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Drunkship of Lanterns Guitar Tablature
e------------------1--------------------------------------------------------
B-0----------------2--------------------------------------------------------
G-0----------------3--------------------------------------------------------
D-0----------------0--------------------------------------------------------
A-0----3--5--0--0--0--x2 repeat---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  burn.... a shovel picks mother cries...
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------5-7------------------0-5-0-4---0-5-4-4---0-5-0-4---0-5-4-7----------
A-5-5-7-----7-four times----------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(pay attention to how he plays it in the song. the rhythm is way off)
you repeat this part until the distortion kicks in. that's when you go to....


DISTORTION!
			 	..nooo  baahdee is  heard....
e-0--0--1----------0--------8-----7-----5---------------7-------5-----------
B-1--1--2----------0-----6----6-5---5-6-----5-6---5---5---6---5---5-6-------
G-2--2--3----0--0--0-------7--------------7-----7---7-------7---------5-7-0-
D-2--2--0----2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------
A-0--0--0----2--2-----------------------------------------------------------
E------------0--0-----------------------------------------------------------
(these chords are probably wrong)

..dead.                           transoceanic....
e------------------1--------8-----7-----5---------------7-------5-----------
B------------------2-----6----6-5---5-6-----5-6---5---5---5---5---5-6-------
G-4^^--------------3-------7--------------7-----7---7-------7---------5-7-0-
D------------------0--------------------------------------------------------
A------3--5--0--0--0--------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
you repeat this part as many times as in the song.

...
(no words)
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------2---0-----GO NUTS!--------------------------------
G-2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----------------------------------------------
D---4-----4-----4-----4-----------------------------------------------------
A-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
repeat this part 4 times


...(incomprehensible)???? counting the toll! counting the toll!!
e--5--3-------5-3-----------------------------------------------------------
B--x--x--4----x-x-4--etc. etc.----------------------------------------------
G--2--0--x----2-0-x---------------------------------------------------------
D--------1--------1---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------


e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-5-3-5---------5-3-5---------5-3-5---------5-3-5---------------------------
uhhhhh as far as i can tell it's just these notes on string 6. at least until....


the SOLO!!!!!!! i just play it all on string 1 but it can be done differently
e--7-8-7-8-7-8-7-5-3-12----7-8-7-8-12-7-8-7-10-12-14-12-10-8---7----0--3-0--

e--3-5-7-8-10-12------15-17-20-17-15-17-20-17-15-17-15-12-------------------

e--20-20-20-22-20-17-----------10-12------15----19-17-15--------------------

e--10-12-10-12-10----8------5-----------------------------------------------


and then, it's a rehash of the "counting the toll" part like this:
e-5-----3---------
B-x-----x-4-------
G-2-----0-x-------
D-2-----0-1-------
A---------0-------
E-----------------
repeat that until the end.

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