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4 Oclock Stop

The Lowest of the Low
Tab

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

Chorus

G D Em

I was standing, minding my own business when you came up and decided

C G D

you'd mind it for me. With a short list of long demands and a five gallon

Em C

pale of sinking sand that you assured me I could take or leave. Though it

G D Em

never seems to work that way, it seems as though there's so much more to say

C

and it's always somewhere in between.

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

True or not, it's a four o'clock stop.

Solo

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8\7---7-8-10-8-7-8-7---------------7-----------8\7---7-8-10-8-7-8-7-----|
G|------9----------------9---7---9-9-9---9-7-----------9----------------9---|
D|-------------------------9---9-------------9------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------7-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7---9-9-9---9-7-9---------------------7--7-9---------8-7--------------|
D|--9---9------------------7-7-7-7-7-5-7s9-9--9----7-7-7-5-----9-7-5-7-9----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8\7-----8\7-----8\7------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9\7-----9\7-----9\7--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-The-8\7-9\7-pattern-continues-until-the-lyrics-start-again---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G D Em C G D Em C G D

Before I die, before I die. Before I die, before I die. Before I die,

Em C

before I die,

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

I would like to see you smile.

Em A C D Em

My heart is dressed in black, and her heart is dressed in green. Cause

A C D Em D

you're beautiful in blue and every other color in between. But rainbows are

Em D G D/F# Em D C D Em

for skies, and hesitation is for sad regretful eyes, and long goodbyes.

D Em D G D/F# Em D

Yeah, yeah, yeah, rainbows are for skies, and hesitation is for sad regretful

C D Em C D Em C D

eyes, and long goodbyes. Regretful eyes and long goodbyes. Regretful eyes

Em

and long goodbyes.

Questions, comments and corrections are welcome at dtmclean@mnsi.net

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