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SEQUESTERED IN MEMPHIS - The Hold Steady
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Tabbed by: cdmoser@gmail.com
Intro/Chorus:
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B|------7---7---7-5-3-5---------7---7---7-5-3-2--------|
G|--6---7---7---7-6-4-6-----6---7---7---7-6-4-2--------|
D|--7---x---x---------------7---x---x--------------x2--|
A|--7---5---x---------------7---5---x------------------|
E|--5-------7---------------5-------7------------------|
A D Bm Riff 1 A D Bm Riff 2
Verse:
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B|----------------------------14------14----------------|
G|-----------2----------16b18----16b18---16h18p16-1414--|
D|--2--2-2h4-x-4p2-x3-----------------------------------|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-----------2-------------|
D|--2--2-2h4-x-4p2-----x4--|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
E|-------------------------|
"It started when we were dancing..."
G
"She said I know I look tired
D/F# back to verse riff
but everything's fried here in Memphis..."
Break between Verses:
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B|------------------------------2-----2-0h2p0---------|
G|-----------2--------------4b6---4b6---------4p2-----|
D|--2--2-2h4-x-4p2----x3------------------------------|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-----------2-------------|
D|--2--2-2h4-x-4p2-----x4--|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
E|-------------------------|
"Man, now they want to know exactly which bathroom..."
G D/F#
"It can’t be important…"
E D
"Yeah, sure, I’ll tell my story, again…"
CHORUS:
A D
"In bar-light, she looked all right
Bm Riff 1
In daylight, she looked desperate
Am D
That’s all right, I was desperate, too
Bm Riff 2
I’m getting pretty sick of this interview.
A D Bm Riff 1
Subpoenaed in Texas, sequestered in Memphis
A D Bm Riff 2
Subpoenaed in Texas, sequestered in Memphis..."
Break after Chorus:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------2-----2-0h2p0---------|
G|-----------2--------------4b6---4b6---------4p2-----|
D|--2--2-2h4-x-4p2----x3------------------------------|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-----------2-------------|
D|--2--2-2h4-x-4p2-----x4--|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
E|-------------------------|
"I think she drove a new Mustang ..."
G D/F#
"Do you think I’m that stupid?"
E D
"What the hell, I’ll tell the story, again…"
CHORUS:
A D
"In bar-light, she looked all right
Bm Riff 1
In daylight, she looked desperate
Am D
That’s all right, I was desperate, too
Bm Riff 2
I’m getting pretty sick of this interview.
A D Bm Riff 1
Subpoenaed in Texas, sequestered in Memphis
A D Bm Riff 2
Subpoenaed in Texas, sequestered in Memphis..."
Then it's handclaps for a while.
Then back to chorus. End on A.