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Carbon Ribs

John Mark Mcmillan

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John Mark McMillan
Carbon Ribs (from 2 Samuel 9)
From "The Medicine"


I can't even begin to figure out what James is doing this entire song, but
it's awesome. Playing live, he uses delay, swells with a volume pedal, and 
I'm sure some other effects. For the acoustic, here are the chords with 
the basic tab notes below.

Played in E, but play the song Capo 4 in the C position

Capo 4

Intro x2
C - G - F - G 


Verse 1
C                              G
A Thousand pairs of fiery eyes burn like a serpent down the hwy 5
       F                      G           C  
As the long amber tail to Los Angeles unwinds
(C)
I've got this resurrection down inside my skin
    G                                       F            G              C
But for all my revelating I just cant make sense of this gravity we're in


Pre-Chorus
            Am
Cause I'm a dead man now with a ghost who lives
           G
Within the confines of these carbon ribs
    F                G           Am   
And one day when I'm free I will sit


Chorus
     G              C       G                          F    G   C
The cripple at your table       The cripple by your side


Intro


Verse 2
C                                 G
A thousand miles of pain I'm sure led you to the threshold of my hearts screen door
     F             G              C  
To tell me what it is I'm dying for
(C)                                       G
Gravity comes like a cold cold rain to lead me to the rope again
        F       G              C
But someone is standing in my place


Pre-Chorus
Chorus x2


Bridge x2
   Am            G               F             G
And I      sit beside you�    And I      sit beside you


Outro (this isn't on the album but is usually played live; the chorus of
the hymn "Nothing but the Blood")

C           G           F              G
Oh precious is the flow that makes me white as snow
C         Am           C               F        G  C
No other fount I know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus



Tab relative to capo 4
Pick these notes while playing the main structure above
e|------------------------3--------------------------------------------|
B|--3-5-over-and-over---5----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------0h2-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



To play it in the Capo 4 C position works better since it makes the lead
"ditty" easier to play (and it's the way JMM plays it live). For the actual 
chords, transpose it above by clicking "up 4 half steps" to get it in E. 



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Carbon Ribs

John Mark Mcmillan