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Murder In The City

The Avett Brothers
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{capo: 3}
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
C Chord- Hit the bass string and follow with an upstroke, downstroke, upstroke rhythm
{sot}E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|--0---/\/-------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A||--3---/\/(up down up)--------------|----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|{eot}
Hold the note for one extra beat Open F Chord
{sot}E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B||-------------0~0-/\/---------------|------------------0---------------|
G||-----------------------------------|--2/\/----------------0-----2-----|
D||---2-/\----------------------------|-----------3/\--------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|{eot}
Repeat
Body:
(Repeats Intro)
(Repeats Intro)

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Arrangement source for Murder In The City by The Avett Brothers

{capo: 3}
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
[C]  [Cmaj7]  [C]  [Cmaj7]  [F]

   C Chord- Hit the bass string and follow with an upstroke, downstroke, upstroke rhythm

{sot}E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|--0---/\/-------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A||--3---/\/(up down up)--------------|----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|{eot}

 Hold the note for one extra beat      Open F Chord

{sot}E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B||-------------0~0-/\/---------------|------------------0---------------|
G||-----------------------------------|--2/\/----------------0-----2-----|
D||---2-/\----------------------------|-----------3/\--------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|{eot}

Repeat

Body:

[C]  [C/B]  [C/A]  [C/G]  [F]  [G]  [C]

[Am]  [G]  [C]

[Am]  [G]  [F]  [C]  [G]  [C]

[C]If I get [C/B]murdered in the [C/A]city       [C/G]
[F]Don’t go rev[G]engin' in my [C]name
[C]One perso[C/B]n dead from such[C/A] is plenty [C/G]
[F]No need to g[G]o get locked a[C]way

[Am]When I l[G]eave your [C]arms
[Am]The things that[G] I think o[C]f
[Am]No need to [G]get over a[C]larmed
[Am]I’m c[G]omin' [C]home

(Repeats Intro)

[C]I wonder [C/B]which brother is[C/A] better    [C/G]
[F]Which one ou[G]r parents lov[C]e the most
[C]I sure di[C/B]d get in lots of[C/A] trouble   [C/G]
[F]They seemed to [G]let the other[C] go

[Am]A tear f[G]ell from my father’s [C]eyes
[Am]I wondered [G]what my dad would [C]say
[Am]He said I [G]love you
And I’m [F]proud of you [C]both, in so many [G]different w[C]ays

(Repeats Intro)

[C]If I get [C/B]murdered in the [C/A]city       [C/G]
[F]Go read the let[G]ter in my des[C]k
[C]Don’t bot[C/B]her with all my [C/A]belongings [C/G]
[F]But pay attenti[G]on to the lis[C]t

[Am]Make sure m[G]y sister knows I l[C]oved her
[Am]Make sure m[G]y mother knows the[C] same
[Am]Always re[G]member, there was n[F]othing worth[C] sharing
Like the [C]love that let us [G]share our [C]name
[Am]Always re[G]member, there was n[F]othing worth[C] sharing
Like the [C]love that let us [G]share our [C]name

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