Severed Crossed Fingers tab by St.

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Di culty: intermediate
Capo: 2nd fret

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Severed Crossed Fingers - St. Vincent
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Tabbed by: Cate
Tuning: STANDARD/capo on 2
Album version

Capo on second fret but I tabbed it out

as if no capo (so if using a capo, 2 is
really an open string; if it says 4, it
is the 4th fret on the fretboard but is
2 frets from the capo...for any beginners
reading this lol)

Lyrics and chords are at the bottom. It's

entirely possible this is not exactly how
it's played so if you have suggestions,
let me know.

Intro:

e|-----------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------2------2---|
G|-----2--2-2-----2--2-2-|--2--4---4--4---4-|
D|-2h4--------2h4--------|-4-4--------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------|

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e|-----------------------|----------|
B|-----------------------|*------0--|
G|-----2--2-2-----2--2-2-|*--2\-----|
D|-2h4--------2h4--------|*-4-------|
A|-----------------------|----------|
E|-----------------------|----------|

***The last part with capo (since you obviously

can't play open B or slide down on 2
with a capo on):

e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-4-7\-----|
A|----------|
E|-------5--|

part that's repeated throughout:

e|------5-------4--------|
B|--2-----2-3-----3------|
G|----2-------2----------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

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Played after "in the rubble there" (starting at
the asterisk) before going back to the above
riff:

e|------5----------------|
B|--2-----2-3---3---2----|
G|----2---------------4--|
D|------------*2---2-----|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Interlude (repeat the last two notes

however many times ("enough, enough,
enough. . .")):

e|-----------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------2------2---|
G|-----2--2-2-----2--2-2-|--2--4---4--4---4-|
D|-2h4--------2h4--------|-4-4--------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------|

Outro:

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e|-----------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------2------2---|
G|-----2--2-2-----2--2-2-|--2--4---4--4---4-|
D|-2h4--------2h4--------|-4-4--------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------|

e|-----------------------|----------|
B|-----------------------|------0---|
G|-----2--2-2-----2--2-2-|--2\------|
D|-2h4--------2h4--------|-4--------|
A|-----------------------|----------|
E|-----------------------|----------|

(The alternate capo notes):

e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-4-7\-----|
A|----------|
E|-------5--|

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Lyrics/chords:

A D A D
When your calling ain't calling back to you
I'll be side stage mouthing lines for you

A D A D
Humiliated by age, terrified of youth
I got hope but my hope isn't helping you

Chorus:

A D
Spitting our guts from their gears
Draining our spleen over years

A F#m
Find my severed crossed
E
fingers in the rubble there

Wake up puddle eyed, sleeping in the suit

The truth is ugly, well, I feel ugly too
We'll be heroes on every bar stool
Seeing double beats not seeing one of you

(Chorus)

Well you stole the heart right out my chest

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Changed the words that I knew best
Find my severed crossed fingers in the rubble
there

(Interlude) (F#m, E)

(Chorus)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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