Older Chests Tabs & Lyrics by Damien Rice

Older Chests

guitar tabs lyrics

Damien Rice

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Older Chests - Damien Rice
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Tabbed by: KustomJarvis
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: standard

This a great song, but with a ton of ghost notes. I threw in everything I heard, so
will probably be a few notes that might seem unnecessary in some parts. Play what sounds

to you
let ring throughout + fingerpick


[intro/verse] [x3]
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------------1-----1-------0--------|
G|------0--------------------0----0---0---0------|
D|------------2----------------------------------|
A|---3-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------0--1--------3-------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------1----------------------------0--------|
G|------0----------------------(0)----0---0------|
D|------------2----------------------------------|
A|---3---------------------(3)-------------------|
E|---------------------0-1---------3-------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------------------1-------(1)------|
G|-----(2)------------------(0)------(0)---------|
D|-----------2-----------------------------------|
A|---0-------------------0-2-------3-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------(1)-------------1-----------1---------|
G|-----(0)--------------0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|---3---------3--(3)3---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3---------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------1-------------------1-------(1)-------|
G|------0--------------------0---0---0----0------|
D|------------2----------------------------------|
A|---3-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------(0)-1--------3-------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------1-------------------1--------1--------|
G|------0--------------------0---0----0---0------|
D|------------2----------------------------------|
A|---3-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------0--1--------3-------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------------------1-------1--------|
G|------2---------------------0------0-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---0-------------------0-2-------3-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1----(1)-------------1-------------1--------|
G|--------0----------(0)-------0-------------0-----0-----|
D|---0-3--------3---------3-3--------3-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------3--------------|

Older chests reveal themselves
like a crack in the wall,
starting small,
grow with time.

And we all seem to need the help
of someone else,
to mend that shelf
with too many books.
Read me your favorite line.

Papa went to other lands,
he found someone who understands
the ticking,
the western man's need to cry.

He came back the other day.
Some things in life may change,
and some things, they stay the same.
Like time.

[chorus]
There's always time
So pass me by,
e|-----------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----1----1---------1-----------1----------------------------------|
G|-----0---0---------------0-----0-----0-----0-------------------------------|
D|----------------2----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------1-----------3---------------------------------------|

on my mind.
I'll be fine,
e|------------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----1---1---------1-----------1----------------------------------|
G|------0------------------0-----0-----0-----0-------------------------------|
D|----------2-----2----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------1-----------3---------------------------------------|

-
just give me time.
e|------------0------------0-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----1--(1)-------1-(1)-------------------------------------------|
G|------0---0-----0-----------------(0)--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0------------------0---------2-----3------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------1------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0h-3----(3)--3-------3--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Older gents sit on the fence,
with a cap in hand,
looking grim.
They watch their city change.

Children scream, or so it seems
louder than before
out a door, and into stores
with bigger names.

Mama tried to watch their faces
but these kids, they lost their graces,
and daddy lost at the races
too many times.

She broke down the other day.
Some things in life may change,
but some things, they stay the same.
Like time.

[chorus] [x2]
End on C


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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