This Wicked Tongue

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This Wicked Tongue - PJ Harvey

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Tabbed by: sooz

Tuning: DroppedD

This is pretty much it. Its so easy guys, just listen to the cd for the rhythms.

VERSE 1

e|-----------------------------------| "This wicked tongue says
B|-----------------------------------|  god is a million miles away
G|-----------------------------------|  this wicked tongue says
D|--5--5-5-5-5\3--3-3-3-3/8--8-8-8-8-|  he cant see my day to day
A|--5--5-5-5-5\3--3-3-3-3/8--8-8-8-8-|  this wicked tongue says
E|--5--5-5-5-5\3--3-3-3-3/8--8-8-8-8-|  go on taste everything

this wicked tongue says

ur not really livin"

PRE-CHORUS

e|-------------------------| "And it stares into the sun
B|-------------------------|  and it flies from star to star
G|-------------------------|  cursing everyone
D|--5--5-5-5-5/8--8-8-8-8--|  in my ringing ears"
A|--5--5-5-5-5/8--8-8-8-8--|
E|--5--5-5-5-5/8--8-8-8-8--|

CHORUS

e|--------------------------------| "And the noise is as much
B|--------------------------------|  as i can bear"
G|--5-5-5\3-3-3-------------------|
D|--5-5-5\3-3-3--3-3-3/5-5-5------|
A|--3-3-3\1-1-1--3-3-3/5-5-5------|
E|---------------3-3-3/5-5-5------|

BRIDGE and VERSE 2

e|-------------------------------------| "So i asked her where's the heart
B|-------------------------------------|  in the rubbish heap of man
G|-------------------------------------|  so i asked her wheres the soul
D|--5--5-5-5-5\3--3-3-3-3/6--6-6-6-6---|  and the silence rang and rang..."
A|--5--5-5-5-5\3--3-3-3-3/6--6-6-6-6---|
E|--5--5-5-5-5\3--3-3-3-3/6--6-6-6-6---|

PRE-CHORUS

e|-------------------------| "So i stare into the sun
B|-------------------------|  and i fly from star to star
G|-------------------------|  cursing everyone
D|--5--5-5-5-5/8--8-8-8-8--|  in my ringing ears"
A|--5--5-5-5-5/8--8-8-8-8--|
E|--5--5-5-5-5/8--8-8-8-8--|

CHORUS

e|--------------------------------| "And the noise is as much
B|--------------------------------|  as i can bear"
G|--5-5-5\3-3-3-------------------|
D|--5-5-5\3-3-3--3-3-3/5-5-5------|
A|--3-3-3\1-1-1--3-3-3/5-5-5------|
E|---------------3-3-3/5-5-5------|

BRIDGE

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----5--5-5-5-5---3---3-3-3-3-------|
A|----5--5-5-5-5---3---3-3-3-3-------|
E|--5---5--------3---3---------------|
e|---------------------------------| "I give up he said
B|---------------------------------|  I give up you win
G|---------------------------------|  Creation baby, has failed again"
D|----5--5-5-5-5------6-6-6--------|
A|----5--5-5-5-5------6-6-6--------|
E|--5---5--------3--6--------------|

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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