Sore Thumb Guitar Tabs by Format

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The Format - Sore Thumb
from "Interventions and Lullabies"
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tabbed by Matt LeFevers (www.myspace.com/MattLeFevers)

Intro:
  C#m   A    C#m    A     B     E     B     E
E-------------------------------------------------|
B--5----4-----5-----4-----5-----4-----5-----4-----|
G----6-----4-----6-----4-----6-----4-----6-----4--|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

Verse:
 C#m          A           B
E-0-----------0-----------0--------------------------------------------0--|
B-5-----------2-----------0--------------------------------------------5--|
G-6-----------2-----------4------------------6----2-------6-----2------6--|
D-6-----------2-----------4------------------6----2-------6-----2------6--|
A-4-----------0-----------2------------------4----0-------4-----0------4--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Forgive me, you cut out again, it seems so easy just to blame the reception
  C#m                A                  B
 there's something wrong, I don't know why / why you...

E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G---------------6-----2----4-----9-----4-----9--|
D---------6-----6-----2----4-----9-----4-----9--|
A---------6-----4-----0----2-----7-----2-----7--|
E---------4-------------------------------------|
 "...you never say   good night..."

Chorus:
 C#m                 A                      B
   "So please just leave / you don't mean that much to me..."

  C#m   A    C#m    A    C#m    A
E-------------------------------------|
B--5----4-----5-----4-----5-----4-----|
G----6-----4-----6-----4-----6-----4--|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
  "You keep the ring, I'll take those Saturdays in bed..."

 C#m                A                           B
   "Cuz I know you need them / as for me it's nothing new, just another
                    C#m  A  C#m  A   C#m  A   B     E
    two years..."

Verse 2 - same as Verse 1
Chorus 2 - same as Chorus 1, except for this end bit:
   B                           A
  "just another two years.....and I'm here losing sleep"

Bridge:
  E                    B                    C#m
    "Your sore thumb / Your best defense is miles from home
                 A                            E
     Oh, and it reads like a letter with the words all broken
     C#m                B                      A
     Erase them with a razorblade 'cuz you're gone..."

Weird Bridge:
   C         A                      C                  A
  "I was so lost, then I found you / but I'm breaking down now that..."

  C#m                A                B              C#m   A   C#m  A
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-5--4---------------5--4-------------5--4------------5----4----5---4----|
G-------4------------------4----------------4-----------6----4----6---4--|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   B
E-------------------------|
B--5----4-----5-----4-----|
G----6-----4-----6-----4--|
D-------------------------|
A-------------------------|
E-------------------------|

Bridge - same as before
 "your sore thumb..." etc.

Ends on C#m


Chords (low to high):
C#m - x46650
A   - x02200
B   - x24400
E   - 022100
C   - x32010

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