I Was A Kaleidoscope Guitar Tabs by Death Cab For Cutie

Tabbed by: Austin Formica
Email:no_motiv06@yahoo.com

Tuning:Standard

This is the Acoustic version of "I Was A Kaleidoscope" By DFCF.
The version I Tabbed was just Ben Gibbard playing acoustic guitar.
The Tab is not exactly what ben Plays but sounds good anyway.

Email me if you have questions or corrections.

-Austin
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Verse (Listen for Rythm)- You could also use a variation of the chords form the chorus.
    |   1       |      2     |     3        |        4         |
e|---------x-x----x-x---x-x----x-----x---x-----------------------------|
B|---------2-2----3-3---2-2----x-----x---x-----------------------------|
G|---2-----2-2----2-2---2-2----1-----2---2------7----6---7---6---------|
D|---2-----2-2----2-2---2-2----2-----0---0------7----7---7---7---------|
A|---0-----0-0----x-x---0-0----2-----2---2------5----5---5---5---------|
E|---x-----x-x----x-x---x-x----0-----0---0-----(5)--(5)-(5)-(5)--------|

NOTE:Ben hits the D,G and B strings open palm muted on the downbeats between chords.

I put on my overcoat and walked into the winter
My teeth chattered rhythms.
And they were grouped in twos and threes,
like a morse code message was sent from me to me.
and cars on slippery slopes were stuck:
people pushing through their mittens
as I was beginning
to feel like soaking through my shoes,
getting colder with every step
I took to your apartment, dear. <- (REPEAT PART 4 FROM CHORUS)

Chorus (Version 1)Mess around with this chord progression.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-----6-----h7------0-----h4--------6-----h7------6-------|
D|-7-x8--7--x4--7--x4--4--x4--4--x4----7--x2--7--x4--7-x2----|
A|-0-----5------5------2------2--------5------5------5-------|
E|-0-----0------0------0------0--------0------0------0-------|

or NOTE: both of these versions arent what he plays but these are the chords of the 
and sound good in its place

Chorus (Version 2)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6---------------6----------------4---------------6---7---6--------|
D|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7----4-------4---4---7---------------7----|
A|-0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5----2---2---2---2---5---5---5---5---5------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*Chorus Ending (ending of the second Chorus in the song)*
"...this aint workn' anymore."
e|---------------------|
B|---7-----------------|
G|---7-x8----7---------|
D|---7-------6-x1------|
A|---5-------5---------|
E|---------------------|

Bridge/Interlude
   |1|     |2|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--7-------4------|
D|--7-------4------|
A|--5-------2------|
E|-----------------|

or
  |   1   |     |    2    |
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--5--9-------0--4--6------|
D|-7--7--7-------4--4--4------|
A|-5--5--5-------2--2--2------|
E|----------------------------|

*Bridge/Interlude Ending*
"and I got left there too."
e|--2-----x------|
B|--3-----7~-----|
G|--4-----7~-----|
D|--4-----7~-----|
A|--2-----5~-----|
E|--2-----0~-----|

Outro
"Was sent from me to me
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--7---- 6-6~-----|
D|--7-x?--7-7~-----|
A|--5-----5-5~-----|
E|-----------------|


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Verse
Chorus (no words)
Verse
Chorus
*Chorus Ending*
Verse (no words)
Bridge
*Bridge ending*
Verse
Outro
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Lyrics:

I put on my overcoat and walked into the winter
My teeth chattered rhythms.
And they were grouped in twos and threes,
like a morse code message was sent from me to me.
and cars on slippery slopes were stuck:
people pushing through their mittens
as I was beginning
to feel like soaking through my shoes,
getting colder with every step I took to your apartment, dear.

I was a kaleidoscope
The snow on my lenses distorting the image of what was only one of you
and I didn't know which one to address as your lips moved.

This is when I foret to breathe and all the things I scripted,
They sound so unfounded.
And it's the look that you're giving me
that tells me exactly what you are thinking: "This ain't working anymore."

They got their mothers worked into a panic
sledding down hills into oncoming traffic,
and parents layered clothes until the children couldn't move then
and left them outside until their noises were blue, and I got left there, too.

I put on my overcoat and walked into the winter
My teeth chattered rhythms.
And they were grouped in twos and threes,
like a morse code message was sent from me to me.


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