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Song
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Im bound to Pack it Up - White Stripes
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Tabbed by: Dave S.
Tuning:Standard
If you play along with the song you can tell this is the way Jack plays it, it sounds a
off tho because i believe he tuned his guitar down like 1/4 step or something.
Intro (2)x
D F G D
e|-2--2--3p2-2-3p2-2--2/5-5-5--6p5-5-6p-5--5/7-7-7--8p7-7-8p7-7-2--2-3p2-2-| B|-3--3--3---3-3---3--3/6-6-6--5---6-6--6--6/8-8-8--8---8-8---8-3--3-3---3-| G|-2--2--2---2-2---2--2/5-5-5--5---5-5--5--5/7-7-7--7---7-7---7-2--2-2---2-| D|-0--0--0---0-0---0--0-----------------------------------------0--0-0---0-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--3p0--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------3------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (Same as intro)
D
I've thought about it for a while
F
and I've thought about the many miles
G D
but I think it's time that I've gone away
D
the feelings that you have for me
F
have gone away it's plain to see
G D
and it looks to me that your pulling away
Chorus
C G C G D
e|-0--0-0-0----3---3--0--0-0-0----3---3--2--2--3-3-3--2-2-2--2--3-3-3--2-2-| B|-1--1-1-1-0--0---0--1--1-1-1-0--0---0--3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--2-3-| G|-0--0-0-0-0--0---0--0--0-0-0-0--0---0--2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--3-2-| D|-2--2-2-2-0--0---0--2--2-2-2-0--0---0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-| A|-3--3-3-3----2---2--3--3-3-3----2---2------------------------------------| E|-------------3---3--------------3---3------------------------------------|
C G C G F G
e|-0--0-0-0----3---3--0--0-0-0----3---3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-| B|-1--1-1-1-0--0---0--1--1-1-1-0--0---0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-| G|-0--0-0-0-0--0---0--0--0-0-0-0--0---0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-2--2-2-2-0--0---0--2--2-2-2-0--0---0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-| A|-3--3-3-3----2---2--3--3-3-3----2---2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-| E|-------------3---3--------------3---3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-|
C G
I'm gonna pick it up
C G D
I'm gonna pick it up today
C G
I'm bound pack it up
C G F G
I'm bound pack it up and go away
(Repeat Into 2x)
Verse
D
I've found it hard to say to you
F
that this is what I have to do
G D
but there is no way that I'm gonna stay
D
there are so many things you need to know
F
and I wanna tell you before I go
G D
but it's hard to think of just what to say
Chorus
C G
I'm gonna pick it up
C G D
I'm gonna pick it up today
C G
I'm bound pack it up
C G F G
I'm bound pack it up and go away
Verse
D
I'm sorry to leave you all alone
F
you're sitting silent by the phone
G D
but we'd always known there would come a day
D
the bus is warm and softly lit
F
and a hundred people ride in it
G D
I guess I'm just another runaway
Chours
C G
I'm gonna pick it up
C G D
I'm gonna pick it up today
C G
I'm bound pack it up
C G F G
I'm bound pack it up and go away
e|-2--2--3p2-2-3p2-2--2/5-5-5--6p5-5-6p-5--5/7--7--7--8p7--7--8p7-7-----14-| B|-3--3--3---3-3---3--3/6-6-6--5---6-6--6--6/8--8--8--8----8--8---8-----15-| G|-2--2--2---2-2---2--2/5-5-5--5---5-5--5--5/7--7--7--7----7--7---7-----14-| D|-0--0--0---0-0---0--0-------------------------------------------------0--| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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