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Artist: The New Pornographers
Album: Mass Romantic
Song: The Slow Descent into Alcoholism
tabber: John Baer ([email protected])
*There is a lack of tabs for Mass Romantic online. I intend to fill the void.*
Intro: B-power chord- (slide the base note on string 5 down to Bb on the offbeat
to give the distinctive chunking sound on the record.)
Verse: 1
B F# E B
I say my....my slow descent...into alllcoholism it went,...
B F# E B
to my head...where I really need it...with abuse...they remain...untreated
Prechorus
B F# E B
I say my, my, my my slow descent, into alcoholism it went...
Chorus:
E F# B E A F# B
Something like this...(ahhh-ah-ahhh) (x3)
B A
Salvation holdout central (x3)
Verse: 2 B
B F# E B
I say, my...ever loosening grip...on the commonest courtesies slipped....
F# E
From my hands...where I really need her...when I need change...
B
for the par--king meeters..
*Repeat Prechorus
*Repeat Chorus
Chorus: 2
G E B A
Salvation holdout central...(Salvation holdout central) x3
G E
Salvation holdout central
Interlude: G A B (x4)
Outro Chorus:
B A G E
[Salvation holdout central (x3)...Salvation holdout central..] (x2)
A B
Uh-huh Uh-huh Uh-huh Uh-huh......
-See the NP's in concert!!!