D|--2-------------------2----------------0---------------------------|
A|--2-------------------3--------------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------3--------------------------------------------|

Repeat the verse, pre-chorus, and chorus

J vs. S (2:38):

One guitar plays the lead, the other plays the chords above the tab

C Bb F

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3------3------3------3--5--3--5--1----3--1------|
G|-5------3--------------------------------------------2--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

C G

E|------------3----------3----3--5--*6r5---5b6r5--3----3----------------|
B|------4--5-------4--5-----------------------------------3--3--1----3--|
G|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

*pre-bend

F

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-3b4r3-----3b4r3-----3b4r3-----3b4r3--3b4r3--|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

C Bb F

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1------1--------------------------------3-----*4--4--4r3--1--3--|
G|---------------3------3------1------1----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

*pre-bend

C G

E|------------5b6--3----5b6--3----5b6----3-----3----5b6--6r5--3--|
B|-1----3--1-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

F C

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3----*4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-r3---1------------|
G|---------------------------------------------0--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

*pre-bend (gradually release bend)

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