Murphys Song

i tabbed this from a live recording ( link at the bottom of the page ) - - kevin changes it every so often and adds little licks here and there , but this tab is an accurate for sure . enjoy : ) - courtney chords : C#maj7 D#m Fm F#maj A#m G#maj F#maj C#maj Fm * A#m * D#maj | - - 4 - - - - - 6 - - - 8 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 6 - - - - 4 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - 6 - - - | | - - 6 - - - - - 7 - - - 9 - - - - - 11 - - - - 6 - - - - 4 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 6 - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - - - 8 - - - | | - - 5 - - - - - 8 - - - 10 - - - - 11 - - - - 6 - - - - 5 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 6 - - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - - - 8 - - - | | - - 6 - - - - - 8 - - - 10 - - - - 11 - - - - 8 - - - - 6 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 6 - - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - - - 8 - - - | | - - 4 - - - - - 6 - - - 8 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 8 - - - - 6 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - 3 - - - 1 - - - - - 6 - - - | | - - 4 - - - - - 6 - - - 8 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 6 - - - - 4 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - 6 - - - | ( note : kevin uses a lot of bar chords that can be simplified; for the most part , any with an asterisk [ * ] after it is the simplified version , when he chooses to specifically it . ) shorthand : C#maj7 : 446564 D#m : 668876 Fm : 8 8 10 10 9 8 F#maj : 9 9 11 11 11 9 A#m : 688666 G#maj : 466544 F#maj * : 244322 C#maj : 446664 Fm * : 133111 A#m * : 113321 D#maj : 668886 C#maj7 D#m a quieter boat , dog’s dying day Fm F#maj a bone in a bowl , a watery grave D#m C#maj7 A#m see , i Am a sailor , but i’m not so great D#m G#maj F#maj * C#maj i keep fishin’ for roadkill , passin’ out on the waves ( repeat chords above ) a shimmering sea , stretched end to end a shivering bowl , a flickering friend see , that’s mr . murphy , my leathery brave he’s whimpering "taps" now , for his plank - walk parade Fm * A#m C#maj G#maj D#maj i’ve never been a joiner , no , i’ve quit every team i’ve been on F#maj * A#m * F#maj * A#m * now i’m crying in my coffee , that’s not sea salt in my eyes F#maj * A#m * F#maj * G#maj C#maj cause me and murphy , we have been through it , and i hate watching him die ( whistling ) ( repeat the pattern in the Verse ) so i wait for my wisdom , like i wait for my wife like i wait for a story , helps me wait out the night like when i was an archer , but i couldn’t shoot straight i broke all of ma’s windows , i poked holes through her drapes and i laugh to myself , but i can’t tell you why the hung - over sun sneaks back in the sky but murphy went peaceful , he went decent and right at least better than i will , when it’s my turn to die and i wear his collar on my wrist and i bury him down at the beach no crying , no coffin , just a body in a hole no praying , no singing , no saving any souls the only thing i’m saving , yeah is a bone . . . inside . . . a bowl ( note : at the end of the Outro , kevin plays F#maj to F#m before ending on C#maj . ) tab taken from the following video : http : //www . youtube . com/watch?v = eotqaa3mm4w