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| Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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| Tab Definitions: |
| A5: 577xxx |
| G5: 355xxx |
|F#5: 244xxx |
| F5: 133xxx |
| A: x02220 |
| G: 320003 |
|A/g: 302220 |
| C: x32010 |
| D: xx0232 |
| C5: x355xx |
| D5: x577xx |
| h: Hammer onto note |
| p: Pull off note |
| /: Slide to note |
| /: Chord formation stays the same while the bass note changes (not a slide) |
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Intro: Fuzz Box
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------2-------------------------------------2-----
A|------------------------------------0-------------------------------------0-----
E|-5--5--5-0-3--3--3-0-2--2-0-1--1-0-----5--5--5-0-3--3--3-0-2--2-0-1--1-0-----3--
Played 2x: Distortion (dubbed over while fuzz box guitar continues)
A5 G5 F#5 F5 A5
e|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
G|----------------------------
D|-7--7--5--5--4---3-3--7--7--
A|-7--7--5--5--4---3-3--7--7--
E|-5--5--3--3--2---1-1--5--5--
Played 2x: Clean guitar (dubbed over as distorted and fuzz box guitars fade out)
A G C A G C A
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----3p2---------------------------2--------2---------3p2--------------0------------------------(2)--------
G|------------------0------0------0--------2---2----------------------0-------0--------0------2-----(2)-----
D|----------------0------2------4--------2-------2---2--------------0-------2---2----4------2----------(2)--
A|-0----------0h2------3-----/5--------0-----------0------------0h2-------3--------5------0-----------------
E|--------0h3-----------------------------------------------0h3---------------------------------------------
VERSE 1:
A A/G
Dead leaves and the dirty ground
C D A A/G A
When I know you're not around
A/G
Shiny tops and soda pops
C D A
When I hear your lips make a sound
F5 G5 A A/G A
When I hear your lips make a sound
A/G
Thirty notes in the mailbox
C D A A/G A
Will tell you that I'm coming home
A/G
And I think I'm gonna stick around
C D A
For a while so you're not alone
F5 G5 A
For a while so you're not alone
BREAK: Played 2x
Rhythm: 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 +
Chords: A5 A5 G5 G5 C5 C5 D5 D5 A5 G5
VERSE 2:
A /g
If you can hear a piano fall
/f# /f A A/G A
You can hear me coming down the hall
A/G
If I could just hear your pretty voice
C D A
I don't think I need to see at all
F5 G5 A A/G A
I don't think I need to see at all
A/G
Soft hair and a velvet tongue
C D A A/G A
I want to give you what you give to me
A/G
And every breath that is in your lungs
C D A
Is a tiny little gift to me
F5 G5 A
Is a tiny little gift to me
BREAK
BRIDGE:
D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5
D5 A5 G5 A5 D5
I didn't feel so bad till the sun went down
Then I come home
F5
No one to wrap my arms around
G5
Wrap my arms around
VERSE 3:
A /g
Well any man with a microphone
/f# /f A A/G A
Can tell you what he loves the most
A/G
And you know why you love at all
C D A
If you're thinking of the holy ghost
F5 G5 A
If you're thinking of the holy ghost
Played 2x: A A/G C D A (with hammer-ons and pull-offs)
