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Reel

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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 ax ax
 e8
listen  there is no use in trying to explain*
 (at astrik guitar2 kicks in)
 Guitar 2
g|:9b-(10)---7:|  it could be a hammer on instead of a bend
to let  out blood she thought  it made her bad,
or maybe  just to cut you  out instead,  keep you head...
F
cauterize wounds you hide... ...clean show no way inside
e5-----3------5--5--------1-----3---------------------:|
5-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-5--5--------:|
b----3------3------------1------1--1:| ----3:|
----3-----6---6-5---5--6-6--6-------------------------:|
g--3------3-----3-----2-----2-------------------------:|
--3-----3----3--------------------7--5------:|
 It's basicly the same for the second verse and the ending, just some timing
 differences.
reel  on a repeating loop,  reel  on a repeating loop....
 That's basicly it. In the intro he might hit the open b&e strings though.

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Readable chord sheet for Reel by Jawbox

[D5] [Bb]     [D5] [A]    [D5] [C]     [D5] [B]
[E]            [E]          [E]           [E]
[B]            [B]          [B]           [B]
[G7]          [G7]         [G7]         [G7]
[D7]          [D7]         [D7]         [D7]
[A5]          [A5]         ax         ax
[E6]          [E5]         e8         [E7]

[D5/A#]listen there is no use in trying to explain*

(at astrik guitar2 kicks in)

Guitar 2
[E]g[B]|:9b-(10)---7:| it could be a hammer on instead of a bend
[D][A][E]
[D5]to [Bb]let out blood she thou[D5]ght[A] it made her ba[D5]d, [C]            [D5]               [B]
[D5]or [Bb]maybe just to cut [D5]you[A] out instea[F5]d, keep you head...     [F5]        [C]

[C]                           [F]
cauterize                wounds you hide...   ...clean show no way inside
e5-----3------5--5--------1-----3---------------------:|
          5-----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-5--5--------:|
b----3------3------------1------1--1:|           ----3:|
----3-----6---6-5---5--6-6--6-------------------------:|
g--3------3-----3-----2-----2-------------------------:|
          --3-----3----3--------------------7--5------:|
[D][A][E]

It's basicly the same for the second verse and the ending, just some timing
differences.

[G5]reel on a repeating loop,[B5]      [D5]  reel[G5] on a repeating loop.... [D5]        [C5]

That's basicly it.  In the intro he might hit the open b&e strings  though.