Black Dresses

the spill canvas - black dresses tabbed by : jeremy snook email : sightnowchanging@gmail . com tuning : standard note : an x below the tab’s notes means you need to palm mute that note . an x on the tab means you just do not play that not during the strum . chords : E B C A A2 D E | - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - 0 - - 0 - - | B | - 7 - - 0 - - 0 - - 8 - - - 0 - - 0 - - | G | - 0 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 - - - 4 - - 0 - - | D | - 5 - - 0 - - 7 - - 10 - - 2 - - 9 - - | A | - 7 - - 5 - - x - - 0 - - - 0 - - 0 - - | E | - 0 - - 7 - - 8 - - x - - - x - - 10 - | Intro : sweep/strum these v v v E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - 7 - 7/87p0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 7 - 7/97p0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0h7 - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 7 - 7p0 - - 7p0 - - - - - 9 - - - - - | A | - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - 00 - - 0 - - - - - - - 77 - - 7 - - - - - - - 88 - - 8 - - 88 - - - 88 - - - - - - - - - | xx xx xx xx xxe | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - 7 - 7/87p0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 7 - 7/97p0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0h7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 7 - 7p0 - - 7p0 - - - - - 9~ - - 7~ - - 4/54/5/7~~~ | A | - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - 00 - - 0 - - - - - - - 77 - - 7 - - - - - - - 88 - - 8 - - 88 - - - 88 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | xx xx xx xx xx/ = slide up = slide down h = hammer - on p = pull - off Intro strumming : E B C A E B C C E B C A E B C C Verse : E B C A E B in muddy grass we stand side by side C A with our knuckles interlocked E B C A E B black dresses flood the C emetery C A in this cliche tragedy A A just do as you’re instructed and . . . . C D A take this razor and cut your palms E B C i’ll do the same until a river of crimson begins to flow D A now drip your ruby red over the casket E B A a funeral for my once loved youth pre - Chorus : E B C my secret is fatally gorgeous A A i’d die for you E B C but in this bonnie and clyde kind of romance A A tell me what would you do? E B C my secret is fatally gorgeous A A i’d die for you E B C but when your precious life is at stake A B C tell me would you die for me too? Chorus : E B C the quivering liquids in your stomach A will eat away at the bad habits that have made you E B C a real character in the story of your now distant life A2 A2 goodnight and goodbye , quickly the rest of the song is pretty much just these things repeated ( the Verse , pre - Chorus , Chorus ) . listen to the song and im sure you can figure it out . you can also watch my cover on youtube to see how i play it ( www . youtube . com/watch?v = koshpjz6h7q ) . good luck!