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Actor Out Of Work by St. Vincent
Actor Out Of Work
Verse 1:
n/c C
You're a supplement, you're a salve
(C)
You're a bandage, pull it off
Ab
I can quit you cut it out
C
You're a patient, iron lung
Chorus (x2):
C
e|--------------------------|
B|--5---3-------------5-----|
G|----3---0-----3---5-------|
D|----------------3---------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Verse 2 (same chords as Verse 1):
You're a cast, I'm broken arm
You're an actor out of work
You're a liar and that's the truth
You're an extra, lost in the scene
Pre-Chorus:
Em C
Ooooooooooo
Em Dm
Oooooooooooooooo
Chorus (x1)
Verse 3 (same chords as Verse 1):
You're a boxer in the ring
With brass knuckles underneath
You're the curses through my teeth
You're the laughter, you're the obscene
Pre-Chorus
Chorus (x2)
Verse 4:
C/G C/G#
You're a supplement, you're a salve
C/A C/A#
You're a bandage, pull it off
F/C
I think I love you, I think I'm mad
You're a cast, I'm broken arm
You're an actor out of work
I think I love you, I think I'm mad
You're a boxer in the ring
With brass knuckles underneath
I think I love you, I think I'm mad
Outro (x4):
C
e|--------------------------------|
B|--5-----3-----1-----------------|
G|----3-----1-----0---3~~~~~~~----|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
End on C
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version 2
Verse 1:
C7add6
You're a supplement, you're a salve
C7add6
You're a bandage, pull it off
Ab7add6
I can quit you cut it out
C7add6
You're a patient, iron lung
Chorus (x2):
C7add6
Verse 2 (same chords as Verse 1):
C7add6
You're a cast signed broken arm
C7add6
You're an actor out of work
Ab7add6
You're a liar and that's the truth
C7add6
You're an extra, lost in the scene
Pre-Chorus:
Em7 C7add6
Ooooooooooo
Em7 Dm7 Em7
Oooooooooooooooo
Chorus (x1)
Verse 3 (same chords as Verse 1):
C7add6
You're a boxer in the ring
C7add6
With brass knuckles underneath
Ab7add6
You're the curses through my teeth
C7add6
You're the laughter, you're the obscene
Pre-Chorus:
Em7 C7add6
Ooooooooooo
Em7 Dm7 Em7
Oooooooooooooooo
Chorus (x2)
C7add6
Verse 4:
C7add6
You're a supplement, you're a salve
C7add6
You're a bandage, pull it off
F7add6
I think I love you, I think I'm mad
C7add6
You're a cast signed broken arm
C7add6
You're an actor out of work
F7add6
I think I love you, I think I'm mad
C7add6
You're a boxer in the ring
C7add6
With brass knuckles underneath
F7add6
I think I love you, I think I'm mad
Outro (x4):
C7add6
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version 3
Try this with a sort of off-kilter bossa nova feel. The verses' chords
should be quite staccato, with the left hand relaxing/muting the strings
between immediately after striking the chord. The verses are freely finger-
picked with some sustain, but notice the position indications for those
minor7th chords. Through it all, syncopated alternating bass notes are
important, as are slides between the bass roots on the chords.
CHORD LEGEND
I'm not certain I've used a standard naming convention for the chords, but
the verses' chord shape just looks like this:
C7add6 : [8-10-8-9-10-x-|
Ab7add6 : [4-6-4-5-6-x---|
F7add6 : [1-3-1-2-3-x---|
...which is akin to a standard open-position "E7 shape," with a major sixth
added at the top. That's the key to reproducing the acoustic version's
tonality. In fact, it's not necessary to bar the chord, if that's
uncomfortable, as the note found on the 'D' string is not especially
necessary to producing Annie Clark's guitar sound. Its staccato quality
renders audio details like that very difficult to discern anyway.
Verse 1:
n/c C7add6
You're a supplement, you're a salve
C7add6
You're a bandage, pull it off
Ab7add6
I can quit you cut it out
C7add6
You're a patient, iron lung
Chorus (x2):
C7add6
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-9-9--3--7--0----3--3----5--9------|
D|------------------3----------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Verse 2 (same chords as Verse 1):
You're a cast, I'm broken arm
You're an actor out of work
You're a liar and that's the truth
You're an extra, lost in the scene
Pre-Chorus:
Em7(VII) C7add6
Ooooooooooo
Em7(VII) Dm7(V) Em7(VII)
Oooooooooooooooo
Chorus (x1)
Verse 3 (same chords as Verse 1):
You're a boxer in the ring
With brass knuckles underneath
You're the curses through my teeth
You're the laughter, you're the obscene
Pre-Chorus
Chorus (x2)
Verse 4:
You're a supplement, you're a salve
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
--------0-------0-------1-------1----|
------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
----3-------3-------3-------3--------|
-------------------------------------|
You're a bandage, pull it off
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
-----2-------2-------3-------3----|
---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
-3-------3-------3-------3--------|
----------------------------------|
F7add6
I think I love you, I think I'm mad
(repeat above finger-picking pattern)
You're a cast, I'm broken arm
You're an actor out of work
I think I love you, I think I'm mad
(repeat above finger-picking pattern)
You're a boxer in the ring
With brass knuckles underneath
I think I love you, I think I'm mad
Outro (x4):
C7add6
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version 4
INTRO
e----------------|
B-----10------10-|
G-----9-------9--|
D-----8-------8--|
A----------10----|
E-8-8----8-------|X4
e----------------|
B-----10------10-|
G-----9-------9--|
D-----8-------8--|
A----------10----|
E-8-8----8-------|X4
You're a supplement, you're a salve/you're a bandage, pull it off
e-------------|
B-----6-----6-|
G-----5-----5-|
D-----4-----4-|
A---------6---|
E-4-4---4-----|X2
I can quit you, cut it out
e----------------|
B-----10------10-|
G-----9-------9--|
D-----8-------8--|
A----------10----|
E-8-8----8-------|X2
You're a patient, iron lung
e----------------|
B-----10------10-|
G-----9-------9--|
D-----8-------8--|
A----------10----|
E-8-8----8-------|X4
(vocalizing)
e----------------|
B-----10------10-|
G-----9-------9--|
D-----8-------8--|
A----------10----|
E-8-8----8-------|X4
You're a cast signed, broken arm/ you're an actor out of work
e-------------|
B-----6-----6-|
G-----5-----5-|
D-----4-----4-|
A---------6---|
E-4-4---4-----|X2
You're a liar and that's the truth
e----------------|
B-----10------10-|
G-----9-------9--|
D-----8-------8--|
A----------10----|
E-8-8----8-------|X2
You're an extra lost in the scene
e-------------------------------------------------------|
B-----8---8------10----10-----8---8-----6---6-----------|
G-----7---7------9-----9------7---7-----5---5-----------|
D-----9---9------8-----8------9---9-----7---7-----------|
A---7---7-----10----10------7---7-----5---5-----5-5-5-5-|
E-7---------8-------------7---------5---------5---------|
(vocalizing)
e----------------|
B-----10------10-|
G-----9-------9--|
D-----8-------8--|
A----------10----|
E-8-8----8-------|X4
e----------------|
B-----10------10-|
G-----9-------9--|
D-----8-------8--|
A----------10----|
E-8-8----8-------|X4
You're a boxer in the ring/ with brass knuckles underneath
e-------------|
B-----6-----6-|
G-----5-----5-|
D-----4-----4-|
A---------6---|
E-4-4---4-----|X2
You're the curses through my teeth
e----------------|
B-----10------10-|
G-----9-------9--|
D-----8-------8--|
A----------10----|
E-8-8----8-------|X2
You're the laughter, you're the obscene
e-------------------------------------------------------|
B-----8---8------10----10-----8---8-----6---6-----------|
G-----7---7------9-----9------7---7-----5---5-----------|
D-----9---9------8-----8------9---9-----7---7-----------|
A---7---7-----10----10------7---7-----5---5-----5-5-5-5-|
E-7---------8-------------7---------5---------5---------|
(vocalizing)
e----------------|
B-----10------10-|
G-----9-------9--|
D-----8-------8--|
A----------10----|
E-8-8----8-------|X4
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----0-------0-------1-------1-------2-------2-------3-------3---|
D---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
A-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
You're a supplement, you're a salve/ you're a bandage, pull it off
e-------------|
B-----3-----3-|
G-----2-----2-|
D-----1-----1-|
A---------3---|
E-1-1---1-----|X2
I think I love you, I think I'm mad
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----0-------0-------1-------1-------2-------2-------3-------3---|
D---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
A-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
You're a cast signed, broken arm/ you're an actor out of work
e-------------|
B-----3-----3-|
G-----2-----2-|
D-----1-----1-|
A---------3---|
E-1-1---1-----|X2
I think I love you, I think I'm mad
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----0-------0-------1-------1-------2-------2-------3-------3---|
D---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
A-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
You're a boxer in the ring/ with brass knuckles underneath
e-------------|
B-----3-----3-|
G-----2-----2-|
D-----1-----1-|
A---------3---|
E-1-1---1-----|X2
I think I love you, I think I'm mad
e----------------|
B-----10------10-|
G-----9-------9--|
D-----8-------8--|
A----------10----|
E-8-8----8-------|X4
(vocalizing)
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