Tabbed by: Todd Cook Perfecting Loneliness Words and Music by Blake Schwarzenbach Tuning: Standard EADGBE Capo on 3rd Fret Note: Listen to the strumming very carefully throughout the entire song!! This is my first tab so please email me for corrections or comments. Intro: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2---2-4---6---6-6-6-6---4--2---2/4\2/4----2---------------------------4x--| D|-2---2-2---4---4-4-4-4---2--0--------------2-------------------------------| A|-0---0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0--0--------------0-------------------------------| E|-0---0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0--0--------------0-------------------------------| Verse1: The road tonight.... e|-----0--0-0--0-0-0-------------------------------0-0-0---------0-0-0-------| B|-----0--0-0--0-0-0---------2--2-2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2---------0-0-0-------| G|-2---2--2-2--2-2-2------2--2--2-2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2------1--1-1-1-------| D|-2---2--2-2--2-2-2------4--4--4-4--4-4-4------0--0-0-0------2--2-2-2-------| A|-0---0--0-0--0-0-0------4--4--4-4--4-4-4------0--0-0-0------2--2-2-2-------| E|-0---0--0-0--0-0-0------0--0--0-0--0-0-0--------------------0--0-0-0-------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6---2--4-4--4-4-4------2----------------------------------------------3x--| D|-2---2--2-2--2-2-2------2--------------------------------------------------| A|-0---0--0-0--0-0-0------0--------------------------------------------------| E|-0---0--0-0--0-0-0------0--------------------------------------------------| 4th Line: This year took.... e|-----0--0-0--0-0-0-------------------------------0-0-0---------0-0-0-------| B|-----0--0-0--0-0-0---------2--2-2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2---------0-0-0-------| G|-2---2--2-2--2-2-2------2--2--2-2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2------1--1-1-1-------| D|-2---2--2-2--2-2-2------4--4--4-4--4-4-4------0--0-0-0------2--2-2-2-------| A|-0---0--0-0--0-0-0------4--4--4-4--4-4-4------0--0-0-0------2--2-2-2-------| E|-0---0--0-0--0-0-0------0--0--0-0--0-0-0--------------------0--0-0-0-------| again. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6---4---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2---2---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0---0---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0---0---------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus1: Everything here.... about to.... e|-0---0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------0-------------|-------0--0---| B|-0---0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0------3--3-3-3------0--------------|------0--0---| G|-2---2-2-2-2------1--1-1-1------2--2-2-2------2------2x------|------2--2---| D|-2---2-2-2-2------2--2-2-2------0--0-0-0------2--------------|------2--2---| A|-0---0-0-0-0------2--2-2-2------0--0-0-0------0--------------|------0--0---| E|-0---0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------0--------------|------0--0---| I'll be the.... e|-2--2------0--0------2----|------------------------------------------------| B|-2--2------0--0------3----|------------------------------------------------| G|-2--2------1--1------2----|------2----2----2----2------2----2----2----2----| D|-4--4------2--2------0----|-----2----2----2----2------2----2----2----2-----| A|-4--4------2--2------0----|---0--------------------0-----------------------| E|-2--2------0--0------0----|-------4----3----2-----------4----3----2--------| I could.... e|-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0---------------------------2---2--2-2---2-2-2-------| B|-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------3------3p2p0--0------3---3--3-3---3-3-3-------| G|-2--2-2-2------1--1-1-1------2-------------2------2---2--2-2---2-2-2-------| D|-2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2------0-------------2------0---0--0-0---0-0-0-------| A|-0--0-0-0------2--2-2-2------0-------------0-------------------------------| E|-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0----------------------------------------------------| Verse2: I've got.... Songs.... e|-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------4---4--4-4--4-4-4---0--0-0-0------2--2-2-2----| B|-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------5---5--5-5--5-5-5---3--3-3-3------3--3-3-3----| G|-2--2-2-2------1--1-1-1------6---6--6-6--6-6-6---2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2----| D|-2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2------6---6--6-6--6-6-6---0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0----| A|-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------4---4--4-4--4-4-4---0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Heard, and.... You.... I won't.. Word.... e|-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------0--0--0-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0----------------| B|-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------3--3--3-3--3-3-3------2--2-2-2----------------| G|-2--2-2-2------1--1-1-1------2--2--2-2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2----------------| D|-2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2------0--0--0-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0----------------| A|-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------0--0--0-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Just bec.... Gone. e|-0--0-0-0------2--2--2-2---2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------| B|-1--1-1-1------3--3--3-3---3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------| G|-2--2-2-2------2--2--2-2---2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------| D|-0--0-0-0------0--0--0-0---0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------| A|-0--0-0-0------0--0--0-0---0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: e|----------------0----|-------------------0--------|-------------------0----| B|----------------3----|-------------------3--------|-------------------3----| G|----6/4\6/4---2-2----|-------4\6/4\6---2-2----(2x)|-------6/4\6/4---2-2----| D|----4/2\4/2---2-0----|-------2\4/2\4---2-0--------|-------4/2\4/2---2-0----| A|-0--0---------0------|----0--0---------0----------|----0--0---------0------| E|-0--0---------0------|----0--0---------0----------|----0--0---------0------| Verse2: The trees.... Arithtic.... Brittle.... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------2--2-2-2---------------------| G|-2---2--2-2--2-2-2------2--2--2-2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2------1--1-1-1-------| D|-2---2--2-2--2-2-2------4--4--4-4--4-4-4------0--0-0-0------2--2-2-2-------| A|-0---0--0-0--0-0-0------4--4--4-4--4-4-4--------------------2--2-2-2-------| E|-0---0--0-0--0-0-0------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6---2--4-4--4-4-4---------------------------------------------------------| D|-2---2--2-2--2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------| A|-0---0--0-0--0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------| E|-0---0--0-0--0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------| Blue moonlight.... But I.... e|-----0--0-0--0-0-0-------------------------------0-0-0---------0-0-0-------| B|-----0--0-0--0-0-0---------2--2-2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2---------0-0-0-------| G|-2---2--2-2--2-2-2------2--2--2-2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2------1--1-1-1-------| D|-2---2--2-2--2-2-2------4--4--4-4--4-4-4------0--0-0-0------2--2-2-2-------| A|-0---0--0-0--0-0-0------4--4--4-4--4-4-4------0--0-0-0------2--2-2-2-------| E|-0---0--0-0--0-0-0------0--0--0-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-------| Tonight. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6---4---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2---2---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0---0---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0---0---------------------------------------------------------------------| Everything here.... about to.... e|-0---0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------0-------------|-------0--0---| B|-0---0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0------3--3-3-3------0--------------|------0--0---| G|-2---2-2-2-2------1--1-1-1------2--2-2-2------2------2x------|------2--2---| D|-2---2-2-2-2------2--2-2-2------0--0-0-0------2--------------|------2--2---| A|-0---0-0-0-0------2--2-2-2------0--0-0-0------0--------------|------0--0---| E|-0---0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------0--------------|------0--0---| There are things.... e|-2--2------0--0------2----|------------------------------------------------| B|-2--2------0--0------3----|------------------------------------------------| G|-2--2------1--1------2----|------2----2----2----2------2----2----2----2----| D|-4--4------2--2------0----|-----2----2----2----2------2----2----2----2-----| A|-4--4------2--2------0----|---0--------------------0-----------------------| E|-2--2------0--0------0----|-------4----3----2-----------4----3----2--------| But I stay.... inside.... I could.. guitar. e|-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0--------------|----------------------0--------------| B|-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0------3-------|----3p2p0--0----------0--------------| G|-2--2-2-2------1--1-1-1------2----2x-|-----------2----------1--------------| D|-2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2------0-------|-----------2----------2--------------| A|-0--0-0-0------2--2-2-2------0-------|-----------0----------0--------------| E|-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0--------------|----------------------0--------------| Lyrics-- Verse1: The road tonight is Cold with ice and No cars pass by Thank God for No phone calls Just Snow and a fire December endings and Since you sent me things I Just feel further north This year took Ten years to Tell me that I'm alone again Chorus1: Everything here's about to break I'm one inch from More than I can take And it's beautiful and sad, but it's All that I have So tonight lets stay inside I'll be the husband with a Book for a bride Tonight lets stay inside Verse2: I can play guitar I've got soo many songs That you've never heard And they weren't about you I won't change a word Just because your gone Verse3: The trees creak with their Arthritic arms Brittle in their powdered bark Blue moon light I can't cry right But I miss you tonight Chorus2: Everything here's about to break I'm one inch from More than I can take And it's beautiful and sad, but it's All that I have So tonight I'll stay inside There are things that I'd like To try with you but I stay inside So tonight I'll stay in side I cant play guitar ===============================================================================